Blue Badge Parking Permits For Disabled People

Blue Badges allow people with disabilities or health conditions to park closer to their destination, either as the driver or passenger. This is a national scheme open to both individuals and organisations. Merton residents with a Blue Badge can also apply for a carer permit free of charge. Please provide detailed information about your condition in your application, including supporting documents where requested. This will help to avoid unnecessary delays to your application. Applications can take up to 12 weeks to process once we receive all the documents. Apply for a new Blue Badge at least two months before your old one is due to expire. If you do not qualify automatically, we will decide if you are eligible for a badge. We cannot start the assessment process until we have all the necessary evidence. In Merton, as a Blue Badge holder you can park free of charge in any disabled parking bay, pay and display bay, shared use bay or permit holder bay for an unlimited period, unless there is signage saying otherwise. You can also park for up to 3 hours on single and double yellow lines, except where loading restrictions are in force.

When you park on yellow lines or in other places where there is a time restriction, you need to display the parking clock to show your time of arrival. Your Blue Badge is for your use and benefit only. It must only be displayed if you are travelling in the vehicle as a driver or passenger, or if someone is collecting you or dropping you off close to where you need to go. Don't allow other people to use the Blue Badge to do something on your behalf, such as shopping or collecting something for you. You must never give the Blue Badge to friends or family to allow them to park for free, even if they are visiting you. You should not use the Blue Badge to allow non-disabled people to take advantage of the benefits while you sit in the car. You are not benefitting from this and it could prevent another badge holder from parking within a manageable distance of their destination.

Areas shown in black, gray or striped and marked with "P". All vehicles on campus must be registered with the University Police and must display a valid permit. Permits are issued as hang-tags. Handicap spaces are designated in each parking lot and are specifically reserved for vehicles with permanent or temporary handicap license plates or special permits from a motor vehicle administration agency. If you should receive a parking ticket and wish to appeal it, go to the forms, print the parking appeal form, complete, and return the form and ticket to the University Police Department. Lost or stolen parking permits should be reported to the University Police immediately. Replacement parking permit will be issued free of charge. Persons whose vehicles become disabled should call University Police immediately. If the vehicle cannot be moved, a disabled vehicle notice will be placed on the dashboard to prevent a parking ticket from being issued.

Visitors may also obtain visitor passes free of charge from the visitor's host or at the University Police Headquarters. Visitors may park in any unreserved, legal parking space except in the Annapolis Lot. Specially designated visitor spaces are found only in the Hitchins lot, and for Admissions guests, in Lower Pullen Lot. Visitors ticketed for failing to register a vehicle or display a valid permit must send the violation notice to the University Police Headquarters within 15 days or else they are liable for the ticket. Visitors are responsible for any other parking citations they may receive. All students may park a motor vehicle in designated lots on campus, upon proper registration. All vehicles on campus must be registered with the University Police and must display a valid permit. There is no registration fee for students who reside on campus. Students who do not live on campus must pay a fee when they register their cars in the University and Student Billing Office.

Permits are issued as hang-tags. Administrative Appeal Form for Motor Vehicle Regulation Violation Appeal form & ticket must be submitted to the University Police within (5) five business days from the date the ticket was issued. District Court Hearing - Notify University Police within (5) five business days. A court appearance will be scheduled. District Court will notify you by mail. Pay the ticket - Tickets paid with 24 hours from the date it was issued will be ½ off. Ticket payments are received in the University & Student Billing Office. The University has instituted the following regulations to govern the parking, operation and use of vehicles on the Frostburg State University campus. They are designed to ensure the orderly and safe movement and parking of vehicles at FSU. All persons operating vehicles on campus are required to comply with these provisions. Click below to view the parking regulation handbook. Never Get Another Parking Ticket!