Travel & Transport

If you are disabled you may be entitled to a reduction or exemption of vehicle tax. The vehicle must be registered in your name or a specific driver’s name and must only be used for your personal needs.

You can apply for exemption if you get the:

• higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
• Enhanced rate mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• enhanced rate mobility component of  Adult Disability Payment – mygov.scot
• War Pensioner’s Mobility Supplement
• Armed Forces Independence Payment

You can get a 50% reduction in vehicle tax if you get the Personal Independence Payment or Adult Disability Payment standard rate mobility component Adult Disability Payment – mygov.scot

You can find out more here Vehicles exempt from vehicle tax – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you need a disabled parking space outside your house, contact your council. They will assess your circumstances and may charge for this.

To qualify, you must

• have a current blue badge
• either be the driver of the vehicle or be assisted by a carer who is the driver if they live where the space is needed
• keep the vehicle at the address you give on the application form
• normally have difficulty getting a perking space on the public road.

A disabled parking space can be used by anyone with a blue badge, not just the person who applied for it.

For further information or help searching for your local council’s contact number then please contact our helpline on 0300 323 9961.

For more information on getting a blue badge, check out our Blue Badges Information Guide.