Please contact Cambridgeshire County Council on 0845 045 5212 or visit their web site to find out if you are eligible for a Blue Badge Parking Permit.
If you know you are eligible you can apply for a Blue Badge Parking Permit online.
Car Park Spaces
Parking for Blue Badge holders is free for the first three hours at the following multi-storey city centre car parks:
- Grafton Centre East - 43 designated spaces
- Grafton Centre West - 3 designated spaces
- Grand Arcade - 27 designated spaces
- Park Street - 8 designated spaces
- Queen Anne Terrace - 27 designated spaces
A map of Blue Badge parking spaces in Cambridge and elsewhere across the UK is available on the DirectGov website.
Payment at these car parks is normally made at machines before returning to your car.
To claim the concession do not pay at a machine - take your Blue Badge to the car park kiosk so that the cashier on duty can process your ticket and take the reduced payment if one is due.
The concession for disabled users relies on a cashier being on site and is also
only available on the day of parking. We do not refund retrospectively so please ensure you return to the car park in good
time if you wish to make use of this facility.
The concession is available between 8.00am and 8.00pm (10.00am to
5.00pm on Sundays) and the ticket must be presented to the cashier before 8.00pm (5.00pm on Sundays).
Please note
we currently only accept cash or cheque in payment at Queen Anne Terrace, Grafton Centre East and Grafton Centre West.
There are three free Pay & Display spaces in the Adam & Eve Street pay and display car park. (Max stay 2hrs)
City Centre On-Street Spaces
All on-street Pay & Display parking is free to Blue Badge holders - visit Street Parking for further information. On-street parking is available for Blue Badge holders in the following areas:- City Road - 2 spaces
- Guildhall Street/Wheeler Street - 2 spaces - There is also an experimental Blue Badge drop off point installed as part of the redistribution of city centre disabled parking under the Core 4 traffic management plan (maximum stay 10 minutes to allow disabled passengers to be dropped off or collected)
- Jesus Lane - 6 spaces
- Napier Street - 2 spaces
- Hobson Street - 2 spaces in Hobson Street. There are also an additional four spaces available between 10.00am and midnight in the shared use bay next to the disabled bays (outside these hours the shared use bay cannot be used by Blue Badge holders).
- St Andrew's Street - The only remaining permanent disabled bays on St Andrew's Street are the 2 spaces outside Hobson House. There are also an additional three spaces available between 10.00am and 4.00pm in the shared use bay next to the disabled bays outside Hobson House (outside these hours the shared use bay cannot be used by Blue Badge holders). Please note - the 6 space bay in the Pedestrian Zone area of St Andrew's Street has been removed and is currently a temporary taxi rank.
- Fair Street - 2 spaces
- King's Parade - 3 spaces (additional spaces will be provided in the near future as part of the redistribution of city centre disabled parking under the Core 4 traffic management plan)
- Peas Hill - 4 spaces
- Round Church Street - 3 spaces
- Trumpington Street - 2 spaces outside the Hotel du Vin
If you find a Blue Badge space occupied by a vehicle without a Blue Badge, please report it as soon as possible to Parking Services on 01223 458500 and we will send a Parking Attendant as quickly as possible.
If you have received a Penalty Charge Noice (parking ticket) you can view the photographs and details at www.cambridge.gov.uk/parking and either pay or query the ticket online or you can contact Parking Services on 01223 458500, or you can email LAPE@cambridge.gov.uk.
Parking Bays
If you have a Blue Badge and have difficulty parking at home, it may be possible to put a disabled person's parking bay on the road near your house.
Please note that it may be necessary to contact your doctor to check that your disability qualifies you for a parking bay.
Contact: City Homes Offices
City Homes NorthTel: 0800 731 4876
City Homes South Tel: 0800 731 5274
Live in the City but not a Council Tenant?
Contact: Jon Finney, Cambridge
Operations Team
Cambridgeshire County Council, PO BOX ET 1038, Castle Court, Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AP
Tel: 0845 045 5212
Email: jon.finney@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Pedestrian Zone Blue Badge Holders
Blue Badge holders (receiving certain mobility allowances - check using this link) who need to drive in the pedestrian zone between 10am and 4pm can apply to Cambridge City Council for a permit.
Contact: Environment and Planning
Cambridge City Council, The Guildhall, Cambridge CB2
3QJ
Tel: 01223 457317