Some people can get a blue badge automatically. This is called being eligible without further assessment. You’ll qualify automatically if any of the following applies to you:
you’re registered as blind/severely sight impaired
you receive the Higher Rate of the Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance (HRMCDLA)
you receive the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and you scored eight points or more in the ‘moving around’ activity in the PIP assessment
you receive the War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement
you’ve been awarded a lump sum benefit from the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation) scheme within tariffs 1 to 8 (inclusive). You’ve also been certified as having a permanent and substantial disability which means you can’t walk or find walking very difficult
If none of the above applies, you may still be eligible subject to further assessment if:
you have a permanent or substantial disability which means you are unable to walk or have very considerable difficulty in walking
you drive a vehicle regularly and have severe upper limb disabilities
you’re applying on behalf of a child under three with a medical condition that requires them to be close to a vehicle for emergency medical treatment or transporting bulky medical equipment at all times.