Disabled parking

Disabled parking bays may be used by anyone with a Blue Badge, the original applicant does not have exclusive use.

Read about the Blue Badge scheme in Wales.

Not all car parks have disabled parking bays. 

Disabled parking charges

In pay and display car parks parking is free for Blue Badge holders as long as the blue badge is valid, displayed correctly and the vehicle is parked within a marked bay.

In multi-storey car parks normal parking charges apply with a blue badge.

Tariffs are clearly displayed in each Car Park/ Park

Incorrect display or use of the badge may result in a Penalty Charge Notice being served, please refer to parking in resident permit parking areas for guidance.

City centre disabled parking bays

• Railway Street
• Station Street
• Skinner Street (numbers 14 – 17)
• Talbot Lane (2 separate bays)
• Ivor Street (outside Salvation Army building)
• Hill Street (2 separate bays)
• Commercial Street (numbers 127 – 134)
• Commercial Street (outside St Paul’s Church)
• Cardiff Road (near Mariners Green public toilets)
• Service road to Kingsway Centre (near Dolman Theatre/Kingsway Centre)
• Fothergill Court (near Dolman Theatre rear access)
• North Street

• Market – entry off the Kingsway road, Upper Dock Street (underneath the fly-over). There are five Shopmobility bays and eight disabled bays.

Corn Street pedestrian improvements

Works for temporary footway widening are taking place on Corn Street and Upper Dock Street to provide improved pedestrian access and space for social distancing in the city centre. This includes road narrowing to provide additional space for pedestrians. Corn Street, Upper Dock Street, and Skinner Street will now operate with a one-way vehicle system. View map (pdf)

As part of this work, disabled parking bays on Upper Dock Street are being reassigned to alternative locations including additional disabled bays in city centre off street car parks such as Emlyn Street and Faulkner Road. The disabled parking bays on nearby Skinner Street remain.

The next phase of this work is to install controlled crossing points across Corn Street and Skinner Street, to provide improved pedestrian access between bus stations.

Download changes to on-street parking regulations (pdf)

Download temporary on-street waiting and loading restrictions (pdf)

Parking in resident permit parking areas 

Valid Blue Badge holders are permitted to park in a resident’s bay, without a time limit. 

When using the parking concessions you must display the badge on the dashboard of your vehicle or attach it to your bike where it can be clearly seen.

• If there is no dashboard in your vehicle, you must still display the badge in a place where it can be clearly read from outside the vehicle. 
• The front of the badge should face upwards, showing the wheelchair symbol. 
• The side showing the photograph should not be visible through the windscreen. You must ensure details on the front of the badge can be clearly read.

Incorrect display or use of the badge may result in a Penalty Charge Notice being served.

Please refer to The Blue Badge Scheme: Rights and Responsibilities booklet for further guidance.

Applying for a disabled parking bay

Applications will be accepted from the 1^st November – 31^st January through this section of the website and the City Contact Centre on 01633 656656.

A disabled parking bay is a white outline on the highway, measuring approximately 6 metres, with the word DISABLED/ANABL written alongside it. The provision of a bay is to maximise the ability of a Blue Badge holder to be able to park but cannot guarantee parking and is not intended to be used for solely picking up and dropping off passengers. 

It is important to note that ANY Blue Badge holder can park their vehicle in a bay, provided they display a valid Blue Badge regardless of its location, such as outside your home. 

 

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