You will automatically get a Blue Badge when you apply if you:
are under 16 and have a letter confirming your eligibility from your visual impairment care team
are 16 or over and registered or certified as severely sight impaired
get the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance
get Personal Independence Payment and scored 8 points or more in the 'moving around' area of your assessment
get Personal Independence Payment and scored 12 points in the 'planning and following a journey' area of your assessment
get Personal Independence Payment and used to get the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance on an indefinite or lifetime basis
get Personal Independence Payment, used to get the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance, and your Personal Independence Payment decision is being appealed
get Adult Disability Payment and have been awarded mobility points of either 8 points or more in the Moving Around activity, or 12 points in the Planning and Following a Journey activity, or enhanced rate mobility under special rules for terminal illness
get the higher rate of the mobility component of Child Disability Payment
get War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement
got a lump sum payment from tariffs 1 to 8 of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and have been certified as having a permanent and substantial disability.