Blue badge holders

Parking on campus is free for blue badge holders displaying a valid blue badge. To register your blue badge please follow the process below.

If you are visiting campus for the first time as a Blue Badge holder, Campus Security can place your vehicle on a one-day exemption. This exemption must be requested by the visitor. Security will then provide you with an information card containing instructions on how to register for a Blue Badge permit for future visits. 

 Accessible bays are available on campus and standard parking bays can also be used. 

 For more detailed information regarding accessibility for our car parks, you can find helpful guides on AccessAble 

 It is your responsibility, as a Blue Badge permit holder, to ensure that your details are correct and kept up to date on the system prior to parking on campus. 

Registration process

If you experience any issues with this portal and need to contact APCOA, please email them at general.enquiries@apcoa.com  or call their Customer Service Centre on 0345 222 7262. Live chat is also available at www.apcoa.co.uk/contact. 

 

Setting up blue badge parking 

  • Step 1: Visit the APCOA Blue Badge Permit Portal.
  • Step 2: Select ‘Register’ to create an account or ‘Sign In’ if you already have one.
  • Step 3: Enter the required details to create your account or sign in.
  • Step 4: If necessary, enter the email the verification pin that has been sent to your email address and click ‘verify email address’ (Remember to check your Spam folder).
  • Step 5: On your account dashboard, select ‘Request Permit’.
  • Step 6: Use the online form to enter the details about the permit you want to request.
  • Step 7: Select the Permit Type: Annual.
  • Step 8: Under Locations, click on the drop-down list and select “All locations”.
  • Step 9: Select a start date for your permit to begin.
  • Step10: Upload the photographs of the front and back of your Blue Badge (in PDF, JPG or PNG format).
  • Step 11: Enter your Blue Badge Number.
  • Step 12: Enter your Blue Badge Expiry Date. If this expires within 12 months, the permit will be aligned to this date.
  • Step 13: Review the Terms and Conditions, tick the box if you accept them, tick the ‘I’m not a robot’ box and click the ‘Request Permit’ button.
  • Step 14: You will receive an email confirming your application is pending approval by APCOA administrators – please do not contact the University over the status of your application as we do not have access to this information.
  • Step: 15: You will receive a further email once your permit application has been decided. If it has been rejected, the email will explain the reason/s for the refusal and tell you how to you can re-apply. 
  1. Sign into the APCOA Blue Badge Permit Portal: and click on ‘My Permits’. 
  2. On the ‘Dashboard’ screen click ‘My Vehicles’. 
  3. Here you can add or delete vehicles to your account – just select the relevant option. Remember to scroll down to the bottom and ‘SAVE’ any changes you make, and you’ll get a green confirmation message. 
  4. You can add multiple registration numbers to your account – but you must allocate one to your Blue Badge permit. 
  5. To remove a vehicle permanently from your list, go to the vehicle registration box and click ‘Clear’. Remember to save any changes (at the bottom of the screen).  
  6. Click home to navigate back to the Dashboard. 
  7. Click on ‘My Permits’. 
  8. Scroll down the screen to ‘Permit Vehicle Selection’ and click on ‘My Vehicle Selection’ to see a list of all vehicles you’ve already added to the system – click on the one you want to allocate to your permit. 
  9. You can add a new vehicle here too. Select the ‘—‘option in the ‘My Vehicle Selection’ box, and then in the ‘Registration’ box press ‘Clear’. You can now enter a new vehicle registration number and click on the ‘Get Details’ box, which inserts more information about that new vehicle for you to check. 
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