Croydon is the third BEST town in the UK for Blue Badge parking, according to new study
A new study has revealed which UK towns and cities offer the most, and least, accessible parking for blue badge holders. Nationwide Vehicle Contracts analysed Parkopedia data for 56 car parks across the UK to calculate the percentage of accessible car parks available in each location.
Since the UK government announced that those with hidden disabilities could also apply for a blue badge back in 2019, there has been a surge in demand for disabled parking. But which towns and cities are falling short?
94% of Croydon’s car parks have disabled spaces, making it one of the MOST accessible cities for disabled motorists
Of the towns and cities that offered more disabled parking options, the data reveals that Croydon ranked in the top three, at third place. 94% of the South London town’s car parks offered accessible parking for the 4,542 resident Blue Badge holders registered there.
Worcester topped the list with a huge 96% of the city’s car parks offering accessible spaces for blue badge holders. Surrey town, Epsom, came in second with 95% of car parks having disabled spots.
Ranked: The UK towns and cities with the most accessible parking
|
Rank |
City |
% of car parks without disabled spaces |
No. blue badge holders in area |
|
1 |
Worcester |
4% |
1,244 |
|
2 |
Epsom |
5% |
743 |
|
3 |
Croydon |
6% |
4,542 |
|
4 |
Reading |
9% |
1,804 |
|
5 |
Newark-on-Trent |
11% |
1,504 |
|
6 |
Bangor |
11% |
233 |
|
7 |
Truro |
11% |
266 |
|
8 |
Kingston upon Thames |
12% |
4,078 |
|
9 |
Gloucester |
13% |
1,830 |
|
10 |
Ashford |
13% |
1,041 |
|
11 |
Cardiff |
13% |
5,233 |
|
12 |
Ely |
14% |
144 |
|
13 |
Brighton |
15% |
4,890 |
|
14 |
Bromley |
16% |
4,373 |
|
15 |
Cambridge |
16% |
999 |
|
16 |
Chelmsford |
17% |
1,428 |
|
17 |
Colchester |
17% |
1,793 |
|
18 |
Lincoln |
17% |
1,220 |
|
19 |
Wolverhampton |
18% |
4,124 |
|
20 |
Ipswich |
18% |
1,096 |
Over HALF of Derby’s car parks do NOT have disabled spaces
Of the cities analysed, Derby topped the list for places failing to offer substantial parking options for disabled motorists. Only 42% (22) of the car parks in this area offered accessible spaces, with 58% offering none. This is despite there being 5,112 blue badge holders registered in the city.
Southampton placed second with 46% of car parks not offering accessible parking. The port city was closely followed by Liverpool who ranked third with 44%.