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Find out about disabled parking in Torbay including how to get a Blue Badge or request a disabled parking bay.

Fraudulent PCN payment text messages and QR code scam

We are aware that people are getting fake text messages asking for penalty charge payments with a link. We will never ask for payments via text. Penalty charge notices are either placed on your vehicle or sent by post. If you get such a text, block the sender and report it to Action Fraud.

Also, fake QR codes have been found in some of our car parks. We don’t use QR codes for parking payments. You should only use our pay and display machines or the RingGo app. If you see any QR codes in our car parks, please call us at 01803 207695.

Disabled badge holders with their badge correctly displayed can park free of charge for an unlimited period in any on-street Pay and Display bay.

They can also park for an unlimited period in any bay which has a maximum stay period of for instance one hour or two hours, where the sign also gives a ‘no return’ period.

There are also some designated disabled parking bays where there is a sign stating a maximum stay period – in these bays, the time clock must also be displayed with the arrival time set, and the vehicle must not remain longer than the stated period.

Disabled badge holders can park on double or single yellow lines for up to three hours, but not where there are yellow stripes across the kerb to denote a loading ban.

. The time clock must be displayed with the arrival time set.

Disabled badge holders must not park in a loading bay, bus stop, taxi rank or where there are either yellow or white zigzag or hatched markings.

There is no free parking for disabled badge holders in Torbay Council car parks, and payment must be made for the entire time the vehicle is parked.

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