The Companion Badge
The Council operates its own free ‘Companion Badge’ scheme for Hackney Blue Badge holders who live and park in Hackney. The Companion Badge is a separate badge intended to be used as a substitute for a holder’s Blue Badge.
It is designed to provide eligible residents with improved protection against people who steal Blue Badges displayed in vehicles. By substituting your Blue Badge for a vehicle specific Companion Badge, your valuable Blue Badges no longer have to be left in parked vehicles.
For Blue Badge holders who live in any of Hackney’s Controlled Parking Zones, the Companion Badge will also allow you to park in Residential Bays and Permit Holder Bays in the holder’s home zone.
A Companion Badge is only valid for the vehicle it is displayed in, making it of no use to thieves as they are not able to use it in another vehicle or sell it. It is worthless to thieves. The scheme is simple and easy to join.
Where can I park with a Companion Badge?
A companion badge enables the holder to park within the borough of Hackney on single yellow or double yellow lines for up to 3 hours, pay & display bays and shared use bays throughout Hackney. The holder can also park in permit holder bays & residents only permit bays in the home zone. For all the above the accompanying clock MUST be displayed at all times, except in resident only permit bays in the holder’s home zone.
Where can I park and when should I display the clock?
Information about where you can park in Hackney with your Blue Badge and Companion Badge and when to display the clock is shown in the following table.
Blue Badge | Companion Badge |
|
| Shared Use Bays (Pay & Display and Permit Holder Bays) Park free with no time restrictions during enforced hours | Yes | Yes with clock |
| On Street Pay & Display Bays Park free with no time restrictions during enforced hours | Yes | Yes with clock |
| Permit Holder Only Bays | No | Yes with clock (home CPZ only) |
| Disabled Bays Park free with no time restrictions | Yes | Yes with clock |
| Resident Permit Holder Only Bays (Within home CPZ) Park free with no time restrictions during enforced hours | No | Yes (home CPZ only |
| Single & Double Yellow Lines | Yes with clock (maximum 3 hours) | Yes with clock (maximum 3 hours) |
| Business Bays, Doctors Bays, Housing Estates*, Red Routes, Suspended Bays | No | No |
* Residents are to contact Housing Estates directly to confirm parking permissions and restrictions.
Page updated: 30 Dec 2008
Companion badge application form