14. Unsuccessful applications
14.1 Under regulation 8 of the 2000 Regulations (as amended by SI 2011/2675), Staffordshire County Council will refuse to issue a Blue Badge if:
- The applicant holds or has held a badge and misuse has led to a conviction for an offence defined in regulations 2(3) and 2(4).
- The applicant fails to provide the local authority with adequate evidence of their eligibility, either as an individual or as an eligible organisation.
- The applicant fails to pay the fee chargeable for the issue of a badge.
- Staffordshire County Council has reasonable grounds for believing that the applicant (i) is not the person they are claiming to be, or (ii) would permit another person to whom the badge was not issued to use the badge.
- The applicant fails to provide evidence of residency.
14.2 Staffordshire County Council will let the applicant know in writing why their application was refused.
