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You can always use a blue badge in a pay and display bay, but you can't in permit holder only bays. Some councils will let you, but most won't.

Haringey's website doesn't say whether they do or not. But it does say that they have special 'blue badge resident permits' that are valid in permit bays. That makes me think that they probably don't accept normal blue badges in resident bays. Otherwise what would be the point of their special permits?

I know the guy said it was issued "by mistake", but they do sometimes lie to try and de-escalate the situation and avoid a fight if you catch them in the act of issuing a ticket.

Where you can and cannot park

You can park in Haringey for an unlimited amount of time in a:

    resident permit holder bay
    resident permit holder shared-use bay (resident permit and pay by phone)
    permit holder bay
    permit holder shared-use bay (permit holder and pay by phone)
    disabled bay (except dedicated disabled bay)
    pay by phone only bay

You cannot park:

    in a dedicated disabled (Blue Badge) bay – only permit holders with a permit showing that bay reference can park there
    in a private car park, including council housing estates and roads – these have separate parking conditions as shown by the entrance signs
    when a loading restriction is in place – see signs and markings on the side of the pavement


https://new.haringey.gov.uk/parking/parking-permits/disabled/resident-Blue-Badge

Where you can and cannot park

You can park in Haringey for an unlimited amount of time in a:

    resident permit holder bay
    resident permit holder shared-use bay (resident permit and pay by phone)
    permit holder bay
    permit holder shared-use bay (permit holder and pay by phone)
    disabled bay (except dedicated disabled bay)
    pay by phone only bay

You cannot park:

    in a dedicated disabled (Blue Badge) bay – only permit holders with a permit showing that bay reference can park there
    in a private car park, including council housing estates and roads – these have separate parking conditions as shown by the entrance signs
    when a loading restriction is in place – see signs and markings on the side of the pavement


https://new.haringey.gov.uk/parking/parking-permits/disabled/resident-Blue-Badge

Thanks for checking- you beat me to it!

Sorry for not being clearer. Yes, my understanding is that it's permitted.

OP, are you resident in Haringey?

Their permit is a good idea because it gives access to bays which would normally not be available to BB holders.

Why do they have this permit?

Simples. While a BB cannot be virtual, this permit can. The council's concern is the misuse/theft of BBs and therefore they've not allowed BB parking but have allowed BB permit parking. Very sensible and a bonus for resident BB holders.

But it extends to residents, not visitors, hence my question.

The council's concern is the misuse/theft of BBs and therefore they've not allowed BB parking but have allowed BB permit parking.

OT: I am sure it helps with theft. But it it may change the profile of misuse since the permit is assigned to a vehicle. Many households may have 1 car and multiple users of it.

(A private hospital car park I use registers my badge for free parking, it forces my partner to misuse because it won't accept payment when they are there. But that's a different manifestation of sensible idea with unintended consequence).