Access points for Blue Badge holders
Access to the city centre is restricted between 10.30am and 5.00pm by sliding bollards, which prevent hostile vehicles.
Blue Badge holders can drive into the city centre by presenting a valid Blue Badge to staff, who can open barriers at Goodramgate and Blake Street between 10.30am and 5.00pm, daily. Following checks, they will be let into the city centre and can park or, if driven, be dropped off.
Before 10.30am and after 5.00pm, residents and Blue Badge holders can continue to access the city centre and all the barriers will be open.
If you are a Blue Badge holder, you should display your Blue Badge on your dashboard for your whole journey in the city centre, from your arrival through the entry barrier up until when you exit.
Map of city centre access routes:
Key to map of city centre access routes
CCTV-controlled sliding bollards
Pre-existing bollards
Staffed sliding bollards
Route
Double yellow lines
Two-way street
One-way street
Blue Badge holder access
Entrance or exit
Blue Badge holder parking bays (see details of Blue Badge bay times)
Loading bay
The map shows the 2 routes indicated by a turquoise line. Magenta rectangles (with arrows) showing the access points.
Blue Badge holders can now use 2 routes into the city centre during footstreet hours, 10.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Sunday.
Goodramgate to Colliergate: Blue Badge holders can drive into the city centre when the footstreets are in operation from 10.30am to 5.00pm. Entry will be via staffed, sliding bollards at the junction of Goodramgate and Deangate, through Kings Square to Church Street (2 way) and out via CCTV-controlled sliding bollards at Colliergate. Note: until the barriers on Colliergate are fully operational they will remain open.
Blake Street to Lendal: Blue Badge holders can drive into the city centre via staffed, sliding bollards at Blake Street, through St Helen’s Square, then out through CCTV-controlled sliding bollards at Lendal.