BadgeKeep research

Help us make Blue Badge renewals easier to keep track of.

A short, self-serve research survey for UK Blue Badge holders and carers. We are learning what really helps before building anything.

BadgeKeep research — independent. Not GOV.UK or your council.

For an official application or renewal route, use GOV.UK: apply for a Blue Badge.

  • Do not enter your badge number, National Insurance number, medical details or documents here.
  • Scam warning: never pay fake badge fees. In England, only pay an official fee through your council or the GOV.UK route if you are charged.

There are six short sections. Please answer based on your own experience; “Prefer not to say” and “Not sure” are fine where offered.

About you

A little context helps us read your answers.

Which best describes you?

Last renewal

Think about your most recent application or renewal.

Official reminders

We want to understand what happens in real life, not test your memory.

Did you get a usable reminder from the national service or your council?
Did you miss your renewal, or come close to missing it?
Before today, did you know the free route may include a GOV.UK email around 12 weeks before expiry when an email is on file, and that councils vary?

The idea

React to the concept, not to a finished product.

What BadgeKeep might be: an independent planning checklist with an evidence guide, a photo guide, a simple timeline and an option to share reminders with a carer. It would not be a government portal, would not decide eligibility and would not replace GOV.UK or your council.
Would that checklist change what you do? Think about the evidence checklist, photo guide, timeline and carer sharing together.
After reading that it is not government, would you trust BadgeKeep to email you about expiry?
Would you want to share reminders with another person?

Price

There is no payment here. We are only testing what feels fair, if anything.

Would you use a free checklist?
£4.99one-off price
£7.99one-off price
£9.99one-off per renewal cycle
Which pricing shape would you prefer?

End

The detail behind your choice is especially useful.

Your answers go to the independent research team through Formspree. Do not share badge numbers, NI numbers, medical details or documents.