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Applying for an EU parking card for people with disabilities

Do you have a disability? Would you like access to parking spaces that make parking easier and are close to shops or your office? Then you can apply for a European Union (EU) parking card for people with disabilities. You can apply if you have had a disability for at least 6 months and with the help of crutches or a walking frame cannot walk more than 100 metres on your own.

You must be able to prove that you are entitled to an EU parking card for people with disabilities. This requires a medical examination by a medical examiner. The municipality will arrange this for you. To qualify for an EU parking card for people with disabilities you should not able to walk more than 100 metres on your own, even with aids such as crutches or a walking frame. Is your disability chronic? Is your municipality is already aware of your disability? Then a medical examination is not required.

There are 2 types of EU parking cards for people with disabilities: 

Driver’s card

  • You can drive yourself with a driver's card. These are the conditions for a driver's card:
  • you have a driving licence; 
  • the driver's card is registered to you as a person, so you do not need to have your own vehicle;
  • you cannot walk more than 100 metres, even with disability aids. 

Passenger’s card 

These are the conditions for a passenger card: 

  • you cannot drive yourself; 
  • you cannot walk more than 100 metres, even with disability aids; 
  • you always need your driver to help you from door to door; 
  • the passenger's card is only for your personal use.

Children under the age of 18 may also be eligible for their own passenger's card. They must meet the same conditions. 

A combined driver’s and passenger’s card is also available.

Do you have a disabled person's parking card from another country in the EU? In that case, this card is also valid in the Netherlands. Do you want to renew your disabled parking card? If so, you can apply for a new disabled parking card in the Netherlands. The Dutch conditions will then apply.

Your EU parking card for people with disabilities is valid for a maximum of 5 years. If doctors expect you to recover from your disability within 5 years, your card’s validity period may be shorter. You can apply to renew your EU parking card for people with disabilities through your municipality. Do so in enough time before the expiry date, as your municipality will need time to assess your application.

If you are not registered with a municipality, you will need to apply for an EU parking card for people with disabilities at the Centraal Bureau Rijvaardigheidsbewijzen – CBR (central office for driving licences).

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Applying for an EU parking card for people with disabilities

Are you unable to walk far due to illness, impairment or disability and use a car as a driver or passenger? Then you may be eligible for a disabled parking card (GPK). This parking card allows you to park in disabled parking spaces close to facilities. The parking spaces are indicated by a traffic sign.

Please note. You can only apply for a disabled parking card if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.

In the Municipality of Helmond, this card allows you to park in a disabled parking space for double the applicable hourly rate. On a disabled parking space, you can also use Gepast Parkeren. The condition is that you register your parking action via your mobile phone and not with the Gepast Parkeren parking card. More information on Gepast Parkeren can be found on the website below.

Please note that you pay the normal (full) parking rate on all other paid on-street parking spaces and on all (disabled) parking spaces in the municipal car parks in the centre of Helmond.

To assess whether you meet the conditions for a disabled parking badge, we request a medical opinion.

The conditions for a disabled parking card are:

  • There is a demonstrable walking disability of a long-term nature
  • You are unable (using the usual walking aids) to bridge a distance of 100 metres
  • For a disabled passenger parking card, you are continuously dependent on the driver's assistance for door-to-door transport.

Drivers and passengers who are permanently wheelchair-bound are eligible for a disabled parking card.

Would you like to discuss whether you are eligible for a GPK? Then contact the Municipality of Helmond by telephone on 14 0492 (without area code) or email zorgpoort@helmond.nl. We will then make an appointment with you for an intake interview. After this interview, you will have the opportunity to submit an official application via the application form. A medical examination is always part of the application procedure.

A disabled parking card costs money. The cost for granting up to 1 year is €29.60. Granting for longer than 1 year costs €44.40 (rates 2023). In the first contact, the consultant will inform you of the exact cost.

The municipality will decide within 8 weeks of receiving your application. The municipality may extend this period once.

You can object to the decision on your application. Do this within 6 weeks. Do you then disagree with the decision on the objection? Then file an appeal with the court.

Questions about this topic?

Contact the Municipality of Helmond

Last updated on 26 September 2022