Spain
PART 1 - DRIVING WITH A DISABILITY
Regulations for people with disabilities to obtain driving licences
People with disabilities can obtain, extend or be holders of extraordinary driving licenses contingent upon the adaptations, restrictions or other limitations in people, vehicles or traffic conditions that in each case might be necessary.
Directive 2006/126/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL, of December 20, 2006
Vehicle type and adaptation to controls
Annex I of the Directive 2006/126/EC
Application to foreign driving licence holders
Drivers from other countries, driving on Spanish roads, must comply with the provisions laid out in their driving licenses.
Responsible Agencies
Name of Department/Ministry: Ministry of Interior, Directorate General for Traffic (DGT)
Name of section responsible: Deputy Directorate for Road Training and Education
email address for queries: formacion.educacionvial@dgt.es
Phone number for queries: 34 91 714 33 36
website (s): https://www.dgt.es/es/
PART 2 - PARKING CARDS
Eligibility for disability parking cards
Wheelchair users, People with walking difficulty, People with vision impairment, People with mental health issues, learning disabilities
The parking card is granted to people for which an impossibility to perform by themselves a number of basic vital tasks has been certified. Please note that parking cards might be granted to people with no driver license.
Reserved parking space availability
On street, In municipal car parks, In private car parks
Parking concessions for people with disabilities
Free parking on-street, Free parking in municipal car parks
For full information on parking concessions for people with disabilities,
please visit the Directorate General for Traffic – https://www.dgt.es/es/
Application to foreign driving licence holders
In Spain, the responsibility for issuing parking cards for drivers with a disability lies with local and regional authorities. The parking card for people with a disability follows a European scheme, i.e., the card of a Spanish driver is valid in any other European country.
Responsible Agencies
Name of Department/Ministry: Ministry of Interior, Directorate General for Traffic (DGT)
Name of section responsible: National Road Safety Observatory
email address for queries: observatorio@dgt.es
phone number for queries: 34 91 301 84 31
website(s): https://www.dgt.es/es/
PART 3 - HIRING A CAR IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY
Where to hire a vehicle
Available at airports and major city centre outlets
Responsible Agencies
The Directorate General for Traffic has further information
