Hungary
PART 1 - DRIVING WITH A DISABILITY
Regulations for people with disabilities to obtain driving licences
Medical opinion provided by an expert or by a doctor committee is required to apply for a driving license.
Responsible Agencies
Name of Department/Ministry: Ministry of Construction andTransport for vehicle adaption issues and Ministry of Interiorfor driver licensing issues
Name of section responsible:Road Transport Authority Department / Department ofTransport Administration and Registration
email address forqueries: kghf@ekm.gov.hu /kozlekedesi.foosztaly@bm.gov.hu
Phone number forqueries: +36-1-477-1551 / +36-1-455-6802
Please delete thefollowing website link:
website (s):www.nyilvantarto.hu/hu/parkolasi (only in Hungarian)
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 or other hidden disabilities (e.g. Asperger spectrum)
Reserved parking space availability
On street,
In municipal car parks,
Shopping centers, office buildings, health centers etc. At every 50 parking lots there must be one designated for people with disabilities. A maximum of four slots can be placed directly next to each other.
Parking concessions for people with disabilities
Free parking on-street,
Park on the pavement or area where a stop sign is not allowed by a traffic sign or a road sign.
Park in a restricted waiting area without operating the parkometer or a ticket vending machine – for a maximum of an hour long. Exception: the designated loading area.
Park in the “pedestrian zone” and “pedestrian and bicycle zone” areas, and enter into the “living-rest area”
Can drive at a maximum speed of 20 km / h passing the following traffic signs if the destination is on the road marked with that traffic sign:
The traffic signs are the followings:
“It is forbidden to drive from both directions”
“It is forbidden to drive with a motor vehicle, agricultural tractor and slow vehicle”
“It is forbidden to drive with a motorcycle”
“It is forbidden to drive with a vehicle combination”
“It is forbidden to drive with a moped”
Application to foreign driving licence holders
The same concessions apply to foreign parking cards from the International Transport Forum (ITF)’s member states.
Foreign visitor with disability need to carry identity document (ID or passport), driving license, vehicle registration certificate and insuarance certificate, if applicable – vehicle renting contract.
Disability parking spaces
Minimum width of the parking lot for disabled people is 3.6 meters, the standard length of the parking lot for disabled people should be between 5.50 and 6.50 meters.
Responsible Agencies
Name of Department/Ministry
Road TransportAuthority Department /Ministry of Construction andTransport Department of Transport Administration andRegistration/Ministry of Interior
Please include a link to anywebsites which give details of the official national policy onparking concessions for people with a disability.
Pleasedelete the following website link:www.nyilvantarto.hu/hu/parkolasi – available in Hungarianonly