Belgium

PART 1 - DRIVING WITH A DISABILITY

Regulations for people with disabilities to obtain driving licences

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Belgium has regulations on fitness to drive.  Applicants with a physical or psychological disability need to be examined in a specialized test center in order to determine their fitness to drive.
If an applicant is found fit to drive, certain conditions or vehicle adaptations may be imposed in the form of EU codes mentioned on the driving licence. Also, the applicant’s fitness to drive may be limited to certain vehicle categories. For instance, applicants missing a limb may be excluded from driving motorcycles.
There are no levels of disability mentioned in the Belgian regulations.
Annex III of Directive 2006/126/EC.

Responsible Agencies

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Name of Department/Ministry – SPF Mobilité et Transports – FOD Mobiliteit en Vervoer – FPS Mobility and Transport

email address for queries – info@mobilit.fgov.be

Phone number for queries – 02 277 48 70 – 02 277 48 71 – 02 277 31 11

website (s) –  for further information on driving with a disability in the Flanders and Brussels Capital Region, visit: https://www.vias.be/en/private-persons/cara/

For further information on driving with a disability in the Wallonia region, visit: https://www.awsr.be/services/aptitude-a-la-conduite/

PART 2 - PARKING CARDS

Eligibility for disability parking cards

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Wheelchair users

People with walking difficulty

People with vision impairment

People with mental health issues, learning disabilities

Other hidden disabilities:

score 12 points on a scale of 18 in terms of reduced self reliance.

Reserved parking space availability

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On street,

In municipal car parks,
There are also places reserved in private car parks and in car parks for customers of shops, shopping centres, and leisure or tourist centres. The standards are set by the regional authorities (Brussels-Capital Region, Flemish Region, Walloon Region).

Parking concessions for people with disabilities

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Free parking on-street,

Free parking in municipal car parks,

Extended time limit for on-street parking (please give details below)

– Free parking on street: not systematically.  Free parking places depend on the municipalities where you can get information about the rules in force or on the car park manager in the case of a private car park.

– Free parking in municipal car parks: free parking places depend on the municipalities where you can get information about the rules in force. As regards private car parks, information can be obtained from the car park manager.

– Extended time limit for on-street parking (please give details below): yes, there is an exemption for disabled parking card holders. In accordance with Article 27.4 of the Traffic Regulations, easier parking conditions are given to disabled persons: time limits for parking in the blue zone are not applicable to vehicles used by disabled persons when the parking card is affixed to the inside of the windscreen.

further information on concessions can be found at the website – https//handicap.belgium.be

Application to foreign driving licence holders

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the same concessions available to visitors from the EU member states

Disability parking spaces

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these standards fall within the remit of the Regions. Regional regulations govern the accessibility in public places and therefore also the standards for parking spaces in public places:

For the Brussels-Capital Region: Règlement régional d’urbanisme Arrêté du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale du 21 novembre 2006.

For the Flemish Region: http://www.toegankelijkgebouw.be/Regelgeving/tabid/71/Default.aspx

PART 3 - HIRING A CAR IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY

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