PART 1 - DRIVING WITH A DISABILITY

Regulations for people with disabilities to obtain driving licences

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Regulations to obtain a driving licence is equally applicable to all. There is no specific rules for people with a disability

Vehicle type and adaptation to controls

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Even though there is no specific rules about people with reduced mobility – detailed rules for each individual classes of driving licenses are available. These rules apply equally to anyone who wants to obtain a driving license.

Application to foreign driving licence holders

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as long as the driver legally has obtained a drivers License, it should be no limitations for foreign driving licence holders when visiting

Responsible Agencies

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Name of Department/Ministry: Samferdselsdepartementet

email address for queries: postmottak@sd.dep.no

PART 2 - PARKING CARDS

Eligibility for disability parking cards

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The allocation of disability parking cards takes place according to very strict rules to allocate to those who need it the most. In particular, it is given to individuals who cannot walk or has very great difficulty moving over any length who can apply for a parking permit. Secondly, the applicant must also prove that he or she needs parking relief in specific places, related to a specific parking need. Both conditions must be met.

Those who are entitled to be granted a parking permit for people with reduced mobility in Norway, is set in Law: https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2016-03-18-264

Reserved parking space availability

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On street

In municipal car parks

Private Cooperations who offer conditional parking for the general public must also facilitate parking spaces to those with a parking permit

Parking concessions for people with disabilities

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Parking spaces reserved for people with reduced mobility.
Free parking in municipal parking spaces, and other conditional parking spaces where there is no sign with a payment obligation for people with reduced mobility.
Free to park in municipal residential zone parking
Note that the permit does not allow for illegal parking on, for example, sidewalks or intersections, or in places reserved for other groups of vehicles and road users, such as rechargeable motor vehicles, embassies, vans, taxis and buses or the like.

Application to foreign driving licence holders

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The same concessions available to individuals with a disability visiting Norway. Visitors need to have a badge that show the international symbol of disabled persons parking and the name of the badge holder or the license plate number on the car in use. The badge needs to be displayed when parking. With a disabled parking permit one can:

– use parking lots signed with disabled persons parking.

– use public parking lots (parking lots not run by private businesses) without having to pay the parking fee.

– use any parking lot for a period twice as long assigned, if the parking lot is signed with a time limit longer than 30 minutes.

– park in all areas regulated as a residential parking zone.

Responsible Agencies

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Name of Department/Ministry: Samferdselsdepartementet

email address for queries: postmottak@sd.dep.no

PART 3 - HIRING A CAR IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY

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