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You may only park in a disabled parking space with a special permit.
What it is and how to get it, read here.
For people with disabilities, the so-called disabled parking space is a great relief - for example, it is often located near the entrance to an associated building.
It is all the more annoying when someone parks there without authorization.
This can be expensive for parking offenders: there is a risk of a fine of 55 euros - and the authorities can also have the car towed.
And that's usually really worth the money.
While men can also park in a women's parking space without having to fear a fine, only people in possession of an appropriate parking permit are allowed to park in a disabled parking space.
But who gets such an ID card?
Disabled parking permit: There are two different versions
First of all, it is important to note that a general disabled person's permit is not sufficient to park in a disabled parking space.
If you want to park your vehicle there, you need a
blue EU parking permit
for disabled people - this must be clearly visible in the car.
There is also an
orange parking permit
for people with disabilities - but this does not allow you to park in the designated disabled spaces.
There are numerous other reliefs that holders of both parking permits are entitled to.
According to the
Automobile Club Verkehr (ACE),
these include, among others:
Parking in resident parking spaces for up to three hours, even without the corresponding resident parking permit
Unlimited and free parking in parking spaces with parking meters or parking ticket machines
Up to three hours of parking in restricted no-parking or no-parking zones
Parking in pedestrian zones where loading or unloading is permitted at certain times
Parking in traffic-calmed areas, including outside the designated areas (as long as this does not obstruct traffic)
Only people in possession of a blue EU disabled parking permit are allowed to park in a designated disabled parking space.
(Symbolic image) © Bihlmayerfotografie/Imago
Parking with a disabled permit: The authorized person must be in the vehicle
The parking concessions also apply to a driver transporting the disabled person.
However, if the person authorized to park is not in the car, the parking facilities associated with the ID card will no longer apply.
The parking permit is therefore not valid for the vehicle itself.
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In Germany, a blue EU disabled parking permit is usually issued to people who have certain markings on their severely disabled permit.
According to ADAC, these include
:
“aG” (extraordinary disability):
This occurs when a person can only move outside the motor vehicle for a long time with the help of others or with very great physical exertion.
“Bl” (blind):
This mark is issued when the vision in the better eye is 2 percent or less.
People with bilateral amelia or phocomelia:
People with thalidomide in particular often suffer from missing or malformed limbs.
Orange disabled parking permit: These requirements are required
According to bussgeldkatalog.de
, the orange disabled parking permit can
be issued if one of the following requirements is met:
with symbols “G” and “B” and a degree of disability (GdB) of at least 80 for limitations of the lower limbs or the lumbar spine, provided these have an impact on the ability to walk
with signs “G” and “B” as well as a GdB of 70 or more due to limitations of the lower limbs or the lumbar spine and a GdB of 50 or more due to diseases of the heart or respiratory tract
with Crohn's disease and a GdB of 60 or more
with ulcerative colitis and a GdB of 60 or more
with artificial anus and simultaneous artificial urinary diversion and a GdB of 70 or more
A disabled parking permit is always applied for at the local road traffic authority - all the necessary documents must then be submitted there.