Disabled parking permit
To get a handicapped parking pass, you must have a problem walking for an extended period of time (more than 6 months).
Different cards
1. Driver's card
- You drive a car or moped yourself.
- You can walk less than 100 meters with a walking aid.
- You apply for the card using your DigiD and driver's license.
2. Passenger card
- You always travel as a passenger.
- You use a wheelchair and cannot walk independently.
- You can walk less than 100 meters, but always need help getting in and out and waiting.
- The card is personal and may not be used by others.
- You apply for the card using your DigiD.
3. Driver and passenger card
- You are in a wheelchair and driving yourself.
- You apply for both cards using your DigiD and driver's license.
4. For residents of long-term care (Wlz) institution
- The institution will apply for the card for you.
- For questions, call 14 079 and ask for the special parking facilities department.
Blind or partially sighted?
You will not receive a parking permit (unless you also have a problem walking).
Validity of the parking ticket
- The permit is valid for up to 5 years.
- You will receive a letter 2 months before expiration.
- Then apply for a new parking ticket.
The parking card can be used in the countries of the European Union.
Where can you park?
In Zoetermeer
- Free in handicapped parking lots.
- You do not have to pay at parking meters or meters.
- Free parking does not apply in parking garages.
- When parking is prohibited, you may park for 3 hours for free with a parking disc.
- In blue zones, you are allowed unlimited parking.
In other municipalities
- The rules vary by municipality.
- More information can be found on the website disabled parking permit.
Parking ticket application (or renewal) and pickup
Apply (online)
- You apply for the parking ticket online using your DigiD.
- A medical examination takes place at the time of the initial request. The medical specialist will call you to make an appointment.
- After approval, you will receive a letter about picking up the parking pass.
Apply for a disabled parking card
Also for request copy parking permit. After a few steps in the form, you can indicate this.
Applications (by appointment)
Disabled parking facility appointment
Renewing disabled parking permit
Fill in the form below. After a few steps in the form you can indicate that it concerns an extension.
Apply for or renew a disabled parking permit
Collection
Has your application for a parking permit been approved? You will receive a letter from us with information about picking up your parking permit.
- You must pick up the parking pass yourself at the Wmo counter.
- You must make an appointment for this.
Appointment to collect disabled parking card
If you can't come to the city hall yourself, call 14 079 and ask for the Wmo counter.
When picking up your parking pass, bring:
- The letter that you will receive the parking ticket.
- A passport photo taken a short time ago.
- A valid identification document.
- When renewing: the old parking pass.
Object to a decision?
Fill in the form:
Objection, benefit, Wmo assistance request or youth assistance
Loss or theft of your parking permit
- Make an appointment at the Wmo counter.
- Complete a "Statement of Missing Persons" at the Wmo counter.
- It is not possible to report loss or theft via the website or by telephone.
- You can have someone else pick up the parking ticket, with an authorization and a copy of ID (your own).
- Do you want to apply for a new parking ticket? Then check this on the statement. You must pay for a new card immediately.
- You will be given a temporary emergency pass until you get your new parking pass.
Costs
- You pay the costs for the research and administration in advance.
- You will receive an invoice for this.
- Is there no medical necessity (indication) for a parking card? Then you will get a small part of the money back.
Description | Costs |
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first application for disabled parking permit | €156.01 |
application for extension of disabled parking card (after 5 years) | €42.10 |
copy of disabled parking permit (after loss or theft) | €42.10 |
refund after rejection of application (no indication) | €24.54 |
Price changes and typographical errors reserved.
Special assistance
You can apply for special assistance for the cost of a disabled parking pass if you have a minimum income and a medical indication for individual transportation.
How long will it take?
The municipality will decide within 8 weeks whether you will receive the parking card.
What to do in the event of the death of the permit holder?
The parking permit must be returned to the municipality by the next of kin as soon as possible. As the next of kin, you will receive a letter from us informing you that the parking facility has been discontinued. This letter also includes a reply envelope that you can use to return the parking permit.
We register the card as "revoked" which means the parking permit is no longer valid. The police and some other municipalities have access to the system in which we register this. If the parking permit is misused, the police file an official report.