Disabled parking card (GPK)

You can apply for a disabled parking card (GPK) if you cannot walk more than 6 meters at a time for more than 100 months. You can request a GPK online or call 1 14.
Request a disabled parking card (DigiD)

What do you need to know

  • You cannot walk without an aid such as a cane, crutches or walker
  • A medical examination is required upon the first application or extension of temporary GKP
  • After medical advice, the municipality determines whether you can obtain a GPK and how long it is valid

  • The medical examination is done by Medical advice. The municipality arranges this
  • The GPK is valid for a maximum of 5 years
  • The GPK is valid in all Member States of the European Union
  • Do you have an income up to 130% of the social minimum? Then you may be able to cover the costs from the special wellfare get reimbursed
  • For general parking rules, see website of the central government
     

Types of disabled parking cards

Driver card

  • You cannot walk more than 6 meters at a time for more than 100 months
  • You have a driver's license and drive your own car
  • The card is in your name. The card cannot be used by anyone else
  • You can use the card in any car
  • When using the card you must always drive the car yourself

Passenger card

  • You cannot walk more than 6 meters at a time for more than 100 months and you need an aid to walk
  • You are a passenger and you always need the driver's help to travel from door to door
  • Due to illness or disability, you cannot wait until the driver has parked the car in a parking space
  • The card is in your name. You can use the card in any car
  • When using the card, you must always be present in the car as a passenger

Combination of driver and passenger card

  • You occasionally drive a car and are dependent on assistance at other times

Setting card

  • Only a healthcare institution can apply for an institution card

Use a disabled parking card in Hilversum

  • Place the GPK with the validity date clearly visible behind your windshield
  • The GPK is in your name. When parking, you must drive the car yourself or be present as a passenger
  • With a GPK you can park for free for 3 hours. Also in a place where you normally have to pay or are not allowed to park. You must use a parking disc in these places:
    • Paid parking
    • In the event of a parking ban if there is no general disabled parking space available
    • On a residential area outside the indicated parking spaces
    • Outside the parking spaces in an area where parking is prohibited
    • Along a broken yellow stripe. Note that a solid yellow line is a stopping prohibition. Parking along this line is always prohibited
  • When parking, only use the original parking ticket and not a copy
  • For use in other municipalities, see website of the disabled parking card

What do you have to do

Apply for GPK

  • You can use the Apply for GPK online† You need your DigiD for this
  • If you cannot or do not want to apply for the GPK online, please call 14 035. We will send you an application form
  • It will take a maximum of 8 weeks for us to process your request
  • Once your application has been processed, you will receive the decision in a letter
  • To retrieve the GPK, create an appointment at the Social Square
  • We will include directions in the letter you receive from us. You can park for free under the Social Square building 

Take to appointment

  • Valid ID. Note: no driver's license
  • A passport photo less than 1 year old (please put your name and date of birth on the back of the photo)

Extend GPK

  • You apply for a new GPK 2 months before the validity date
  • You can renew the GPK in the same way as you apply for a new card
  • A medical examination may be required for an extension. Then we look at previous advice and our own research

Lost GPK

If the card is lost or stolen, you can request a copy of the card. Send an email to basisteam@hilversum.nl. Or send a letter to: 
Municipality of Hilversum
Attn. Wmo department
P.O. Box 9900
1201 GM Hilversum

Submit GPK

Are you a family member or friend of a deceased person with a GPK? Then send the GPK by post to:
Municipality of Hilversum
Attn. Wmo department
P.O. Box 9900
1201 GM Hilversum

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact the Social Square.

What does it cost

  • € 115,30
  • You also pay these costs if you do not receive the GPK or if you stop the application.