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.

Introduction of the digital disabled parking card (GPK)

From Monday, March 16, 2026, parking with a disabled parking permit in Hilversum will change. Do you want to park for free in paid parking spaces? Then you must use the digital disabled parking permit (GPK) via the ParkerenPlus app. Simply placing your physical GPK behind the windshield will no longer be sufficient to park for free in paid parking spaces.

Read more at: Introduction of digital disabled parking permit (GPK)

Request a disabled parking card (DigiD)

What do you need to know

GPK Terms and Conditions

  • You cannot walk 100 meters, even with an aid such as a walker, crutches or stick
  • 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
  • Passenger card
  • Combination card
  • Setting card

Below you can read what the conditions are for each type.

Driver card

  • You are unable to walk more than 6 meters at a time with or without an aid 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
  • You will only receive a passenger card if you are unable to wait until the driver has parked the car due to illness or disability. Are you able to wait? Then you will not receive a card

Combination of driver and passenger card

You drive a car occasionally and are dependent on help at other times.

Setting card

Only a healthcare institution can apply for an institutional card.

Use a disabled parking card in Hilversum

Paid parking

  • Are you parking in a paid parking lot? Then you can park for free with the ParkerenPlus app.
  • Simply placing the paper disabled parking permit (GPK) visibly in the car is not sufficient in that case.
  • Do you not use the ParkerenPlus app? Then you pay the standard parking rate.

General disabled parking spaces

  • Here you must place the paper GPK clearly visible behind the windscreen. Parking in these spaces is free.
  • The ParkerenPlus app is not needed here.

Parking outside Hilversum

The digital GPK in the ParkerenPlus app also works in other municipalities that use the app, such as Amersfoort. In the app you can see:

  • Which municipalities are participating
  • Which parking rules apply there

Note

  • The GPK is registered in your name. You must be the driver yourself or be a passenger in the car.
  • Always use the original GPK and not a copy.

What do you have to do

Applying for a disabled parking permit

  • 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, we will call you. You will receive the decision in a letter.

Take to appointment

  • Valid ID
  • Your driver's license (mandatory, unless you are collecting a GPK-P)
  • A passport photo less than 1 year old 

Renew disabled parking permit

  • 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 disabled parking card

If your card is lost or stolen, you can request a copy. Fill in the contact form for the Social Square in or send a letter to: 

Municipality of Hilversum
Attn. Wmo department
Postbus 9900
1201 GM Hilversum

Returning a disabled parking card

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
Postbus 9900
1201 GM Hilversum

Contact

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

Disabled parking card costs

  • € 118,30
  • You also pay these costs if you do not receive the GPK or if you stop the application.