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.
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.