Vehicle for disabled persons

A vehicle for disabled persons is a vehicle intended for people with disabilities.

A vehicle for disabled persons may be used both inside and outside built-up areas, on all road sections except autowegen and motorways.
Regular motor vehicles driven by a disabled person do not fall into this category.

A vehicle for disabled persons may be parked in a disabled parking space, even if the vehicle does not have a disabled parking permit. However, the restriction (which also applies to cars with a disabled parking permit) that the parking is related to the transport of a disabled person applies.

A vehicle for disabled persons may also be parked on the sidewalk or pavement. This is one of the reasons for the popularity of these vehicles among non-disabled people, especially in large cities with limited and expensive parking.

If the driver of a vehicle for disabled persons is crossing at a pedestrian crossing (zebra crossing), you must yield to them.

The driver of a vehicle for disabled persons is not required to have a driver’s license. The driver must be at least 16 years old.

If the driver of a vehicle for disabled persons is driving on the sidewalk or footpath, the speed limit is 6 kilometers per hour.
If the driver of a vehicle for disabled persons is driving on a bicycle path within a built-up area, the speed limit is 30 kilometers per hour.
If the driver of a vehicle for disabled persons is driving on a bicycle path outside a built-up area, the speed limit is 40 kilometers per hour.
If the driver of a vehicle for disabled persons is driving on a roadway within or outside a built-up area, the speed limit is 45 kilometers per hour.

Article 1 of the Road Traffic Act (RVV).
Vehicle for disabled persons: a vehicle equipped for the transport of a disabled person, no wider than 1.10 meters, not fitted with an engine, or equipped with an engine whose maximum speed by design does not exceed 45 kilometers per hour, and is not a moped.