Parking cards for people with disabilities in accordance with Section 29b of the StVO

With a parking card under Section 29b of the Straßenverkehrsordnung (StVO), you are allowed to stop in certain places to get in or out of the car or load and unload mobility aids such as wheelchairs:

• on streets where stopping or parking is prohibited by road signs
• parallel to a car parked next to the kerb.

You are also allowed to park in the following places:

• on streets where parking is prohibited by road signs or markings
• in short-term parking zones but without a time limit
• in pedestrian zones, but only during vehicle delivery access times
• in disabled parking spaces.

If you use these parking privileges, you must display the parking card in the vehicle so that it is clearly visible in the windscreen, and if you use the stopping privileges, you must show the parking card on request.

A parking card under Section 29b of the StVO also serves as evidence of a disability for:

• Applications for financial support to adapt a vehicle
• Applications for a disabled parking space

To obtain such a parking card, a disability identity card issued by the Sozialministeriumservice is required, with an additional entry stating the following: 'Unable to use public transport because of a permanent restriction of mobility due to a disability'.

The Sozialministeriumservice (SMS)^{German text} is responsible for issuing parking cards.

An application must be submitted by the person concerned or their legal representative.

• Application form (digital)^{German text}
• Application form (analog)^{German text}
• A passport photo

An Austrian parking card can also be used in other EU Member States under certain conditions. For this purpose, a multilingual leaflet provided by the SMS can be displayed behind the windscreen next to your parking card. Before travelling, however, it is advisable to find out about the parking concessions in your holiday destination and whether the Austrian parking card – designed according to the european model – is recognised.

Anyone who is resident in an EU country other than Austria and has a parking card for people with disabilities from that country can also use the relevant parking privileges in Austria. The appearance of parking cards is standardised in accordance with a recommendation from the Council of the European Union; parking cards issued in other EU countries are valid in Austria.

Related links

• Brochure "Parking card for people with disabilities in the European Union" (EC)^{German text}
• Multilingual leaflet on using a parking card in other EU Member States (EC)
• EU parking card for people with disabilities (Your Europe)^{German text}

• section 29b of the  Straßenverkehrsordnung (StVO)
• Verordnung des Bundesministers für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz über die Ausstellung von Behindertenpässen und Parkausweisen

• Parking card for people with disabilities – application form (digital)^{German text}
• Application form (analog)^{German text}