Albania
Part 1: Driving with a Disability
Are there any laws or regulations in your country that restrict whether people with disabilities can obtain a driving licence? If yes, please describe: Restrictions on obtaining a driving licence for people with certain types or levels of disability (please give details):
Yes,
Law no. 8378 of 22.7.1998 "Road Code of Republic of Albania", as amended Article 117 1. A person who is affected by a physical illness or mental health disorder, who has an anatomical or functional disability, such as that which prevents him from safely driving a motor vehicle, may not be provided with a driving license and / or authorization to exercise in the direction of the vehicle, according to point 2, article 120, of this law. Article 124 4. Special vehicle licences, issued to persons with disabilities, of categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B and EU, are valid for: - 5 years, if issued or confirmed for persons up to age 60 years old; - 3 years for persons over 60 years old. 5. Special vehicle licenses, issued to persons with disabilities, of categories C1, C1E, C and CE, are valid for: - 5 years, if issued or confirmed for persons up to 50 years of age: - 3 years, when its holder is over 50 years old. These permits are not renewed after the age of 65. 6. Holders of vehicle driving license, according to points 2, 3, 4 and 5, when they reach 80 years of age renew the validity of the driving license every year after verifying the existence of physical and mental data by the relevant medical commissions.
Are there any restrictions on the type of vehicle or adaptation to controls that can be driven by a person with a disability?
Yes,
Article 115: . Persons with disabilities can obtain a special driving license of categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B, C1, C even if they drive vehicles towing a trailer, the maximum authorized mass of which does not exceed 750 kg. The above-mentioned driving licenses may be limited to the driving of type vehicles and with special characteristics and may specify some requirements regarding the controls, according to point 4, of article 117. Restrictions must be presented in the driving license, using harmonized codes of the European Union or national codes, determined by the ministry responsible for transport. This category of persons may not drive taxis or rented vehicles with drivers for transport of people or in line services, ambulances and vehicles used in the transport of dangerous goods or in the transport of more than 8 passengers, except the driver of vehicle.
If you have answered yes to Question 4 above, do the same restrictions apply to a person with a disability visiting your country in their own or a rented vehicle? Please give details
Yes,
According the dispositions of the "CONVENTION ON ROAD TRAFFIC", 1968 (done at Vienna)
Please give details of the section responsible in your Ministry for driver licensing and vehicle adaptations for people with disabilities. Please also include any websites which give details of the official national policy.
Name of Department/Ministry: General Directorate of Road Transport Services, which is under the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (MIE).
Name of section responsible: Department for driving licences
email address for queries: [email protected]
Phone number for queries +355 68 80 15 833
website (s) www.dpshtrr.al
Part 2: Parking Cards for people with a disability
Does your country have a national scheme of parking concessions for people with a disability?
No,
Which categories of people with a disability are eligible for the parking card? Please tick all that apply
N/A
Are there parking spaces reserved for people with a disability?
Yes
If you have answered yes, where are the reserved parking spaces? (Please tick all that apply)
On street, in municipal car parks,
Other (please specify): On public roads and in car parks, parking places reserved for disabled people are indicated by the wheelchair symbol. For parking in other places (including long term), the parking badge must be displayed
What concessions does the parking card give people with a disability? (Please tick all that apply)
N/A
Are there any regions or cities in your country that do not recognise the parking card, or which have their own, different system?
N/A
Are the same concessions available to individuals with a disability visiting your country?
No
If you have answered yes to Question 13 above, please tell us if there is a formal system of reciprocal recognition of parking cards from other countries?
N/A
If you have answered yes to Question 14 above please tell us
N/A
Are there minimum dimensions for the size of a parking space reserved for a person with a disability?
Yes,
Based on law no. 8378 of 22.7.1998 "Road Code of Republic of Albania", as amended
Please give details of the section in your ministry responsible for parking concessions for people with a disability
Name of Department/Ministry: Albanian Road Authority; Municipality of Tirana, etc
Name of section responsible: Department of construction and road maintenance
email address for queries: [email protected]; [email protected]
phone number for queries: Tel/Fax: +355 4 223 09 26
website(s): arrsh.gov.al; www.tirane.al
Please include a link to any websites which give details of the official national policy on parking concessions for people with a disability.
N/A
Part 3: HIring a car if you have a disability
Does your country have any laws which require hire car companies to make adapted vehicles available for people with disabilities to rent?
No
Where are such vehicles available? Please tick all that apply
N/A
Please give details of the section responsible in your ministry for laws/policies on adapted hire cars.
N/A