Greece
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?
Yes,
Annex 3 of Directive 2006/126/EC has been harmonised to our national legislation. Certainly, this has been further analysed and the ability of driving with particular disabilities has been characterised as either prohibitive or enabling or must be further checked. Therefore, apart from the standard medical check made by ophthalmologist and pathologist or similar specialist, the candidate driver or driver has to pass by an orthopedic or the national Driver Assessment Centre for evaluating the kinetic disability of this person. For other disabilities, the same procedure occurs, thus passing by the relevant doctor.
Are there any restrictions on the type of vehicle or adaptation to controls that can be driven by a person with a disability?
Yes,
According to relevant codes referred in Annex I of Directive 2006/126/EC
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,
Only, if there are restrictions mentioned on the driving licence of this person (and mainly EU and EEC driving licences).
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: Directorate of Road Traffic & Safety/ Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport
Name of section responsible: Driving Licences and Drivers' Training Unit
email address for queries: [email protected]/
Phone number for queries: 0030 210 6508492, 8883
website (s): www.yme.gov.gr
Part 2: Parking Cards for people with a disability
Does your country have a national scheme of parking concessions for people with a disability?
Yes
Which categories of people with a disability are eligible for the parking card? Please tick all that apply
Wheelchair users,
People with walking difficulty,
People with vision impairment,
People with mental health issues, learning disabilities or other hidden disabilities
Other (please specify):
Blood disorders than require regular transfusions like thalassemia and sickle cell anemia
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):
Supermarkets, shopping malls
What concessions does the parking card give people with a disability? (Please tick all that apply)
Free parking on-street,
Free parking in municipal car parks
Are there any regions or cities in your country that do not recognise the parking card, or which have their own, different system?
No
Are the same concessions available to individuals with a disability visiting your country?
Yes
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?
Yes
If you have answered yes to Question 14 above please tell us
Which countries' parking cards are recognised (please list) Parking Permits from all EU countries are recognised What other proof of eligibility should a visitor with a disability carry with them? (Please give details) No other proof
Are there minimum dimensions for the size of a parking space reserved for a person with a disability?
Yes,
Minimum size is 5m x 3,30m
Please give details of the section in your ministry responsible for parking concessions for people with a disability
Name of Department/Ministry: Independent Accessibility Unit for PWD/ Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport
Name of section responsible: Independent Accessibility Unit for PWD
email address for queries: [email protected]
phone number for queries: 0030 213 1523 524
website(s): www.yme.gov.gr
Please include a link to any websites which give details of the official national policy on parking concessions for people with a disability.
http://www.odigostoupoliti.eu/deltio-stathmefsis-ochimaton-ton-atomon-m…
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.
Name of ministry: Ministry of Tourism / Ministry of Infrastructure &Transport
Name of section responsible: Legislative Coordination & Good Legislation Directorate/Pax Transport Directorate
email address for queries: [email protected], [email protected]/[email protected]
phone number for queries: 0030 210 3736149, 0030 210 3736346/ 0030 210 6508094