Iceland
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,
These would include sight, locomotive and certain other disabilities necessary for safe driving. Simply you must meet the minimum physical and mental requirements as laid out in law and regulations, i.e. be able to complete a drivers certification to receive license. Also to be noted, requirements may be made regarding orthopedic or other adaptations made to the vehicles driven by the holder of a drivers license
Are there any restrictions on the type of vehicle or adaptation to controls that can be driven by a person with a disability?
Yes,
Regarding autonomousity of vehicle it may be necessary to apply for an exemption to the Icelandic Transport Authority
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,
You must hold an internationally accepted drivers license and if driving your own vehicle it must meet the general legal requirements, also regarding autonomousity.
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: Ministry of Transport and Local government
Name of section responsible: Jonas Birgisson
email address for queries: [email protected]
Phone number for queries: +354 5458200
website (s): www.srn.is
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 (please describe)
Other (please specify):
If you hold a card as recognized handicapped, you are entitled to free parking in designated parking spaces The handicap Parking card is issued by the Local commissioners https://www.syslumenn.is/thjonusta/skirteini-vegabrefvottord/p-kort-sta…
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):
The most commonly used are those linked to services, both public and private.
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,
Other (please specify):
Free parking in any parking space designated for the handicapped.
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) Any cardholder - with the international handicap card for the handicapped What other proof of eligibility should a visitor with a disability carry with them? (Please give details) A valid handicap card to be displayed in the window of the vehicle
Are there minimum dimensions for the size of a parking space reserved for a person with a disability?
The minimum is 3,80 m x 5,00 m but one parking space must be 4,5 m x 5,0 m and parking spaces along side roads must be at least 8 m long. http://www.mannvirkjastofnun.is/library/Skrar/Byggingarsvid/Leidbeining… At present parking for the disabled falls under the hospices of two ministries: The ministry of social affairs and the Ministry of Transport and Local government.
Please give details of the section in your ministry responsible for parking concessions for people with a disability
Name of Department/Ministry: The Ministry of Social affairs / Ministry of Transport and Local govenrment
Name of section responsible: The Iceland Construction Authority / Icelandic Transport Authority
email address for queries: www.hms.is and www.icetra.is
phone number for queries: +354 4406400
website(s): http://www.mannvirkjastofnun.is
Please include a link to any websites which give details of the official national policy on parking concessions for people with a disability.
https://www.thekkingarmidstod.is/rettindi/p-merkip-staedi/
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
Other (please specify):
At present there is only one rental vehicle that can be driven by a person in a wheelchair. This is mainly due to the fact that there is no demand.
Please give details of the section responsible in your ministry for laws/policies on adapted hire cars.
Name of ministry: Ministry of Transport and local govenment
Name of section responsible: ICETRA
email address for queries: www.icetra.is
phone number for queries: +354 4806000
website(s): www.icetra.is
Part 4: Follow up
Please give contact details (email, phone, weblinks) for any sections or organisations which have supplied information for your response to this survey if they are not already listed.
Name(s) of sections/organisations: Sjálfsbjörg's Knowledge Center
email(s): [email protected]
phone(s): (+354) - 5500-118
website(s): https://www.thekkingarmidstod.is/english