Malta
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, there are normal procedure controlled by Transport Malta Authority. especially for reserved parking places. and badges are shown on windscreen
Are there restrictions on the type of vehicle or adaptation to controls that can be driven by a person with a disability?
No
Do the same restrictions apply to a person with a disability visiting your country in their own or a rented vehicle? Please give details
No
Please include links to any websites or other sources of information for your country on this topic.
For further information, please visit the Transport Malta website - https://www.transport.gov.mt/
Other information can be found at the Commission for the Rights of Persons with a Disability here - https://www.crpd.org.mt/
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,
The main are marked but the Commission for Rights for Persons with a Disability website (www.crpd.org.mt) may give more information.
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,
Parking spaces even in private land...one can find reserve parking...
What concessions does the parking card give people with a disability? (Please tick all that apply)
Free parking on-street,
In private areas one has to pay to park
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 visitors with a disability?
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
Which countries' parking cards are recognised (please list)
EU blue badge recognized
What other proof of eligibility should a visitor with a disability carry with them? (Please give details)
Blue sticker Blue Badge
Are there minimum dimensions for the size of a parking space reserved for a person with a disability?
No
Please include a link to any websites which give details of the official national policy on parking concessions for people with a disability.
Please visit the Commission for Rights of Persons with a Disability website at - www.crpd.org.mt
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, but some adapted hire cars are available
Where are such vehicles available? Please tick all that apply
Certain private car van hiring
Part 4: Follow up
Name(s): Dr Philip Agius Ph.D
email(s): [email protected]
phone(s): 0035679000116
website(s): www.touringclubmalta.com