Romania
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 license?
No, Relevant legal framework regarding the non-restriction. According to Article 13, paragraph (4) of the Internal Affairs Ministry Order No. 268 dated December 8, 2010, on the examination procedure for obtaining a driving license, “candidates with physical disabilities will take the exam using vehicles adapted to their disability”. At the same time, the necessary logistical means for the practical test of the examination will be provided by the driving school where the candidate's training courses were conducted, or may be provided by the candidates themselves, in the case they have physical disabilities.
As regards the conditions to be met by a vehicle in order to be driven on public roads in Romania, the relevant legal provisions are Article 10 paragraph (1) of the Government Emergency Ordinance No. 195/2002 on traffic on public roads, according to which “the traffic on public roads is prohibited for those vehicles that do not correspond from a technical point of view, for those which are not obligatory ensured with a civil liability insurance for damages caused by traffic accidents to third parties, for those whose registration has been suspended, as well as for the registered vehicles whose term of validity for the periodic technical inspection is expired or canceled”.
Concerning the motor vehicles, agricultural or forestry tractors and trailers registered in other states, according to the provisions of Article 82 paragraph (3) of the same GEO, these “may circulate on the public roads in Romania, if they meet the technical conditions provided in the Convention on Road Traffic, concluded in Vienna on November 8, 1968 and ratified by Romania by Decree No. 318/1980, but only during the valid period of their the civil liability insurance for damages caused by motor vehicle accidents ”.
Are there any restrictions on the type of vehicle or adaptation to controls that can be driven by a person with a disability?
No, the Romanian road legislation is aligned to the EU legislation in this field. As such, no obligations or restrictions are imposed as regards the adaptation of vehicles to the disabilities of the driver
If you have answered yes to the above question, do the same restrictions apply to a person with a disability visiting your country in their own or a rented vehicle? Please give details
N/A
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: 1.For driver licensing-Ministry of Internal Affairs 2. for vehicle adaptations-Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communications
Name of section responsible: 1.General Directorate for Driving Licences and Car Registration-Ministry of Internal Affairs 2. Romanian Automotive Register-- under the subordination of Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communications
email address for queries: [email protected]
Phone number for queries: 1. General Directorate for Driving Licences and Car Registration:Phone: 021 3019586: Fax: 021 23216 61 2. Romanian Automotive Register: Exchange telephones: +4021 202.70.00 Information telephone: +4021 9672
website (s): 1. https://www.drpciv.ro 2. https://www.rarom.ro/en
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?
Wheelchair users, People with walking difficulty, People with vision impairment, People with mental health issues, learning disabilities
Are there parking spaces reserved for people with a disability?
Yes
If you have answered yes, where are the reserved parking spaces?
On street, In municipal car parks
What concessions does the parking card give people with a disability?
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 the above question, 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 the above question please tell us
Which countries' parking cards are recognised: Member States of the European Union What other proof of eligibility should a visitor with a disability carry with them: The parking card
Are there minimum dimensions for the size of a parking space reserved for a person with a disability?
Yes, The legal framework is the Order no 189 of February 12, 2013 of the Ministry for Regional Development and public Administration, which establishes that: parking spaces reserved for the persons with disabilities are located as close as possible to the main entrances to buildings or areas of interest, less than 50 meters from them. The Order also stipulates the minimum dimensions for the size of a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities.
The size of the parking space reserved for wheelchair users is 3.70 x 5.40 m The parking spaces will be placed in packages of two places, a parking space measuring 2.50 x 5.40 m for the vehicle and a lane with a width of 1.20 m will be provided between the two places to ensure the transfer and movement of the person who uses a wheelchair.
Please give details of the section in your ministry responsible for parking concessions for people with a disability
Name of Department/Ministry: The local authorities-City Halls
Name of section responsible: The Municipalities /City Halls
website(s): 1 http://andpdca.gov.ro/w/english-information-The National Authority for the Rights of Disabled Persons, Children and Adoptions 2. https://www.mlpda.ro -The Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration 3. The City Halls websites
Please include a link to any websites which give details of the official national policy on parking concessions for people with a disability.
Further information on parking concessions for disabled drivers can be found here - http://andpdca.gov.ro/w/english-information
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?
Relevant information about Romania's special legal framework on this subject , namely the Law no 448/2006 on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities : This law contains provisions referring to accessibility . Currently , the law stipulates only for the taxi operators, an obligation to ensure he at least one car adapted to the transport of disabled people. who use wheelchairs. The competent authority , which is the National Authority for the Protection of Disabled Persons, Children and Adoption (subordinated to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection) considers the introduction of future amendments to the law concerning the facilities for disabled motorists via the hire car companies and services.
Please give details of the section responsible in your ministry for laws/policies on adapted hire cars.
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Part 4: Further Information
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.
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