Transport Department - Transport for the Disabled

Disabled Passengers
Certificate for Picking Up or Setting Down of Passengers with Disabilities in Restricted Zones
	1.	Who is eligible for the certificate?
		The following people with specified types of disabilities can apply for the Certificate: (i) wheelchair users; (ii) visually impaired persons (i.e. totally blind or severely low vision); (iii) users of walking aids (e.g. artificial leg, crutches, and four legged walking aids); and (iv) persons with mobility problem certified by doctors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, or social workers.
	2.	Is a passenger with disability allowed to board and alight from a vehicle in restricted zones?
		A passenger with disability can board and alight from a taxi, private car, private light bus or private bus in restricted zones except expressways and 24 hours restricted zones, provided that no hazard or major disruption is caused to other road users, by presenting a "Certificate for Picking Up or Setting Down of Passengers with Disabilities in Restricted Zones" to the driver.
	3.	How can a visually impaired person use the Certificate?
		A visually impaired passenger can fill in the Certificate in Braille.
	4.	Are there any prohibitions that passengers with disabilities have to observe when boarding and alighting in restricted zones?
		Passengers with disabilities cannot board and alight from vehicles in 24-hour restricted zones and on expressways. Besides, drivers are not allowed to wait for passengers or park their vehicles in restricted zones even if they have been given the Certificate.
	5.	How can a person with disability obtain the Certificate?
		A person with disability can apply for the "Certificate for Picking Up or Setting Down of Passengers with Disabilities in Restricted Zones" from a rehabilitation organisation or an elderly community service centre. The applicant may contact the Hong Kong Council of Social Service at 2864 2934 for details.

Parking Certificate for Drivers Who Carry People with Mobility Disabilities

Who is eligible for the Parking Certificate?

What is the Parking Certificate for?

How can a person with disability obtain the Certificate?

Disabled Drivers

What kind of fees, which are related to driving licence, vehicle licence, and motor vehicles first registration tax, could a disabled person apply for exemption?

According to the Road Traffic Ordinance (Chapter 374), "disabled person" means a person who is the holder of a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Director of Health or the Hospital Authority stating that such person is suffering from a permanent disease or physical disability that causes him considerable difficulty in walking. Any person who falls in the definition mentioned above may claim to be subjected to a test specified by the Commissioner as to his fitness of ability to drive a motor vehicle, in order to confirm whether the applicant shall drive only a motor vehicle of a particular construction or design. The applicant may apply for exemption from payment of the following fees:

(I)	the fee for learner's driving licence for private car, motorcycle or motor-tricycle;
(II)	the fee for driving test for private car, motorcycle or motor-tricycle;
(III)	the fee for probationary driving licence and/or full driving licence;
(IV)	the annual licence fee for the following vehicle:

	a.	a private car of which the disabled person is the registered owner and has proved his fitness to drive, and the cylinder capacity of the engine of the private car does not exceed 1500 cubic centimetres. (Where the cylinder capacity of the engine of the private car exceeds 1500 cubic centimetres, the annual licence fee shall be calculated by the deduction from the appropriate annual licence fee in respect of a private car of which the cylinder capacity of the engine does not exceed 1500 cubic centimeters);
	b.	a motorcycle or motor-tricycle of which the disabled person is the registered owner and has proved his fitness to drive;

(V)	the new owner of a private car, motorcycle or motor-tricycle is a disabled person, who is not the owner of another private car, motorcycle or motor-tricycle at the time of delivery of notice of transfer of ownership, would be exempt from payment of the transfer of ownership fee for the motor vehicle; and
(VI)	under the Motor Vehicles (First Registration Tax) Ordinance (Chapter 330), a disabled person is not liable to pay the motor vehicles first registration tax on the first $300,000 of the taxable value of a private car, motorcycle or motor-tricycle, if he has not registered a motor vehicle subject to the exemption of the motor vehicles first registration tax within the previous 5 years.
(VII)	If a disabled driver applies for first registration for his electric private car and meets the requirements specified in (VI) above, he is not liable to pay the motor vehicle first registration tax on the first $300,000 of the taxable value of a private car.
(VIII)	"Disabled Person's Parking Permit" holder is exempted from payment of parking charges in a metered or "pay and display" parking space and granted half-fare concession on parking charges for using a designated parking space in any of the Government multi-storey car parks under the management of Transport Department.
(IX)	disabled person with valid driving licence could apply for free tickets for passing Government Tunnels and Tsing Ma Control Area for one of his registered private car, motorcycle or motor-tricycle.
For enquiry of concessions and driver assessment for person with disability, please contact Driving Services Section at 2713 7262.

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