The Disability Services Office, in conjunction with the Adelaide City Council, would like to present to you a “Definitive Guide to Parking for People with a Disabled Person’s Parking Permit across the Adelaide CBD”
If you have a Disabled Person’s Parking Permit, whether it is temporary or permanent, you have a number of options available to you:
- A Disabled Person’s Parking Permit is valid for any vehicle provided it is being used for the transportation of the disabled person who is a holder of a permit.
- Having a Disabled Person’s Parking Permit displayed in the window allows the vehicle to be parked in disabled persons’ parking spaces which are sign posted and have the disabled symbol painted on the road surface or signs covering the area. If parking in a designated disabled parking zone the posted time limit applies (ie, no extra time).
- If you have a Disabled Person’s Parking Permit, you also have the option of parking in a non-disabled persons’ parking space. As long as you display the permit in the window, the vehicle may then be parked in any metered, ticketed space or time limit space of 15 minutes or more, for 90 minutes more than the time allowed for that space or for double the time that is allowed for that space (whichever of the two is greater in time).
- In conjunction with this, if you have parked on any ticketed kerbside non-disability parking space, you do not have to pay the fee for this park. You must pay for parking in off street car parks.
- You may not park in loading zones or non permissive zones.
Remember, in order to utilise these options your permit must be displayed inside the vehicle as near as possible to the registration label. Sounds confusing? Let’s go through some case studies to help clarify the situation…
Case Study 1
Dale wants to go shopping in town on Saturday. He finds a 2P parking space in Hindmarsh Square which will cost him $3.20 for 2 hours; however the space is not a designated disabled parking bay. Dale decides that the parking bay is close enough to his destination and that he will be able to gain access to and from his vehicle. As long as Dale displays his Disabled Person’s Parking Permit, he will not have to pay the $3.20 fee for the parking space and he can park in this space for a total of 4 hours instead of the normal 2 hours.
Case Study 2
Joy is having dinner in town with her family on Friday night. Joy has a Disabled Person’s Parking Permit, however she does not like to drive at night time so she is taken in to town by her family. As long as Joy is being transported by her family, she can display her Disabled Person’s Parking Permit in her family’s vehicle and they can utilise the same concessions that Joy gets with her own car.
In addition, people who hold a Disabled Parking Permit will be able to park for two hours free of charge in Adelaide City Council’s U-park carparks. Your Driver’s Licence and current Disabled Permit need to be shown to a Parking Attendant when paying for parking.
We hope that this is of some assistance to you in your travels around the Adelaide CBD and that the parking situation has been clarified for people with a disability. Please visit the Adelaide City Council website or call 8203 7457 for any further information about disability parking in the Adelaide CBD.
Parking permits are administered by Transport SA
Telephone: 13 10 84
I was wondering if this covers ALL of Adelaide or just the Adelaide Council areas
June 13th, 2008 at 12:56 pmThe information about free and extended time limits for people with a disability permit who are parking in non-disabled parking spots applies to the Adelaide City Council area (includes North Adelaide). For other council areas you would need to check with the individual local council. The permit allows parking in designated disability parking spots in all council areas. Thanks for your comment/query.
June 19th, 2008 at 1:32 pmCan you please supply a map of the Adelaide CBD showing where the disabled parking areas are located?
Regards
December 28th, 2008 at 4:27 pmPhil Coles
Dear Phil, the Adelaide City Council puts out a very useful book about many disability accessibility features of the CBD, including parking options, titled “Access Adelaide Guide …for people with limited mobility” You could pick one of these up next time you are in town or you could request one from the Council phone 8203 7203.
Jane
January 6th, 2009 at 10:09 amQuestion is Ayers house car park on North Tce fall under the the same rules as Adelaide city council metered street parking, by this I mean does a car displaying a disabled parking permit have to pay for parking in the Ayers House car park.
December 8th, 2010 at 11:25 pmHi John
December 9th, 2010 at 8:07 amYou will need to contact Ayers House to find an answer to that. You can call them on (08) 8224 0666.
QUERY: With the new NATIONAL Disability Parking Scheme, should this apply to ALL councils in ALL states? Isn’t that what the scheme is about? Uniforming accessible parking.
March 12th, 2011 at 6:05 pmHello Naomi
Information about the Australian disability parking scheme can be found here: http://www.sa.gov.au/subject/Transport%2C+travel+and+motoring/Public+transport+and+travel/Getting+around+with+a+disability+or+mobility+aid/Disabled+parking+permit
For further information you can call 13 10 84.
March 15th, 2011 at 9:49 amYour answer to Naomi’s question, does not say whether the national regulations for disabled parking apply in the Adelaide CIty Council area. Your website indicates that they do not apply. Even the State Government site still uses the old regulations. I am finding this very confusing.
March 23rd, 2011 at 3:20 pmHello Paul
The link in my post above indicates that permits for the new parking scheme began being issued around March 31st. If you want further clarification you’ll need to contact Service SA on 13 10 84.
Thankyou
April 19th, 2011 at 10:23 amSo if I understand this correctly, I can park in ANY street parking, and not have to pay, as long as my Disabled Permit is showing, right? AND, I also get double the time too. So for a 2 hour park, it’s 4 hours, for a 10 hour park, it is 20 hours?
July 21st, 2011 at 5:27 pmHello John
The following is from the Adelaide City Council website:
Extended time only applies in permissive zones onstreet.
* If the time limit on the parking sign is less than 30 minutes, the time limit for a disability parking permit holder will be 30 minutes; or
* If the time limit on the sign is 30 minutes or more, but 1 hour or less, the time limit for a disability parking permit holder will be 2 hour; or
* If the time limit on the sign is more than 1 hour, the time limit for a disability parking permit holder will be twice the period indicated on the sign.
* Vehicles displaying a Disabled Parking Permit may park in a ticket parking area without purchasing a ticket (must purchase a ticket if parking in a U-Park or off street car park).
* Please ensure you check the signs carefully and that the area does not become a restrictive parking zone at a later time ie. “No Stopping” or “Bus Zone” etc.
* The extended time does not apply in loading zones or non permissive zones (normal loading zone conditions apply).
* If parking in a designated Disabled Parking Zone, the time limit on that sign applies (ie, no extra time).
* Disabled permit holders may apply for discounted parking in the UParks. For enquiries call the Customer Centre on 8203 7203.
From http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/services/parking-and-regulations/signs-and-rules.html
July 26th, 2011 at 9:44 amHi I was handed a flyer on my visit to the central market on leaving, I was charged full price for parking on Saturday 28th Jan there was no sighnage saying that it had changed, the person on the Gate handed a application form but it stated that I have to send my permit in with the form,that means I will have no permit while you process my application ????? and I have been told that this permit is not to leave my person so will a photo copy do to prove to you that I am who I say I am ,as it is there is not enough disabled parking spaces around but plenty of Pram parks availble ?? thank you for your time you hae taken to read my question. Carole Kluver .
January 30th, 2012 at 9:47 amHello Carole
We (DIRC) do not administer disability parking permits. I think you will need to contact your nearest Service SA location. A list of locations in SA can be found here:
http://sa.gov.au/government/entity/58/About%20us%20-%20Service%20SA/Where%20we%20are
Thankyou
January 31st, 2012 at 8:19 am