Parking Permits

The Disabled Persons Parking Scheme (DPPS) is to ensure that people with a disability are provided with equality of opportunity to access services and facilities throughout the state. The scheme is administered by local councils and VicRoads is responsible for establishing the regulations that govern the scheme.

• Disabled Parking Permit Application
• Disabled Parking Map Frankston CAD 2011.pdf

Frankston Foreshore Parking

Please note: Holders of a disability parking permit are eligible to park for the time stipulated, without having to pay a fee (without the need to display a Foreshore Parking Permit).

Types

There are four types of permits:

• Code A - Driver or passenger
• Code B - Passenger
• Code C - An organisation providing a transport service for people with disabilities that qualify for a Category One permit
• Code D - Temporary permit for a person whose disability is long term but not permanent

Category One (Blue label)

Issued to people who use a wheelchair, motorised scooter, or similar device that prevents access to a vehicle in a standard parking bay.

This permit entitles the permit holder to park their vehicle:

• In a parking area or bay for the time and parking fee specified; or
• For twice the time in a standard parking bay.

Category Two (Green label)

Issued to people who can access a vehicle in a standard parking bay but require additional time to complete their visit to the area. This permit entitles the permit holder to park their vehicle for twice the specified time in a standard parking bay. This label does NOT permit the permit holder to park in a parking bay.

Person

A person may be eligible for a Disabled Person's Parking Permit if a Medical Practitioner certifies they meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Require the ongoing use of a wheelchair, motorised scooter, or similar device
• Are unable to walk without the use of a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic device, fixed or mobile walking frame or other similar device, or without the assistance of another person
• Use a wheelchair, motorised scooter, or similar device that hinders access to a vehicle in a parking bay
• Have an arthritic, neurological, psychological, cardiac or orthopaedic condition that exhausts their physical capacity to walk 60 metres
• Use an oxygen unit
• Have acute breathing difficulties caused by lung disease
• Pose an extreme risk to themselves or others without the constant attendance of a caregiver

Application

1. Obtain a Disability Parking Permit application form by contacting Frankston City Council on 1300 322 322, or download a copy of the Disabled Parking Permit Application form.
2. Complete and sign section one and two of the form
3. Arrange for a medical professional to complete section three and four of the form** (ie: medical practitioner, medical specialist, psychologist or occupational therapist)
4. Submit the completed form to Council for assessment.

** Costs charged by medical professionals may not be recoverable.

Organisation 

An organisation is eligible for a Disabled Person's Parking Permit if:

• It is recognised by Council as providing a transport service for people with significant ambulatory or intellectual disabilities that would make them eligible for individual permits under this code
• The people transported are unable to manage the use of individual permits

If the organisation provides transport for people with disabilities on an occasional basis (i.e. for a day or weekend trip) Council may issue a trip specific permit.

Application

Organisations must complete both sections of the application form.

The medical practitioner will assess each application according to:

1. Long-term or short-term need
2. The need for wide parking bays and/or an accessible parking space
3. The need for rest breaks only.

The assessment must also include consideration of the following factors:

1. Diagnosis - is the disability defined and known?
2. Prognosis - how will this develop, improve, or change?
3. Physical limitations - what effect does the disability have on mobility?

Disputed Eligibility

If an application for a permit is refused Council must provide reasons for its decision in writing, and must reconsider the application if a second opinion is obtained from a medical practitioner, specialist practitioner or clinical psychologist, other than the person who completed the initial application form.

If Council maintains its decision to refuse the applicant a permit, and the applicant is still dissatisfied with the decision, the Council must refer the matter to its Medical Officer of Health.

Renew

Permits may be issued for the period as follows:

• Six months from the date of issue for a Temporary (Code D) Permit
• Twelve months from the date of the issue if the applicant has a history of losing permits
• Twelve months from the date of the issue for organisations
• Three years from the date of issue for all other permits

Council may require a new application form for renewal of an existing permit or may issue a new permit without an application on receipt of an expired permit.

If a permit is lost, stolen, damaged or otherwise rendered unusable, the permit holder or person acting on behalf of the permit holder must submit a statutory declaration to Council, giving details of why the permit needs to be replaced and wherever possible supportive evidence. Council will issue a replacement permit.

Cancellation

A permit is automatically cancelled after the expiry date and may be cancelled anytime for wilful misuse or breach of the Conditions of Use. Council will notify the permit holder in writing of such a cancellation and will require that the permit be returned within seven days.

Conditions of Use

The Disabled Person's Parking permit is issued in order that people have easier access to facilities and services. The permit is to be used when the permit holder is in the vehicle at the time it is parked, leaves the vehicle for the duration of the parking, and returns to the vehicle for the purpose of transportation. If the permit holder's application form indicated dependence on a device e.g. Cane or crutch, the permit holder must be using this device when using the permit.

• A person may hold only one person's parking permit at one time
• The permit must be displayed on the dashboard near the registration label for the Traffic Officers to view when the vehicle is parked. As long as the permit is clearly displayed and the vehicle is parked in accordance with the parking conditions no parking infringement will be applied to the vehicle.
• The permit is only valid when displayed in a vehicle that is actually transporting the permit holder. The permit may be cancelled if it is used by a person other than permit holder
• A permit must not be copied, reproduced in any fashion or sold
• Loss of the permit must be reported to the issuing Council as soon as possible after the loss is discovered
• The permit may be cancelled if it is used by a person other than permit holder, or used in ways that otherwise breach the conditions of use

 

 

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