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Disabled parking badge in Israel (tag nache): who qualifies, how to apply and where you can park

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In short

  • The disabled parking badge is issued by the Ministry of Transport, not Bituach Leumi. It lets you park in disabled bays and, under certain conditions, where parking is otherwise not allowed.
  • Under the Disabled Persons Parking Law it goes to blind people, and to people whom an authorised doctor confirms have a disability of at least 60% and whose health may suffer without a car, who need a wheelchair, or who need a car because of their legs.
  • Some Bituach Leumi recipients are notified and get the badge without applying. Others apply to the Ministry of Transport with medical documents.
  • The badge is in the disabled person's name and lists up to 2 vehicles they use regularly.

Who gets a badge without applying

Bituach Leumi sends the Ministry of Transport a list of benefit recipients who may qualify. They get a text message with a link to enter their vehicle details, and the badge is then posted.

  • Mobility allowance with a mobility limitation of 60% or more. People who use a wheelchair full-time get a wheelchair badge.
  • Special services at 188% or more, or 50% because of blindness, chemotherapy or dialysis, or with 12 points under 'mobility at home'.
  • Disabled child allowance because of full dependence (188% or more), constant supervision, blindness or low vision, loss of function in two limbs, psychosis, dialysis, a stoma, special feeding, oxygen, uncontrolled epilepsy, severe asthma, cystic fibrosis and a few other reasons.

How to apply

  1. Fill in the online form on the Ministry of Transport website, logging in with national identification.
  2. Attach medical documents from the last 3 months showing your condition or mobility limitation.
  3. You can also apply by post: Unit for People with Limited Mobility, Public Inquiries Centre, PO Box 72, Holon.

The Ministry of Transport decides whether you qualify. With a badge you can also get an exemption from or discount on the vehicle licence fee.

Where you can park

With the badge you park in marked disabled bays. Where parking is not allowed, you may park only if all of these apply:

  • There is no disabled bay nearby, or it is taken.
  • There is no other place nearby where parking is allowed, or it is taken.
  • Parking there does not endanger anyone or block pedestrians, prams or wheelchairs.
  • It does not seriously disrupt traffic.

Even then you may not park: in a junction or within 12 m of it, at a car park entrance, on a crossing or within 12 m before it, in a bus lane or at a bus stop, at a taxi rank, within 2 m of a marked fire hydrant, double-parked, in a loading zone during its hours, or in another vehicle's personal disabled bay.

A car with a disabled badge may not be wheel-clamped. If it is dangerous or blocks traffic it may be moved or towed. A ticket for illegal parking must come with a photo of the car, unless a police officer issued it.

Free parking in blue-and-white zones is set by each local authority's bylaws. Check your authority's website.

A personal spot near home

  • The local authority must give one vehicle of a badge holder a parking spot within 200 m of home, or within 400 m if there is none closer.
  • Who qualifies: blind people, people with a disability of at least 90% whose health may suffer without a car, wheelchair users, and people who need a car because of their legs.
  • The authority allocates the spot within 60 days of the request and puts up a sign with the car's details. Parking there is free.
  • If you have a permanent adapted parking space for your use only, such as one attached to your flat, you do not get one. The authority may grant a spot in other cases where justified.

Who may use the badge

  • The badge is for the disabled person. Someone driving them may park with the badge under the same conditions.
  • A non-disabled person who is not driving a disabled person and parks illegally with the badge commits an offence. So does a disabled person who gives the badge to someone else, and a court may take the badge away.

Frequently asked questions

Who qualifies for a disabled parking badge in Israel?

Blind people, and people whom an authorised doctor confirms have a disability of at least 60% and whose health may suffer without a car, who need a wheelchair, or who need a car because of their legs. The Ministry of Transport decides.

How many cars can be on the badge?

Up to 2 vehicles the disabled person uses regularly.

Do mobility allowance recipients get a badge automatically?

With a mobility limitation of 60% or more, Bituach Leumi sends a text message with a link to enter the car's details, and the badge is posted.

Can I get a disabled parking spot near my home?

Yes, if you are blind, have a disability of at least 90%, use a wheelchair or need a car because of your legs. The local authority allocates a spot within 200 m of home within 60 days.

  • Mobility allowance

    If a leg impairment limits your mobility: a monthly allowance for car owners or ₪2,581 without a car, and a loan for the taxes on a new car.

  • Disability discounts and benefits

    What you get on top of the pension: discounts on transport, at your health fund, on arnona, water and electricity, at banks and on taxes — by percentage and benefit.

  • General Disability Allowance

    A monthly allowance for people whose earning capacity fell by at least 50% because of illness, injury or a birth defect. Up to ₪4,711 a month.

  • Attendance Allowance

    For people aged 18 to retirement age who need a lot of help from another person with daily activities, or supervision. ₪1,943–₪9,126 a month.

  • Disabled Child Benefit

    For parents of a child with an illness, impairment or dependence on others, from 91 days to 18. ₪1,943–₪9,126 a month, up to a year back.

Sources

This is general information, not legal advice. Amounts are correct as of the review date and change every January.