Applying for a Vehicle Adjustment Committee for disabled vehicles and accessories

• The Vehicle Adjustment Committee recommends vehicles and accessories for people with disabilities who are eligible for mobility benefits. The committee’s recommendation will determine the most suitable vehicle, at the lowest price, and suitable driving accessories.
• Before going to your committee, you should contact the NII to find out which type of vehicle they allocate for your type of mobility disability. Contact the mobility department for information.
• The committee operates by virtue of section 9 (a) of the agreement regarding mobility benefits, which was signed between the Ministry of Finance and the NII on 1 June 1977, and operates within the Medical Institute for Road Safety.

If you need a vehicle or vehicle equipment suited to your disability:

1. apply through your NII mobility department. You can:
   • request a committee when you apply for mobility benefits at the NII
   • request a referral for an examination from your NII mobility department 
2. you’ll be referred to the Medical Institute for Road Safety, who will invite you to a vehicle size committee. You can only apply through the NII. You cannot apply directly to the committee.
3. You’ll be scheduled an appointment by email or phone. You can view the details of your committee summons in the personal area of the government portal

Please note: If you are in the process of changing your wheelchair, you should apply for the vehicle size committee after getting the new wheelchair to avoid delays. The NII mobility department will update them of the change in wheelchair.

Bring:

• photo ID (you cannot enter without it):
  • driver's license, ID or passport
  • if the committee is for your child, bring your ID card with the appendix (slip) that includes their details
• up-to-date medical documents, including digital medical information from your doctor.
• Your permanent mobility equipment, for example, prostheses, oxygen equipment, feeding equipment, crutches, walker 
• Your standard or powered wheelchair if you use one. The committee will measure your wheelchair size for the vehicle

Also bring:

• Approval to buy a wheelchair
• technical specifications
• a physiotherapist report

Please note: If you are in the process of changing or repairing your wheelchair, let the committee know in advance by calling Kol Habriut. You should only go to your vehicle size committee after getting the new wheelchair, to avoid delay, or a second committee.

Service fees

• If you are a driver being examined for fitness to drive at the Medical Institute for Road Safety, you’ll need to pay a fee.
• There is no fee for the Vehicle Size Committee itself.

If you are applying as a driver:

• you’ll need to take the following tests before your committee:
  • medical fitness test for driving
  • indicator device test for driving accessories, by driving fitness specialists and doctors 
• you’ll need to pay the examination fee that appears under “view documents” 

Details about arriving at the committee

1. You’ll get a copy of the committee report, and a copy will also be sent to the NII, within 30 days of the committee meeting. When you get the committee’s report, contact the your NII to fulfill the committee’s recommendations.You can view the details of your committee summons in the personal area of the government portal 

If you passed a driving test for driving with special driving equipment, send a copy of the new license and the committee’s report to Kol Habriut:

• by an online form
• by fax to 03-5610284

Include “Vehicle Adjustment Committee” in the email subject or on the fax.

You can appeal a Vehicle Adjustment Committee decision though the NII within 60 days of receiving the committees decision.
The NII will submit your appeal to the Medical Institute for Road Safety Acquisition Committee.

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