Registration fee: The registration fee for the Freedom Drive is 50 EUR for members (30 EUR for a personal assistant) and 70 EUR for non-members (40 EUR for a personal assistant). For this registration fee, you will benefit from coffee breaks, lunches during the three days and a dinner. You will also receive a Freedom Drive T-shirt and other event merchandise. Members of ENIL’s member organisations are covered by members’ rates. If you cannot afford to pay the fee, please contact Vita Vaisnyte at the ENIL Secretariat and explain why you would like to be exempt from paying the fee. We will consider all requests.

 

Please register as soon as possible, so we can better plan the Freedom Drive. The deadline for registration is 31 August.

 

Fundraising: We advise everyone to contact their Members of the European Parliament and ask for sponsorship to join the Freedom Drive. Each MEP has a generous budget to bring people from their own country to Brussels each year. You can download the template to get in touch with your MEP here.

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Contact person: The contact person for the Freedom Drive at ENIL is Vita Vaisnyte. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with her.

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Travel and accommodation: All participants are responsible for covering their travel and accommodation costs. ENIL will only be in a position to cover the costs of speakers and member of the Board (ENIL and ENIL Youth).

 

Accessible hotels: Please book early, as there are many events taking place in Brussels in September. For a list of accessible hotels, please check the website of Handy Brussels.

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Driving in Brussels on 22nd September: If anyone is arriving by car on Sunday, 22nd September, you have to apply for a permit to drive in Brussels (including people who live in Belgium, but not in Brussels). This is because 22nd September is a car free day, with everyone encouraged to use free public transport. Disabled people can get an exemption, but you must apply using this link before 13th September.

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Documents needed to apply for an exemption: Parking card for disabled people or a disability certificate and Proof of your need to travel to Brussels on 22 September (hotel booking or confirmation of participation in the Freedom Drive).

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Please note that you do not have to apply if you are arriving in Brussels any other day.

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Parking in Brussels: To benefit from free parking in the Brussels Region, Parking Brussels only recognises the European Disability Parking Card (the UK Blue badge is unfortunately no longer recognised). To do this, you need to pre-register your European Disability Parking Card:

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• Send an e-mail to handicap@parking.brussels;

• Requesting that the attached European Disability Parking Card be “linked” to the vehicle's license plate N°.... (indicate number) of the vehicle;

• Attach a copy of both sides of the European Disability Parking Card to the e-mail.

 

Once this is done, you must still display the European Disability Parking Card on the vehicle's dashboard.

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For private parking, this site lists a number of private parks companies where you can find the parking lot closest to where you are. Each parking lot shows the maximum height of the vehicle.

 

It is also advised that you check that your vehicle meets the LEZ (Low Emission Zone) conditions for driving in the Brussels Region.