Volusia County Beaches: Free Beach Driving and Parking with a Disabled Veteran Plate

Section 20-202 of the Volusia County Code charges $30 a day for a vehicle to drive onto the beach, and section 20-203 sells a $150 annual pass to non-residents (residents and property owners register free). Section 20-204(2) exempts "Vehicles having under the laws of this or any other state a disabled veterans (DV) license plate", as well as vehicles with wheelchair-symbol plates or permits. In practice. The county says residents and visitors with disabled parking documentation, including Disabled Veteran plates, get no-cost beach driving, parking in county-owned off-beach lots and entry to the inlet parks. Register the plate with ParkVolusia, online or at a ParkVolusia office (24-hour line 386-260-1482): the automated ramps and lot cameras read plates, and lot kiosks cannot waive the fee, though a fine issued to a DV plate is waived on proof. Municipal lots in Daytona Beach set their own fees. A veteran without a DV plate pays the ordinary fees; the plate itself is a State benefit (see the Florida entry), and section 316.1964 exempts it from fees in metered spaces and timed county lots statewide.