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Belgium

Documentation

  • Proof of ID (Passport)

  • Full, valid driving licence* (Both Parts) 

  • Proof of Insurance (third party or above)

  • Proof of ownership (V5C Certificate)

  • IDP - International Driving Permit

Personal & Vehicle Requirements

Equipment

  • Helmet

  • Headlamp beam deflectors

  • Spare Bulbs

  • First aid kit

  • Reflective Jacket

  • Motorcyclists: Motorcyclists riding in Belgium, including foreigners, must wear protective clothing, i.e.: gloves, jacket with long sleeves, trousers with long legs or overall, and boots protecting the ankles.

Driving License

  • You must be 18 or over to drive a private vehicle

  • Driving licences (Photocard) issued in EU and EEA countries are accepted

Rules of the Road

Driving & Overtaking

  • Drive on the right and overtake on the left

  • When overtaking a cyclist or moped rider there should be at least 1m between them and the overtaking vehicle

  • When the size of the carriageway makes passing difficult, the driver may use the side of the footway, provided that pedestrians are not put in any danger

Priority

  • Where no signs are used vehicles must give way to vehicles approaching from the right, otherwise obey road signs

  • Emergency vehicles (police, ambulance, army vehicles, etc.) have priority over other road users when using flashing lights and a siren

  • Vehicles on rails have priority even if approaching from the left

  • In built up areas, drivers must slow down or stop for Busses that have indicated they are about to pull away

Warning of Approach

  • The use of the horn is only allowed in case of emergency, in order to avoid an accident.

Driving Penalties

  • The police can issue on the spot fines up to 90 Euro but must issue you an official receipt.

  • If a higher fine is required you may have to pay a deposit and then pay the remainder within two weeks

Identifying Speed Camera Locations

  • A car navigation system with maps indicating the location of fixed speed cameras is permitted, but equipment which actively searches for speed cameras or interferes with police equipment is prohibited

Parking Regulations

  • Any Vehicle standing must have its engine swtiched off, unless absolutely necessary.

  • Park only on the right hand side of the road

Parking Fines Enforcement

  • Wheel clamps are only used on vehicles with no insurance

  • Wheel clamps are used on illegally parked coaches in Vienna

     

Traffic Lights

  • The International three colour system is used

  • Green, amber and red arrows are used at some intersections

Drink & Drugs

  • The legal limit is 0.05%

  • Anybody suspecting of drink/drug driving will be breathalysed

  • Anybody testing positive will be examined by a police physician

  • A blood test will be taken if serious injury or a fatality is caused

Road Conditions & Tolls

  • The roads surfaces can be very bumpy

  • There are no Toll Roads

     

Fuel

  • Most petrol stations are open from 0800 – 2000

  • Credit Cards are accepted

Emergencies

  • In case of breakdown or accident, drivers must use a warning triangle or hazard lights and stay close to the vehicle

Speed Limits

  • Built up areas

  • Local Roads

  • Intercity Roads

  • Motorways

     

  • 50

  • 90

  • 90

  • 120

     

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