Antwerp was the pioneer, now Brussels is following suit.. Since January 1, 2018, there has also been an environmental zone in the Belgian capital.. This applies around the clock on all seven days of the week and covers the entire metropolitan region.. In the west, north and east it is bounded by the Brussels ring road R0, which itself does not belong to the environmental zone, in the south by the municipality Watermael-Boitsfort..

Important violations of the access restrictions will only be punished with fines from October 2018..

Affected vehicles

Up until now, the environmental zone has particularly affected cars, vans, vans up to 3.5 t, buses and coaches that do not have the required Euro standard.. This applies to both Belgian and foreign vehicles.. Other vehicles, including motorcycles, mopeds, trucks over 3.5 t (only for goods transport) and mobile homes are not subject to the environmental zone regulations until further notice..

In 2018, the above-mentioned vehicles will initially only be prohibited from entering diesel vehicles with Euro standard 1 or older.. From 2019, diesel vehicles with Euro Norm 2 and petrol engines with Euro Norm 1 and older will also be affected by this ban.. From 2020 there will be an expansion to diesel vehicles with Euro standard 3 and from 2022 to diesel vehicles with Euro standard 4.

From summer online registration required

Abroad, e.g.. For example, in Germany, registered vehicles do not require a sticker, but must be registered online in advance after a grace period from summer 2018.. Registration will be free of charge, but the exact registration procedure is not yet clear.. The monitoring will be done by cameras and license plate matching..

Day ticket for vehicles with no access

For vehicles that are covered by the respective regulations according to the applicable regulations, there will be the possibility to enter for a maximum of eight days a year by purchasing a day ticket to acquire in the environmental zone.. This day ticket costs 35 euros.. It does not include the parking fee in paid parking lots.. A parking ticket must be purchased separately..

Fines

Until September 2018 inclusive, penalties should be waived for violations of the environmental zone.. This means that drivers only have to expect a fine afterwards.. However, this should then be between 150 and 350 euros..

Further information:

Brussels homepage

Toll info Belgium

Country guide Belgium


debrequ, 2018-01-25