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Driving in Belgium - Traffic rules and Road signs
Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in Belgium. Also, you may take a look for road signs of Belgium. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to Belgium. Make your trip safer!
Belgium
Quick reference
Driving side
Right
Speed (urban / rural / highway)
50 km/h / 90 km/h / 120 km/h
Blood alcohol limit
0.05%
Emergency
112
Min. rental age
21
Pre-trip checklist
Remember priority from the right
Carry triangle, vest, first aid kit
Save 112 and 101 (police)
0.02% if you have had license under 2 years
Tolls & practical
No need to buy a vignette; motorways are free.
No vignette or general toll. Some tunnels/bridges may have local tolls.
Common fines
Speeding
€50–€600+
Priority violation
€175
Phone while driving
€174
No seatbelt
€55
Drink driving
€400–€6000+
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Parking & fuel
Parking
Paid parking in cities (blue zone disc or paid zones). Strict enforcement.
Tip: Brussels: use park-and-ride or paid parking; check signs for resident-only areas.
Fuel
Common types: Unleaded 95/98, Diesel, LPG.
Cards widely accepted.
Approx. price: ~€1.55 (approximate)
Things that might surprise you
Priority from the right
Unless signposted otherwise, traffic from the right has priority — including from small streets and exits. Many foreigners are caught out.
0.02% for novices
Drivers with license less than 2 years: 0.02% limit. Effectively one drink can be over.
Yellow box junctions
Do not enter a yellow box unless your exit is clear. Fines for blocking.
No tolls on motorways
Belgian motorways are free; no vignette. Good for cross-border trips.
Guide last verified: 2026-02
General rules
Traffic Direction
Right Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h
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Speed limits rules
Urban Area
50
Speed road
90
70 in Flanders
Express road
120
Where to rent a car in Belgium?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
Required car kit
Triangle
Yes
First aid
Yes
Fire extinguisher
Yes
Spare bulb
No
Tow Rope
Yes
Other differences in rules
Maximum promille alcohole
0.05
Toll roads
No
Minimum driver age
18
17 with supervision of parents
Where to rent a car in Belgium?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
Belgium road signs
Built-up Area Limits signs
Entrance to built up area
Leaving built up area
Checkpoints signs
Customs
Toll
End of prohibition signs
End of all restrictions
End of no overtaking
Indication signs
Escape lane
First aid
Hospital
No through road
Parking
Tunnel
Mandatory signs
Bicycles and pedestrians only
Bicycles only
Equestrians only
Pass on either side
Pass on this side
Pedestrians only
Proceed right only
Proceed straight or turn right only
Roundabout
Route for vehicles carrying dangerous goods
Straight ahead only
Turn right ahead only
Priority signs
End of priority road
Give Way Yield
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming vehicles
Priority road
Stop
Prohibitory signs
Maximum height
Maximum vehicle length
Maximum weight
Maximum width
No U-turns
No bicycles
No buses
No entry
No heavy goods vehicles
No left turn
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motorcycles
No overtaking by heavy goods vehicles
No overtaking
No parking or waiting
No pedestrians
No right turn
No stopping
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
No vehicles carrying dangerous water pollutants
No vehicles carrying explosives
No vehicles
Special regulations signs
Bus lane
Expressway ends
Expressway
Lane ends
Motorway ends
Motorway
One-way street
Pedestrian crossing
Pedestrian zone
Residential area living street
Road hump
Speed limit signs
End of maximum speed limit
End of speed limit zone
Maximum speed limit
Speed limit zone
Warning signs
Bend ahead
Children
Crossroads with a minor road
Crossroads with priority to the right
Cyclists ahead
Dangerous crosswinds
Domestic animals
Double bend ahead
Falling rocks or debris
Give Way ahead
Junction with a minor road
Level crossing (multiple tracks)
Level crossing (one track)
Level crossing with barriers ahead
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Loose road surface
Low-flying aircraft
Opening or swing bridge
Other danger
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Road hump ahead
Road narrows on both sides
Road narrows on one side
Roadworks ahead
Slippery road surface
Snow or ice
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Stop ahead
Traffic queues likely ahead
Traffic signals ahead
Tram crossing
Two-way traffic ahead
Uneven road ahead
Unprotected quayside or riverbank
Wild animals
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About
News
Rules
Driving in Belgium - Traffic rules and Road signs
Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in Belgium. Also, you may take a look for road signs of Belgium. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to Belgium. Make your trip safer!
Belgium
Quick reference
Driving side
Right
Speed (urban / rural / highway)
50 km/h / 90 km/h / 120 km/h
Blood alcohol limit
0.05%
Emergency
112
Min. rental age
21
Pre-trip checklist
Remember priority from the right
Carry triangle, vest, first aid kit
Save 112 and 101 (police)
0.02% if you have had license under 2 years
Tolls & practical
No need to buy a vignette; motorways are free.
No vignette or general toll. Some tunnels/bridges may have local tolls.
Common fines
Speeding
€50–€600+
Priority violation
€175
Phone while driving
€174
No seatbelt
€55
Drink driving
€400–€6000+
🔥 Download our mobile app!
Works fully offline
Rules of more than 60 countries in your pocket
Comparing traffic rules and road signs between countries
Regular updates
Parking & fuel
Parking
Paid parking in cities (blue zone disc or paid zones). Strict enforcement.
Tip: Brussels: use park-and-ride or paid parking; check signs for resident-only areas.
Fuel
Common types: Unleaded 95/98, Diesel, LPG.
Cards widely accepted.
Approx. price: ~€1.55 (approximate)
Things that might surprise you
Priority from the right
Unless signposted otherwise, traffic from the right has priority — including from small streets and exits. Many foreigners are caught out.
0.02% for novices
Drivers with license less than 2 years: 0.02% limit. Effectively one drink can be over.
Yellow box junctions
Do not enter a yellow box unless your exit is clear. Fines for blocking.
No tolls on motorways
Belgian motorways are free; no vignette. Good for cross-border trips.
Guide last verified: 2026-02
General rules
Traffic Direction
Right Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h
For business inquiries: contact@accudriver.io
Speed limits rules
Urban Area
50
Speed road
90
70 in Flanders
Express road
120
Where to rent a car in Belgium?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
Required car kit
Triangle
Yes
First aid
Yes
Fire extinguisher
Yes
Spare bulb
No
Tow Rope
Yes
Other differences in rules
Maximum promille alcohole
0.05
Toll roads
No
Minimum driver age
18
17 with supervision of parents