Belgium Car Rental Guide
This page provides you with information about car rental in Belgium. The page also gives an overview of the basic car rental and driving restrictions valid in the country.
Rental Restrictions
To rent a car in Belgium, you must be at least 23 years old (age may vary by car category) and have held your license for 1 year. Drivers under the age of 25 may incur a young driver surcharge.
Cars rented in Belgium are not allowed into the following countries: Albania, Bosnia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the former republics of Yugoslavia. Luxury cars are not allowed into Italy.
Driving Restrictions
In Belgium, traffic is on the right and passing on the left. The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. In order to sit in the front, children must be at least 12 years old; those under 12 must be seated in a safety seat. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
When driving, headlights must be on between dusk and dawn and in poor weather conditions. You may only use the horn outside built-up areas.
Blue Zone parking areas for parking with discs are indicated by signs placed near them. However, where there are parking metres in the zones, the discs are not required. Outside the Blue Zones a parking disc must be used where indicated. Parking in the Blue Zone is usually allowed for up to 3 hours. Parking is forbidden within 15 metres of a tram, bus or train stop or where the tram or rail lines cross the road.
The police are authorised to collect fines on the spot. If you refuse to pay, you must place a security deposit.
Speed limits:| Area | Speed |
| City | 50KM/H |
| Open Roads | 90KM/H |
| Highways | 120KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Ambulance/fire: 100
Police: 101
Road Tolls
There is a toll for the use of Antwerpen's Liefkenshoek Tunnel.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Belgium
Car Rental Agency - Bureau de location de voitures/Auto Verhuur
About Belgium
Belgium is a beautiful little country with mediaeval cities, charming towns, gothic cathedrals, town halls and castles. It is multicultural and multilingual, being proud of its great art cities Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent. Brussels, the capital city, is a cosmopolitan city, home to the European Union and NATO.
Belgium presents excellent examples of the art and architecture of all styles. The cities of the country are full of museums, historical buildings and theatres. Folklore is an important part of Belgian life. Music performances, carnivals and festivals are organised everywhere throughout the year.
Population: 10,258,000
Area: 30,510 sq km
Capital City: Brussels
Language: Dutch and French
Time Zone: GMT + 1 (+2 in summer)
Monetary unit: Euro
