Hasselt Car Rental Guide
The current page informs you of the car rental possibilities available in Hasselt. The page also gives an overview of the car rental and driving restrictions valid in Belgium
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, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine and the former 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 Hasselt
Hasselt is the capital of the province of Limburg and an administrative and commercial centre.
The city boasts several great museums such as the Stedelijk Museum and the Stedelijk Beiaardmuseum. The beautiful Japanese Garden is another charming tourist attraction.
Population: 68,771
Country: Belgium
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone Area Code: 11
Monetary Unit: Euro
