Leuven Car Rental Guide
On this page, you can find information concerning car rental in Leuven. The page also gives some general car rental and driving tips for tourists visiting Belgium.
Rental Restrictions
Driving Restrictions
Traffic is on the right. The minimum driving age 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‰.
In Belgium, priority is given to the vehicle on your right, but trams always have priority.
When driving, headlights must be on between dusk and dawn and in poor weather conditions. You can only use the horn outside cities.
The police are authorised to collect fines on the spot. If you refuse to pay immediately, you must place a security deposit.
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.
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 Leuven
If you are looking to find the most beautiful mediaeval building in the world, look no further! You will find the magnificent 15th centurty town hall in the city of Leuven.
There are many beautiful monuments in Leuven, such as the St. Peter’s Church, the University Hall and the St. Michael’s Church. The city centre was almost completely destroyed in World War I, but was carefully rebuilt later.
Leuven, a city of beer, is also known all over the world for its university, which is one of the oldest still existing catholice universities. Because of the many students, Leuven presents a lively atmosphere all year round.
Area:
Population: 88,000
Country: Belgium
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone Area Code: 16
Monetary Unit: Euro
