Mechelen Car Rental Guide
This page gives you information about car rental in Mechelen. The page also provides you with basic facts on the car rental and driving restrictions valid in Belgium.
Rental Restrictions
Cars rented in Belgium are not allowed into the following countries: Albania, Bosnia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and 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‰.
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 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 Mechelen
Mechelen was founded in the early Middle Ages and is the religious capital of Belgium: the Archbishop of Belgium resides there. Although the city was badly damaged in the World Wars, it has managed to preserve many interesting and beautiful old buildings. St. Rumbold’s Cathedral, the former Palace of Margaret of Austria and the Town Hall are just a few of them.
Mechelen is home to several interesting museums and a brewery. The centre of the city is a low-traffic area, making Mechelen a pleasant shopping city.
Population: 75,000
Country: Belgium
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone Area Code: 15
Monetary Unit: Euro
