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Drink driving in Belgium: from the roadside check to the judgment
Failed a breath test in Belgium? Legal limits, the breath test, the driving prohibition, licence withdrawal and what you face before the police court.
Blog: Drink driving
Alcohol interlock as a professional driver: can you keep working?
Alcohol interlock while you drive for a living? Can the judge exclude your lorry or bus, and what about a company car, a breakdown or trips abroad?
PEth test and hair analysis: proving you do not have a drinking problem
PEth test, hair analysis or CDT and gamma-GT: prove you have no drinking problem. What each test measures and which one the judge accepts.
Alcohol interlock in Belgium: when is it mandatory, what does it cost and how does it work?
When must the police court impose an alcohol interlock, when can it depart from that rule, what does it cost and what happens if you do not comply with the conditions?
Breath test and breath analysis: how a roadside alcohol check works in Belgium
Sniffer, breath test, breath analysis and blood test: the rules the police must follow, when to ask for a second analysis and which result counts.
Drunkenness or alcohol intoxication: why the difference matters
Having had too much to drink is not the same as being drunk. The distinction between articles 34 and 35 decides your penalty, your ban and your insurer's stance.
Errors in a police report: when is it null and void?
Not every error in a police report leads to an acquittal. When is a report void, when does it lose its evidential weight and what does the Antigoon case law say?
Refusing a breath test or blood test in Belgium: what are the consequences?
Can you refuse an alcohol test? The difference between the sniffer and the breath test, what counts as refusal, when a refusal is legitimate and what you risk.
Police interview in Belgium: your rights and the right to a lawyer
Called in for a police interview after an accident or an alcohol check? Your right to silence, when you are entitled to a lawyer and how to correct your statement.
Medical and psychological reinstatement exams: how they work
Ordered to take reinstatement exams? How to choose a centre, what the medical and psychological exams cover, what they cost and what to do if you fail.
Immediate withdrawal of your driving licence: how long and what to do?
Licence withdrawn after a drink or drug check? When the prosecutor can do it, how long it lasts, when it is extended and how to get your licence back.
Repeat drink or drug driving: what are you facing?
Caught again with alcohol or drugs within three years? A mandatory 3, 6 or 9-month driving ban follows, with four reinstatement exams and sometimes an alcohol interlock.
Unfit to drive (article 42): how to get your licence back
A finding of unfitness to drive takes effect at once and lasts until you prove otherwise. When does the judge impose it, and how do you request a review after six months?