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Driving bans in Belgium: the rules and how to defend yourself
When does the police court impose a driving ban, how long does it last, which vehicles does it cover and what can you do about it? A clear overview.
Blog: Driving ban and licence withdrawal
Driving licence suspended because of an unpaid traffic fine?
An unpaid traffic fine can cost you your licence. How suspension after a payment order and the alternative driving ban after a judgment work in Belgium.
Serving a driving ban: when and where do you hand in your licence?
Given a driving ban in Belgium? When it starts, where and by when to hand in your licence, what happens if you are late and how to get it back.
Suspended driving ban in Belgium: is it possible and how do you ask for one?
Can the police court judge suspend a driving ban? The minimum of eight days to serve, the probation period, revocation and how to ask for a suspended ban.
Weekend driving ban or a ban limited to certain vehicles
A driving ban only at weekends or only for your car? When the police court judge can grant it, who is excluded and how to ask for it.
Driving during a driving ban or licence withdrawal in Belgium: the consequences
Caught driving during a ban, a withdrawal, or without your reinstatement exams or alcohol interlock? The penalty, the new ban and the other consequences.
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Licence withdrawn after a drink or drug check?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?
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?
Serious speeding in Belgium: summons and driving ban
More than 30 or 40 km/h over the limit? A summons follows, and usually a driving ban. What do you risk as a new driver or as a repeat offender?
Speeding in Belgium: fines, driving bans and your defence
Caught speeding in Belgium? The limits, the measuring margin, the fine amounts since 1 July 2026, when you go before the judge and how you can defend yourself.
Causing death on the road in Belgium: what changes under the new Criminal Code
Since 1 September 2026, the Belgian Criminal Code has a specific offence of homicide in road traffic and an aggravated form. Which penalties apply and what does it mean?
Driving without a valid licence: what are you facing?
Driving without a licence, in the wrong category or without a supervisor on a provisional licence: what penalty, what driving ban and what consequences?
Driving without insurance in Belgium: penalty, driving ban and compensation
Driving without valid car insurance in Belgium: the penalty and driving ban you risk, what happens if you reoffend and who pays for the damage after an accident.
Hit and run in Belgium: what are the penalties and how can you defend yourself?
Did you leave the scene after an accident? When is it hit and run, what penalties and driving ban do you face, and which defence is possible?