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Drug driving in Belgium: saliva test and penalties
Tested positive for drugs at the wheel? The banned substances, how the saliva test works and what you risk on the spot and before the court.
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Driving under the influence of medication: what is a criminal offence?
Sleeping pills, sedatives or painkillers: when is driving under the influence of medication an offence and what do you risk before the police court?
Drug checklist: when can the police make you take a saliva test?
Since October 2024, a new checklist applies for drug driving in Belgium. Which signs count, when a saliva test follows and how to read the result?
Ketamine and driving: what is changing?
Ketamine will be explicitly banned behind the wheel, but saliva tests will only come later. What already applies today, and what changes for drivers?
Saliva analysis and blood test for drugs in Belgium: counter-analysis and costs
A positive saliva test is followed by a saliva analysis or blood test. How it works, receiving the result and the counter-analysis you must request within 14 days.
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?
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Licence withdrawn after a drink or drug check?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.