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Car accident in Belgium: what to do and who is liable?
Involved in a road accident in Belgium? What to do at the scene, when to call the police, who is liable and how to obtain compensation.
Blog: Traffic accident
Compensation after a road accident in Belgium: what are you entitled to?
What compensation can you get after a road accident in Belgium? Who pays, which types of loss count and how long do you have to bring a claim?
Compensation for relatives after a fatal road accident
Lost a loved one on the road? Find out what compensation relatives can claim: funeral costs, loss of income and non-material damage.
Damage to your car after an accident: loss of use and depreciation
Repair or write-off, loss of use per day, car hire, VAT and depreciation: which damage to your car does the other party have to pay for?
Filling in the European accident report form: tips and pitfalls
How do you fill in the European accident report form correctly, how much weight does it carry, do you have to sign it and can you still change it afterwards?
Indicative Table 2024: personal injury amounts explained
What is the Indicative Table 2024, what amounts does it propose for personal injury after an accident, and can the judge depart from it?
Motor Guarantee Fund in Belgium: when does the Fund pay?
Unknown or uninsured driver after a road accident? When the Motor Guarantee Fund pays, which loss it covers and within what deadline.
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.
Vulnerable road users: compensation under article 29bis of the Motor Insurance Act
Hit as a pedestrian, cyclist or passenger? Under article 29bis, your personal injury is compensated, even if the driver was not at fault in any way.
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?
Hit and run and insurance: who pays for the damage?
After a hit and run: does the motor insurer compensate the victim, what is loss of a chance, and can your insurer turn against you?
You hit a parked car and drove off: is it hit and run?
You hit a parked car and the owner is not there? What the law requires, when it is hit and run, and what to do if you are the victim.