Road vignette and tolls in Belgium
In Belgium you currently pay no tolls with a car, apart from one tunnel near Antwerp. That is set to change: Flanders wants to introduce a digital road vignette from 1 May 2027. The decree is not final yet and the prices have not been set. Below is what is known so far.
Belgium: what do you need?
Car: No toll No toll now. Road vignette planned from 1 May 2027.
Car with caravan: No toll No toll now. Whether a trailer falls under the planned vignette is not yet known.
Motorhome up to 3.5 t: No toll No toll now. According to the Brussels Region the vignette planned from 1 May 2027 also applies to motorhomes up to 3.5 t.
Motorhome over 3.5 t: No toll Category M is exempt from the kilometre charge. Only a motorhome registered in category N over 3.5 t pays the kilometre charge.
The road vignette is still a plan. This page will be updated as soon as the decree is adopted and the prices are known.
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The planned road vignette
- In short
- No toll for passenger cars at present. According to the Flemish Tax Administration a digital road vignette is needed from 1 May 2027 on Belgian regional roads and motorways. The decree is still pending.
- Who it applies to
- Planned vignette: motor vehicles with at least four wheels up to 3.5 t, such as cars, light goods vehicles and motorhomes, including foreign plates. On regional roads and motorways, not on local roads.
- For your vehicle
- Car No toll No toll now. Road vignette planned from 1 May 2027.Car with caravan No toll No toll now. Whether a trailer falls under the planned vignette is not yet known.Motorhome up to 3.5 t No toll No toll now. According to the Brussels Region the vignette planned from 1 May 2027 also applies to motorhomes up to 3.5 t.Motorhome over 3.5 t No toll Category M is exempt from the kilometre charge. Only a motorhome registered in category N over 3.5 t pays the kilometre charge.
- Over 3.5 t
- The kilometre charge (Viapass) applies to goods vehicles over 3.5 t. Category M vehicles such as motorhomes are never subject to it. A motorhome registered as N over 3.5 t is.
- How to pay
- Planned: digital vignette linked to the number plate, on sale from 2 April 2027. Durations: 1 day, 10 days, 1 month, 2 months or 1 year. The price depends on the Euro standard.
- Price
- Planned 2027 rates, not yet final. Euro 4 and above: 24 hours EUR 9, 10 days EUR 12, month EUR 19, 2 months EUR 30, year EUR 100. Euro 0 to 3: year EUR 125. Zero emission: year EUR 90.
Source: Vlaamse Belastingdienst. Checked on 10 November 2026.
If you drive off the ferry or the Channel Tunnel train at Calais or Dunkirk and head for the Netherlands or Germany, you cross Belgium within a couple of hours. For that trip the question will mainly be whether a one-day vignette is enough and what it costs. That cannot be answered yet. What the Flemish tax authority’s page already states is that the vignette will be digital and linked to your number plate.
The only toll today: the Liefkenshoek Tunnel
| Section | Price | For your vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 1 LiefkenshoektunnelTunnel | 2026, category 1: EUR 6.20 by card, EUR 8.00 cash, EUR 4.40 with Teletol badge. Category 2 between 6.01 and 21.59: EUR 21.90 by card, EUR 25.00 cash.Source: NV Tunnel Liefkenshoek, 10 November 2026 | Car Category 1 (under 3 m). Car with caravan Category 1 as long as total height stays under 3 m. The source does not mention caravans separately. Motorhome up to 3.5 t Under 3 m: category 1. Motorhome of 3 m or more: category 2, much dearer in the daytime. Motorhome over 3.5 t Same rule as a light motorhome: only the 3 m height counts, not weight. |
Kennedy Tunnel (R1 Antwerp) Toll-free route
The ring road is the busy route: during accidents and roadworks the traffic centre diverts traffic from the R1 to the R2. Toll-free use of the Liefkenshoek tunnel applies only during the announced period.
- Alternative to
- Liefkenshoektunnel
- Source
- Vlaams Verkeerscentrum, 10 November 2026
Low emission zones in Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels
These three cities have a low emission zone. With a foreign number plate you usually have to register your vehicle in advance, even if it meets the requirements.
| City | In short | With a foreign number plate |
|---|---|---|
| Antwerpen | Low emission zone, 24 hours a day. Diesel from Euro 5 and petrol from Euro 2 may enter; this stays the same in 2026. Other vehicles only with a day pass.Source: Stad Antwerpen (Slim naar Antwerpen), 10 November 2026 | Foreign plate: register once, free of charge, no later than the day after entering. Dutch plates are exempt. The registration is valid in Antwerp and Ghent, not in Brussels. |
| Brussel | The whole Brussels Region is a low emission zone. Since 1 January 2026, Euro 5 diesels and Euro 2 petrol cars may no longer enter. First a warning; from 3 months later a 350 euro fine. Access is possible with a day pass.Source: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (lez.brussels), 10 November 2026 | Every foreign vehicle must be registered in advance, free of charge (valid 5 years), except Dutch plates. Without registration you risk a 150 euro fine. A foreign motorhome can apply for an exemption when registering. |
| Gent | Low emission zone in the city centre inside the ring road. Diesel from Euro 5 and petrol from Euro 2 enter freely (2026 conditions). Diesel Euro 4 can pay for access; older vehicles need a day pass.Source: Stad Gent, 10 November 2026 | Foreign plate: register once, free of charge, no later than the day after entering. Dutch plates are exempt. The registration is valid in Antwerp and Ghent, not in Brussels. |
Checklist for Belgium
Required in the car
- If you break down on a motorway, an expressway or in a tunnel where stopping is prohibited, the driver must wear a retro-reflective safety vest. So keep one in the car. Source: Wegcode.be
- If you cannot use the hazard lights after a breakdown, place a warning triangle: about 100 metres before the car on roads with separated carriageways and at least two lanes, about 30 metres on other roads. Source: Wegcode.be
On the car
- Display a white oval UK sticker on the rear of the vehicle unless your number plate already carries the UK identifier with the Union flag. The old GB sticker is no longer valid: cover or remove it. In Spain, Cyprus and Malta you need the sticker whatever is on your plate. Source: GOV.UK
Documents
- Take your driving licence and the vehicle log book (V5C) when you take a UK vehicle abroad for less than 12 months. For a hire or lease car you need a VE103 certificate instead of the V5C. Source: GOV.UK
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Neighbouring countries
- North Netherlands
- East Germany
- South-east Luxembourg
- South-west France