"Is Your Belgian Driver's License Valid? How to Check and Avoid Penalties"

2023-05-11 17:40:00

The change from the permit in paper format to that in bank card format, in 2013, also led to the fact of having to change your document every ten years. The problem is that, unlike the identity card, the Belgian is not warned when the time comes.

of videos

Finally, he was not warned until now, because the Minister of Mobility Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) finally agreed to send reminder letters. The first left last week, but that will certainly not prevent some of the 425,000 drivers concerned this year from being in default of license.

In case of control what would happen? “You will be penalized as if you were driving without a license, or as if you were driving a car when the authorities withdrew your driving license after a serious traffic violation”, answers the newspaper Le Soir Jef Van, deputy of the CD&V and traffic specialist. “These are prison sentences of up to two years and fines of up to 2,000 euros.” Better to make sure you are in order.