Top Umweltzonen
Brussels
Since January 2018, the Brussels environmental zone has been in place, covering all 19 municipalities of the Brussels Region. On an area of 161 km2 , the driving bans are permanently monitored with so-called ANPR cameras 365 days a year. As in the other environmental zones in Belgium (Antwerp and Ghent), registration is required to avoid the penalties. There is no sticker and nothing has to be stuck on the windscreen. The environmental zone is bordered to the west and north by the E19 and to the east and south by the E40. Both roads are exempt, as are several Park&Ride car parks at the border.
Antwerp
Antwerp has had a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) since 01.02.2017. The boundaries are the city centre of Antwerp and part of the Linkeroever district (between the E17, the Park & Ride Linkeroever and the Sint-Annabos). The environmental zone covers 20km² and affects approximately 200,000 inhabitants. As in the other environmental zones in Belgium (Brussels and Ghent), registration is required to escape the penalties. Driving bans are permanently monitored with so-called ANPR cameras 365 days a year.
Ghent
Ghent was the third city in Belgium to introduce a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) on 01.01.2020, at the same time a speed limit of 30 km/h was set for the entire city area. The boundaries of the environmental zone are defined by the R40 ring road surrounding the city centre, with the exception of the N430, the B401 and N422. To avoid a fine of €150 - €350, registration is required, as in the other environmental zones in Belgium (Brussels and Antwerp). However, the registration for Antwerp also counts for the city of Ghent, as it is valid for the whole of Flanders.
As of 01.01.2018, a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) will apply in Brussels for all 19 municipalities in the region, which requires timely prior registration for entry. The Brussels LEZ is valid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including Sundays and public holidays. The LEZ regulates the access for the vehicle categories trucks of class N1, buses of class M2, M3 and cars of class M1. In 2022 and 2025 the access authorisations for entering the LEZ will be further tightened. ANPR cameras will be used to monitor compliance with the prescribed rules. For each unregistered vehicle registered outside the Netherlands and Belgium a fine of 150 - 350 € will be imposed.
The Flemish Region has introduced two Low Emission Zones (LEZ), for which a registration for each vehicle type is required before entry. The City of Antwerp designated the entire city centre and part of the Linkeroever district as LEZ on 01.02.2017. Since 01.01.2020, the entire city centre of Ghent has become an LEZ and at the same time a general speed limit of 30 km/h has been set. ANPR cameras are used to monitor compliance with the prescribed rules, which are valid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. An unregistered vehicle will be fined 150 - 350 €.
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