Driving in Brussels: Low Emission Zone (LEZ) Brussels

Brussels, Belgium · Low emission zone

In force in Brussels right nowTuesday, 13 October 2026 at 11:02 · Europe/Brussels

This is the operating time only. Whether your own vehicle may enter depends on its emission class, and a foreign plate must be registered before you drive in even when the vehicle complies.

Operating times only, read from the source below. It does not check your vehicle.

What applies

The whole Brussels-Capital Region is a low emission zone, active every day of the week, 24 hours a day. Compliant vehicles pay nothing. If you drive a foreign-registered vehicle you must register it before entering — even if it meets the emission standards — or you risk a €150 fine on top of anything else.

Source: Brussels Fiscality / Brussels-Capital Region, read 2026-09-02
Daily charge

The Brussels LEZ is not a charging scheme: compliant vehicles enter free. A non-compliant vehicle can instead buy a day pass (€35, maximum 24 per year per vehicle) — recorded under how_to_comply rather than as a charge everyone pays.

When it operates

Every day of the week, 24 hours a day.

Source: Brussels Fiscality / Brussels-Capital Region, read 2026-09-02
Area covered

The entire Brussels-Capital Region, which consists of 19 municipalities.

Source: Brussels Fiscality / Brussels-Capital Region, read 2026-09-02
Petrol standard

Since 1 January 2026, Euro 2 petrol vehicles no longer meet the access criteria. Vehicles running on CNG, LNG, LPG or bioethanol count as petrol, and petrol hybrids follow the petrol timetable.

Source: Brussels Fiscality / Brussels-Capital Region, read 2026-09-02
Diesel standard

Since 1 January 2026, Euro 5 diesel vehicles no longer meet the access criteria. Diesel hybrids follow the diesel timetable.

Source: Brussels Fiscality / Brussels-Capital Region, read 2026-09-02
Penalty if you do not comply
€350.00Source: Brussels Fiscality / Brussels-Capital Region, read 2026-09-02
How to comply
  • Foreign-registered vehicles must be registered before entering the LEZ, even when they meet the emission standards. Failing to register carries a €150 fine.
  • A non-compliant vehicle can buy a day pass: €35 per day, maximum 24 passes per year per vehicle.
  • Some vehicle types qualify for an exemption, automatically or on request.
  • Electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles are allowed in and get an automatic exemption.
  • Only one fine can be issued per vehicle every three months, up to 4 fines per year. Providing incorrect information when registering a vehicle carries a €25 fine.
Source: Brussels Fiscality / Brussels-Capital Region, read 2026-09-02

See the zone on a map

Sources

Next scheduled re-check: 2026-12-01.

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