Belgium to enforce road vignette in three phases from May 2027
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
Belgium will check its future road vignette in three stages from 1 May 2027, with an educational period before the first fines. The scheme will cost between 90 and 125 euros a year, depending on the vehicle, RTL Info reports, as cited by L’essentiel.
Checks on Belgium’s road vignette will be rolled out in three phases from 1 May 2027, according to the timetable reported by RTL Info and carried by L’essentiel. The first period, until 30 June, will involve warnings without immediate fines.
From 1 July 2027 to 29 February 2028, mobile teams will be able to penalise drivers without a vignette and add them to a blacklist. From 1 March 2028, fixed gantries equipped with number-plate readers will monitor vehicles continuously. The initial fine will be 70 euros, rising to 140 euros and then 210 euros for repeat offences. The vignette will cost between 90 and 125 euros a year, depending on the vehicle.
Luxembourg’s Mobility Minister, Yuriko Backes, had requested an exemption for border areas, but her Walloon counterpart rejected the request. Drivers will therefore have to pay if they use Belgian roads, including near the border.
