What can you be summoned for?

Speeding fine

Speeding? Find out what you need to know about speeding and how to get quick legal advice.

Alcohol in traffic

Drinking and driving? Read here what you need to know about drunk driving and how to get quick legal advice.

Driver liability and defence

Have you been involved in a traffic accident in which someone was injured? In that case, you may be prosecuted for a traffic offence causing bodily harm. Such a situation creates a great deal of uncertainty:

Property damage

In a traffic accident with no injuries, we speak of property damage – damage to vehicles, infrastructure or personal belongings.

Drugs

Driving under the influence of drugs is considered by law a fourth-degree traffic violation.

Technical inspection

Driving without a valid technical inspection

Driving without a driver's license

Driving without a license is considered a fourth-degree serious traffic violation in Belgium. The law considers this a direct threat to road safety.

Driving during a driving ban

Driving while banned is one of the most serious traffic violations in Belgium. The law considers this a fourth-degree felony, as you knowingly ignore a decision by a judge or prosecutor.

Driver message

When a vehicle is registered in the name of a company or organization and a traffic violation is detected (e.g., speeding, running a red light, using a mobile phone, etc.), the company's legal representative is obligated to report the driver's identity to the authorities.

Driving through a red light

Driving through a red light may seem like a minor offense at first glance, but legally it is a serious offense of the third degree.

Cell phone use while driving

Using a mobile phone while driving is one of the most commonly recorded traffic violations in Belgium.

Road checks

For minor speeding violations, the penalty is imposed by the municipality, not the police or the public prosecutor's office, through average speed checks.

Victim of accident

Hit and run

Involved in a hit-and-run? Discover what you need to know about driving away after an accident and how to get quick legal advice.