Child car seat: until what age? Belgium's 135 cm rule
In Belgium a child seat stays compulsory below 135 cm until the age of 18. Six-step check, the three-seat exception and the 174 € on-the-spot fine.
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SUV compacts
SUV ground clearance: the figure few brands publish
SUV ground clearance recorded on nine models sold in Belgium, from 161 to 220 mm, against the 15 cm of the tallest speed table Belgian law allows.
Familiaux & 7 places
Belgian low emission zones: can my diesel still drive?
A Euro 5 diesel is banned from the Brussels LEZ but still drives freely in Antwerp and Ghent. The table of cases, day pass prices and fine amounts.
Électriques
Type 2 charging cable: what to buy in Belgium
Type 2 charging cable: mode 2 or mode 3, 16 or 32 amps, single or three phase. Belgian prices surveyed and the 3x230 V no-neutral grid trap.
SUV compacts
Winter-approved all-season tyres for SUVs in Belgium
Winter-approved all-season tyres on an SUV: what the 3PMSF marking means, what Belgian law actually requires, and the real cost gap by wheel diameter.
Premium SUVs
Importing a car from Germany to Belgium
Real cost, VAT, roadworthiness test and Car-Pass: the full procedure to import a car from Germany and register it in Belgium without nasty surprises.
Hybrides & PHEV
SUV registration tax and road tax in Belgium
SUV registration tax and annual road tax in Belgium: the 2026-2027 rates for all three regions, three worked calculations and the big-EV trap.
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What is an SUV? No Belgian law says so
Sport utility vehicle means nothing to Belgian type approval. The registration certificate, the B, C and D segments, and the weight Wallonia taxes.
SUV compacts
Towing a caravan on a B licence: the Belgian rule
Yes, but under 3,500 kg of combined MMA. The three-minute sum, Belgium's code 96 exam at 36 €, and the trailer tax region by region.