Vehicles under 3.5 T
If your next destination is Belgium, you must be informed about the tolls related to the Belgium vignette.
A very good news if you travel by personal car is that you will be exempted from paying the Belgium vignette! Payment of the Belgium road tax is only required for vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes. So, if you are traveling with a car weighing less than 3.5 tonnes, you will not have to pay a vignette to drive on Belgian roads.
Vehicles under 3.5 T are free to drive in Belgium and therefore do not need to purchase any kind of vignette to drive on the country’s roads.
However, you will have to pay the Liefkenshoek Bridge toll if you have a route to cross this bridge. This is the car tax Belgium you will need to pay.
The tunnel is 1.37 km long and the user fee is determined according to the vehicle category.
This Belgium road tax has to be paid at the toll booth on the road section of the tunnel, so you don’t need to stress ahead to buy a ticket.
For vehicles under 3 meters high, the fee starts at 4 EUR for those with a subscription, 5.6 EUR for those paying by card and 7 EUR for those paying directly at the terminal.
If you want to find out all the details about the fees requested by the tunnel operator, you can access this link.
Belgium vignette for vehicles over 3.5 T
In Belgium, drivers of vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes are required to purchase a vignette to drive on the country’s roads.
The categories for which the Belgium vignette applies are:
➢ Heavy goods vehicles with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of more than 3.5 tonnes;
➢ N1 category semi-trailer tractors with body code BC, regardless of their weight (from January 1, 2018).
In addition to the Belgium vignette, truck drivers will also have to pay the Belgium road tax for the Liefkenshoek tunnel toll.
Starting in 2016, Belgium introduced the ViaPass system, replacing the previous Eurovignette system.
To comply with this obligation, all vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes must be equipped with an OBU (On Board Unit).
The purpose of this OBU device is to record the kilometers traveled and calculate the amount required for payment, taking into account the region of Belgium, the weight of the vehicle and the pollution class.
Fitting this device is quick and mandatory to avoid high fines in Belgium for non-payment of tolls.
Toll device OBU – ViaPass
To purchase the Belgium vignette, you will need to purchase the OBU device from the special vending machines installed on the territory of Belgium or from the country’s customs points.
These points of sale are intended both for the collection of the OBU device and for its return at the completion of the route through Belgium. Thus, throughout your journey on the roads of Belgium, you must have the OBU device on board, and at the end of the journey you can easily return it to any of the available sales points.
Find out more details by accessing this link.
Belgium vignette price
In Belgium, the OBU system will automatically charge you based on the region you are traveling in, the vehicle's pollution class and the weight of your car.
Prices vary, but it's important to consider the costs of your trip.
The full list with all the prices will be found here.
You can calculate the price for your vehicle here.
Belgium tunnel taxes
A user fee applies for the Liefkenshoek tunnel in Belgium. The toll is levied depending on the vehicle category and the length of the tunnel, which is 1.37 km long.
To pass through the tunnel, drivers must pay the toll at the toll station located on the road section of the tunnel. This is an additional charge to the Belgium vignette and must be paid separately when using the tunnel.
Tolls for this bridge for vehicles larger than 3.5 T start from 4 EUR and can reach up to 22 EUR, depending on the category and time of transit.
Enter here to find more information about the taxes of this tunnel and a list of prices.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. If you drove without a vignette and were recorded by the inspection cameras, you have a very high chance of receiving the fine at home. But in some countries, you may have the misfortune of being stopped to pay the fine on the spot. Generally, the fine is a few hundred euros, but it varies from country to country.
Vignettes in any country can be purchased at gas stations or specially dedicated points. In recent years, most European countries also allow the purchase of the vignette online. In the Toll Shop app you have step-by-step information for purchasing the vignette in all European countries and the possibility to buy online for some of them.
Most countries in Europe allow this. They have developed their own online payment methods, and for many of them you have access to purchase the vignette directly from the Toll Shop. To find out exactly how you can purchase your vignette for each country, visit the free Toll Shop app, you have all the information in one place.
There is no such option. If you have purchased a vignette, it remains valid until the end of the selected period. Be very careful when entering the data so as not to make a mistake, because once purchased, you cannot get the money back.
No matter how many countries you transit through, you must purchase a vignette for each country. It is important to make sure it is valid upon entering that country to avoid fines.
No, you do not need to print any physical sheet if you purchased the vignette online. You just need to make sure that the online payment has been processed and that the vignette is within the validity period.
Yes, whether it's personal or company data, your data is kept safe in the app.
Yes. Whether you have several personal cars or own a car fleet, you can register as many vehicles as you have to purchase a vignette in any country available in the app.
Yes. After purchasing the vignette, you will receive the invoice both by email and in the application.
The vignette is checked by the video cameras installed on the roads that require the payment of the toll. After the check, you will receive the fine at home. In other countries, you may be stopped to pay it on the spot.
Yes, absolutely. Most countries require vignettes for motorcycles as well, so you will be able to purchase either online (for example through Toll Shop) or physically in the country for which you need the vignette.
Categorical. You can have several vignettes active at the same time, for each country you transit. The most important thing is to buy the vignette before entering each country to make sure you don't risk fines. With the help of Toll Shop, you can simultaneously buy several vignettes in Europe, for the same vehicle or for several.
In many European countries, in addition to the vignette, you will also have to pay tolls for bridges or tunnels. You can find all the information in the Toll Shop app.
The validity of the purchased vignette, regardless of the country and regardless of whether you purchase it physically or online, starts from the selected day until the last day of the selected period. You can choose to have the vignette for your car valid from today, without any delays.
After the vignette expires, you must purchase the vignette again for the desired period. You can always check its status in the application or select the option to be informed by email when it is about to expire.
The validity of the vignette differs from country to country. Each country sets the validity periods, such as 1 day, weekend vignette, 7 days, 10 days, one or three months and other periods up to one year at most.
