1. Go to our appointment portal and search for your vehicle (plate number and/or chassis number)
2. Use your mobile phone in order to make the appointment. Indeed, this latter needs to be validated with the single activation code you will receive by text message.
3. Select the reason for inspection / type of inspection you want.
4. Enter the postal code or the name of your city/municipality to find the inspection centres the nearest to you.
5. Indicate the date you wish to have an appointment. The dates on which appointments are still available are underlined in orange.
6. Select your time slot. If none of the time slots is suitable, you can change the date or the centre. The system will then show other options.
7. Enter your personal data: Surname, First name, Email, Mobile number
8. Continue
9. Check that your appointment summary displayed on the right does match what you wish. You always can go back to change the entered information.To go back, click on the top of your screen: ‘vehicle’ to change the vehicle for which you want an appointment /‘Reason for inspection’ to change the type of inspection you want / ‘Appointment’ to change the centre or the date/time
10.  Validate your appointment with the activation code you received by text message.
11.  The appointment is effective and confirmed when the 9-digit reservation number is displayed on the screen.
12.  A confirmation with all details will be sent to your email address.

To make an appointment via our portal, you have to enter a valid phone number and email address.

Your online appointment process has not been validated. Check that you have entered a valid mobile phone number or try with another number.

Check our several FAQ’s. If your problem is still unresolved, contact our call centre to make an appointment (087.39.39.49).

Check that the number you are trying to enter is the same as on your certificate of registration and/or your vehicle.

In order to allow our system to recognize a chassis number, the latter should be entered properly:

• all characters in upper case
• no letter O but zeros
• no character such as “/” and “()” and no figures in between.

Select another centre or another date. We do everything possible to adapt best our offer to our customers.

At the present time, inspections are organised exclusively by appointment, except for heavy vehicles of + 3,5 t, trailers, caravans and agricultural vehicles which can be presented without appointment.

If ou present your vehicle late, regulations require us to apply an additional fee for being late (see Charges). This also deprives you of the right to claim any bonus on the validity of the certificate.

It means that you have reached the maximum of 2 pending appointments for your personal account. You need to present one of your vehicles for inspection before you can make a new appointment.

Yes. At the present time, inspections are organised exclusively by appointment, except for heavy vehicles of + 3,5 t, trailers, caravans and agricultural vehicles which can be presented without appointment.

Appointments can be made via our appointment portal or via our customer service number on 087/39.39.49. You must have your registration certificate with you to be able to make an appointment. It is not possible to make an appointment via email or Facebook.

We would also remind you that you can present your vehicle up to 2 months before the expiry date for vehicles with an inspection period of 1 year (1 month before the expiry date for vehicles with an inspection period of 6 months), without forfeiting the remaining period of validity.

If you present your vehicle late, regulations require us to apply an additional fee for being late (see Charges). This also deprives you of the right to claim any bonus on the validity of the certificate.

Check first on our website if the inspection centre in question performs the type of inspection you want.

If there is no availability for this inspection centre, select another centre in your area.

Whatever the type of inspection, you must have the valid and original documents of the vehicle you present:

• The confirmation of the appointment (NEW)
• The certificate of registration
• The certificate of conformity
• The (valid) insurance card
• If it’s not the first technical inspection: the previous technical inspection certificate
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You also need a payment card (Bancontact, Mastercard, Visa and V-Pay). Cash payment is not allowed for the moment.

The certificate of registration (both parts for a used vehicle inspection)

Yes, a confirmation with all the details of your appointment is sent to the email address mentioned.

On the day of your inspection, you need to bring the confirmation of your appointment with you. The barcode on it will enable our inspectors to welcome you more quickly.

Registration certificate: 

Go to the police to obtain a loss report that will be used to make a new application for registration from your insurer. 

Certificate of conformity: 

If the certificate of conformity was issued by a technical inspection centre on completion of an approval procedure, please send your request to our supervisory authority. To do that, please complete the form and return it to homologation.vehicules@spw.wallonie.be, accompanied by the required documents stated on the form.

Previous inspection certificate: 

If you are the owner of the vehicle, the inspection centre will produce a duplicate and make a charge at the rate in effect at the time, on presentation of the registration certificate or the original declaration of loss issued by the police.
If you are no longer the owner of the vehicle, please send your request, accompanied by proof of ownership (invoice, copy of the registration certificate, payment receipt relating to the tax for your vehicle), via our contact form.

Technical sheet: 

For a duplicate, please contact the manufacturer or its representative.

Identification report: 

No duplicate will be issued. In the event of loss or theft, the vehicle must be presented again and a new report will be drawn up.

Important: You must have the documents relating to your vehicle with you and you will be in breach of the law if you do not have them. In the event of loss or theft, please obtain a loss report and take the various administrative steps as soon as possible.

You do not require the inspection notice to present your vehicle for a technical inspection. The letter is only sent by way of a reminder. It is not an official document and not receiving one does not justify being late for the inspection. If you are late, an additional fee will be charged and you will lose your right to claim any bonus on the validity of the certificate.

Details of the vehicles to be summoned each month are sent to us by the DIV, which operates under the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport.  Each file is processed internally and then sent for printing and sending out. 

Given that the change is made automatically by computer via the DIV within 3 months following the cancellation date. The information must have crossed in the post. 

We can confirm that there are no other steps to take if you have received an attest for cancellation and you will no longer receive an inspection notice for this registration number.

Details of the vehicles to be summoned each month are sent to us by the DIV, which operates under the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport.  Each file is processed internally and then sent for printing approximately two months before the date by which the vehicle must be inspected. 

If your vehicle has already been inspected, then the information must have crossed in the post.

We confirm that if you have a valid inspection certificate, then you can disregard the inspection notice you receive.

The database, which we use to send out our inspection notices, comes to us each month from the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport, under which the DIV operates. This means that as long as the vehicle remains registered with the DIV, an inspection notice will be sent out to you.

You then have two options:

• Either you wish to retain the registration of your vehicle: in which case the vehicle in question will have to be presented to an inspection centre as soon as it is put back on the road. There will be no further inspection notice.
  
  

We would draw your attention to the fact that if you drive on the public roads without being covered by a valid inspection certificate, or if you have an accident, your insurance company may take action against you and exercise its right of recourse, pursuant to article 25 of standard contract 109.

We should also point out that if the expiry date has passed, the price of inspection will be increased by an additional fee for non-compliance with the expiry date. This additional fee will be at the rate in effect at the time. This amount varies depending on how late the inspection is. For more information, see the sliding scale of fees. You will also lose your right to claim any bonus on the validity of the certificate.

• Or, if you no longer wish to put the vehicle on the road, it must be deregistered.

• If you are going to register another vehicle: this is only possible for European format registration numbers beginning with “1” to “9” (for example 1-ABC-003). If it is an old registration number, it will have to be cancelled.

• If you do not wish to register another vehicle, the number plate will be cancelled from the registration directory. For that to happen, you can:
• either take your official number plate, without wrapping, to a bpost office (not a post point),

- or deposit your number plate, without wrapping,  in one of the boxes provided for this purpose at the office counters and sub-offices of the DIV. The DIV stopped cancelling number plates at its office counters on 1/11/2013. These boxes can only be accessed during opening hours.  The number plates are then taken to the Cancelling department.

You will then receive an attest for cancellation via bpost, which you need to send to your insurer. Make sure that this attest for cancellation is safely received to be certain that the number plate has reached the Cancelling department. This notice is the proof that your number plate really has been cancelled. Afterwards, if you do not receive this notice within a month, contact the DIV to obtain a duplicate of the attest for cancellation. We can confirm that there are no other steps to take if you have received an attest for cancellation and you will no longer receive an inspection notice relating to this registration number.

Depending on the local regulations, it is probably possible to undergo a technical inspection in another country, although this inspection will only be valid for that country and on condition that your insurance company accepts it.

The vehicle must be presented at a Belgian inspection centre when it returns to Belgium. We should point out that if the vehicle is late for inspection and depending on the regulations in effect, the price of the inspection will be increased and you will lose your right to claim any bonus on the validity of the certificate.

To enable this information to be recorded at all levels, i.e. by the DIV, the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport and by all technical inspection organisations, there are two possibilities:

• Either you go and register another vehicle: this is only possible for European format registration numbers beginning with “1” to “9” (for example 1-ABC-003). If it is an old registration number, it will have to be cancelled.

• Or the registration number will be cancelled from the registration directory. For that to happen, you can:
• either take your official number plate, without wrapping, to a bpost office (not a post point),
• Or deposit your number plate, without wrapping,  in one of the boxes provided for this purpose at the office counters and sub-offices of the DIV. The DIV stopped cancelling number plates at its office counters on 1/11/2013. These boxes can only be accessed during opening hours. The number plates are then taken to the Cancellation department.

You will then receive an attest for cancellation via bpost, which you need to send to your insurer. Make sure that this attest for cancellation is safely received to be certain that the number plate has reached the Cancellation department. This notice is the proof that your number plate really has been cancelled. Afterwards, if you do not receive this notice within a month, contact the DIV to obtain a duplicate of the attest for cancellation. We can confirm that there are no other steps to take if you have received an attest for cancellation and you will no longer receive an inspection notice for this registration number.

The current regulations do not allow us to extend the validity date for any reason whatsoever (illness, hospitalisation, vehicle in an accident, waiting for a new vehicle, etc.)

Privately owned cars may benefit from the bonus if all of the conditions listed below are complied with at the time of the full periodic technical inspection (i.e. not at the time of a re-inspection):

• Your vehicle is less than 6 years old on the day of the inspection.
• Your vehicle is not being presented beyond the expiry date.
• The mileage is less than 100,000 km.
• Your inspection certificate does not state codes 1, 2 or 3 (no limited validity).
• Your vehicle does not claim use as a ‘tractor of a trailer with a Maximum Authorised Mass greater than 750 kg’.

In the case of an inspection for a used vehicle, the bonus system does not apply.

This inspection is designed to offer a form of consumer protection for the buyer. In principle, the ‘used vehicle’ technical inspection is carried out by the seller. However, the whole point of a technical inspection is that it relates to vehicles and not their owners. So inspection centres carry out their work regardless of the person who comes with the vehicle.

You can present your vehicle with one of the following registration plates:

- The most recent registration plate of the vehicle

- Another Belgian plate which is not cancelled. A registration plate is considered to be cancelled if it has been returned to the DIV, if it has been lost or stolen, or if it has not been assigned to a vehicle for more than 4 months.

- As from 4/01/2021, you have the possibility to use a "national plate" meant for any natural or legal person established in Belgium. This plate is linked to a single vehicle for a period of 20 consecutive calendar days. Its validity can be checked via the 2 green stickers on the plate (day and month). This plate is white with green characters and begins with the letters "UA" followed by the date.

The use of trade plates is exclusively limited to professionals which have to prove that they are authorised to use them by presenting a ‘use of commercial plates’ certificate. Only registration plates from BENELUX are accepted.

The existing regulations on public roads remain applicable, especially regarding your insurance coverage.

Whatever happens, as a buyer and in order to avoid misunderstanding and disappointment, please carefully examine the documents given to you. You must also compare the information stated on the Car-Pass with the kilometre reading displayed on the vehicle’s odometer.

Is your vehicle powered by LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) or CNG (compressed natural gas)? In this case, in addition to the basic technical inspection, it is subject to a specific LPG/CNG inspection.

Is the vehicle factory-fitted with an original LPG/CNG installation?

In this case, this extra inspection will only be performed during the first basic technical inspection (periodic, secondhand…).

Important
The regulatory checks linked to this kind of installations must be carried out by an authorised installer before the vehicle undertakes a technical inspection.
A CNG installation for example must undertake a visual check on the tanks before it is 4 years old! Contact your vehicle dealer or an authorised installer for information.

Is the vehicle retrofitted with a non-original LPG/CNG installation by an authorised installer?

The vehicle must be presented within 30 calendar days in one of our inspection centres to check on the conformity of the installation and notify the competent tax authorities, regardless the year of the vehicle or its use.

In case of periodic inspections

The inspection of the installation will be carried out during the periodic inspection.

Does the installation comply with the regulation?

If the installation meets the standards, a label shall be issued and affixed to the windscreen of the vehicle. If any defects are reported in terms of the LPG/CNG equipment, the vehicle will receive a certificate with a limited or no validity; this is the case even if the vehicle is in good condition and is not powered by gas anymore.

Has the installation been removed?

The removal must be carried out by an authorised installer who will issue a specific removal attest. The vehicle must then be presented within 30 calendar days in one of our inspection centres, independently of any other technical inspection.

In order to prove that a part is original to the vehicle, i.e. that it was fitted at the time the vehicle was delivered, you must have one or more of the following documents:

A certificate from the manufacturer or its authorised representative

This certificate must state that the part is original to the vehicle and also state the chassis number for the vehicle.

A catalogue (of the make of vehicle) showing the part

The purchase invoice for the vehicle, provided by an official distributor for the make of vehicle, stating the parts added

An instruction manual mentioning the part

For the following items, a validation report must be requested from the approval department at the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport.

SERVICE PUBLIC DE WALLONIE (SPW)
Direction générale de la Mobilité et des Voies hydrauliques
Direction Certification et Homologation
Cap Nord Boulevard du Nord, 8 5000
homologation.vehicules@spw.wallonie.be 

Synthetic engine cover

‘Butterfly’ door hinges

Exterior side mirrors

Non-original seats

Safety belts/seatbelts

Safety cage for the cabin (will also require the assembly plan from the manufacturer).

Wheel rim adapter

Brake discs

Non-original exhaust

If the suspension is lowered, two documents are required:

The assembly certificate

The approval report

For alterations made specifically to vehicles for individuals with reduced mobility, please bring the approval certificate for the adaptation, completed and issued by the installer, or the completed European certificate of conformity, for an alteration installed after 31/08/2014.

Vehicles intended for racing must have an ‘additional certificate for racing vehicles’, issued by one of the following competent federations:

CSN (Commission Sportive Nationale),

ASAF (Association Sportive Automobile Francophone)

VAS (Vlaamse Autosport Federatie)

A certificate issued by one of the latter two federations must also be countersigned by the CSN. Important: certificates have limited validity.

Trailers for which the Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) exceeds 750 kg are subject to an annual technical inspection (two-yearly for camping trailers, boat trailers and glider trailers) from the time they are registered.

Trailers for which the Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) is equal to or less than 750 kg are exempt from any technical inspection.

Don’t forget that your trailer coupling device is also subject to a technical inspection before it is first put on the road, as well as during periodic inspections and after it has been removed.

Following documents are required for the inspection:
• Registration certificate (vehicle section)
• Certificate of conformity (if required)
• Latest inspection certificate (except first inspection)
• Identification report (except first inspection)

As soon as modifications or alterations are made to your vehicle, you must present it at an inspection centre to check that you can use it safely.

For more information, contact our customer service number on 087/57.20.30.

For more information about alterations and/or tuning, contact our customer service number on 087/57.20.30 or complete the form below.

• Empty, but with all it needs to operate
• Clean on this inside and outside so that any dirt does not interfere with the tests to be carried out
• Seatbelts buckled up
• Tyres inflated to the recommended pressure
• Chassis number and identification plate clearly readable
• No studded tyres or snow chains
• Correct engine oil level
• Engine properly maintained and at the right temperature
• Towbar fitted
• Permanent four-wheel drive: tell the inspectors for the brake test

Child seats do not have to be removed, provided it is possible to buckle and unbuckle all of the seatbelts.

Does your vehicle need to be weighed? Please present your vehicle with the fuel tank/potable water/gas tank filled to a minimum of 90%.

For a periodic inspection, your caravan has to be empty but with all it needs to operate.

Under no circumstances may its load exceed the maximum authorised mass (not on public roads, nor when presented at an inspection centre). A check-weigh test may be carried out on our premises.

You can also request a weigh on your own initiative. Weighing costs €16.50.

In this case, the vehicle must be presented with the fuel/potable water/gas tank filled with to a minimum of 90%.

Because the vehicle is registered, a fresh ‘used vehicle’ inspection must be carried out.

However, you may be able to benefit from a simplified inspection. This inspection takes the form of a visual inspection on 33 additional points, plus a brake test. At the end of the inspection, a ‘visual inspection of the vehicle’ document, valid for 1 year, will be issued to you. An official stamp will also be affixed to your most recent inspection certificate. If, during the visual inspection, your vehicle is found to have a defect, a full inspection will be carried out.

On passing the inspection (either visual, or full), a ‘visual inspection of the vehicle’ document, valid for 1 year, will be issued to you. An official stamp will also be affixed to your most recent inspection certificate.

When you are selling a vehicle, a technical inspection ‘for the purpose of sale’ must be carried out, even if the period inspection is still valid.

If your vehicle has passed a full inspection in the previous 2 months, you can benefit from a simplified inspection. This inspection takes the form of a visual inspection on 33 additional points, plus a brake test. At the end of the inspection, a ‘visual inspection of the vehicle’ document, valid for 1 year, will be issued to you. An official stamp will also be affixed to your most recent inspection certificate.

If, during the visual inspection, your vehicle is found to have a defect, a full inspection will be carried out.

If your vehicle has been issued with a technical inspection certificate with a limited validity, a re-inspection must be carried out at the same inspection centre in order to check that the defects noted have been repaired.

Nevertheless, if you opt to go elsewhere, a fresh full inspection will be carried out and charged for.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that you present your vehicle within the period stated on the technical inspection certificate. If this period is exceeded by 2 months or more, you will require another full inspection.

You must make an appointment (087/39.39.49) for a re-inspection if one is required after an accident or for an inspection of your lowered suspension.

You can estimate the current waiting time using our webcams. Click here.

Make an appointment online or via our customer service number on 087/39.39.49. Unfortunately, this service is not available for all types of vehicle and inspection. For more information, click here.

The registration application is valid for two months from its date of issue.

After removing the trailer coupling device and for administrative purposes, the vehicle must be presented at an inspection centre.

For commercial vehicles (and other specific-use vehicles), alterations and/or adaptations, as well as the fitting of accessories are necessary for them to fulfil their purpose.

As such, these vehicles must be presented for inspection after being put on the road in order to check their conformity, to establish their payload and to check that the various elements of the vehicle are in line with regulations. The vehicle must be presented empty, but with the alterations required for it to be used and with the tanks of fuel/potable water/gas filled to a minimum of 90%.

A plate with white characters and edging on a red background and beginning with the letter “G” has been created to make farm or forestry tractors more visible (red plate).

This type of plate is allocated to farm or forestry tractors that may be powered by diesel benefiting from a favourable tax system (red diesel). This is called a “tax plate”.

The holder of the registration must have authorisation from FPS Finance providing exemption and permitting him/her to use red diesel. To benefit from this authorisation, the holder must work in agriculture, forestry, fish-farming or horticulture.

The applicant must formally indicate in box X 10 of the registration application form (by signing this annotation) that he/she wishes to benefit from tax-exempt diesel and, as a result, have a “G” plate.

The official wording on the “G” plate registration certificate is “Diesel exempt” (“Gasoil exonéré”).

This application may also be submitted via the insurer. The application will then be sent to the DIV accompanied, where applicable, by the registration certificate.

As soon as the owner receives the new “red” plate, any old plate must be sent back to the DIV.

No administrative inspection is required for the re-registration of these vehicles in the name of the same owner or when transferring between a parent and child, to the other spouse or to the other legal cohabitee.

NB: No inspection is required for a plate transfer. However, the holder may, on a voluntary basis, have his/her inspection certificate and identification report modified to the new registration plate. An administrative check is then carried out and charged for. In this case, a valid inspection certificate and identification report must be presented. Failure to do so will mean that a fresh full inspection will be carried out.

It is possible to transfer a vehicle and its number plate between spouses, legal cohabitees or parents to a child. For more information, select your type of vehicle under ‘Inspection of the vehicle’.

For more information about registering an imported vehicle, select your type of vehicle under ‘Inspection of the vehicle’.

it means that you have already accept the invitation. You can go to autosecurite.be to make your appointment.

If you have not received the message and you have not validated the invitation yet, ask the company to invite you again. If the problem remains, contact our customer service on 087/39.39.49.

A category B driving licence enables you to tow a trailer on condition that the maximum authorised mass does not exceed 750 kg and/or that the maximum authorised mass of the combination (car + trailer: MAMT) does not exceed 3,500 kg.

Otherwise a category B driving licence B with ‘code 96’ is required. A category B96 driving licence if only sufficient if:

The maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 4,250 kg (otherwise a category BE driving licence is required);

The holder of a category BE driving licence BE may drive a combination consisting of a category B towing vehicle and a trailer or semi-trailer whose maximum authorised mass exceeds 750 kg, but does not exceed 3,500 kg.

If the maximum authorised mass of your trailer exceeds 3,500 kg, a category C1E driving licence is required.

If you are the holder of a category BE driving licence issued before 01/05/2013, you can drive a combination consisting of a category B towing vehicle and a trailer or semi-trailer whose maximum authorised mass exceeds 3,500 kg, on condition that the maximum authorised mass does not exceed 12,000 kg.

AM

A category AM driving licence is required for drivers of mopeds, scooters and light motor-powered with a maximum engine capacity of 50 cc or a maximum rated power equal to or less than 4 kW (electric motors) and whose maximum speed is higher than 25 km/h, but less than 45 km/h.

A1

A category A1 licence is required to drive a motorcycle with the following characteristics:

Maximum engine capacity of 125 cc, 

Maximum power of 11 kW/15 hp

Maximum power/weight ratio of 0.1 kW per kg.

It can be obtained from the age of 18.

A2

A category A2 licence is required to drive a motorcycle with the following characteristics:

Maximum power of 35 kW/47 hp;

Maximum power/weight ratio of 0.2 kW per kg. 

The vehicle may not be derived from a model with more than twice its power.

It can be obtained from the age of 20.

A

A category licence A is required for motorcycles with power in excess of 35 kW/47 hp.

It can be obtained from the age of 24. However, this age limit is reduced to 22 for drivers who have held a category A2 licence for at least 2 years.

B

The holder of a category B driving licence may drive the following vehicles:

A motor-driven quadricycle;

A motor vehicle whose maximum authorised mass does not exceed 3,500 kg and which is designed and built to carry a maximum of 8 passengers in addition to the driver.

The holder of a driving licence valid for category B, on which there is no code 96, may drive a combination made up of a category B vehicle and a trailer whose maximum authorised mass does not exceed 750 kg.

If the maximum authorised mass exceeds 750 kg, a category B licence is sufficient, subject to the maximum authorised mass of this combination not exceeding 3,500 kg.

B96

A code 96 may feature on a category B driving licence to indicate that the driver has passed the tests needed to tow a trailer for which the maximum authorised mass exceeds 750 kg. However:

The maximum authorised mass for the combination (car + trailer) may not exceed 4,250 kg (otherwise a category BE driving licence is required);

BE

The holder of a category B + E driving licence may drive a combination consisting of a category B towing vehicle and a trailer (or semi-trailer) whose maximum authorised mass does not exceed 3,500 kg.

If the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 3,500 kg, a category C1 + E driving licence is required. Holders of a category B + E driving licence issued from 01/05/2013:

may drive a combination consisting of a category B towing vehicle and a trailer (or semi-trailer) whose maximum authorised mass exceeds 3,500 kg, on condition that the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 7,000 kg. Holders of a category B + E driving licence issued before 01/05/2013

may drive a combination consisting of a category B towing vehicle and a trailer (or semi-trailer) whose maximum authorised mass exceeds 3,500 kg, on condition that the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 12,000 kg.

C1

A category C1 driving licence is required for drivers of motor vehicles with a maximum authorised mass of between 3,500 kg and 7,500 kg and which are designed and built to carry a maximum of 8 passengers in addition to the driver.

If you tow a trailer maximum authorised mass does not 750 kg, a category C1 driving licence is sufficient. Otherwise a category C1E driving licence is required.

C1E

The holder of a category C1E driving licence may drive the following vehicles:

a combination consisting of a category C1 towing vehicle and a trailer or semi-trailer whose maximum authorised mass exceeds 750 kg, subject to the maximum authorised mass of the combination not exceeding 12,000 kg;

a combination consisting of a category B towing vehicle and a trailer or semi-trailer whose maximum authorised mass exceeds 3,500 kg, subject to the maximum authorised mass of the combination not exceeding 12,000 kg.

C

A category C driving licence is required for drivers of motor vehicles with a maximum authorised mass greater than 7,500 kg and which are designed and built to carry a maximum of 8 passengers in addition to the driver.

If you tow a trailer whose maximum authorised mass does not exceed 750 kg, a category C driving licence is sufficient. Otherwise a category CE driving licence is required.

CE

The holder of a category CE driving licence may driver a combination consisting of a category C towing vehicle and a trailer or semi-trailer whose maximum authorised mass exceeds 750 kg.

Since 10/09/2009, all professional drivers of category C, C1, CE or C1E vehicles must meet the requirements of a professional aptitude certificate (PAC).

D1 - D1E

A category D1 driving licence is required for drivers of motor vehicles with 9 to 16 seats in addition to the driver and which have a maximum length of 8 metres.

This licence also allows the driver to tow a trailer whose maximum authorised mass does not exceed 750 kg.

Beyond that, a category D1E driving licence is required.

D - DE

A category D driving licence is required for drivers of motor vehicles with more than 16 seats in addition to the driver.

This licence also allows the driver to tow a trailer whose maximum authorised mass does not exceed 750 kg.

Beyond that, a category DE driving licence is required.

Since 10/09/2009, all professional drivers of category D, D1, DE or D1E vehicles must meet the requirements of a professional aptitude certificate.

G

A category G driving licence is required for drivers of agricultural vehicles, as well as for vehicles registered as agricultural equipment, motorised cultivators or combine harvesters, produced from 01.10.1982. This driving licence is valid on Belgian soil only.

If, on the day of your appointment, the weather conditions are particularly bad or if the roads appear impracticable, call our customer service department on 087/57.20.30 to find out whether the tests are running normally.

A number of new features were introduced to the practical test from 1st July 2018:

Self-evaluation

This test, carried out on a computer before the beginning of your test, consists of defining your level of skills on the road after your driver training. A list of skills is displayed on the screen. For each statement, you are required to score, from 1 to 5 (very good), the level you believe you have reached after your driver training. This evaluation will not affect the result of your test. The examiner will look at your self-evaluation on completion of the test. It will enable the examiner to objectify the final debriefing.

New driving manoeuvres

As part of your test, you will be required to perform two manoeuvres on the public road. The first of these, which is mandatory, is performing a stop on the left of right of the road. The second is drawn at random by computer from the following manoeuvres:

3-point turn

Reversing in a straight line

Parking perpendicular to the roadway, going forward

Parking perpendicular to the roadway, in reverse.

Independent driving

You will be required, for a period of 10 minutes, to drive on the public road, directing yourself (i.e. without the examiner telling you which direction to take) and using the road signs. If there are no road signs, the examiner will intervene. The start and end points of this independent driving test will be given by the examiner.

The documents required depend on the category of test and your method of learning to drive. We therefore advise you to consult the specific page for the category of test in question. Select your category of test under ‘Tests’.

ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE THE ORIGINALS AND MUST BE VALID

If anything is missing, the test will not take place and you will automatically be charged for the administrative costs.

For categories AM, A, B, G

You can cancel your appointment up to 24h before the date of your appointment.

If you are unable to present yourself for the practical test for which you have registered, you must notify the examination centre two full working days before the date of the test, Saturday not included (Find the contact details of our centres here). For example, if you have an appointment for the Tuesday, you must cancel your appointment at the latest on the Thursday of the week before. 

If you fail to do so, you will be required to pay an additional fee of 25 € at your next appointment. (For category A, A1 and A2 tests, you will also have to pay the charge to book the motorcycle following you.) 

For categories C, D

Your appointment must be confirmed by paying the test fee at least ten days before the date of the test. If you fail to do so, your appointment will automatically be cancelled. Test fees will be refunded if you notify the examination centre that you will not be attending at least eight working days before the date of the test, Saturdays not included.

Should an event of force majeure prevent you from attending, the additional charge can only be refunded by our supervisory authority.

For this to happen, please complete a refund form (available from the examination centre) and send it, complete with the written reason for your absence or cancellation, to:

SPW DGO2

Boulevard du Nord 8

B-5000 NAMUR

Tel: +32-(0)81-77.31.21

Fax: +32-(0)81-77.38.22

E-mail: mobilite@spw.wallonie.be

On the day of the practical test, the examination centre will ask for the document attesting that you fulfil the minimal medical standards.

For a practical test for the categories AM, A1, A2, A, B, B+E or G, you have to submit your valid provisional driving licence or, failing that, the statement on your honour duly completed which had been attached to the pass certificate from your theory test. Click here for the minimum standards.

For a practical test for the categories C1, C, C1 + E, C + E, D1, D, D1 + E or D + E, you have to submit a valid document of the medical selection of group 2 (a mention on a driving licence is sufficient).

You have your category B ‘automatic’ transmission (Code 78) licence and wish to obtain your ‘manual’ transmission licence.

For this, you do not have to take your theory test again.

First of all, you have to do driver training:

- either via an accredited driving school (minimum 2 hours),

- or under a model 3 provisional driving licence.  A model 3 provisional driving licence is valid for 12 months and can be obtained immediately from your local council offices on presentation of your current category B driving licence.

You will then have to pass another practical test driving a vehicle equipped with manual transmission. 

The practical test can be taken after a minimum on one month’s driver training. During this period you must be accompanied at all times by one of your private instructors. These private instructors must meet the following conditions:

• they must have held a Belgian or European driving licence valid for category B for at least 8 years and valid to drive the vehicle driven by the candidate. Drivers who are allowed only to drive a vehicle adapted for their disability may not be a private instructor, except if he or she has the same disability;
• they must be registered in Belgium and hold an identity document issued in Belgium;
• they must not be disqualified from driving (currently or within the past 3 years) prior to the date of issue of the provisional driving licence and they must have passed any tests ordered by the courts.

A valid loss declaration certificate issued by the police will be accepted instead of an identity card. However, the “application for a driving licence” form will be retained by the examination centre and will only be issued on presentation of your official new identity card.

It is possible to obtain a new pass certificate for the theory or practical test via the examination centre. This document costs 7.50 €.

There is no charge for duplicates of pass certificates for all CAP C or D tests.

To find out about our charges, see the scale of fees.

A candidate who fails the practical test twice can start an appeal. This appeal shall be lodged within 14 days following the date of the second failed test. The appeal, signed by the candidate, specifies the last name, first name, date of birth of the latter as well as the examination centre where the test took place and the date of the test. It is motivated by facts concerning exclusively the persons or circumstances of place, time and procedure in which the test has been carried out.

When the examiner of an examination centre decides to exclude from the theoretical test and to issue a failure certificate to the driving licence candidate who has committed an irregularity, the candidate, if an adult, his/her parents or the legal guardian if (s)he is a minor, may appeal to the commission. This appeal shall be lodged within 14 days following the failure and the exclusion. The appeal, signed by the candidate if an adult, his/her parents or the legal guardian if (s)he is a minor, specifies the last name, first name, date of birth of the latter as well as the examination centre where the test took place and the date of the test. It is motivated by facts concerning exclusively the persons or circumstances of place, time and procedure in which the test has been carried out.

When the examiner of an examination centre decides to exclude from the risk perception test and to issue a failure certificate to the applicant for a category B licence who has committed an irregularity, the candidate, if an adult, his/her parents or the legal guardian if (s)he is aminor, may appeal. This appeal shall be lodged within 14 days following the failure and the exclusion. The appeal, signed by the candidate if an adult, his/her parents or the legal guardian if (s)he is a minor, specifies the last name, first name, date of birth of the latter as well as the examination centre where the test took place and the date of the test. It is motivated by facts concerning exclusively the persons or circumstances of place, time and procedure in which the test has been carried out.

An amount of 12,50 € shall be transferred to the bank account BE52 0912 1502 7609 of the “Département de la Réglementation et de la Régulation des Transports, Direction de la Régulation du Transport par route” with the communication “F.C/Commission recours/your last en first names”.

The appeal has to be sent by registered letter to:

A l'attention du président de la commission de recours
Service Public Wallonie
Mobilité infrastructures
Département de la Réglementation et de la Régulation des Transports
Direction de la Régulation du Transport par route
Boulevard du Nord 8
5000 Namur

The practical test can take place.

When you take your theory test, bring your valid Belgian identity card with you.

If you are a foreign candidate, read the info here.

There is no limit to the number of times you can attempt the theory test. Having said that, each time you fail the theory test twice for category B, you will be required to attend a minimum of 12 hours of theory lessons via an accredited driving school. When you come to the centre, you will need to bring a course certificate proving that you have attended these hours of lessons.

You cannot attempt to pass the theory test again on the same day that you fail.

The theory test for licence categories AM and A includes specific questions about driving these types of vehicle. This means that the theory test for category B is not valid for obtaining a provisional driving licence for categories AM and A.

A theory test passed in another country is not valid in Belgium.

Candidates who do not speak French or German may take the theory test in Dutch or English with a sworn interpreter at certain examination centres in Wallonia (Wandre and Couillet). These sessions are held by appointment only. There will be a surcharge of 50 € for the interpreter.

In our company, only the examination centre in Wandre holds this type of session. In order to register, we invite you to go to the centre with your original and valid identity card and an amount of 65 € (15 € for the session and 50 € for the interpreter), payable in advance. 

This means that tests can only be organised in the 3 national languages, plus English. Your understanding is appreciated.

Candidates who passed their theory test after 30/06/2018 and who wish to continue learning to drive privately, must attend a learning session beforehand, along with their private instructor(s).

This learning session is aimed at the candidate and private instructor(s). The session must be attended by the candidate and the private instructor(s) before beginning to learn to drive on public roads.

Duration: 3 hours of lessons provided by an accredited driving school or attended by e-learning on the AWSR  or BTI Belgium website, Conduct-Belgium and GOFORDRIVE..

Validity: at the end of this session, the candidate and private instructor will each receive a certificate valid for 5 years. These certificates must be valid and presented (both for the candidate AND the private instructor) on the day of the practical test. The certificate awarded to the private instructor can be used for multiple candidates.

Period before taking the practical test: 3 months minimum from the date the certificate for attending the learning session is issued and from the date on which the provisional driving licence is issued.

Every driver of vehicles of the categories AM, A1, A2, A, B, B+E or G has to meet minimum medical standards, whether he is learning, taking a test or holder of a driving licence.

Step 1: after having passed your theory test

Unless you are already a holder of a (provisional) driving licence, you have to pass a reading test in front of the examiner or an employee of the examination centre. If you fail the reading test, you should have an examination by an ophthalmologist of your choice so that he can issue a certificate (in line with the model specified in the Annex 5-2 of the Royal Decree of 23 March 1998).

Step 2: during the application for a provisional driving licence or, failing that, during your practical test

You have to sign a statement of capability (on your honour) whereby you attest that, to your knowledge, you are not affected by one of the physical deficiencies or ailments here specified (Annex 6 of the Royal Decree of 23 March 1998). This statement (*) includes a section on the general physical and psychological aptitudes and a section on the visual acuity. This statement appears on the back of the application for a provisional driving licence or on a document attached to the pass certificate from your theory test.

Read carefully the minimum standards regarding the physical and psychological aptitudes to drive a motor-driven vehicle.

(*) You cannot sign the statement? You have to see a physician of your choice and provide the required certificates.

Every driver of vehicles of the categories C1, C, C1 + E, C + E, D1, D, D1 + E or D + E has to pass a medical examination, whether he is learning or holder of a driving licence.

The examination takes place in 2 stages:

1) an eye test by the ophthalmologist of your choice,

2) a medical test by a physician approved by a medical centre of the State medical-social Office or approved by an occupational health service.

It is possible to obtain a new pass certificate for the theory or practical test via the examination centre. This document costs 7.50 €.

There is no charge for duplicates of pass certificates for all CAP C or D tests.

A valid loss declaration certificate issued by the police will be accepted instead of an identity card. However, your pass certificate (for both the theory and practical test) will be retained by the examination centre and will only be issued on presentation of your official new identity card.

To find out about our charges, see the scale of fees.

A candidate who fails the practical test twice can start an appeal. This appeal shall be lodged within 14 days following the date of the second failed test. The appeal, signed by the candidate, specifies the last name, first name, date of birth of the latter as well as the examination centre where the test took place and the date of the test. It is motivated by facts concerning exclusively the persons or circumstances of place, time and procedure in which the test has been carried out.

When the examiner of an examination centre decides to exclude from the theoretical test and to issue a failure certificate to the driving licence candidate who has committed an irregularity, the candidate, if an adult, his/her parents or the legal guardian if (s)he is a minor, may appeal to the commission. This appeal shall be lodged within 14 days following the failure and the exclusion. The appeal, signed by the candidate if an adult, his/her parents or the legal guardian if (s)he is a minor, specifies the last name, first name, date of birth of the latter as well as the examination centre where the test took place and the date of the test. It is motivated by facts concerning exclusively the persons or circumstances of place, time and procedure in which the test has been carried out.

When the examiner of an examination centre decides to exclude from the risk perception test and to issue a failure certificate to the applicant for a category B licence who has committed an irregularity, the candidate, if an adult, his/her parents or the legal guardian if (s)he is aminor, may appeal. This appeal shall be lodged within 14 days following the failure and the exclusion. The appeal, signed by the candidate if an adult, his/her parents or the legal guardian if (s)he is a minor, specifies the last name, first name, date of birth of the latter as well as the examination centre where the test took place and the date of the test. It is motivated by facts concerning exclusively the persons or circumstances of place, time and procedure in which the test has been carried out.

An amount of 12,50 € shall be transferred to the bank account BE52 0912 1502 7609 of the “Département de la Réglementation et de la Régulation des Transports, Direction de la Régulation du Transport par route” with the communication “F.C/Commission recours/your last en first names”.

The appeal has to be sent by registered letter to:

A l'attention du président de la commission de recours
Service Public Wallonie
Mobilité infrastructures
Département de la Réglementation et de la Régulation des Transports
Direction de la Régulation du Transport par route
Boulevard du Nord 8
5000 Namur

If the chip from your identity card is missing or is not working, the theory test can take place anyway.

Persons who have difficulties with reading or understanding may take the test in a special session.  Candidates will then be assisted by an examiner who will provide them with the explanations they need to understand the questions.

The theory test may only be taken in a special session (oral) in cases where:

The candidate provides a certificate or affidavit completed by a psycho-medical-social centre, a special learning institute, an observation and guidance centre or a professional orientation centre.

Candidates who are deaf and/or dumb may also take the theory test with an interpreter in sign language (available only at our Wandre examination centre).

An appointment needs to be made via our customer service at 087/57.20.30 or by going to the examination centre of your choice beforehand with a valid and original identity document.

On the day of the test, the examination centre will check the certificate (to be completed and printed beforehand by the candidate). If the conditions are not met, the test will not take place.

The centre does not provide a vehicle for the practical test.

For category A, A1 and A2 tests, the examination centre will book a following motorcycle for you (19 €).

Candidates who passed their theory test after 30/06/2018 and who wish to continue learning to drive privately, must attend a learning session beforehand, along with their private instructor(s).

This learning session is aimed at the candidate and private instructor(s). The session must be attended by the candidate and the private instructor(s) before beginning to learn to drive on public roads.

Duration: 3 hours of lessons provided by an accredited driving school or attended by e-learning on the AWSR  or BTI Belgium website, Conduct-Belgium and GOFORDRIVE..

Validity: at the end of this session, the candidate and private instructor will each receive a certificate valid for 5 years. These certificates must be valid and presented (both for the candidate AND the private instructor) on the day of the practical test. The certificate awarded to the private instructor can be used for multiple candidates.

Period before taking the practical test: 3 months minimum from the date the certificate for attending the learning session is issued and from the date on which the provisional driving licence is issued.

Category B model 36M:

If you obtained your provisional driving licence after 03/02/2014, two private instructors may be mentioned on your provisional driving licence.

You can change private instructor while you are learning to drive, provided the modification is noted by your local council on your provisional driving licence.

Category B model 18M:

The private instructor is not mentioned on the provisional driving licence and therefore is not permanent.

For categories BE, C(+E), D(+E), two private instructors may be mentioned on your provisional driving licence.

Category AM, A1, A2 or A

If you have a provisional driving licence for categories AM, A1, A2 or A, you may not carry passengers for the category in question.

Category B

Provisional driving licence issued after 3rd February 2014

If you are learning to drive privately, you may only be accompanied by one (or both) of the 2 private instructors stated on the provisional driving licence and/or by a qualified driving instructor.

If you are learning to drive via an accredited driving school, you may be accompanied by a maximum of 2 persons who must meet the following three conditions:

• They must be registered in the population register, the register of foreigners or on the waiting list in a Belgian municipality and hold an accepted identity document. (Students and diplomats are subject to other conditions.) For more information, please contact the examination centre or your local council;
• They must have held a Belgian or European driving licence valid for category B for at least 8 years and valid to drive the vehicle driven by the candidate. Drivers who are allowed only to drive a vehicle adapted for their disability may not accompany a candidate, except if he or she has the same disability;
• They must not be disqualified from driving (currently or within the past 3 years) and, where applicable, they must have passed any tests ordered by the courts.

Other category

If you have a provisional driving licence for a different category, you may carry one passenger in addition to your private instructors, making a maximum of 2 persons: i.e. 1 private instructor + 1 passenger, or 2 private instructors.

At the end of your confirmation e-mail, there’s a link that allows you to change your appointment details directly.

Click on the link and follow the different steps described below.

You can also cancel your appointment via the homepage of our Driving Test Appointment portal. Click on the "Change / Cancel" button.

Then enter your booking number from the appointment confirmation message, along with your mobile phone number. You can then access your appointment entry and change it.

Use your mobile phone to book your appointment. You’ll need to confirm your number via a one-off activation code that will be sent to you by text message.

Click on the relevant driving licence category.

Then select the type of test desired.

Enter your postcode or the name of your city/district in order to view a list of your nearest examination centres.

Indicate the date for which you’d like to make an appointment.

The dates with appointment slots still available are highlighted in orange.

Choose the time window that suits you best. If none of them are convenient for you, you can change the date or examination centre so that the system will display alternatives.

Enter your personal information:

• Surname
• First name
• e-mail address
• Mobile phone number

Continue.

Check that the summary of your appointment matches what you wanted.

Throughout the appointment-making process, you have the option of going back to change the data you’ve entered. A summary is displayed on the right side of your screen.

To go back, at the top of your screen, click on:

• "Test type", to change the type of test you want,
• "Appointment", to amend the examination centre or date/time desired.

Confirm your appointment via the activation code sent to you by text.

A confirmation e-mail containing the details of your appointment will be sent to you automatically.

In order to make an appointment via our portal, you need to enter a valid telephone number and e-mail address. If you don’t have these, please contact our Call Centre to arrange an appointment (087/57.20.30).

Your appointment has not yet been confirmed. Check that you’ve entered a valid mobile number and, if possible, retry with another number.

Your appointment has not yet been confirmed. Check that you’ve entered a valid e-mail address and, if possible, retry using a different one.

Check that you’ve read the various FAQs carefully. If you still can’t resolve your problem, then get in touch with our Call Centre to arrange an appointment (087.57.20.30).

Check that the number you’re trying to enter is the correct 11-figure number from the back of your identity card.

The first 6 figures should correspond to your year, month and day of birth (10 June 2020 = 200610).

Select another examination centre or another date. We’re committed to tailoring our service to you the customer wherever possible.

Appointment-making via our portal is not available for all types of test. To find out more, see the FAQs:　"I need to pass my theory test/risk perception test. Can I arrange an appointment via the Driving Test Appointment portal?" and "I need to pass my practical test. Can I arrange an appointment via the Driving Test Appointment portal?"

Yes. Currently, it’s a legal requirement to make an appointment for all driving tests.

The theory tests and the risk perception tests are by appointment in the centre of your choice. You can make an appointment via our appointment portal or our customer service department on 087/57 20 30.

The technical driving ability test and practical test are by appointment only. You are advised to register 6 weeks in advance for this test.

Info Coronavirus

For the practical B tests, all the candidates can make a new appointment via our appointment portal.

For categories AM, C and D, you can only make an appointment via our customer service department by calling 087/57.20.30. For categories C and D, please confirm your appointment by making the payment at least 10 days before the date of the test. 

For categories A, BE and G, you need to go to the examination centre on one of the following days to make an appointment. A prepayment is required at the inscription.

If you are taking your practical test with the driving school, you will need to make an appointment with the driving school. The driving school will then handle making an appointment with the examination centre

Your national registration number is printed on the back of your identity card and consists of 11 figures.

Yes. Appointments for the theory test (all categories) and Risk Perception Test B (cars) can be arranged via our portal.

For a special sitting (illiteracy or with interpreter), it’s possible to make an appointment via our Call Centre (087/57.20.30).

For the practical B tests: all the candidates can make via our appointment portal. 

To make an appointment for the practical tests of categories AM, A, BE, C and D, you have to call at 087/57.20.30.

It is not possible to make an appointment or to take a test for category G as for now.

Yes, you can take your theory test and/or your risk perception test in German by booking an appointment with our examination centre in Eupen.

To learn more about the test access conditions for the different categories of driving licence, please see our brochures available on our website.

We should also draw your attention to the fact that this platform merely allows you to book an appointment, independently of our subsequent verification of your compliance with the conditions stipulated in the regulations for the driving test concerned.

We also remind you that it’s the responsibility of each applicant to ensure that they actually meet these conditions before booking an appointment. The relevant information can be consulted via the following link.

In the event of any discrepancy in this regard, the applicant shall be refused access and the test shall not take place.

Under no circumstances may the liability of Société Autosécurité SA be invoked in such cases and no compensation can be claimed.

For all tests, you must have with you your valid identity card, along with a Bancontact/credit card to pay for the test.

Payment in cash is currently not authorised.

If you possess training certificates, a provisional or full driving licence or any other document connected with your learning to drive, you should bring these with you on the day of your test.

Yes. A confirmation e-mail containing the details of your appointment will be sent to you automatically.