Normally, the LEZ fines for Euro 5 diesel and Euro 2 gasoline vehicles were set to take effect in Brussels on June 7, but the date has been postponed yet again. Brussels Minister of Finance Dirk De Smedt (Anders) has now confirmed that the fines can be collected starting July 1.
Specifically, 13,219 vehicles that have already received a warning will risk a fine starting on that date if they commit a new violation.
Administrative delays
Chaos reigns when it comes to the Brussels LEZ. Normally, starting January 1, 2026, Euro 5 diesel vehicles and Euro 2 gasoline vehicles were no longer allowed to enter the Brussels Region.
Anyone caught by a speed camera therefore first received a warning letter and then had three months to comply, as the first fine of €350 is not issued until three months after the initial violation.
That transit period, during which only warnings were issued, was scheduled to end on April 1. However, Finance Minister Dirk De Smedt (Anders) announced at the end of March that Brussels Taxation was not yet able to issue fines for the new vehicle category.
In early April, the Brussels government decided that the fines would take effect on June 7, but on the condition that the technical obstacles to collecting them were resolved.
Fine of €350, accompanied by a notice
Minister De Smedt has now confirmed that the fines, however, cannot be collected until July 1. “To be precise, starting July 1, all vehicles that fall under the 2025 milestone (i.e., Euro 5 diesel and Euro 2 gasoline vehicles), and that received a warning earlier this year – meaning upon a second violation – will, as agreed within the government, be fined €350, accompanied by a notice,” Minister De Smedt clarified.
That appendix will state that the fine is equivalent to an annual pass valid for 12 months and that a request for payment in installments may be submitted to the Brussels Taxation Office.
Already more than 13,000 warnings have been sent out
According to De Smedt, more than 600,000 vehicles across Belgium fall into the targeted categories, 23,300 of which are registered in the Brussels-Capital Region, including approximately 15,000 passenger cars.
In addition, 13,219 warnings have already been sent out this year. These vehicles, therefore, run the risk of being fined starting July 1.
