A day pass: what you need to know
- The day pass costs €35 per day for cars, vans, (mini)buses and coaches. From 2027, the pass will cost €20 per day for mopeds and motorbikes and €50 per day for heavy goods vehicles.
- The pass can be purchased in advance of entering the LEZ OR within the five days after entering the Low Emission Zone. Example: if I drive through the LEZ on the 3rd of January with a non-compliant vehicle, I have until the 8th of January at midnight to buy a pass.
- After purchasing the pass, it takes 15 minutes before you can verify in the simulator that your purchase has been taken into account.
- A maximum of 24 day passes can be purchased per year and per vehicle.
- On the 1st of January each year, the vehicle will have another 24 days to travel via the purchase of a pass.
- The day pass is valid only for the calendar day for which it was purchased and until 6am the next day.
- You only need to buy a day pass for the day(s) when you’re using vour vehicle. Example: you arrive in Brussels on 19 September and leave on 23 September, but you leave your vehicle in a car park on 20, 21 and 22 September. You only need to buy two day passes: one for 19 September and one for 23 September.
- Your licence plate number and the date of first registration of the vehicle (as well as the last registration date for foreign vehicles) are required to purchase a pass.
- Drivers of foreign-registered vehicles (including The Netherlands) who would like to purchase a day pass must first register their vehicle.
- Only passes purchased via this platform are valid. Passes do not come in sticker or paper form.
You bought a day pass and did not receive a confirmation by e-mail or on your screen? Did you check your spam folder? If the confirmation is not here, please let us know by using our contact form and selecting "technical problem".
You can also check with your bank (PC Banking, etc.) if your day pass has been purchased. If this is recorded in your bank account, it means that the purchase has happened successfully and you do not need to buy another day pass.
Have you bought a second day pass for the same day? Contact us via our contact form by selecting "Day pass - I have already purchased one or more passes". We will handle your request as soon as possible.
How many day passes do you have left?
If you want to check the dates for which you purchased a day pass, or the number of days still available for your vehicle, simply proceed to the first steps of purchasing a pass. If you enter your vehicle data, the form will indicate the information you are looking for.
