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Low-emission zone in Ghent

  • Low-emission zone Ghent

    To improve air quality, Ghent’s inner city (the area within the ring road) is a low emission zone. Only vehicles that meet the entry requirements  are allowed into this zone.

    Check your vehicle before coming to Ghent. Not allowed? Answer all the online questions and request the appropriate access for your vehicle right away.

    Check your vehicle

    Register your foreign vehicle

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How does the low emission zone work?

  • Verification

    Zone signs indicate where you enter or exit the LEZ. Smart cameras automatically check your car as you enter the zone. 

    Regarding the verification

  • Fines and contestations 

    If you drive into the LEZ with an unauthorised vehicle, you will receive a fine. How much is the fine and how do you contest it? 

    Read more

  • Conditions for access 

    Which conditions for access apply to which category of cars? Read more and check your vehicle. 

    All about the standards and conditions

Registration obligation

Permitted vehicles with a foreign number plate must be registered. You can register your vehicle with the online tool. Always check your vehicle in advance to avoid a fine!

ATTENTION: Beware of certain commercial companies that offer you a service/sticker against payment. The City of Ghent is not in any way involved. 

Not automatically authorised? Then you can temporarily enter the LEZ 

  • Register your vehicle

    You can register certain vehicles for free. You can then enter all Flemish low-emission zones. Do this at the latest 1 day after you entered the LEZ.

    Check if you can register your vehicle
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  • Purchase a permit

    You can buy a permit for certain vehicles. This allows you to temporarily enter the Ghent LEZ. You must do this no later than 1 day after entering the LEZ.

    Check if your vehicle is eligible
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  • Purchase a LEZ day pass

    A day pass gives you access to the Ghent LEZ for any type of vehicle, up to a maximum of 12 times a year. Purchase your day pass at the latest 1 day after you entered the LEZ.

    Check conditions and make your request
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Where is the low emission zone?

View the Ghent low-emission zone on the map (coloured zone). Type your destination address in the search bar or select a car park and check whether it (or the road leading to it) is in the LEZ.  

Want to park outside the LEZ?  View your options. 

Grants and subsidies

  • Annul a number plate

    Are your getting rid of a polluting car and annulling its number plate? Receive up to €500 in subsidies to reimburse alternative transport such as bikes, public transport, car sharing, etc.

    Go to the subsidy
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  • Scrapping grant

    Are you a Ghent resident with an increased allowance and a car that is not authorised in the low-emission zone (LEZ)? Then you can apply for 1 grant per family and per address to have 1 car scrapped. 

    Make a request
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  • Electric taxi

    If you purchase or lease an electric taxi and drive with a taxi licence for Ghent, you will receive a subsidy. You get a subsidy for up to 5 vehicles.  

    All info and conditions
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Discover all subsidies and grants for environmentally-friendly mobility 

Find out more about the LEZ