October 2024
If you are registered in Belgium (or registered in the Belgian central business database, or if the vehicle belongs to a legal entity with a permanent establishment in the territory), you are generally not allowed to drive in Belgium with a vehicle registered abroad.
The purpose of this rule is, in particular, to ensure the payment of road tax in Belgium.
As a consequence of this registration in the foreigner register, vehicles that they bring or purchase must be registered in Belgium (Article 3, §1 of the Royal Decree of July 20, 2001, on vehicle registration). Since these are non-Community vehicles that were not intended for the EU, they must first go through customs clearance and then the homologation procedure. This entire process takes time and is expensive, and of course, Belgium does not aim to profit from the misfortune of people temporarily residing in its territory, especially refugees.
Therefore, the government has decided that vehicles belonging to individuals benefiting from temporary protection (Card A) and registered in the country of origin no longer need to be registered in Belgium. This category has been added to the exceptions from the registration obligation specified in Article 3, §2 of the Royal Decree of July 20, 2001, on vehicle registration.
The exception applies to vehicles brought from the country of origin, not to vehicles purchased in Belgium, and only for the duration of the temporary protection (Card A).