Driving under the influence

mg/l UAL
0,09 - 0,22 1 0,22 - 0,35 0,35 - 0,44 0,44 - 0,50 0,50 - 0,65 0,65 +
g/l BAC
0,2 - 0,5 1 0,5 - 0,8 0,8 - 1,0 1,0 - 1,2 1,2 - 1,5 1,5 +
Temporary ban on driving 2 hours 3 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours
Immediate collection € 105 € 179 € 420 € 578 € 1260 2 € 1260 2
Amicable settlement € 145 € 240 € 600 € 800 € 1600 -
Fine 3
€ 200 to € 4000 200 to € 4000 € 1600 to € 16000 1600 to € 16000 1600 to 16000 € 1600 to € 16000

1 Only for professional directors. See Law of 16 March 1968, art. 34, § 3.
2 Only for persons without residence or fixed abode in Belgium.
3 Excluding court costs and additional expenses.

Sources:

  • Law of 16 March 1968 on road traffic police
  • R.D. of 19 April 2014 on the collection and consignment of a sum when establishing violations of the law on police over road traffic and its implementing decrees
  • R.D. of 9 March 2014 on municipal administrative sanctions for the offences concerning stationary and parking and for the offences concerning the traffic signs C3 and F103, established with automatic devices
  • COL 10/2006. Subject: Uniform charging of sums of money whose payment extinguishes criminal proceedings - Road traffic - uniform charging of amicable settlements