End of an era: Belgium will check much more strictly on maximum speed | Abroad

In Belgium, traffic violations must be determined manually by an agent. For years, staff shortages provided an unorthodox solution: section checks in Flanders were sometimes canceled half the time and in Wallonia the tolerance limit was raised to 147 kilometers to prevent a tsunami of fines.

But that time is now coming to an end. Flemish media report that from now on Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (Justice) always wants to use a flash from 129 kilometers per hour. By hiring extra staff, the police and the judiciary can now process the fines. In Flanders, the measure will take effect immediately and on highways in the French-speaking part of Belgium it will probably be arranged on all routes by the end of August.

On local roads, the tolerance margins and flash quotas will remain. A print for a speeding violation starts at 53 euros.

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