Can I leave my caravan, trailer or broken-down car in the street for weeks?
In short
No, not for long. Trailers, caravans and vehicles that no longer run may be parked in the street for at most 24 hours in a row. For heavy vehicles in built-up areas, the limit is 8 hours.
Video transcript
You're back from holiday. You left the caravan in the street outside your house and forgot about it. It depends: Trailers, towed caravans and vehicles that don't work may stay in the street for at most 24 hours in a row. Heavy vehicles: 8 hours in built-up areas. The right way: Put the caravan on private ground or in a signposted parking area. Also check your municipality's extra rules. Parking ticket (1st-degree offence): On-the-spot payment: 64 € + 10,67 €; Municipal fine: 58 €; If it blocks the road: Can be towed.
What is not allowed, what is required?
- Trailers and caravans (aanhangwagen / remorque) may be parked on the public road for at most 24 hours in a row.
- Nor can you leave a motor vehicle that no longer runs (cannot move under its own power) in the street for more than 24 hours.
- In built-up areas, vehicles and trailers over 7,5 tonnes may be parked for at most 8 hours, except in parking spaces with special signs.
- Advertising vehicles may be parked in the same place for at most 3 hours in a row.
- Your municipality can add its own rules (e.g. a ban on parking caravans). Check the signs and the municipal regulations.
Penalty and indirect consequences
- Fine / payment
- 1st-degree offence: on-the-spot fine 64 € (+10,67 € administrative costs). If the municipality imposes a GAS fine: category 1 (58 €).
Legal basis:Wegverkeerswet 16.3.1968, art. 29 §2 + KB 30.9.2005, art. 2-4 (Justel)KB 19.4.2014, art. 2, 3° (Justel)
- Court / prison
- No prison sentence. If the case goes to court: a fine of 100 € – 2.500 €.
Legal basis:wegcode.be – Overtredingen per graad
What does this level mean? Traffic offence, degree 1: On-the-spot payment €64; in court €100 – €2,500. All penalty levels →
What really matters: the indirect consequences
- If the vehicle obstructs traffic, the police can have it towed away; you pay the towing and storage costs
Legal basis:KB 1.12.1975, art. 4.4 (Justel)
- The municipality can restrict caravan and trailer parking further in its own regulations
Legal basis:Decreet aanvullende reglementen 16.5.2008, art. 5 §1
- If you are not sure whether a motor vehicle parked in the street is still insured, ask your insurer
What do these terms mean?
- GAS fine
- An administrative fine imposed by the municipality itself. It is not a criminal sentence. The maximum is €500 for adults and €175 for minors. You can appeal within 1 month to the police court (the youth court for minors).
- On-the-spot payment
- A fixed amount offered by the police. If you pay, the case is closed and does not go to court. If not, the prosecutor takes over; the amount can rise and the case can go to court.
Why does this rule exist?
Parking spaces in the street are limited and belong to everyone. Trailers and broken-down vehicles left for a long time take up space, block the view and sometimes end up abandoned.
Where can you go?
- Municipal driving licence serviceExchanging a foreign driving licence and other licence matters
- Free first-line legal adviceIf you have been summoned to the police court (juridische eerstelijnsbijstand / aide juridique de première ligne)
- Social interpreterAt the municipality, the OCMW/CPAS, school and hospital, you can ask for an interpreter in your language; it is often free.
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Source and reliability
Official source- Source check
- 9 / 9 statements in an official source
- Checked: 13.10.2026
- Last checked
- 13.10.2026
- Rules can change
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- Found in an official source
Römork ve çalışmayan motorlu araç en fazla 24 saat üst üste
Verkeersreglement art. 27.5.1 (Justel) - Found in an official source
Yerleşim yerinde 7,5 ton üstü en fazla 8 saat; E9a/E9c/E9d hariç
Verkeersreglement art. 27.5.2 (KB 9.3.2014 art. 2 §1 l) - Found in an official source
Reklam aracı en fazla 3 saat
Verkeersreglement art. 27.5.3 (KB 9.3.2014 art. 2 §1 l) - Found in an official source
Art. 27.5 KB 2005'te 2.–4. derece listesinde yok, dolayısıyla 1. derece
Wegverkeerswet 16.3.1968, art. 29 §2 + KB 30.9.2005, art. 2-4 (Justel) - Found in an official source
64 € anında ödeme
KB 19.4.2014, art. 2, 3° (Justel) - Found in an official source
GAS 1. kategori 58 €
KB 9.3.2014, art. 2 §1 - Found in an official source
Mahkeme 100–2.500 €
wegcode.be – Overtredingen per graad (derece ve anında ödeme tutarları Justel KB 30.9.2005 ve KB 19.4.2014 ile karşılaştırıldı, 16.10.2026; 10,67 €, uzlaşma ve mahkeme tutarları bekliyor) - Found in an official source
Çekme masrafı sürücüye
KB 1.12.1975, art. 4.4 (Justel) - Found in an official source
Belediye kendi yolları için ek trafik/park yönetmeliği (aanvullend reglement) koyabilir (Vlaanderen)
Decreet aanvullende reglementen 16.5.2008, art. 5 §1
The checked statements are in Turkish, as in the source text. This check does not replace legal advice.
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