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Belgian traffic safety institute Vias is calling for a ban on speed camera detectors and other types of warning systems that alert drivers to police controls.
People who do not pay their fines for traffic violations could soon have the money taken directly from their wages, the Belgian justice ministry has announced.
Belgian authorities have issued more speeding fines so far this year than in the whole of 2021, new figures reveal.
Drivers in Belgium received a record number of fines for speeding in 2021, with cases of drug-driving and mobile phone use also on the rise, new figures compiled by the federal police reveal.
By the summer, speed checks on Belgian highways will be constantly active with tolerance margins for speeding being abolished, VRT news reports.
In Flanders, municipalities are now responsible for imposing penalties for speeding in 30 or 50 km/h zones.
Average speed cameras on seven stretches of motorway in Belgium will now systematically operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, justice minister Vincent Van Quickenborne has announced.
Intensive speed checks are scheduled throughout Belgium for Wednesday and Thursday, the federal police have announced.
The “margin of tolerance” which allowed drivers to exceed the speed limit in 30kph zones within the Brussels-Capital region will be abolished, according to justice minister Vincent Van Quickenborn
