How do you know whether you can enter the LEZ?

Euro standard	Diesel	Petrol/LPG/CNG and LNG***
Euro 6/VI	Admitted	Admitted
Euro 5/V**	Admitted	Admitted
Euro 4/IV	Admitted after payment	Admitted
Euro 3/III	Admitted with LEZ day pass*	Admitted
Euro 2/II	Admitted with LEZ day pass*	Admitted
Euro 1/I	Admitted with LEZ day pass*	Admitted with LEZ day pass*
Older vehicles	Admitted with LEZ day pass*	Admitted with LEZ day pass*

* Possibility to buy a LEZ day pass. Maximum 8 passes a year.
** For trucks over 3,5 tons the term EEV ( enhanced environmentally friendly vehicle) is sometimes used. EEV is equivalent to Euronorm 5/V.
*** Your CNG, LPG or LNG vehicle must be converted from a petrol engine.
 

• Is your vehicle admitted? If you have a vehicle with a Belgian number plate, you don't have to do anything.   Foreign vehicles (except Dutch vehicles) need to register first.
• Is your vehicle admitted after payment? Then you can pay for a temporary permit.
• Is your vehicle only admitted with a LEZ day pass? Then you can buy a LEZ day pass up to 8 times a year.

Entry requirements after 2025

The access requirements will become more stringent in 2025, 2027 and 2028. Please take this into account when buying a car.

Petrol/LPG/CNG and LNG 

• From 1/1/2025: at least Euro standard 3
• From 1/1/2028: at least Euro standard 4

Diesel

category M1,M2, N1

• From 1/1/2025:
  free entry for vehicles meeting at least Euro standard 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d-temp or 6d
• From 1/9/2027: free entry for vehicles meeting at least Euro standard 6d.

category M3,N2, N3

• From 1/1/2025:
  free entry for vehicles meeting at least Euro standard 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d-temp or 6d

Your vehicle's Euro standard is indicated in the registration document in the 'environmental category' section. You are unable to find the applicable Euro standard in your registration document? Then the date of first registration will determine whether you can enter the low emission zone with your vehicle.