Updated 8 September 2026 · 3 cities
Belgium
Belgian towns fine tourists through one instrument with one ceiling, and every figure on these pages sits under it. The first country to pass the check outright.
3
cities covered
€500
highest fine (Antwerp)
Then pick your city
Sorted by the highest fine each city publishes.
CityWhat catches tourists thereLocal rulesMax fine
AntwerpAntwerp fines through the GAS system, a municipal administrative sanction — and several figures here are pinned to a ceiling that was raised in January 2024.+14€500GhentGhent has the largest car-free centre in Belgium, and its circulation plan is the rule most visitors break — usually because a satnav told them to.+15€350BrugesBruges manages visitor numbers rather than visitor behaviour: two cruise ships a day, no new hotels, and a tolerance for most of what other towns fine.+14€100