Access to a pedestrian zone
Access to a pedestrian zone (or pedestrian street) with a vehicle is possible via an access pass which has to be asked in advance.
Only demands via:
- mail: zonepietonne.dem@brucity.be
- in case of absolute necessity: at the counter on Thursday from 8:30 am till noon and by appointment via 02 279 32 70
A pedestrian zone is a set of streets reserved for pedestrians. In some cases it is possible to obtain a temporary or a permanent access (yard, move, exceptional deliveries, access to a private garage,...).
Map of the Pentagon (city centre) pedestrian zone (PDF, 14.15 MB)
- permanent access: with an electronic badge which allows you to activate the pole or encoding of the number plate and/or code and a pass (administrative document to be placed on the windscreen)
- temporary access: with a code and a pass (numeric code which enables to activate the disappearing poles)
- vehicles which have to load or unload: admitted between 4 am and 11 am (if indicated by the road marking)
- bicycles: if indicated by the road marking and if they are moving at walking pace
- taxis: if indicated by the road marking and with codes delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit or - for taxis of the Brussels Capital Region - a code delivered by the External site Regional taxi management
- priority vehicles with blue flashing light and siren: with a code delivered by the Traffic Service of the police
- vehicles of surveillance, control, maintenance of the zone and the vehicles for the collection of garbage: with an electronic badge delivered by the Public and Green Spaces Department
- vehicles of public transport: with an electronic badge delivered by the Public and Green Spaces Department
Permanent access
- owners of a private garage situated inside these zones: with a badge or plate encoding/code + pass or code + pass delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit (at the rate of 2 passes by place)
- vehicles belonging to companies in these zones, when these vehicles are needed for deliveries and if this delivery is a main activity of these companies: with a badge or plate encoding/code + pass or code + pass delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit
- trailers (carriages): with badge or plate encoding/code + pass or code + pass delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit
- pedicabs: with badge or plate encoding/code + pass or code + pass delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit
- medical care vehicles: with badge or plate encoding/code + pass or code + pass delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit
- people with reduced mobility and seniors older than 65 years living within the zone: with badge or plate encoding/code + pass or code + pass delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit
- fruit and vegetable growers and itinerant traders exercising a periodic or continuous activity within the zone: with a badge or plate encoding/code + pass or code + pass delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit
Temporary access
- customers who use a parking lot or garage belonging to a company: with a pass and code (for 24 hours) delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit
- people who marry at the City Hall: with a pass delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Marriages Unit (this pass is only valid for access to the Grand-Place)
- drivers of hearses: with a pass and code delivered by the Parking Management Unit
- drivers of a vehicle in the context of an event that is permitted by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen: with a pass and code delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit
- drivers of moving vans: with a pass and code delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit
- vehicles for performing works within these zones: with a pass and code delivered by the Citizen Affairs Department - Traffic Unit
- state visits, order services, urgent and exceptional cases: with a code delivered by the Traffic Service of the police
- other unforeseen circumstances that require access to the pedestrian zone must be approved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City
- validity: the validity of the access permit is 2 years for the permanent accesses and variable for the temporary accesses.
- price: the passes are free. In case of loss or theft, new passes have to be paid (10 euro). The granting of the electronic badge costs 50 euro, a pledge which will be given back after the duration of the validity of 2 years (not in case of theft or loss).
Temporary access
Demand of an access for a move, yard or event (at least 72h in advance):
By mail:
At the counter:
PRACTICAL INFO
directory 1940
Access to a pedestrian zone
Access to a pedestrian zone
Brucity Administrative Centre
Rue des Halles 4
1000
Brussels
02 279 32 70
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Other accesses
By mail:
At the counter:
PRACTICAL INFO
directory 1940
Access to a pedestrian zone
Access to a pedestrian zone
Brucity Administrative Centre
Rue des Halles 4
1000
Brussels
02 279 32 70
More information
Exceptional and urgent cases
directory 1947
Temporary access pedestrian zone
Temporary access pedestrian zone
Exceptional and urgent cases
Rue du Marché au Charbon 30
1000
Brussels
02 279 77 11
More information
Other contacts
directory 2439
directory 2434
Civil status
Civil status
Marriages and legal cohabitation
Rue des Halles 4
1000
Brussels
02 279 34 40
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