Inspection update after September 2026 - towbar installation
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The Flemish government has given the green light for a far-reaching reform of vehicle inspections. As of 1 September 2026, the rules for various vehicles will be relaxed. The most striking measure is the abolition of the mandatory second-hand inspection when selling a vehicle within Belgium.
- Cars older than 10 years or with more than 160,000 km no longer have to undergo annual inspection but every two years.
- Vans and light commercial vehicles will gradually move from annual to biennial inspections between 2026 and 2028.
- Taxis and ambulances must now undergo inspection once a year instead of every six months.
- Agricultural vehicles will go from annual to biennial inspections.
- Buses no longer have to go for inspection every three or six months, but annually.
- Fairground vehicles will also go from one to two years between inspections.
- An inspection is no longer required when installing a tow bar