Belgium's three regions run low-emission zones (LEZ / zone de basses émissions / lage-emissiezone) in Antwerp, Ghent and the whole Brussels-Capital Region. Cameras read your plate; if your vehicle isn't allowed or registered, you get a fine.
Why you got one
- Your vehicle's emission class isn't admitted in that zone.
- You needed to register (foreign or temporary vehicles) and didn't.
- You needed to buy a day pass and didn't.
When it's worth contesting
Good grounds include: your vehicle actually meets the standard, you had a valid registration or day pass, the plate was misread, or the car was sold. Gather the proof (registration certificate, pass receipt) and state it plainly.
How to contest
Each zone has its own objection route, but the safe approach is the same everywhere: send a written objection with your evidence and keep proof of sending — registered post is the reliable channel. Respect the deadline printed on the fine.
Quitte reads a LEZ fine like any other, tells you whether it's contestable, and drafts the letter in French and Dutch.