Vehicle off the road

The database, which we use to send out our inspection notices, comes to us each month from the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport, under which the DIV operates. This means that as long as the vehicle remains registered with the DIV, an inspection notice will be sent out to you.

You then have two options:

• Either you wish to retain the registration of your vehicle: in which case the vehicle in question will have to be presented to an inspection centre as soon as it is put back on the road. There will be no further inspection notice.
  
  

We would draw your attention to the fact that if you drive on the public roads without being covered by a valid inspection certificate, or if you have an accident, your insurance company may take action against you and exercise its right of recourse, pursuant to article 25 of standard contract 109.

We should also point out that if the expiry date has passed, the price of inspection will be increased by an additional fee for non-compliance with the expiry date. This additional fee will be at the rate in effect at the time. This amount varies depending on how late the inspection is. For more information, see the sliding scale of fees. You will also lose your right to claim any bonus on the validity of the certificate.

• Or, if you no longer wish to put the vehicle on the road, it must be deregistered.

• If you are going to register another vehicle: this is only possible for European format registration numbers beginning with “1” to “9” (for example 1-ABC-003). If it is an old registration number, it will have to be cancelled.

• If you do not wish to register another vehicle, the number plate will be cancelled from the registration directory. For that to happen, you can:
• either take your official number plate, without wrapping, to a bpost office (not a post point),

- or deposit your number plate, without wrapping,  in one of the boxes provided for this purpose at the office counters and sub-offices of the DIV. The DIV stopped cancelling number plates at its office counters on 1/11/2013. These boxes can only be accessed during opening hours.  The number plates are then taken to the Cancelling department.

You will then receive an attest for cancellation via bpost, which you need to send to your insurer. Make sure that this attest for cancellation is safely received to be certain that the number plate has reached the Cancelling department. This notice is the proof that your number plate really has been cancelled. Afterwards, if you do not receive this notice within a month, contact the DIV to obtain a duplicate of the attest for cancellation. We can confirm that there are no other steps to take if you have received an attest for cancellation and you will no longer receive an inspection notice relating to this registration number.