The cost of parking a vehicle in Brussels is set to rise dramatically from July after city authorities announced a new set of parking tariffs.
As part of the budgetary changes coming into effect on 1 July, the City of Brussels will be increasing parking costs in the city centre.
Brussels City Council has approved an overhaul of parking rates for the 2025 financial year, with prices set to be aligned with those of parking.brussels. These tariffs have been used elsewhere in the region for some time.
The measures are designed to encourage motorists find greener ways of travelling to the city.
What are the new parking tariffs?
As before, there will be three parking zones in the city: Red Zones, Grey Zones and Green Zones.
From 1 July, the cost of parking in a Red Zone (where parking is limited to two hours) will increase from 50 centimes to 90 centimes for 30 minutes, €2 to €3.60 for one hour and €5 to €9.20 for two hours.
The cost of parking in a Grey Zone will be the same as in a Red Zone. However, motorists can linger a little longer in this zone – up to four hours at a time.
The cost of parking for three hours in a Grey Zone will go up from €8 to €14,80, while parking for four hours will set you back €20.40, nearly doubling the current rate of €11.
In Green Zones, where motorists can park for up to four hours, the tariffs are a little less eye-popping.
From 1 July, the cost of parking in a Green Zone will increase from 50 centimes to 90 centimes for 30 minutes, €1 to €1.80 for one hour, €3 to €5.50 for two hours, €4.50 to €8.20 for three hours and €6 to €10.90 for four hours.
Fines set to increase to nearly €50 in certain zones
The city council is also increasing fines for motorists who fail to pay or linger too long in their parking bays.
From July, Red Zone infractions will set you back €42 (up from €25).
A Grey Zone fine will increase from €25 to €47, while fines in the Green Zone will rise from €25 to €37.
But some costs set to go down (or stay the same)
In the city centre, the 15-minute rule will remain in place, meaning motorists can park for free for a quarter of an hour by registering at the parking metre when they park up.
The new rules state that “the free quarter hour is never included in the purchase of a paid parking permit”.
From 1 July, parking will be free from 19:00 in certain residential areas, rather than from 21:00 as it is currently (however, this won’t be the case in Pentagone, Louise, Heysel and Boulevard du Midi).
