Vehicles on the road

Vehicles on the road: All animal drawn vehicles on public roads should have the owner's name and address clearly marked on them.

Animal drawn vehicles

  • All animal drawn vehicles on public roads should have the owner's name and address clearly marked on them.
  • The vehicle and harness have to be in a safe working condition.
  • The animal and vehicle must always be under the control of a person (driving with reins or leading) unless they are tied up so that they can't move.
  • Two animal drawn vehicles moving in the same direction can't be closer than 150m to each other, unless one is overtaking the other and will move away from it quickly.

Abandoned vehicles

  • A vehicle is considered to be abandoned if:
    • It is parked in a no stopping or no parking area
    • It has been left without moving in the same place on public road or at a testing station longer than 7 days (in an urban area)
    • It has been left in the same place on public road longer than 24 hours (outside an urban area)
    • It has no licence plate or a false plate
    • It is causing a danger or obstruction
    • There is no way to identify the owner
  • Abandoned vehicles can be towed or impounded.
  • The owner has to cover all costs involved (unless the vehicle was stolen).
  • The vehicle can be sold to cover costs if the owner can't be traced or does not recover the vehicle.

Convoys

No convoys of vehicles being delivered to a dealer or other person should travel at the following times:
  • On weekends, from 18h00 on Friday evening to 06h00 on Monday morning
  • On long weekends, from 18h00 on Friday evening (or Thursday evening if Friday is a public holiday) to 06h00 on Monday morning (or Tuesday morning if Monday is a public holiday)
  • Over Christmas, from 18h00 the night before Christmas Day till 06h00 the morning after the Day of Goodwill