Can you be exempted from wearing a seat belt?

Verified 10 June 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

You can be dispensed the wearing of seat belts for reasons of medical or professional.

Medical Reasons

You are dispensed of the wearing of seat belts if you are in any of the following 2 situations:

Your body shape is clearly inappropriate for wearing a seat belt.
You have a medical certificate exemption issued by a licensed medical practitioner. The medical certificate shall state its period of validity. In case of control, you have to present it to the police.

Business reasons

You are dispensed the wearing of seat belts if you are in any of the following :

Driver of taxi in service
Driver or passenger of a priority vehicle of general interest or a ambulance, in emergency response
Driver or passenger of a utility vehicle constrained by the need to provide stop frequently in built-up area
Driver or passenger of a vehicle performing deliveries door-to-door built-up area.

You have no no gait to be dispensed.

Reminder

In circulation, the use of seat belts is obligatory for the driver and passengers. Failure to comply with this obligation shall be punished by a fine of up to €750. In general, it is a flat-rate fine of €135. In addition, the driver risks the 3-point indentation his driver's license.

The requirement to wear a safety belt shall not apply to vehicles without an original safety belt: old vehicles, collector vehicles. However, it is prohibited to to travel with a child under 3 years of age when the seat is not equipped with a safety belt.