The practical test in Brussels

Key facts

Age

18 years old.Source: be.brussels

Before the test

The theory test, passed in Brussels less than 3 years ago. To go on the road, you must also have passed the risk perception test less than 1 year ago.Source: be.brussels

Price

€46 for both parts, if you take them at the same centre. You pay €46 again after failing either part, or if you take the road test at another centre.Source: be.brussels

Language of the test

The test is in French or Dutch. If you understand neither, a sworn German or English interpreter can come with you and translate. You pay for the interpreter.Source: be.brussels

First aid

First aid training has not been compulsory since 15 August 2026: you are no longer asked for the certificate at the test. You can still take it if you want, at your own cost. The Anderlecht centre's website still mentions it: it is out of date.Sources: be.brussels (notice of 20/07/2026) · be.brussels

Remember: after two failures in a row, you can no longer retake the test with your own car and your guide. You need 6 hours of lessons, then you take the road test with the driving school.

The four tracks

• Private training: at least 9 months of training with a guide.
• Guide and driving school: at least 14 hours at a driving school and 6 months of training with a guide.
• Driving school with training: at least 20 hours at a driving school and 3 months of training.
• Driving school without training: at least 30 hours at a driving school, then the test with that same school.

On the two driving school tracks, hours taken before you turn 18 don't count.

Source: be.brussels

Part 1: the risk perception test

The test is not the same at the two centres. Check the one used by the centre you are going to.

It's the first part of the practical test. You take it separately, before the road test.

• In Schaerbeek: a multiple-choice test. 2 practice videos, then 5 test videos, filmed from the driver's seat. At the end of each video, there are 4 possible answers: 1 to 3 of them are right. Each right answer you tick is worth 1 point, each wrong one takes 1 away. You need at least 6 out of 10. You take it without an appointment, Monday to Friday between 10:00 and 16:00.Source: Schaerbeek centre brochure
• In Anderlecht: a test where you click. You imagine you are at the wheel, and when you see a risk, you click on it. The Region describes it like this: a few sequences to practise, then 5 video sequences, sometimes with several risks in the same one. You take it by appointment, booked online.Sources: be.brussels · Anderlecht centre
• When: as soon as you have done the lessons and the minimum training period for your track. These are the same conditions as for the road test.Sources: be.brussels · Anderlecht centre
• On the table: nothing: no pen, no scrap paper, no phone. Otherwise you risk being excluded.Source: be.brussels
• Validity: 1 year. It must be passed at a Brussels centre.Sources: be.brussels · Schaerbeek centre brochure · Anderlecht centre
• If you fail twice in a row: 6 hours of practical lessons at a driving school before you retake it.Sources: be.brussels · Schaerbeek centre brochure

Until you have passed this test, you can't take the road test.

• Anderlecht: a demonstration of the test where you click (link given by the centre)
• Schaerbeek: to see a multiple-choice test, the sample video of the Flemish test (GOCA Vlaanderen, YouTube, in Dutch)

Part 2: on the road

• The manoeuvres: there are three. The checks beforehand: precautions, adjustments, routine checks and one check drawn at random. Parking or stopping in reverse behind a vehicle. And turning round in a narrow street.Sources: be.brussels · Schaerbeek centre brochure
• Directions: the examiner tells you in good time where to turn. If they say nothing, you keep following the road.Sources: Anderlecht centre brochure · Schaerbeek centre brochure
• Independent driving: at some point, they give you a direction that is easy to follow and stop telling you where to turn. You follow the road signs. The Region talks of 10 to 15 minutes.Sources: be.brussels · Anderlecht centre brochure · Schaerbeek centre brochure
• GPS in Schaerbeek: the centre's brochure only mentions road signs.Source: Schaerbeek centre brochure
• GPS in Anderlecht: according to the centre's brochure, only if the car has one and you want to use it. Otherwise, you follow the road signs.Source: Anderlecht centre brochure
• Also in Schaerbeek: the route goes through compulsory points chosen at random. You park on the right. The random check covers tyre wear, tyre pressure, the oil level, brake fluid, coolant or screenwash.Source: Schaerbeek centre brochure
• What is marked: how you use the car, your position on the road, meeting oncoming traffic and overtaking, changing direction, traffic lights and instructions, speed, your behaviour towards other road users, defensive driving and independent driving.Source: be.brussels
• The result: according to the Anderlecht centre brochure: if you pass, the examiner gives you the form “Demande d'un permis de conduire” (driving licence application), which you take to your commune.Source: Anderlecht centre brochure

Booking, centre by centre

For the road test, you need a passed risk perception test that is still valid. Each centre has its own way of doing things.

In Schaerbeek, the brochure asks you to arrive at the counter half an hour early, with all your documents.

Sources: Anderlecht centre · Schaerbeek centre · Schaerbeek centre brochure

The car

• roadworthy, with the “L” sign;
• a second interior mirror. The only exception: the 18-month provisional licence without a guide;
• parking sensors and cameras are allowed if they were fitted by the manufacturer;
• compliant with the low emission zone (LEZ) rules. There are no exemptions.

Without an “L” sign or a second interior mirror, the test doesn't go ahead. The same applies if the car doesn't meet the low emission zone rules.

Source: be.brussels

The logbook

During your training period, you note your trips and your kilometres in a logbook. Here too, the texts don't say the same thing.

• The Region: it is checked at the test. Guideline distance: 1,500 km for private training and for guide and driving school, 1,000 km on the 20-hour track.Source: be.brussels
• In Schaerbeek: the centre's brochure says it must be in the car, but that the centre won't ask for it. It mentions 1,000 to 1,500 km.Source: Schaerbeek centre brochure

The documents to bring

• your identity document, still valid. Photocopies, passports and declarations of loss are refused. The Schaerbeek brochure says “Belgian identity card”;
• your provisional licence, still valid and issued long enough ago for your track (9, 6 or 3 months). With the driving school certificate for the 14-hour and 20-hour tracks;
• without a provisional licence: the certificate for your 30 hours at a driving school;
• after two failures: the certificate for the 6 hours of lessons;
• with your own car: proof of insurance, the registration certificate, and the green technical inspection certificate if the car needs one;
• the Belgian or European licence of your guide or of the person with you, and their identity document issued in Belgium;
• your logbook;
• proof of payment, if you paid in advance.

In Schaerbeek, the brochure warns: the most common reason for refusal is a lesson certificate filled in wrongly by the driving school. Check yours before you come.

Sources: be.brussels · Schaerbeek centre brochure

After two failures

After two failures in a row, you can no longer retake the test with your own car and your guide. You must take 6 hours of lessons, then take the road test with the driving school.

• What counts as two failures: two failures at the risk perception test, two failures on the road, or one of each.Source: be.brussels
• The 6 hours: practical lessons at an approved driving school, taken after the second failure. Lessons taken before don't count. You show the certificate at the test.Source: be.brussels
• Appeals: after two failures on the road, you have 15 days to appeal, by registered letter to the appeals board of Brussels Mobility. It costs €16.Sources: be.brussels · Schaerbeek centre brochure

Our page on the two Brussels test centres →

Frequently asked questions

The other regions

The three regions side by side · The practical test in Wallonia · The practical test in Flanders

Sources

• Brussels: driver training and driving licence tests for category B (be.brussels, Brussels Mobility, French version of the page)
• Brussels: the driving licence at the Anderlecht test centre (La Sécurité Automobile, a company approved by the Region, in French)
• Brussels: brochure “Examen pratique B” of the Anderlecht centre (La Sécurité Automobile, version of 30/09/2020, PDF in French)
• Brussels: notice that first aid training is no longer required for the driving test (be.brussels, 20/07/2026, page removed from the site, archived copy, in French)
• Brussels: the driving licence at the Schaerbeek test centre (Auto Contrôle Technique, in French)
• Brussels: information brochure “Examen pratique, catégorie B” of the Evere test centre, known as Schaerbeek (Auto Contrôle Technique, version of 16/10/2026, PDF in French)

We checked every fact on these websites on 10 and 11 November 2026. The rules change often: if in doubt, your region's official website is right.