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Sleeping in a motorhome in Belgium

The three legal facts are distinct: parking, sleeping inside and camping. The mistake that costs money is assuming that the second follows from the first.

Sleep inside

Sleep inside
YES — No general limit. The 8 h max. in built-up areas applies only to vehicles over 7.5 t.
Fine 50 € – 250 €
  • chocks and stabilising legs: end of parking
There is NO Belgian federal rule on sleeping in the vehicle: it is allowed if the vehicle is legally parked and the municipality does not forbid it. Highway Code (AR 01-12-1975) + municipal by-laws · verified on 2026-08-08
«Voor de wet zijn slapen en kamperen niet hetzelfde»
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Park

Park
YES, WITH LIMITS — Within built-up areas: MAXIMUM 8 CONSECUTIVE HOURS for motor vehicles, vehicle combinations and trailers whose MAM exceeds 7.5 tonnes, except in places provided with sign E9a, E9c or E9d. Motor vehicles not in a roadworthy condition and trailers (in general): maximum 24 consecutive hours on the public road. Advertising vehicles: maximum 3 consecutive hours.
  • A WEIGHT criterion (7.5 t MAM), not length: the Belgian federal code has no parking rule based on length, so a 7 m, 3,500 kg motorhome does not fall under art. 27.5.2. The 8-hour rule only operates 'dans les agglomerations'. The 24 h limit of art. 27.5.1 covers REMORQUES with no further condition, so an unhitched caravan is limited to 24 h even though the towing vehicle is not. CRITICAL TIME WARNING, verified in the consolidated text on Justel itself: the AR of 01-12-1975 is 'abroge pour la Region de Bruxelles-Capitale le 01-09-2026' (ARR 2024-08-29/06) and 'abroge dans le futur pour la Region Wallonne' (ARR 2025-07-17/20). From 1 September 2026 the Brussels rule must be cited against the regional regulation, not against this AR. For camping/sleeping overnight there is no federal rule: it is a regional (Wallonia, Flanders, Brussels) and municipal competence, and the official URL could not be located within the search budget.
Arrete royal du 1er decembre 1975 portant reglement general sur la police de la circulation routiere et de l'usage de la voie publique (texte consolide Justel, numac 1975120109) art. 27.5.1, art. 27.5.2 y art. 27.5.3 (rubrica: Limitation du stationnement de longue duree) · verified on 2026-08-09
«27.5. Limitation du stationnement de longue duree. 27.5.1. Il est interdit de mettre en stationnement plus de vingt-quatre heures consecutives sur la voie publique des vehicules a moteur hors d'etat de circuler et des remorques. 27.5.2. Dans les agglomerations, il est interdit de mettre en stationnement sur la voie publique pendant plus de (huit heures) consecutives des vehicules automobiles, trains de vehicules, et des remorques lorsque (la masse maximale autorisee) depasse 7,5 tonnes, sauf aux endroits pourvus du signal E9a, E9c ou E9d. 27.5.3. Il est interdit de mettre en stationnement sur la voie publique pendant plus de trois heures consecutives des vehicules publicitaires.»
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Camp

Camp
NO
  • the PHYSICAL ACTION, not the fact of sleeping, is what triggers the offence
  • as soon as chocks are placed behind the wheels, the legs are lowered or the awning is extended, it is already camping
Decreet houdende het toeristische logies (Flanders) + municipal by-laws. Camping on the public highway is forbidden as a general rule · verified on 2026-08-08
«plaats je blokken achter je wielen / zwengel je steuntjes uit»
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Regions

Antwerpen69 municipalitiesBrabant wallon27 municipalitiesBruxelles-Brussel19 municipalitiesHainaut69 municipalitiesLiège84 municipalitiesLimburg42 municipalitiesLuxembourg44 municipalitiesNamur38 municipalitiesOost-Vlaanderen60 municipalitiesVlaams-Brabant65 municipalitiesWest-Vlaanderen64 municipalities
The signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as at the date indicated: it is not legal advice or an authorisation.