Route sheet fine taxi in Brussels: what do you risk during a control?

In Brussels, the taxi route sheet is an important document — but precision matters. It does not work like in Wallonia. The daily route sheet obligation explicitly targets rank taxi drivers.

Street taxis fall rather under the logic of booked trip, reservation, ticket and trip data — notably for Uber, Bolt or off-platform trips.

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1. Who is concerned?

The order of 6 October 2022 provides that rank taxi drivers must be able to hand over a daily route sheet, printed or electronic, compliant with the approved template, to control agents.

For street taxis, the main issue is proving the trip was booked or reserved — especially off-platform.

2. Content and recording moments

The sheet must contain at least 17 items: date, operator, badge, plate, driver certificate, service hours, taximeter index, trip numbers, addresses and times, amounts collected, interruptions, end counters and trip type (ordinary or PRM). Brussels Mobility provides the official Feuille de route — Ritblad template.

Certain data must be recorded before service starts, interruptions before they begin, end data at end of service, and trips at latest at the end of each trip.

3. What do you risk in case of breach?

There is no single automatic amount for every situation. The risk depends on the finding, offence classification and procedure followed.

What can be stated with certainty:

• Brussels Mobility agents can control and access vehicles;
• rank taxi drivers must be able to hand over the route sheet;
• for certain listed administrative obligations, fine of €100 (1st), €200 (2nd), €500 (3rd and following) within 18 months;
• fine of €200 for occupying a taxi rank without authorisation (outside provided cases).

The real risk: report, document request, administrative sanction, repeated offences, possible suspension in case of non-payment or repeated breaches.

4. Repetition and archiving

A single oversight is already a problem. Repeated poor organisation becomes more dangerous: sheets untraceable, not filed by vehicle, not retained for five years, trips or interruptions not recorded, flat rates poorly documented.

Retention: at least 7 days in the device, then 5 years at head office or on secure server — filed by vehicle and date. Many operators think about the day's control, not archiving.

5. Street taxi, Uber/Bolt and booking form

The article 57 route sheet targets rank taxis. For street taxis, the priority is proof of a booked trip. Off-platform, a digital booking form materialises client, time, route, driver, vehicle and price.

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6. Errors that increase risk

• sheet absent during control;
• sheet filled too late (from memory at end of day);
• sheet not retained for five years, not filed by vehicle;
• inconsistent data (times, index, amounts);
• confusion between rank taxi and street taxi.

The electronic version is accepted if viewable during a control. TaxiGer allows keeping the route sheet digitally and retrieving it by vehicle and date.

Conclusion

In Brussels, the route sheet is a serious obligation for rank taxis. The risk goes beyond a simple fine: control, report, graduated sanctions and insufficient archiving. The right reflex: create, complete, retain and retrieve — not manage at the last minute.

FAQ

Official sources

• Brussels taxi order of 6 October 2022
• Brussels Mobility — Taxi sector