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Route sheet fine taxi in Wallonia: what do you risk during a control?
Every vehicle assigned to a taxi service must have a daily route sheet on board — including street taxis via Uber or Bolt.
In short
In Wallonia, no viewable route sheet on board = risk during a control. Type C offence (vehicle conditions): administrative fine up to €250. The case becomes more serious if licence, certificate or insurance are also missing.
Every vehicle assigned to a taxi service must have a daily route sheet on board.
This concerns rank taxis, street taxis and trips via Uber, Bolt or another approved platform.
1. Obligation and electronic version
Article 55 of the order of 16 May 2024 imposes a daily route sheet (annex 15) on board every taxi vehicle. It can be electronic, provided it is viewable at all times.
No viewable route sheet on board = risk during a control.
2. Uber/Bolt: the platform is not enough
The Walloon street taxi is operated via an approved electronic intermediation service. An Uber/Bolt trip does not remove the route sheet obligation: the platform is the source of the trip, not a substitute for the on-board document.
3. Who manages the route sheet?
The operator organises the system and retains sheets at head office for at least 3 years. The driver must be able to present or make it viewable during service. The platform does not replace this organisation.
4. Sanctions: missing route sheet
Absence or non-compliance falls under vehicle operating conditions. The order classifies these offences as type C (articles 50 to 66, including article 55).
Administrative fine up to €250. The final amount depends on the finding, file and administrative decision.
5. Other on-board documents
Article 55 also lists: copy of operating licence, copy of applicable regulations (including municipal by-law), international motor insurance card. In case of concurrent offences, the total administrative fines cannot exceed €10,000.
6. More serious risk levels
Do not confuse missing route sheet with absence of licence or certificate:
- vehicle without licence: imprisonment 8 days to 3 months and/or fine €100 to €10,000;
- electronic intermediation without approval: sanctioned by the decree;
- driving without capacity certificate: fine €50 to €3,000.
A missing route sheet may be an administrative offence. If the control also reveals absence of licence, certificate or insurance, the case becomes much more serious.
7. How does a control work?
The order provides for unannounced controls at head office, on the road, by written document request or by summons. The driver must present documents on the road; the operator must produce requested documents at head office.
8. Frequent errors
- sheet absent on board;
- electronic sheet not viewable;
- sheet not retained for three years at head office;
- platform trips not included in traceability;
- incomplete on-board documents (licence, insurance, regulations).
The electronic sheet is accepted if it reproduces annex 15 and remains viewable. TaxiGer is available in Wallonia to generate and archive these daily sheets at head office.
Go further
For a Walloon fleet, centralising route sheets and platform trips avoids end-of-day oversights and facilitates a calm control — whatever the trip source.
Conclusion
In Wallonia, the route sheet must be present, viewable, complete and retained for three years at head office — for rank and street taxis, including via Uber or Bolt. The base risk can reach €250, but a control may reveal much more serious breaches if licence, certificate or insurance are also missing.
Next step
Understand mandatory content, electronic version and three-year retention.
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This article is for information only. For regulatory decisions, consult official Flemish sources or your legal adviser.