Stad Gent Road Traffic Fines
Gent Car-Free Zones
A car-free zone is an area with restricted access for motorised vehicles to ensure that mainly pedestrians and cyclists use the zone. Other vehicles that need to access the zone can only do so if they have a permit to access a car-free zone. The circulation plan for the city of Gent is subdivided into five car-free zones.
| Car-free zone 1 | Car-free zone 2 | Car-free zone 3 | Car-free zone 4 | Car-free zone 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajuinlei | Kalandeberg 4 (Pedestrian street) | Kortedagsteeg 1 | Coupure 53 | Overpoortstraat 38 |
| Bisdomski 14 | Kalandestraat 15 (Pedestrian Street) | Sint-Jansvest 31 | Verlorenkost 1 | Jakobijnenstraat 2 |
| Botermarkt 1 | Koestraat 35 (Pedestrain Street) | |||
| Drabstraat 20 | ||||
| Gebroeders | ||||
| Vandeveldestraat 2 | ||||
| Geldmunt 60 | ||||
| Gouvernementstraat 18 | ||||
| Hoogpoort 63 | ||||
| Koophandelsplein 34 | ||||
| Lieven Bauwensplein 1 | ||||
| Mageleinstraat 78 (Pedestrian street) | ||||
| Onderstraat 73 | ||||
| Ravensteinstraat 2 | ||||
| Sint-Michielsplein 16 | ||||
| Sint-Niklaasstraat 31 | ||||
| Vrijdagmarkt 36 | ||||
| Vrijdagmarkt 45 | ||||
| Waaistraat 16 |
Traffic Filters
Traffic filters are busy locations outside a car-free zone that certain vehicles are not allowed to pass through. These filters ensure that, among other things, you cannot cross the city from one sector to another.
Only buses, taxis, priority vehicles (e.g. police, ambulance, fire and rescue service) can pass traffic filters, as well as vehicles with a ‘healthcare provider’ permit, IVAGO waste collection vehicles, class A and B 50cc motorcycles and scooters, and electric bicycles.
The idea behind the traffic filters is to keep through traffic out of the area and thus guarantee accessibility for vehicles that really need to access the city centre.
There are 5 traffic filters:
1. Ottogracht (at the Beverhoutplein 18 end)
2. Ottogracht (at the Beverhoutplein 22 end)
3. Hippoliet Lippensplein 24 (at the Kuiperskaai end)
4. Bargiebrug (at the Noordstraat 38 end)
5. Bargiebrug (at the Phoenixstraat 1 end)