Taxi driver's pass

Conditions

• You live in Leuven.
• You are at least 21 years old.
• You have a driver's license with a valid medical certificate (the letter "T" appears on the back of your license, indicating the validity period of the medical certificate). If you don't (yet) have a driver's license with a valid medical certificate, you must first renew your driver's license.
• You have at least a language level of B1 2.2 . Don't have that yet? Then language level A2 is sufficient . You then have two years to achieve language level B1 2.2.

How to apply?

1. Collect the documents

You must include these documents in your application:

• Copy of your identity card or residence card (front and back)
• Copy of your driving licence with a valid medical certificate (front and back).
  The letter 'T' will appear on the back of your driving licence, indicating the validity period of your medical certificate.
• Extract from the criminal record for taxi drivers (model 596.1-28), less than three months old.
• One of the following as proof of your language skills:
  • Diploma or certificate of higher secondary education
  • Certificate level B1 or 2.1 (or level A2 if you have not yet achieved B1 2.2)
• For foreign nationals: proof of your permit to work in Belgium.

2. Submit your application

Digitally

Via the Government of Flanders database Centaurus 2020 (Dutch only). You will need your ID card and card reader.

Apply for a driver's pass

On paper

Contact us. Request the application form on paper (Dutch only):

Price

€ 24,49

This amount is adjusted annually to the index.

What happens after your application?

1. You will receive an email within 20 days stating whether your application is complete.
2. If your application is approved, you'll receive an email from the city. From then on, you can pick up your driver's pass at the city office without an appointment.
   See address and opening hours.

After you received a driver's pass

Keep your data up to date

You must resubmit the criminal record extract model 596.1-28 every year.

• For whom: Anyone with a driver's pass who lives in Leuven
• When: Until Friday 31 October 2025

Send your criminal record extract

Report changes

Please report important changes to us immediately, such as:

• Change of address (within 10 days of change)
• Revocation of your driving license with a valid medical examination (within 24 hours of revocation)