Belgium by campervan: safety and healthcare

Campervan safety in Belgium: vehicle security, healthcare, emergency contacts and practical prevention. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026

Currency
Euro
EUR. Cards everywhere. Bancontact is the local scheme
Language
Dutch, French, German
Dutch in Flanders, French in Wallonia, both in Brussels
Driving
Right
Motorway 120 km/h, 90 km/h over 3.5 tonnes
Power
230V, type E
The socket has an earth pin. Check your hookup lead
Tap water
Safe to drink
Ask for kraantjeswater or eau du robinet
Emergency
112
Police 101. Doctor on call 1733

Safety and health

Belgium is a safe country to travel in a van, and it has four emergency numbers rather than one. 112 reaches an ambulance or the fire service and works across Europe. 101 is urgent police. 1722 is the non-urgent fire service line for storm and water damage, which exists precisely so people stop calling 112 about a fallen branch. 1733 reaches the doctor on call outside surgery hours.

A crowded Belgian city centre at night from above, lit shopfronts and market stalls along a wet street — An occupied square beats an empty layby, here as anywhere

The numbers, and what each one is for

112 for an ambulance or the fire service, anywhere in Belgium and anywhere in Europe.
101 for urgent police. It is the Belgian number and it is the one to use for a break-in or an accident with damage.

What works

Do not sleep at motorway service areas. They are the least watched places in the country and in most communes it is an offence on top of being a bad idea.
Nothing visible through the windows. No bags, no laptop, no cameras on the table.

Belgium is bilingual in its emergency services too. In Brussels you can work in French or Dutch and usually in English. In rural Wallonia, French is what you will get, and in rural Flanders, Dutch. Having your location written down, in the local spelling, is worth more than any amount of explaining.