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111. Microcoche
Un microcoche es un vehículo de motor muy pequeño diseñado principalmente para trayectos cortos y urbanos. Suele tener habitáculo cerrado, cuatro ruedas y una o dos plazas, aunque los diseños y clasificaciones legales varían.
Muchos se clasifican legalmente como cuadriciclos ligeros en lugar de turismos. Modelos más rápidos o potentes pueden entrar en una categoría de cuadriciclo pesado o turismo. El permiso, edad mínima, matriculación, seguro, velocidad máxima y acceso dependen de la clasificación legal oficial.
What is a microcar in Belgium?
Microcar is not a separate Belgian legal vehicle category. Most low-speed microcars are legally classified as light quadricycles, while more powerful models can be classified as motor quadricycles.
What is a Belgian light microcar?
A typical light microcar is a four-wheeled light quadricycle with a maximum design speed of no more than 45 km/h.
How heavy may a Belgian light quadricycle be?
The maximum mass in running order is generally 425 kg. For electric vehicles, the traction-battery mass is excluded from this figure.
How many people may travel in a Belgian light microcar?
A three- or four-wheeled moped may have no more than two seats in total, including the driver's seat.
Which driving licence is required for a light microcar in Belgium?
A light quadricycle capable of travelling above 25 km/h and up to 45 km/h normally requires a category AM driving licence. A licence valid for A1, A2, A or B also includes category AM.
How old must you be to drive a light microcar in Belgium?
You must normally be at least 16 years old to obtain and use category AM.
How old must a microcar driver be to carry a passenger?
A category-AM driver must normally be at least 18 years old before carrying a passenger.
What licence is required for a more powerful Belgian microcar?
If the vehicle is legally classified as a motor quadricycle rather than a light quadricycle, category B is normally required. The normal minimum age for a full category B licence is 18.
Must a Belgian light microcar be registered?
Yes. Light quadricycles must be registered with the DIV and display the appropriate registration plate.
Which registration plate does a Belgian light microcar use?
A Belgian light quadricycle receives a registration plate beginning with S-U.
Does a Belgian microcar need insurance?
Yes. Motor vehicles participating in Belgian road traffic must normally have at least the compulsory civil-liability motor insurance.
Must you wear a helmet inside an enclosed Belgian microcar?
No general helmet requirement applies when the light quadricycle has a passenger compartment. The Belgian helmet requirement for mopeds and motor quadricycles specifically applies to vehicles without a passenger compartment.
Must you wear a seat belt in a Belgian microcar?
Yes, where seat belts are fitted. Drivers and passengers of motor vehicles other than cars must wear the seat belts provided at their seating positions.
Can a light microcar use a Belgian cycle path?
No. The Belgian cycle-path provisions allowing or requiring moped use concern two-wheeled mopeds. A four-wheeled light microcar therefore travels on the carriageway rather than on a cycle path.
Can a light microcar use a Belgian motorway?
No. A light quadricycle belongs to the moped category, and mopeds are prohibited from Belgian motorways. Its maximum design speed of 45 km/h is also below the motorway requirement.
Can a light microcar use a Belgian autoweg?
No. Belgian rules expressly prohibit mopeds from roads designated as autowegen.
