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111. Microcar
A microcar is a very small motor vehicle designed mainly for short-distance and urban travel. It usually has an enclosed passenger compartment, four wheels and seating for one or two people, although designs and legal classifications vary.
Many microcars are legally classified as light quadricycles rather than ordinary passenger cars. More powerful or faster models may fall into a heavier quadricycle or passenger-car category. The applicable driving licence, minimum age, registration, insurance, maximum speed and road access therefore depend on the vehicle's official legal classification.
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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?
Under the Belgian Road Code, a four-wheeled moped has a maximum unladen mass of 425 kg, excluding batteries for an electric vehicle. This is the national Road Code wording; do not interchange unladen mass, mass in running order and maximum authorised mass when reading the vehicle documents.
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.

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