Limburg (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Police in Limburg checked nearly 1,800 vehicles, uncovering 21 illegal tuning cases. Officers stayed longer in Bilzen–Hoeselt–Riemst after reports of an illegal tuning meet, which was successfully prevented.
As VRT News reported, police in Limburg carried out a large traffic operation on Friday evening, Oct 3, 2025, to target drivers involved in illegal tuning and unsafe vehicle modifications. The action brought together 71 officers from the local police, the federal highway patrol, the Flemish Tax Authority, and experts from Limburg’s inspection centres.
In total, 1,841 cars were checked at 14 different spots across the province. Officers found 21 vehicles with tuning violations, including loud exhaust systems, lowered suspensions, track spacers, and tinted windows or headlights.
11 cars were taken directly to inspection centres, where 9 received red cards for being unsafe. Police also detected 41 vehicles with expired or missing inspections and 11 uninsured cars, which were immediately towed away.
What did large-scale police checks in Limburg uncover?
Later that night, police received a report of a planned illegal tuning meet in the Bilzen–Hoeselt–Riemst area. Several patrols from the operation were sent to the location to prevent the gathering. Their presence on-site stopped the event before it could begin. Officers said the quick response helped avoid noise problems and unsafe driving.
Officers also caught 38 motorists using their smartphones while driving. The action was not limited to cars. Police also stopped 4 tuned mopeds, one of which was recorded at 117 kilometres per hour.
During the same operation, police also encountered 2 tuned fat bikes, one reaching a speed of 50 kilometres per hour. When officers tried to stop the cyclists, one attempted to flee but crashed shortly after. Both fat bikes were confiscated.
The Flemish Tax Authority joined the enforcement and recovered €26,680 in unpaid road taxes and €116 for an expired vehicle inspection. 2 fines were also issued to drivers living in Belgium but using foreign license plates, which is against tax and registration laws.
The large police action in Limburg on Friday came after several illegal car gatherings in the province earlier this year. In July 2025, officers stopped a meeting of around 600 tuned vehicles because of unsafe driving and public disturbance. A few months earlier, in December 2024, police also broke up a gathering of nearly 300 cars in the Lanaken–Maasmechelen area with help from nearby zones, including Bilzen–Hoeselt–Riemst.
