Brussels Authorities Seize Uninsured School Buses, Escort Students in Police Vehicles

November 28, 2025
Brussels Authorities Seize Uninsured School Buses, Escort Students in Police Vehicles
  • Investigators continue to assess the company’s entire fleet to confirm regulatory compliance, with additional checks planned to determine if other vehicles are operating without proper coverage.

  • Initial seizures involved the first four buses being impounded for lacking insurance, with the latest check revealing a fifth bus carrying five children and a chaperone and also uninsured, resulting in towing.

  • Brussels-area police have seized and diverted school buses from a single transport company after finding serious insurance breaches, escorting several under-18 passengers in unmarked police vehicles to their schools.

  • Following the initial seizures, neighboring zones in Dilbeek and Pajottenland moved three more buses off the road, transferring the children aboard to police vans to ensure they reach school safely.

  • Authorities characterized the breaches as serious and warranting immediate seizure, coordinating checks across three police services to uncover broader rule violations.

  • As a temporary measure, the company supplied a replacement bus to keep students on their way to school while investigations proceed.

  • The last bus in Pajottenland was found empty except for the driver when removed from service, underscoring scale and logistical impact of the action.

  • Subsequent findings identified four additional uninsured buses from the same company, expanding the enforcement scope.

  • Overall, eight school buses from the single transport company were seized across Brussels-area zones due to insurance deficiencies, including four uninsured buses located in Zennevallei (Hal, Beersel, and Leeuw-Saint-Pierre).

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