A gap starts with a fine. On repeat, your licence is at stake.
Since November 2020 every licensed taxi sends its rides into Chiron in real time. Police zones can read the database directly. See below what a gap in your logging can cost you, and how to fix it within one working day.
Chiron is the central ride database of the Flemish Department of Mobility and Public Works (MOW). Anyone holding a permit for individual paid passenger transport (IBP) is required to forward every ride automatically: at the moment of departure and again at the moment of arrival. No weekly batch, no Excel export afterwards.
Police zones have direct access to Chiron. During a roadside inspection, the officer can review up to 24 hours back in the database in real time.
Four steps every taxi operator should know, because one missing ride costs more than you might expect.
The inspector queries your rides directly in Chiron. During a roadside check, police can review up to 24 hours back in real time.
Every ride that was not forwarded or was logged incorrectly is recorded and entered into an official report.
Per recorded infraction, payable on the spot. Not per ride, but per infraction the inspector establishes.
On repeat, your municipality can suspend the operating licence. For serious infringements, the fine rises to €10,000, with imprisonment of 8 days to 3 months (art. 33 Taxi Decree).
The result updates as you choose. No email, no sign-up, no sales pitch.
At 3 missed rides per month for a fleet of 2 to 10 vehicles, first finding.
With TaxiBuddy this entire table no longer applies to you.
Every ride goes to Chiron automatically, at the right moment and in the right format. No manual work, no forgotten rides. For your fleet, from €59 per month.
Book a demoThe amounts are indicative and not legal advice. An on-the-spot collection is €100 to €500 per established infraction, not per ride. Operating without a valid licence or serious infringements lead to prosecution before the police court, with a fine of €500 to €10,000 and possible imprisonment (art. 33 Taxi Decree of 29 March 2019).
The daily frustrations every licensed taxi operator in Flanders runs into.
Every evening, retyping rides from sticky notes, screenshots and the driver's memory. Time you can spend better.
One wrong date, one missing GPS point, one ride forwarded too late: enough for an official report.
Are you sure the past 24 hours are correctly in Chiron? On the road it is too late to find out.
Excel sheets, paper run sheets, three different apps. No overview and no audit trail.
Rarely on purpose. Yet it is your KBO number that ends up on the official report.
Who drove which ride? Was the price right? Too often you only find out at the end of the month.
One app for your drivers and your back office. No manual work, no forgotten rides, and one click at inspection to export everything.
Chiron is the central ride database of the Flemish Department of Mobility and Public Works (MOW). Every taxi ride under an IBP licence must be forwarded to it in real time, at the moment of departure and at the moment of arrival.
For every operator with a permit for individual paid passenger transport (IBP) in Flanders, yes. Operators still under an old taxi or VVB licence only fall under the Chiron obligation once they transition to IBP.
TaxiBuddy is taxi software for Belgian taxi operators with built-in Chiron registration. You log each ride once in the app and TaxiBuddy forwards it to Chiron automatically, in real time. You need no separate system and no expensive on-board hardware. It runs from one driver up to a full fleet and keeps rides, shifts and billing in the same place.
Outages are rare, but they happen. Police know that too. In that case TaxiBuddy stores every ride locally and forwards them automatically as soon as Chiron is reachable again. You don't have to do anything yourself.
During a roadside inspection the police can review up to 24 hours back in Chiron in real time. During a licence review the municipality can go further back in your file.
Your KBO number, the badge of the driver, rounded GPS coordinates of the start and end point, and the price the customer pays. For pre-agreed pricing, the system also sends a reservation message.
OV-taxi rides are not subject to Chiron, they go through the VIA app. It is still wise to keep your contract with De Lijn digitally at hand during an inspection to avoid any discussion.
Yes. TaxiBuddy handles the Chiron connection end-to-end for you. Most operators are up and running within one working day.
On a first finding: an on-the-spot collection of €100 to €500 per established infraction. On repeat: suspension of your operating licence by the municipality. For operating without a licence or serious infringements: prosecution before the police court with a fine of €500 to €10,000 and imprisonment of 8 days to 3 months (art. 33 Taxi Decree).
We guide you personally through the Chiron connection. Most fleets are operational within one working day.
Every figure and rule on this page is based on public legislation and documentation from the Flemish authorities. The direct sources are listed below for anyone who wants to verify them.
The full text of the decree on individual paid passenger transport, including article 33 on criminal sanctions.
View decree on wegcode.beThe operating conditions for taxi services. This order replaced the annulled order of 8 November 2019.
Read the conditions on vlaanderen.beThe official Chiron platform from the Department of Mobility and Public Works for operators and their software providers.
Open chiron.vlaanderen.beThe Flemish authority behind Chiron and the IBP licensing framework. For technical questions: chiron@mow.vlaanderen.be.
Visit vlaanderen.be/MOWSector information, model documents and updates on Flemish taxi regulation.
Go to gtl-taxi.beThis page provides an indicative overview of the Chiron obligations under the Flemish Taxi Decree (29 March 2019) and the Implementing Order of 9 June 2023. The actual handling of a finding is determined by the competent police officer and the municipality that issued your licence. Amounts can vary depending on the nature of the infringement, repetition and the combination with other offences. This page is informational only and does not constitute legal advice. For your specific situation we recommend consulting your municipality or a specialised lawyer.
