FAQ

This is not a reduction in the purchase price, but a grant that only the Environmental administration can provide.

No, the grant of up to €600 is only valid for a new bicycle or pedelec25 purchased between 11 May 2020 and 31 March 2022, supported by an invoice citing the first name and surname of the buyer.

No, the only condition is that it must be a “bicycle within the meaning of the Highway Code”.
It doesn’t matter whether it is a city bike, mountain bike, racing bike, cargo bike, children's bike or other type of bike.

The following information must appear on the paid invoice:

• the applicant's first name and surname
• the date of purchase between 11 May 2020 and 31 March 2022 (date of paid invoice)
• the type of vehicle, with the statement "bicycle within the meaning of the Highway Code" or any other proof that it is a bicycle without an auxiliary motor, or even one whose auxiliary motor does not operate above 25 km/h (pedelec25)
• the purchase price excluding VAT.

Yes, children's bikes are also eligible for grants if they are proper bikes, i.e. "a bicycle within the meaning of the Highway Code". On the other hand, children's bicycles that do not meet the definition of a bicycle (for example those without pedals – “Laufrad”) are not eligible.

Yes, if the cargo bike is a bicycle, i.e. "a cycle within the meaning of the Highway Code" (a conventional bicycle without a motor or a pedelec25).

No, a pedelec25 does not have to be registered with the SNCA, because legally there is no difference between a pedelec25 and a conventional bicycle (unlike a pedelec45).

A pedelec25 is a bicycle with pedal assistance provided by an electric auxiliary motor whose maximum continuous power does not exceed 250 W and which ceases to assist the cyclist as soon as the latter stops pedalling or exceeds 25 km/h.

A pedelec25 is a "bicycle within the meaning of the Highway Code" and thus benefits from exactly the same regulatory advantages as a conventional bicycle.
 

A “bicycle within the meaning of the Highway Code” is:

• either a bicycle (conventional bicycle without a motor);
• or a pedal-assisted bicycle (pedelec25).

These "bicycles within the meaning of the Highway Code" can be of various types: city bike, mountain bike (MTB), trekking bike, BMX (“motocross bicycle"), racing bike, cargo-bike, child bicycle, etc.