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Chiron in Flanders

What is Chiron and who has to connect to it?

Chiron is the ride database of the Flemish government. Since 1 November 2020, every licensed taxi in Flanders sends its rides there live, at the start and at the end of each ride.

Below you will find who has to connect, which data is sent, how you set up the link and what an inspector can establish during a check.

What is Chiron

What exactly is Chiron?

Chiron is the central ride database of the Flemish Department of Mobility and Public Works. Anyone holding an IBP licence for individual paid passenger transport registers every ride on secured equipment and forwards the data to that database. This happens live, not in a file at the end of the week.

Chiron in short

Who runs the database
The Department of Mobility and Public Works of the Flemish government.
Since when
The duty to forward has applied since 1 November 2020 to everyone driving under an IBP licence.
When you forward
At the start and at the end of every ride. If there is a booking, you can report that too.
How long it is kept
Seven years, also after you stop operating.

The booking message is not mandatory today. It is useful all the same, because it shows that a ride was ordered in advance.

Who has to connect

Who has to connect to Chiron?

Flanders has a single taxi licence with four ways of operating under it. Whether you have to forward rides depends on the form you drive in.

Street taxi

Mandatory

Rides booked in advance by phone, app or website. This is the common form, and also the form Uber and Bolt drivers work in across Flanders.

Taxi rank taxi

Mandatory

You wait for customers at a rank, with a taxi light and a calibrated taximeter. On top of your licence you need authorisation from the municipality.

Ceremonial transport

Exempt

Transport for a wedding, christening or funeral, under a written agreement of at least three hours. Those rides are not sent to Chiron.

Public transport taxi

Not required

Flex transport you drive for De Lijn Flex through the mobility centre. According to the Department of Mobility and Public Works those rides fall outside Chiron.

Do you drive both regular rides and public transport rides in the same vehicle? Then register everything, so your service log stays complete.

Which data

Which data goes to Chiron?

Your equipment keeps two records: a service log per shift and a transport receipt per ride. The ride data from those documents is what goes to Chiron.

The service log, per shift

  • Details of the operator, the vehicle and the driver
  • Start and end time of the shift, with the odometer reading
  • The rest breaks taken during the shift
  • The number of rides, with the final price per ride

The transport receipt, per ride

  • The sequence number of the ride, with date and time of pick-up and drop-off
  • The pick-up and the drop-off location
  • The distance driven and the tariff applied
  • The amount due, and where the customer can file a complaint

The customer receives the transport receipt at the end of every ride, without having to ask for it. Digital is allowed, because the law does not require paper. Handwritten is never allowed.

Connecting

How do you connect to Chiron?

Connecting takes three steps. Your software talks to Chiron, so you never have to operate the database yourself.

  1. Get your licence first

    You apply for the IBP licence at the municipality where your operating seat is located. Without a licence you cannot get onto Chiron.

  2. Request your credentials

    You collect a Client ID and a Secret from the Department of Mobility and Public Works. Those two keys link your rides to your licence.

  3. Choose compliant equipment

    The rules require secured registration equipment or a registration application. As a street taxi you do not need a calibrated taximeter, a compliant app is enough.

See how to collect your credentials
During a check

What happens during a check?

The police and the inspectors appointed by the Flemish government may request your ride registration. They check whether the rides you drove are actually in Chiron.

What an inspector may do

  • Inspect your documents and your ride registration
  • Question the driver and the operator
  • Enter the vehicle and your garage
  • Withhold the licence for as long as the infringement lasts

What a finding can cost

  • An on-the-spot payment. The amounts per infringement are set out in annex 10 to the implementing decree. Driving without a driver pass costs €500, for example.
  • An official report, if you do not pay on the spot or contest the finding.
  • A court fine of €26 to €10,000, or of €500 to €10,000 for serious infringements. Both can carry a prison sentence of 8 days to 3 months.
  • Suspension or withdrawal of your licence by the municipality, or of your driver pass, for instance if you tamper with your registration equipment.
Read what a missing ride costs
Frequently asked questions

Questions about Chiron

Chiron itself is not an app but a database run by the Flemish government. You connect to it with the software you use to register your rides. As a street taxi, a compliant app on your smartphone is enough.

Yes. Anyone driving for Uber or Bolt operates as a street taxi in Flanders. So you need an IBP licence, a driver pass and a link to Chiron.

No. The data is sent live, at the start and at the end of every ride. A file with all the rides of the week does not meet the requirement.

No. Chiron belongs to Flemish taxi law. Brussels and Wallonia have their own rules and their own licences.

Seven years. You keep the secured data for the same period yourself and produce it when an inspector asks. After you stop operating it also stays in the database for seven years.

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Sources

What this is based on

This page follows Flemish taxi law and the official sources published by the government.

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Information as of 2 September 2026.

This page gives a general explanation of the Chiron obligation under the Flemish Taxi Decree of 29 March 2019 and the implementing decree of 9 June 2023. The rules can change and your municipality may impose additional conditions. This is not legal advice. When in doubt, consult your municipality or the Department of Mobility and Public Works.