Security Drivers in Charleroi, Belgium

Ryanair made Brussels South Charleroi Airport into something bigger than its name suggests. BSCA recorded 10.5 million passengers in 2024, a record for the airport and enough to make it Belgium’s second-busiest, and that volume means terminal and access-road congestion at peak periods is a genuine scheduling factor rather than an occasional inconvenience. A driver working Charleroi books transport well in advance rather than assuming a car will be available on demand.

Once past the airport, most corporate business in Charleroi doesn’t actually happen in the city centre. It happens in Gosselies, where Sonaca’s aerospace operations and the EU Recovery and Resilience Plan-funded A6K digital-innovation hub sit inside a modern, well-managed business district with straightforward vehicle access. The city centre itself, postal code 6000, tells a different story: Federal Police-sourced reporting has linked it to a significant share of vehicle-related theft across the wider police zone, so drivers avoid leaving vehicles unattended there and use secure parking at hotels or venues instead.

Licensing runs through the Act of 2 October 2017, with SPF Interieur issuing both the firm’s agrement and each driver’s ID badge; firearms are rare under the Weapons Act of 8 June 2006, and unarmed work coordinated with Belgian Federal Police is standard. Belgium’s OCAM/CUTA national threat level has held between 3 and 4 through early 2026, which drivers factor into general vigilance at BSCA and other transport hubs without it changing the day-to-day operating picture in Gosselies.

For principals whose itinerary spans the wider region, drivers who already know the Brussels road network make the connection straightforward. Read more on our Charleroi city page, see security drivers in Brussels for the capital leg, roughly 46 kilometres north, or security drivers in Antwerp for the port-city connection. Our Belgium country hub covers the wider national picture.