It’s also simply not true. While there’s a big push to book an appointment online and do smaller admin stuff yourself (requesting an ID and driving license), municipalities still have to allow people to book on the spot, or help them on the kiosks available. Actual efficiency depends on the friendliness of the administrative people in question I guess, but it’s absolutely still possible to not have to go online for it.
From the flemish website (…)Maar waar ze altijd welkom zijn op het gemeentehuis als ze dat wensen. aka: They’re always still welcome to visit public services in person if they prefer to do that.
freedomPusher@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
“have to” ≠ reality
If you go to the commune to deregister, you talk to someone who directs you to send the request via post. If you hand-deliver the request into their postbox, they simply ignore it.
If you go to the commune to reserve parking in front of your property for workers, they point to a QR code. If you insist on an offline transaction, the receptionist refuses. If you say that you need to pay cash, the receptionist says “impossible, because you must do the transaction online”.