In Belgium, the rear license plate is the 'official' one from the DMV (DIV in Dutch). This is visible through a mark on the plate. This is never visible on the Volvo XC90 with license plate A2, indicating this is a copy and not a real one.
When the prime minister comes around the kidnapper talks of a meeting with the American president at 2.30 that afternoon but at 17 minutes the PM looks at his phone and it reads 17.53.