European vignettes
Netherlands road toll 2026 – If you drive your truck into the Netherlands and are looking for where to buy the vignette, there is important news to take in: as of July 1, 2026, you no longer buy a vignette for the Netherlands — you need a contract with a toll service provider and an OBU (toll device) installed […]
If you run international routes, sooner or later you will come across the term Eurovignette. It is a common road user charge for heavy goods vehicles, purchased only once and recognized in several states that have joined the Eurovignette Agreement. In 2026, the Eurovignette is still valid […]
In short: since October 1, 2026, the rovinieta fine ranges from two to four times the 12-month rovinieta rate (Law no. 226/2023, art. 18), for example 660 – 1,320 lei for a Euro 0–3 car, and the simplest way to avoid it is to buy a valid rovinieta (Romanian road vignette) before you […]
In short: road freight transport by trucks registered in the European Union has been banned on Russian territory since October 10, 2022, and the ban has been extended repeatedly and still applies. Where traffic is permitted, trucks over 12 tons pay the Platon toll on federal roads, at a per-kilometer rate that is indexed periodically, […]
In short: Poland has no traditional vignette: cars and motorcycles (under 3.5 tons) pay only on the concession sections of the A1, A2, and A4 motorways — for example 29.90 PLN on the A1 Gdańsk–Toruń, 138 PLN on the A2 Świecko–Konin, and 36 PLN on the A4 Katowice–Kraków — while the state-run sections A2 Konin–Stryków and A4 Wrocław–Sośnica […]
In short: Bulgaria’s road network is divided into motorways (Avtomagistrala) and expressways (Skorosten pat), and access to the national (republican) roads is tolled. Vehicles up to 3.5 tons drive with an electronic vignette, while vehicles with a technically permissible maximum weight over 3.5 tons pay a road toll calculated per kilometer traveled, through […]
In short: Norway has no vignette. Road tolls (bompenger) are paid per passage, automatically, through the AutoPASS system or by license plate recognition at each toll point. For commercial vehicles with a maximum authorized weight over 3,500 kg, an AutoPASS contract and a windshield-mounted on-board unit are mandatory across the entire network of […]
In short: the United Kingdom has no vignette, and driving on most motorways and national roads is free. The only toll motorway is the M6 Toll, where a full crossing costs £12 for a car and £20.20 – £20.90 for trucks and coaches. However, there are one-off charges for certain bridges and tunnels, the […]
In short: In Portugal, motorway tolls are charged based on the distance traveled and the vehicle category, either manually (with a ticket taken at the entrance and payment at the exit, in cash or by card) or electronically. Since January 1, 2025, the former SCUT motorways (A4, A13, A22, A23, A24, A25, A28) have been free, and from […]
In short: In Spain, autovía motorways (marked “A”) are free, while autopistas (marked “AP”) are paid at toll plazas – in cash, by bank card, or through the Via-T electronic toll system. However, more and more autopistas have become free as their concessions expire (AP-1, AP-2, AP-4, and large stretches of the AP-7), and the AP-68 Bilbao–Zaragoza becomes free […]