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The use of highways and expressways in Europe is often not free of charge. Travelers should know where they have to pay a toll or where they need a vignette.
In France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Spain motorists pay per kilometer. The cost varies according to the length of the route.
Vignettes with various validity periods are available in Bulgaria, Austria, Romania, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Switzerland and Slovakia. Motorists should not forget to purchase a vignette prior to the trip because fines can be drastic.
For example, Slovenia charges up to €800. In Slovakia it is common to have to pay a fine three times as much as the vignette, sometimes even 10 times as high.
Austria does not like motorists who do not get a vignette or pay the toll. They charge a substitute toll of €120 or a fine of at least €300.
Besides the vignette or the toll, many countries charge additional tolls on some roads, on bridges, in tunnels or in the center of cities. This applies to Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, France and Spain.
The vignettes for Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and the Czech Republic are available at ADAC offices, online at www.adac-shop.de or by calling 01805-101112.
(Courtesy of ADAC)
