Guides
Short and plain: what you should know about tolls, vignettes and enforcement before you set off.
The digital vignette: what it is and how it works
A digital vignette is tied to the number plate rather than the windscreen. How checks work, what to keep, what matters when you order and where it applies.
Read more →Tolls and the vignette in Austria
A vignette for the motorway network, section tolls for individual tunnels and a separate scheme above 3.5 tonnes: how Austrian road charges fit together.
Read more →Fines for driving without a vignette in Austria
No valid vignette on an Austrian motorway means a substitute toll on the spot, then administrative proceedings. How checks work and how to avoid the penalty.
Read more →Section tolls in Austria: Brenner, Tauern, Arlberg, Karawanken
Which Austrian routes cost extra on top of the vignette: Brenner, Tauern, Arlberg, Karawanken and Bosruck. Where you pay and what the vignette still covers.
Read more →Tolls and the vignette in Czechia
The Czech dálniční známka is digital and tied to the number plate. Who needs one, where it applies, which periods exist and what a check without one means.
Read more →Tolls and the vignette in Hungary
The Hungarian e-matrica is electronic and tied to the plate. National vignettes, county vignettes, vehicle categories and what happens during a check.
Read more →Tolls and the vignette in Slovakia
The Slovak diaľničná známka is digital and tied to the number plate. Where it applies, the rule for combinations above 3.5 tonnes and how enforcement works.
Read more →Tolls and the vignette in Slovenia
The Slovenian e-vinjeta is digital. Vehicle classes measured by height, arriving through the Karawanken tunnel and which periods cover a straight crossing.
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