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Every vehicle up to 3.5 t on motorways and expressways — cars, campervans up to 3.5 t, motorcycles. The obligation applies from the first slip road, even in pure transit to Italy, Slovenia or Hungary. Campervans above 3.5 t pay the distance-based toll (GO-Box) instead.

• Transit counts — even for two hours
• Trailers need no vignette of their own
• Rental cars: the vignette is tied to the plate, not the person

On the entire motorway and expressway network. Special toll sections are excluded: Brenner (A13), Tauern (A10), Arlberg (S16), Karawanken (A11), Gleinalm and Bosruck (A9). Those are paid separately at the toll station; the Brenner section toll can be added to your order here.

Some sections near the border are vignette-free and signposted. If you only drive to Salzburg, Kufstein or Bregenz you can do without — from the next junction on you cannot.

• A1 between Walserberg and Salzburg-Nord
• A12 between Kiefersfelden and Kufstein-Süd
• A14 between Hörbranz and Hohenems

The vignette must be registered when you pass the first tolled junction. Order before the border, not on the hard shoulder.

• Walserberg: A8 → A1 towards Salzburg
• Kiefersfelden: A93 → A12 Inntal
• Suben: A3 → A8 Innkreis
• Hörbranz: A96 → A14 Rheintal

Since 2018 there is a digital vignette: linked to the plate, checked by camera, nothing on the windscreen. Practical for rental cars, interchangeable plates and after a windscreen replacement. The sticker still exists at petrol stations — online, digital is the only option.

The 10-day vignette counts the start day: valid from 10 January means valid until 19 January, 23:59. The 1-day vignette covers the calendar day, not 24 hours. The 2-month vignette runs calendar months, not 60 days. We show the end date before you pay.

Because of the statutory withdrawal right, an annual vignette bought online only becomes valid 18 days after purchase. 1-day, 10-day and 2-month vignettes are valid from the chosen start date — immediately if you wish. For a spontaneous trip they are the right choice; plan the annual vignette two and a half weeks ahead.

Checks are automatic by camera and by the operator’s mobile teams; foreign plates are captured just the same. Without a valid vignette a replacement toll is due, many times the price of any vignette (amount: see info card). Those who do not pay on the spot face administrative proceedings.

Most problems arise before the purchase. That is why we check the plate format, show it in large type before payment and flag special tolls right on the product page.

• Typos in the plate: O instead of 0, missing E on electric plates
• Wrong country of registration selected
• Driving on without a vignette, planning to buy “later” — cameras capture every plate
• Assuming Brenner or Tauern are included

After registration you receive the registration number by email. You can check validity any time on the operator’s verification page using your plate — the link is in the confirmation.