30.12.2022

CHEAPER VIGNETTES FROM JANUARY IN OUR COUNTRY

From January 1, 2023, new prices for vignettes and tolls in our country will come into force, the Road Infrastructure Agency reminds.

All types of electronic vignettes for road vehicles with a total technically permissible maximum mass up to or equal to 3.5 tons will become cheaper by nearly 10%. The annual vignette will cost 87 BGN, the quarterly vignette will be 48 BGN, the monthly – 27 BGN, the weekly – 13 BGN, and the weekend vignette – 9 BGN.

Electronic vignettes bought in December 2022, even if they have an activation period after 00:00 on 01.01.2023, are calculated at the prices valid until the end of the current year. They are as follows - annual vignette - 97 BGN, quarterly - 54 BGN, monthly - 30 BGN, weekly - 15 BGN, weekend vignette - 10 BGN. Therefore, it should be taken into account that if a driver of a motor vehicle facility buys an annual vignette at the end of December 2022, it will be sold at the prices in effect in 2022.

Revenues from tolls at the end of November 2022 are nearly BGN 511 million, the Road Infrastructure Agency reports. Approximately BGN 268 million of them are from e-vignettes, and about BGN 243 million from tolls.

The expected revenue from tolls - e-vignettes and tolls - in 2023 is about BGN 800 million. It is estimated that nearly BGN 550 million of the revenue will come from tolls that vehicles over 3.5 tons pay for tolls distance. About BGN 250 million is the expected revenue from e-vignettes.

The National Toll Administration appeals to users to use the website www.bgtoll.bg or the mobile application to purchase an e-vignette. Electronic vignettes can also be bought through the other sales channels of the Road Infrastructure Agency - at the counter against payment in cash or through a self-billing terminal - with a card. There are counters at the main border checkpoints, as well as in the 27 regional road administrations in the country.

Electronic vignettes are also sold in the partner network of the Road Infrastructure Agency, which includes the sites www.vinetki.bg, www.tollpass.bg, www.digitoll.bg, www.epay.bg and others.

When purchasing an e-vignette, users must carefully review and check the information entered by them or the relevant employee before finally confirming the payment of the toll. The owner or user is responsible for filling in correct information about the vehicle number, its category and the validity period of the vignette. In case of incorrectly declared data, it is considered that the due vignette fee for the respective vehicle has not been paid.

The characters of the registration number can be written in both Cyrillic and Latin letters, but must correspond to the characters in the registration number itself. When writing the number, only letters and numbers are entered. The symbols 0 (zero) and O (letter O) are not interchangeable. 0 (zero) must be written for a digit of the number, and "O" for a letter. In case the registration number contains a dash, period or space, they are not entered.

Persons with 50 percent and more than 50 percent reduced working capacity are entitled to a free e-vignette, as well as families raising children with permanent disabilities up to the age of 18 or until they have completed secondary education, but no older than 20- years old. According to the Road Act, the right is for one car with a power of up to 160 horsepower and engine volume up to 2000 cubic cm.

It should be taken into account that the free electronic vignette does not follow the road vehicle in case of transfer of its ownership. In such a case, the right holder is obliged to notify the Road Infrastructure Agency of the transfer within three working days in order to be issued a new free electronic vignette.

The application for the issuance of a free e-vignette must be submitted by the holder to the "Social Assistance" Directorate at the current address - in person or through an authorized person, by letter or electronically. The social services process and approve the documents within 7 days of submitting the application.

The Social Assistance Agency sends the processed requests daily to the Road Infrastructure Agency, which issues the e-vignette within the next working day.

In case of difficulties and the need for consultation, those wishing to be issued a free e-vignette through the Social Assistance Agency can contact the customer service center of the National Toll Office on tel.: 0700 10 876 or on e-mail: info@bgtoll.bg.