Why isn't the toll system in Austria more widely publicised?
On a recent European motorcycle tour to Budapest, my friend and I got stopped on the German/Austrian border at Passau. We did not have the "Vignette" (autobahn toll sticker) on display so ASFNAG, the private company that operates the tolls in Austria, enforced a fine of 65 Euros per motorcycle (the fine is 130 Euros for a car). Apparently a 10-day pass for a motorcycle costs 4.50 Euros or 8 Euros for a car. We were not aware of the toll system and neither were the mass of non-Austrian vehicles that were also being stopped and fined. This is an expensive way of finding out a toll system is in operation.
Asked on 11 March 2012 by JJ. Warrington
Answered by
Honest John
The same goes for Switzerland, unless you manage to stay completely off the motorways, which we did last time we visited in February.
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