Review of the current types and prices of vignettes for individual vehicle categories
Types of vignettes
Vignettes in the Slovak Republic are in electronic form. They represent a fee for using the specified sections of motorways and expressways (hereinafter referred to as the "specified road sections“), which is related to a specific time period regardless of the distance driven or the number of journeys.
The types of vignettes paid for the use of specified road sections are regulated by the provisions of Section 2(2) and Section 3 of Act No. 488/2013 Coll. on Vignette and on amending and supplementing certain acts as amended (hereinafter referred to as "Act No. 488/2013 Coll. on Vignette as amended“), based on which the vignette payment is made for 1 calendar year, 30 days or 10 days:
- A 1-year vignette is valid from 1 January of the relevant calendar year, or the day of payment for the vignette, by the user of the specified road sections, in the relevant calendar year until 31 January of the following calendar year;
- A 30-day vignette is valid for 30 days including from the day specified by the user of the specified road sections;
- A 10-day vignette is valid for 10 days including from the day specified by the user of the specified road sections.
If a vignette with a 30-day or 10-day validity is purchased in December, this vignette will also be valid in January of the following year until the expiration of its validity.
Prices of vignettes
The prices of individual types of vignettes are specified in the Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic No. 410/2014 Coll. establishing the amount of vignette payment for the use of specified sections of motorways and expressways as amended (hereinafter referred to as "the Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic No. 410/2014 Coll. on the Amount of Vignette Payment as amended“), and pursuant to Section 2(2) of Act No. 488/2013 Coll. on Vignette as amended they shall be determined based on the maximum total permissible weight of the motor vehicles and the trailer.
A review of the valid types and prices of vignettes can be found in the following table (all prices are stated including VAT):
VALIDITY
1 YEAR*
PRICE
€50
VALIDITY
30 DAYS
PRICE
€14
VALIDITY
10 DAYS
PRICE
€10
VALIDITY
1 YEAR*
PRICE
€50
VALIDITY
30 DAYS
PRICE
€14
VALIDITY
10 DAYS
PRICE
€10
* A 1-year vignette is valid from 1 January of the relevant calendar year, or the day of payment for the vignette by the user of the specified road sections, in the relevant calendar year until 31 January of the following calendar year.
Required type and number of vignettes
On the basis of the provisions of Section 2 and Section 5 of Act No. 488/2013 Coll. on Vignette as amended and in accordance with Section 1 of the Regulation of the Government of Slovak Republic No. 410/2014 Coll. as amended, a vignette must be paid for a vehicle (and also for the trailer in the case of a vehicle combination whose maximum permissible weight is more than 3.5 tonnes.
The aforesaid facts are shown in the following table that displays the required number and type of paid vignettes depending on the category of the vehicle and the maximum total permissible weight of a vehicle or the maximum permissible weight of a vehicle combination (the maximum total permissible weight of a vehicle or the maximum permissible weight of a vehicle combination are specified by entry in section 1 of the vehicle registration certificate):
Vignette necessary for: VEHICLE
the obligation of vignette payment for the use of the specified sections of motorways and expressways applies to the VEHICLE exclusively
Vignette necessary for: VEHICLE
the obligation of vignette payment for the use of the specified sections of motorways and expressways applies to the VEHICLE exclusively
Vignettes necessary for: VEHICLE + TRAILER
the obligation of vignette payment for the use of the specified sections of motorways and expressways applies to the VEHICLE and also the TRAILER
IMPORTANT:
Based on the above factual and legal facts, in the case of a two-track vehicle combination with a total weight of up to 3.5 tonnes, vignette payment for the trailer IS NOT REQUIRED, i.e., the obligation of vignette payment for the use of specified sections of motorways and expressways applies to the vehicle exclusively.
A detailed specification of vehicles subject to vignette payment is specified in the Vehicles subject to vignette payment section. Detailed information about the methods of vignette payment, how to obtain vignettes, how to pay for them, how to check the validity of already paid vignettes, or how to submit customer suggestions, requests or claims can be found in the Customer Services section.
