Motorway wireless tolls in Portugal

[shready]

We have been in Portugal on the bikes for a few days and have gone through a number of overhead wireless toll points at various motorway sections. There doesn't seem to be a way of paying these. Anyone got any experience of them? Likelihood of being fined?


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[howdoo]

I've driven on a few of these toll roads and never had any come back from not paying for their use.

 

[Belper phil]

Portugal tolls

3 years ago there were 9 of us who used the section between Peso da Regua and Viseu A24 - as you say, no way of attempting to pay even if you wanted to.

Being honest , we did the correct thing and went in to a post office/bank (as suggested by locals) in Covilha and tried to pay.

One of the assistants who spoke a little English, told us that as we were transiting out of Portugal that day and back in to Spain (basically within a 24 hour period of using the motorway section) we did not have to pay 'it was gratis'

2 years ago though, a different group used sections of motorway (i was elsewhere at the time) and some members of the party received fines direct from Portugal through the post in the UK.

Funnily enough 4 members of our group with Irish plates (Republic) never heard a thing.

Since last year, when running trips here i have avoided the motorways at all costs and will do the same in October.

 

[cookie]

taking a bike to portugal and then using motorways seems an odd thing to do

 

[shready]

taking a bike to portugal and then using motorways seems an odd thing to do

Needed to get to a few places fast. Bike needing repair work and having to catch up, for example.


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[luke scott]

2 years ago though, a different group used sections of motorway (i was elsewhere at the time) and some members of the party received fines direct from Portugal through the post in the UK.

Funnily enough 4 members of our group with Irish plates (Republic) never heard a thing.

Under data protection law here information from the National Vehicle File can't be given to outside sources so fines from Spain & France etc go nowhere. Although I suspect this will change in the next few years.

 

[er-minio]

There doesn't seem to be a way of paying these. Anyone got any experience of them? Likelihood of being fined?

Post office. Or you can also register online, providing your numberplate, but I guess the post office will be easier. The site was a bit of a mess.
I was initially amazed at the process (being Portugal) but ended up hating it all.

I was travelling by car (UK rental).
Passed the first gates, asked at a service station, they told me about the prepaid cards, etc.
When I got to the hotel I registered online, bought 25 euros of credit but I was unable to "pay" for the tolls I passed already. There was no trace of them at all on my account.
Ended up not paying the initial usage, travelled for the rest of the week using my 25 euro prepaid credit and expected to get fined once back in the UK, but I never received anything.

I don't know if they actually got money off those 25euros to pay for my earlier tolls, as there was no indication of it at all.

Anyway, easiest thing: register online and go for the prepaid thingie.

 

[hairysteve]

I've driven on a few of these toll roads and never had any come back from not paying for their use.

As above, have travelled several times on Portuguese toll roads, have never paid and to date no comeback.....

 

[comberjohn]

No idea about the correct way but in southern Ireland you pay €1 for a bike at manned(is that a sexist remark now?) toll booths on the motorways but on the M50 around Dublin there are no booths and bikes are FREE!
Plenty of notices for cars to pay by next day if not using the Eazipass system.
Maybe similar in Portugal?

 

[Timpo]

IIRC, I bought an 8 day ticket for the Auto-Pista (AP) routes at a service station once crossed from Spain into Portugal.
Only ever seen one checkpoint, near Guarda, where Cops had all traffic slowed, stopping four-wheelers or above, I was waved through the CP on my motorcycle....

 

[Roberto]

On the way in when I've headed in by motorway/main route- such as from the A24 from the A-75 near Chaves, or the A22 from the A-49 on the Algarve coast motorway, there's a direction for visitors (IIRC it's marked up as 'Strangers') at the border. At those points you can register a credit card to your bike and then it's all sorted. My card lasted for a couple of years going back until the card eventually expired.
Never had to register any other way, but from the huffing and puffing of one couple I met trying to do it at the post office, it wasn't very easy (or they weren't very patient)..

 

[jeremyj]

Different for me two years ago came up from algarve at electronic entry point took toll card then rode up through central Portugal to Spanish border, ticket in sleave pocket completely ruined by torrential rain, border pay point sorry you have to pay maximum 150euros no credit or debit cards taken so cash only, wish I had taken gap in fence 10km before up through farmers track

 

[Rockred]

I gave my credit card details into the machine at the frontier with Spain, and was told by the staff in good English that the card would be debited every time I go through a camara. I stayed one night in Portugal on the way up to Lugo in Spain and then onto the Picos for 2 nights and then 2 nights in Salamanca. On my way back I went through Portugal, I paid around 10 Euros at the first toll in cash, then went through another where I should have taken a ticket, I did't take one as I remembered they had my card detail, so no problem WRONG. I get to a pay booth and was asked for my ticket, I told her in Spanish and English that they have my card details. She said she did't understand. She asked for my card again, and that I must pay a 40 Euro fine for not having a ticket.I refused to pay and tried to explain. I got nowhere , they refused to lift the barrier until I paid. I had to pay.

I was going to spend a couple of nights in Portugal, but after that they can Bolloxs. I rode 1148 kilometre that day, and did not spent another cent in Portugal.

Take the B roads if you have the time.