Hungarian Highway Vignette Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Registration is not required. Highway vignettes can be purchased without registration by either bank card or via Apple Pay and Google Pay.

The process of the purchase is go quickly it is about 2-5 minutes. We will send you a confirmation via e-mail. No need to print or stick it to your windscreen, the system detects whether the car is entitled to use the motorway on the basis of its license plate number.

No. The Hungarian e-vignette system is completely electronic and so is the toll enforcement, so the system uses registration number readers to decide if road use authorisation has been purchased for the given number plate. However, it is recommended that the confirmation message sent by e-mail be kept for a further 2 years after the expiry date.

Payment by bank card
Payment takes place through OTP Bank’s secure payment page. Any bank card suitable for payment through the Internet is accepted by the system. After successful payment, the highway vignette is immediately validated. The card data entered by the Customer on OTP Bank’s payment acceptance site are only accessible to and managed by OTP Bank.

Payment via Apple Pay and Google Pay
Apple Pay and Google Pay are payment services, which allow Users to make payments using their mobile phones. Apple and Google Pay payment solutions are easy substitutes for credit cards and cash, and offer users a fast, simple and secure way to pay online.

In accord with effective regulations, the e-vignette must always be purchased before entering a toll road (practically before the journey). Always purchase vignettes prior to travel: e-vignette purchase has no retroactive validity; vignettes purchased after travel means any previous travel is qualified as unauthorized road usage and a driver is subject to a surcharge.

Yes. Once you have selected the e-vignette you want, you can add additional number plates, making it possible to order up to 10 of the same type of vignette at the same time. You can also specify the start of validity for each number plate. With this function, you do not have to place the order with ten different number plates, so the ten number plates are validated at the same time.

A dated email confirming purchase is sent to the customer following a successful transaction. Retain the notification: it confirms authorization. Printing the authorization is unnecessary, but please retain the electronic version; it certifies authorization for highway use. When buying a highway vignette, financial performance itself does not automatically authorize highway use. If an email confirmation is not received, please call our Customer Service number. If a Customer enters a toll road without a valid receipt, they accept all responsibility and any possible fines. The Service Provider bears no responsibility.

When selecting a vignette, check the box indicating an invoice is required and then enter an invoicing address. By clicking on the link that appears after successful purchase the invoice can be viewed and printed. An email will be received later to allow invoice viewing or printing. Only a printed invoice is valid.

Motor vehicles and their trailers can be grouped into one of the following categories:

* In accord with Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Construction Decree No. 5/1990. (IV. 12.) on the technical inspection of public road vehicles.

The number of passengers is determined by the number indicated on the vehicle registration certificate (S.1. – number of seats including the driver) and not by the number of visible seats.

For vehicles in category D2, if they are used for towing, a category U vignette should be purchased for the trailer for the registration number of the trailer.

The regional vignette is merely an option; it is neither obligatory nor the only possibility.
If the route and the counties to travel through are known, the total cost of the 1 year vignettes can be calculated. If this amount is lower than the amount paid for the vignettes, a Customer should consider purchasing a regional vignette(s). Regional vignettes are valid for an entire year.

Time-based 1-day, 10-day, 1 month and 1 year vignettes are valid for all national highways and include the new toll section. Regional vignettes are restricted to a particular region (Region based), but they do not have a time restriction, so they can be used up to January 31 of the next year. It is worth planning 1 year travel routes to determine which is the most cost efficient vignette to buy.

Phone number for information about highway use

Customer Service of the National Toll Payment Services Plc: +36 (36) 587-500

Can a valid highway vignette be cancelled after purchase?

No, a valid vignette cannot be canceled. Therefore, all dates should be carefully reviewed during purchase.

If the vehicle registration number, the validity period or the fee category are wrong:

The data can be corrected by contacting the Customer Service of the National Toll Payment Services Plc if certain conditions are met. For additional information, please call the Call Center at +36 (36) 587-500.

Toll and toll-free sections

For the list of toll and toll-free sections, please visit https://toll-charge.hu/en/e-vignette/tolls/toll-free-road-sections on the National Toll Payment Services Plc website.

Control and surcharges

For information about control and surcharges, please visit https://toll-charge.hu/en/e-vignette/surcharges on the National Toll Payment Services Plc website.

How to transfer a valid permit following a vehicle sale or purchase?

If vehicle ownership transfers in mid-year or the legal relationship for its use terminates, the owner may apply for transferring authorization to another vehicle.
https://toll-charge.hu/en/customer-service

Is it possible to check if valid authorization already exists for a vehicle registration number?

We can only provide information for vignettes that are purchased on our website, at https://www.autopalyamatrica.hu/ervenyesseg-lekerdezes
Information regarding vignettes purchased elsewhere can be obtained by presenting a receipt where the vignette was originally purchased.