Changes to the toll in Austria.
Austria is and remains a popular destination for many travellers. If you want to use the Austrian motorway, you have to pay tolls, with a few exceptions. When visiting the country or simply passing through to continue on to Italy, for example, the only option until now was to buy a 10-day toll sticker, even if you were only in the country for a few hours in some cases. The Austrian federal government has now made an adjustment and introduced a long-awaited variant: The 1-day vignette. At the same time, the weight limit for motorhomes has also changed. Previously, the maximum permissible gross vehicle weight (GVW) determined whether a vignette (up to 3.5 tonnes) or a GO-Box (from 3.5 tonnes) was required. Now the technically permissible gross weight (tzGm) of the vehicle applies.
THE CHANGES IN DETAIL
Austrian motorways are subject to tolls for motor vehicles, with a few exceptions. Vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes require a vignette and vehicles over 3.5 tonnes are charged the toll based on their mileage using a GO-Box. This weight limit has changed since 1 December 2023. The decisive factor is no longer the maximum permissible gross weight (MPW), but the technically permissible maximum laden mass of the vehicle (tzGm). Vehicles with a technically permissible maximum laden mass of over 3.5 tonnes require a GO-Box. Vehicles under 3.5 t tzGm must buy a vignette and pay a route toll. The result will therefore be that more vehicles will be required to have a GO-Box, as the technically permissible maximum laden mass is often over 3.5 tonnes. It should be noted that a 5-year transition period until the end of January 2029 applies to vehicles that were first registered before December 2023. Specifically: motorhomes with more than 3.5 t GVW but less than 3.5 t GVW with first registration before December 2023 do not need a GO-Box for the time being.
The vignette system and its prices have been adjusted due to the EU Road Pricing Directive. Accordingly, there is now a 1-day vignette. This is only available digitally (via the ASFINAG toll shop or the ASFINAG app). The cost here is €8.60. The 1-day and 10-day vignettes are valid immediately when purchased online. Previously, there was a period of 18 days due to consumer protection. This deadline still applies to 2-month or annual vignettes.
Current toll prices:
Annual vignette: €96.40
2-month vignette € 28.90
10-day vignette € 11.50
1-day vignette € 8.60
Sources: ADAC.de and ASFINAG.at
