Portuguese toll roads.
Mar 10th, 2012, 08:20 PM
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ribeirasacra, It's my understanding from www.visitportugal.com that a visitor can lease a temporary electronic device. It states that it can be obtained "at the highway service areas or other locations like the post office and the Via Verde Portugal-shops." That's why I asked previously if any of these places are located near the Spain border on the A25. Is this information up to date?
To purchase tickets at a post office or service station as you recommend, are the tickets purchased before you get on the highway or when you exit, or when?
To purchase tickets at a post office or service station as you recommend, are the tickets purchased before you get on the highway or when you exit, or when?
Mar 11th, 2012, 11:01 AM
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I contacted my car rental agency (Guerin). Their cars are not equipped with the electronic device. They suggested to buy one at any post office in Portugal.
@ SloJan2
I really don't feel like going to the post office every few days to pay my dues. First of all you have to wait 48 hours until your passing is registered, and you have to pay within 5 days. This system s*cks big time.
Furthermore, the stretch A2 to Tavira is very long and slow if you have to take the N125.
@ ribeirasacra
I re-read the link I submitted and I really wonder how we have managed to escape these 'electronic toll only' roads. May well be that we have outstanding amounts still to pay ...
@ SloJan2
I really don't feel like going to the post office every few days to pay my dues. First of all you have to wait 48 hours until your passing is registered, and you have to pay within 5 days. This system s*cks big time.
Furthermore, the stretch A2 to Tavira is very long and slow if you have to take the N125.
@ ribeirasacra
I re-read the link I submitted and I really wonder how we have managed to escape these 'electronic toll only' roads. May well be that we have outstanding amounts still to pay ...
Mar 11th, 2012, 11:37 PM
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MyriamC, I understand completely. I just bagged it and took the A22 only when headed to the airport. The report is that from central Algarve (e.g. Portimao area) it is 55 minutes to the airport on the N125. I think it will easily be double that in the summer months. I def have outstanding tolls as the PO at the airport wasn't open. Guerin just shrugged their shoulders in defeat.
crckw, I would just wing it if I were you.
crckw, I would just wing it if I were you.
Mar 12th, 2012, 05:02 AM
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I am very interested in this topic as I will be in Portugal in August.
I wrote to the car rental company that I prefer and they outlined how to pay the tolls etc. as all of you have.
What they suggested, if at all possible, is to avoid the A22 the last two days.
Maybe that is not practical for some of us but something to think about.
I wrote to the car rental company that I prefer and they outlined how to pay the tolls etc. as all of you have.
What they suggested, if at all possible, is to avoid the A22 the last two days.
Maybe that is not practical for some of us but something to think about.
Mar 12th, 2012, 10:48 AM
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@ SloJan2
<<I def have outstanding tolls as the PO at the airport wasn't open. Guerin just shrugged their shoulders in defeat.>>
If they rent out the car you drove immediately after you returned it, most probably the next renters will have to pay your outstanding tolls when they go the post office to pay theirs. That is, if they use the A22 and know the rules. I read various posts on Tripadvisor where people had to pay tolls that weren't theirs.
<<I def have outstanding tolls as the PO at the airport wasn't open. Guerin just shrugged their shoulders in defeat.>>
If they rent out the car you drove immediately after you returned it, most probably the next renters will have to pay your outstanding tolls when they go the post office to pay theirs. That is, if they use the A22 and know the rules. I read various posts on Tripadvisor where people had to pay tolls that weren't theirs.
