• Driver’s License
• Vehicle insurance (short- and long-term policies) can be bought from the designated insurance companies.
• „Green Card” (environmental compliance)

Motorways

The State Motorway Management Company’s task is the operation and maintenance of Hungary's high-speed road network under its management, as well as the control of the road-use authorisation on toll sections.

To put it in numbers, this means the management of 646.5 km of motorway and 129.1 km of other roads, as well as 301.4 km of junction access and exit roads and the slip roads leading to motorway services, 113 rest areas themselves, and over 1000 separate bridge sections.

On 555.1 km of the motorway managed by the company all motor-vehicle categories have to pay a toll, and on 69.5 km only those vehicles with a total weight of over 3.5 tons are liable for the charge.

Motorways

• M0: Budapest Ringroad
• M1: Budapest-Hegyeshalom
• M15: Hegyeshalom-Rajka
• M3: Budapest-Görbeháza
• M5: Budapest-Röszke
• M6: Érdi-tető – Dunaújváros
• M7: Budapest - Balatonkeresztúr and Sormás - Letenye (15 km)

Methods of payment

The expanding motorway networks and services cannot be maintained without compensation from the users. We strive to collect these fees in a comfortable, simple and obstacle-free fashion. Presently we use one of the most comfortable methods of fee payment, the proportionate motorway e-vignettes.

The e-vignettes are differentiated based on the vehicle classes and the duration of their validity, making the choice easier. The e-vignette satisfying your needs can be purchased at one of numerous points of sale.

Please make sure you only access toll motorways with valid e-vignettes!

Motorway vignettes are now available at a discount price at the customer service offices of the State Motorway Management Company Ltd. and at petrol stations all across the country

New ticket-system: e-vignette

On 1 January 2008 windshield vignettes were removed from the motorway toll system: motorists are provided only with a voucher when they purchase authorisation to use the road. When purchasing e-vignettes, it is even more important than ever that drivers check all data before confirmation.

The Ministry of Transport has decided to remove physical vignettes from the toll system in January 2008. However, the channels through which authorisation for road use can be obtained will remain the same under the new e-system: Tickets can be purchased at SMMC’s customer service offices and points of sale; retailers; petrol stations; via text message; online; via landline and mobile phones. After the transaction, customers will receive a voucher and a confirmation message to be kept for one year from the last day of the validity period, as the excess charge payment obligation expires a year after issue. SMMC may also continue to post fine notifications within 60 days.

The new system enables a more convenient and faster service and eliminates the costs of printing and distributing physical vignettes. These expenses amounted to around HUF 250 million in 2007. The Coordination Centre for Transport Development will use these extra resources for road development and operation.

The changes will not affect the monitoring methods of authorisation, which will continue to be based on vehicle registration numbers. SMMC calls attention to the relevant legal regulations, according to which the use of motorway sections subject to a toll is only permitted if a valid vignette is purchased prior to entering the motorway. It is also important to bear in mind that the signature of motorists purchasing vignettes in person – and the reply message of those buying vignettes via SMS – confirms the validity of the indicated data (licence plate number, toll category, starting date of validity), therefore it is highly recommended to check this data before signing the receipt or sending a reply message.

Based on SMMC’s sales results, the number of vignettes sold continues to show a dynamic increase. In the first 11 months of 2007, motorists purchased 25% more vignettes than in the corresponding period last year, resulting in a 38% rise in revenue. This represents a gross sum of HUF 44.7 billion in 2007, compared to HUF 32.4 billion in 2006. Similarly, a growing number of motorists prefers to purchase their vignettes through electronic channels. In the first 11 months of the year, travellers have purchased over 834,000 vignettes via mobile phones or online, yielding revenue close to HUF 1.3 billion.

Further information is available on the Web site www.autopalyamatrica.hu.