Changes in the e-toll system from mid-August and September
Based on Decree 23/2024 (VII. 31.) ÉKM of the Minister of Construction and Transport, Decree 25/2013 (V.31.) NFM of the Minister of National Development on toll rates and toll roads will be amended as of 1 September 2024.
The change will mainly affect toll sections for vehicles over 3.5 t maximum authorized total mass, with the inclusion of newly constructed road sections in the toll system and changes to the toll limits for some existing toll sections.
The new toll sections from 1 September 2024:
- Section of the M6 motorway between Mohács and Lippó (between km 191-208, 16.5 km long)
- Section of the M44 speedway between Szentkirály and Lakitelek (between km 24-30, 5.5 km long)
- bypass section around Bátonyterenye of main road 23 (between km 0-2, 2 km long)
- bypass section aroundSajószentpéter-Berente of main road 260 (between km 0-10, 10 km long)
- section of main road 451 between Szentes and Orosháza (between km 46-77, 22.5 km long)
- section of main road 512 between the M6 motorway and Kalocsa (between km 0-17, 17 km long)
Further amendments to the Decree are of a technical nature and implement the clarifications necessary to ensure the automatic adjustment of the basic rate of the infrastructure charge to inflation.
Based on Government Decree 220/2024 (VII. 31.), Government Decree 410/2007 (XII. 29.) and Government Decree 156/2009 (VII. 29.) will be amended from 16 August 2024. The amendment changes the fine rates that can be imposed by the authorities for unauthorized road use.
The fine rates applicable from 16 August 2024 for heavy goods vehicles, campers, towing vehicles (including semi-trailers) and combinations of vehicles consisting of such a motor vehicle and a towed trailer or semi-trailer, by vehicle category, the way the offence was committed and time bands, are shown in the table below.
Vehicle category | 0–120th minute following the incident | 121st–240th minute following the incident | 241st–480th minute following the incident |
Failure to pay the toll prior to starting to use the road (Section 14(a) of the Toll Act) | |||
J2 | HUF 47,000 | HUF 140,000 | HUF 218,000 |
J3 | HUF 55,000 | HUF 156,000 | HUF 234,000 |
J4 | HUF 62,000 | HUF 172,000 | HUF 257,000 |
J5 | HUF 70,000 | HUF 187,000 | HUF 281,000 |
The vehicle category or environmental category indicated in the submitted declaration is lower than the actual category (Section 14(b) of the Toll Act) | |||
J2 | HUF 37,000 | HUF 112,000 | HUF 172,000 |
J3 | HUF 44,000 | HUF 125,000 | HUF 187,000 |
J4 | HUF 56,000 | HUF 137,000 | HUF 211,000 |
J5 | HUF 62,000 | HUF 150,000 | HUF 234,000 |
The on-board unit is included in the register of invalidated units at the time the road is used (Section 14(c) of the Toll Act) | |||
J2 | HUF 47,000 | HUF 140,000 | HUF 218,000 |
J3 | HUF 55,000 | HUF 156,000 | HUF 234,000 |
J4 | HUF 62,000 | HUF 172,000 | HUF 257,000 |
J5 | HUF 70,000 | HUF 187,000 | HUF 281,000 |
The fine rates applicable from 16 August 2024 for buses and coaches with a maximum authorized total mass of over 3.5 tonnes, by vehicle category, the way the offence was committed and the relevant time band, are shown in the table below:
Vehicle category | Number of axles | 0–120th minute following the incident | 121st–240th minute following the incident | 241st–480th minute following the incident |
Failure to pay the toll prior to starting to use the road (Section 14(a) of the Toll Act) | ||||
M2, M3 | 2 axles | HUF 47,000 | HUF 140,000 | HUF 218,000 |
3 axles | HUF 55,000 | HUF 156,000 | HUF 234,000 | |
4 axles | HUF 62,000 | HUF 172,000 | HUF 257,000 | |
5 or more axles | HUF 70,000 | HUF 187,000 | HUF 281,000 | |
The vehicle category or environmental category indicated in the submitted declaration is lower than the actual category (Section 14(b) of the Toll Act) | ||||
M2, M3 | 2 axles | HUF 37,000 | HUF 112,000 | HUF 172,000 |
3 axles | HUF 44,000 | HUF 125,000 | HUF 187,000 | |
4 axles | HUF 56,000 | HUF 137,000 | HUF 211,000 | |
5 or more axles | HUF 62,000 | HUF 150,000 | HUF 234,000 | |
The on-board unit is included in the register of invalidated units at the time the road is used (Section 14(c) of the Toll Act) | ||||
M2, M3 | 2 axles | HUF 47,000 | HUF 140,000 | HUF 218,000 |
3 axles | HUF 55,000 | HUF 156,000 | HUF 234,000 | |
4 axles | HUF 62,000 | HUF 172,000 | HUF 257,000 | |
5 or more axles | HUF 70,000 | HUF 187,000 | HUF 281,000 | |
