Penalty
In the HU-GO e-toll system, the National Toll Payment Services (NTPS) Plc. supports control activities using stationary control portals located along the toll road network and mobile data collection vehicles. Toll control is conducted 24 hours a day, enabling the system to immediately determine whether a specific vehicle has a valid road use authorization.
Unauthorised road use is penalised by an administrative fine, imposed by the authority. Motorists are called to account by roadside inspections and on the basis of objective liability.
In the event of unauthorised road use, the relevant amended legislation (Government Decree No 410/2007) takes into account the duration of unauthorised use, determining the amount of the fine according to three time bands. It enables road users to rectify shortly after the error is detected and thus to avoid payment of a higher fine. They are assisted by the HU-GO Fine Alert function. Once activated, when detecting unauthorised road use, the NTPS verification system will immediately send a warning to the user concerned.
Traffic ticket fines are classified into three categories by the amended Decree based on the principle whether further offences were committed within the 8-hour time band following the initial detection of unauthorised road use. On that basis, road users should anticipate
- a moderate fine if they did not commit an offence following the detection of unauthorised road use or the offence was limited to the first two hours from the detection.
- an average fine if they repeatedly infringed the rules between the 2nd and 4th hours following the initial detection of unauthorised road use but the offence was not repeated after the 4th hour.
- a high fine if they repeatedly infringed the rules between the 4th and 8th hours following the initial detection of unauthorised road use.
The traffic ticket fines determined by vehicle categories, the manner of offence and the relevant 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 30,000 | HUF 90,000 | HUF 140,000 |
J3 | HUF 35,000 | HUF 100,000 | HUF 150,000 |
J4 | HUF 40,000 | HUF 110,000 | HUF 165,000 |
The toll or environmental category in the declaration submitted is lower than the actual category (Section 14(b) of the Toll Act) | |||
J2 | HUF 24,000 | HUF 72,000 | HUF 110,000 |
J3 | HUF 28,000 | HUF 80,000 | HUF 120,000 |
J4 | HUF 36,000 | HUF 88,000 | HUF 135,000 |
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 30,000 | HUF 90,000 | HUF 140,000 |
J3 | HUF 35,000 | HUF 100,000 | HUF 150,000 |
J4 | HUF 40,000 | HUF 110,000 | HUF 165,000 |
