Vehicles with a toll highway sticker.
Overview of vehicle categories subject to payment of the motorway toll.
According to section 2 paragraph 1 letters a) and b) of Act No. 488/2013 Coll. on highway toll stickers and amending certain laws in force (hereinafter referred to as "Act No. 488/2013 Coll. on highway toll stickers in force" or "Act"), the obligation to pay for the highway toll sticker for the use of designated sections of highways and expressways marked by traffic signs (also referred to as "designated road sections") shall apply to:
- two-axle motor vehicles or trailers up to 3.5 tons,
- motor vehicles of category M1 with two axles, regardless of the maximum technically permissible total weight,
- (further referred to collectively as "vehicles subject to toll payment" or "vehicles required to pay tolls").
According to Section 4 of Act No. 488/2013 Coll. on motorway stickers in force, in connection with the payment of the motorway sticker, the driver of the vehicle/vehicle combination and the operator of the vehicle/vehicle combination have the following obligations:
- The driver of a vehicle or a driver of a road train is obliged to pay for a highway toll before using designated sections of highways and expressways.
- The operator of a vehicle or a train set is required to ensure that when using designated sections of motorways and expressways, the obligation to pay for a highway toll is fulfilled by the vehicle or train set.
For the purpose of paying the motorway toll, the driver of the vehicle/road train and/or the vehicle/road operator obligated to pay the motorway toll must provide the System Operator (SkyToll company) with the vehicle and motorway toll data for the purpose of recording them in the central database of motorway toll payments.
Vehicles that are exempt from the obligation to pay the motorway vignette do not have to pay fees for using designated sections of motorways and expressways (hereinafter referred to as "designated road sections"). According to § 7 para. 1 of Act No. 488/2013 Coll. on the motorway vignette and amending certain laws in force (hereinafter "motorway vignette act" or "Act"), the following vehicles and vehicle combinations are exempt from this obligation:
- Vehicles of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, including its budgetary organizations and the Police Force.
- Vehicles of the Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic, including budgetary organizations under its authority.
- Vehicles of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic and NATO.
- Vehicles of the armed forces or civilian units of the sending state dispatched to fulfill official duties according to a special regulation.
- Basic rescue components of the integrated rescue system include general and municipal fire brigades, municipal police, and the Slovak Red Cross.
- Vehicles of highway and road administrators owned by the state, with the exception of the concessionaire.
- Vehicles of the Prison and Judicial Guard Corps.
- Vehicles registered by holders of a parking permit for severely disabled people (ZŤP) according to § 17 of Act No. 447/2008 Coll.
- Vehicles used to provide social services, provided it is not for profit.
- Vehicles for social and legal protection of children and social guardianship according to Act No. 305/2005 Coll.
- Vehicles of foreign nationals exempted based on an international agreement under the condition of reciprocity.
- Historical vehicles according to a special regulation.
- Vehicles of the Financial Administration and the National Security Authority.
- Vehicles of the Slovak Information Service.
Vehicles exempt from the obligation to pay the motorway toll must be registered in the system of the Motorway Toll Payment Administrator (National Motorway Company, a.s.) according to § 7 paragraphs 3 and 4 of Act no. 488/2013 Coll. on the motorway toll. This registration obligation applies to:
- Basic rescue components of the integrated rescue system include general and municipal fire brigades, municipal police, and the Slovak Red Cross.
- Highway and road administrators owned by the state excluding the concessionaire.
- Vehicles registered by holders of a disabled parking card according to Section 17 of Act No. 447/2008 Coll.
- Vehicles used to provide non-profit social services and charged according to Act No. 431/2002 Coll. on accounting.
- Vehicles of child welfare and social guardianship.
- Vehicles of foreign nationals exempted based on an international agreement under the condition of reciprocity.
- Historical vehicles according to a special regulation.
- Vehicles of the financial administration.
The operator of a vehicle exempt from paying a highway toll must submit a request for registration of the vehicle in the central registry of highway toll payments using the form "Request for registration of a vehicle exempt from highway toll payment" and attach documents proving the entitlement to exemption. The highway toll payment collection administrator decides on the approval or rejection of the registration, and the vehicle operator is entitled to use designated road sections only after receiving the registration confirmation.
The exact procedure and required documents for registering vehicles exempt from paying the highway toll are specified in the relevant sections of user services. Exceptions and rights associated with the exemption from payment are detailed in § 7 of Act No. 488/2013 Coll. on the highway toll.