Algarve Car Hire Portugal
Information about the Algarve A22 Tolls for Car Rentals

Algarve Highway A22 Motorway Toll Charge Information:

ViaLivre, the administrator of the Algarve A22 motorway (aka. Via do Infante), started to charge tolls across the Algarve on December 13th 2011. The A22 toll stations are exclusively electronic. This means that it becomes necessary to install an electronic device on the cars, allowing them to be identified when passing the toll stations.

Until today, an electronic device specifically designed for car rentals is not available. This means that the cars on our fleet will be delivered without the electronic device. According to the law, the following procedures will be applied for rental cars:

A22 TOLLS FOR ALGARVE CAR HIRE UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST 2011

The Algarve Car Rental Companies are obligated to identify the driver of each hire car passing by the toll road stations. The normal traffic fines will later be sent by post to the driver's address. There is also the possibility to pay the fines on any Portuguese Post Offices (CTT) 48 hours after passing the toll station, by informing the car plate and dates.

A22 TOLLS FOR ALGARVE CAR HIRE BETWEEN JANUARY 1ST AND JUNE 30TH 2012

All Algarve Car Rental Companies will be obligated to pay a 6 months permission to allow their cars to use freely the toll roads. For the car hire companies in Portugal, this will be mandatory. A special rule has been published on December 12th 2011, allowing Portuguese car rental companies to charge locally a tolls tax. This tax is predicted to be between 1.00 EUR and 3.00 EUR.

A22 TOLLS FOR ALGARVE CAR HIRE AFTER JULY 1ST 2012

All Algarve car rental vehicles will have to be equipped with an electronic device identify the car on the Algarve A22 tolls system. The clients will then have to provide valid a credit card and sign a contract with one of the companies in charge of the tolls charges (CTT) valid during the duration of the car hire contract. All toll charges eventually generated will be charged directly to the client's credit card. No charges will be made if the driver doesn't use any tolled roads. However, a mandatory rental charge for the electronic device is predicted around 0.60 EUR daily for all clients.