Bulgaria Introduces 3-Month Vignettes for Passenger Cars as of January 1, 2018

A three-month vignette for passenger cars weighing less than 3.5 tonnes will be introduced as of 1 January 2018.

The change is envisaged in a draft decree amending and supplementing the Ordinance on the terms and procedure for collecting the charges for the use of road infrastructure under the Road Act.

The changes also set a new peiod of validity for the annual vignettes - one year from the date of purchase, and not a calendar year as it was. This will apply to all road vehicles, regardless of the category and country of registration.

The price of the new 3-month vignette sticker will be BGN 54 (Euro 28). It was set by the Institute for Economic Research of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, which prepared an Analysis for Calculating and Determining the Size of Three-Month Vignette for Category 3 Vehicles, as well as an estimate of the revenues from vignette charges" commissioned by the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA).

In the analysis, the price of the three-month vignette was determined based on the principle of proportionality, i.e. the price of the three-month vignette is higher than the monthly vignette and lower than the annual one, taking into account the proportionality of decreasing value and increasing validity period. This is required by the rule according to which the longer the period, the lesser the price. The so-called reference value per day for a three-month vignette determines the price of the three-month vignette sticker for passenger cars at the amount of BGN 54 or EUR 28.

The prices of other vignette stickers for cars remain unchanged. The annual vignette for cars will cost BGN 97, the monthly will cost BGN 30 and the weekly vignette will cost BGN 15.

The Draft Ordinance for Amendments and Additions to the Ordinance on the Terms and Procedure for Collection of the Road Infrastructure Use Charges under the Roads Act can be seen in the public consultation portal as well as on the website of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.

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