Motorcyclists become entitled to access motorways by using electronic payment (the fee will equal the half of the motorway vignette’s price of category D1 valid for 4 days, between May 1 and September 30, 2007.) New validity period (1-day sticker) will be introduced for categories D2 and D3 from April 1, 2007. Also from this date, payment obligation will be extended:

Since March the subscribers of Pannon and T-Mobile can purchase motorway stickers valid for 4 days very simply in SMS. Expectations of the Ministry of Economics (GKM) and Transport, as well as the State Motorway Handling Co. Ltd. (ÁAK) that there is significant demand for modern, 21st century solutions are truly justified by the 100,000 motorway stickers sold using mobile phones. Consequent to the evident success the scope of stickers available in SMS is expected to increase in the future.

Annual vignettes for 2005 are valid until 31 January 2006. Drivers of cars and motorcycles have to pay only HUF 2000 more than they did last year for 2006 vignettes, which are valid until 31 January 2007. In the category of heavy trucks weighing more than 12 tons (D4) the price of annual vignettes has not been increased for the time being.

Having analysed recent weeks’ accidents involving heavy goods vehicles on our expressways, the State Motorway Management Co. Ltd. and the National Association of Freight Enterprises issue a joint press release to call the attention of truck drivers and operators to the importance of using adequate tyres.

As a result of the modification of vignette regulations at the end of last year, the section of the M1 motorway bypassing Mosonmagyaróvár is now toll-free, though the last section before the Hegyeshalom border station can be used only with a valid vignette.

The construction of the M0 loop section between the M5 motorway and Route 4 has been finished. The expressway section bypassing Budapest will be opened to traffic on December 17.

The new section of the M0 motorway connecting Route 4 with the M5 motorway will be opened to traffic on 17 December. A distinct feature of the new section is that with freight traffic in mind, it was made of concrete.

Thanks to new IT solutions developed jointly by Shell Hungary Ltd. and the State Motorway Management Co. Ltd., motorists are now able to purchase vignettes even more quickly at Shell petrol stations, through the use of a new cashier system put in place at the start of September.