Do you need anything special to cross Austria (1 Viewer)

[chaser]

going to holland next week then thinking of heading through Germany and Austria to venice, do I need anything to cross Austria or even Germany.
Thanks

 

[rb62]

Shouldn't need anything for Germany as long as you stay clear of the environmental zones.We drove from Southern Germany to Bremen without one.I think you can get across Austria without anything as long as you use the right roads.However if you get diverted onto a chargeable road you will get a fine,as someone found out!
I'll await any other views with interest as we are going to see some friends in Southern Germany before going to Italy next year.

 

[teddybear]

Depending on the weight of your M/H you will need either a go-box or a vinette

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[chaser]

Depending on the weight of your M/H you will need either a go-box or a vinette

Do you need them first or just at the border?

 

[Tootles]

do I need anything to cross Austria or even Germany.

A tail gunner.

 

[teddybear]

You can get either at the border or some service stations just before . But be very careful that you have the engine euro rating otherwise they can come after you several months later. The Voice of experience

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[magicsurfbus]

For Germany around 80 cities use the Umwelt (environment) sticker system. Your vehicle's sticker is colour coded according to its engine's Euro standard, and in these cities certain areas are barred to vehicles that don't have certain coloured stickers, although a few main roads across the cities are designated as corridors for all vehicles.

You need your V5 to get an Umwelt sticker. Online may be too slow if you're off next week - I think some German car dealerships do them(?) I got mine from Berlin's town hall, but online.

With Austria, the vignette (<= 3.5 tonnes) is a sticker which covers you for a certain amount of days. You can get it at the border or at service stations just before Austria. The Go-Box is for vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, also available around the border.

 

[chaser]

For Germany around 80 cities use the Umwelt (environment) sticker system. Your vehicle's sticker is colour coded according to its engine's Euro standard, and in these cities certain areas are barred to vehicles that don't have certain coloured stickers, although a few main roads across the cities are designated as corridors for all vehicles.

You need your V5 to get an Umwelt sticker. Online may be too slow if you're off next week - I think some German car dealerships do them(?) I got mine from Berlin's town hall, but online.

With Austria, the vignette (<= 3.5 tonnes) is a sticker which covers you for a certain amount of days. You can get it at the border or at service stations just before Austria. The Go-Box is for vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, also available around the border.

Not interested in going into any towns and would hope to be over Austria in a day.
Edit, and we are under 3.5

 

[magicsurfbus]

Not interested in going into any towns and would hope to be over Austria in a day.
Edit, and we are under 3.5

I missed the important bit, sorry - you only need a Vignette for the Austrian motorway system (Autobahn). If you can guarantee to stay off it (set your SatNav?) you don't need anything, although if you were diverted onto it without a Vignette you could catch a fine.

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[rb62]

Here's the official version,as I read it you need one to travel on motorways but it must be displayed at all times so for €8.90 you might as well get one


https://www.austria.info/us/basic-facts/getting-there-around/austria-by-car/toll-sticker

 

[Mr Chrysalis]

going to holland next week then thinking of heading through Germany and Austria to venice, do I need anything to cross Austria or even Germany.
Thanks

Seven children and the ability to sing

 

[chaser]

Here's the official version,as I read it you need one to travel on motorways but it must be displayed at all times so for €8.90 you might as well get one


https://www.austria.info/us/basic-facts/getting-there-around/austria-by-car/toll-sticker

Cheers that's all I wanted to know, just get one from a filling station on the way in

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[mikebeaches]

Cheers that's all I wanted to know, just get one from a filling station on the way in

Yep, or to be more precise, before you go on an Austrian motorway. We were in the country for almost a fortnight in June, but during the first week we were nowhere near any motorways, so didn't require the vignette until later on. Used credit card at filling station to buy one and, at the time, it came out at about £8 sterling - pretty good value, especially as we used the motorways a lot during the second week. (We are plated at 3,500kg).

Some of the scenery is stunning. And if you fancy a challenge try the Grossglockner High Alpine Road (Google it and see the images) - great fun, but it will cost you.

Have a great time, in any case.

 

[buttons]

going to holland next week then thinking of heading through Germany and Austria to venice, do I need anything to cross Austria or even Germany.
Thanks

It will be home from home for a farmer. Plenty of cow's

 

[Figaro]

And if you fancy a challenge try the Grossglockner High Alpine Road (Google it and see the images) - great fun, but it will cost you.

In what way will it cost please ?

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[jongood]

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In what way will it cost please ?

Its a tolled road/tourist attraction, must do at least once in your life but easy on the brakes coming back down.

To clarify IMO you only need a vignette or go box if you go on the motorway. Easy enough with a bit of planning.

Jon

 

[Jandek]

For Germany around 80 cities use the Umwelt (environment) sticker system. Your vehicle's sticker is colour coded according to its engine's Euro standard, and in these cities certain areas are barred to vehicles that don't have certain coloured stickers, although a few main roads across the cities are designated as corridors for all vehicles.

You need your V5 to get an Umwelt sticker. Online may be too slow if you're off next week - I think some German car dealerships do them(?) I got mine from Berlin's town hall, but online.

With Austria, the vignette (<= 3.5 tonnes) is a sticker which covers you for a certain amount of days. You can get it at the border or at service stations just before Austria. The Go-Box is for vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, also available around the border.

Sorry, may be daft question but where on my v5 does it say what level I am ?

 

[Deleted member 29692]

Sorry, may be daft question but where on my v5 does it say what level I am ?

The system is based on Euro engine classes like the French one and pretty much all the others.

They will determine your Euro class by the date of first registration of your van.

For a green Umelt sticker your vehicle needs to be Euro IV or better which means registered after 1st January 2006. If it's Euro III you would get a yellow sticker, Euro II a red one and older than that no sticker which would mean that you couldn't drive in any of the zones.

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For the zones in some other counties, France for example, Euro V and VI matter..

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[SpeedyDux]

Sorry, may be daft question but where on my v5 does it say what level I am ?

I can't find anything about emissions on my V5 either; but that's also a Good Thing, the upside being that it wasn't hit with the extra VED charge on new cars and vans with higher CO2 emissions.

Next, Certificates of Conformity. The Rapido COC says its exhaust emissions level is EURO6. As does the Fiat COC, although it calls my van a Tipo 250 (also included in the VIN number) so I am guessing that the current X290 version is type approved as a 250 so is basically a facelift.

 

[teddybear]

You should be ok then my problem with them was that nowhere on the V5 or the CoC did it state the engine was euro5 ,so, despite having the date of original registration they wanted to fine me as having an older engine

 

[mikebeaches]

In what way will it cost please ?

Not cheap - from memory, 35.50 euro for us, but worth every euro cent.

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[jongood]

Just for clarity - anyone with 3500 + who wants to get an Austrian gobox will need a C of C to prove their emmision class to the idiotic austrian system.

 

[Figaro]

Just for clarity - anyone with 3500 + who wants to get an Austrian gobox will need a C of C to prove their emmision class to the idiotic austrian system.

Where does one find ones Certificate of Conformity ?

 

[jongood]

From the vehicle manufacturer, so Hymer not fiat

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[Deleted member 29692]

Just for clarity - anyone with 3500 + who wants to get an Austrian gobox will need a C of C to prove their emmision class to the idiotic austrian system.

We didn't.

 

[jongood]

We didn't.

Friends of ours got fined for that as well 200 euros from memory.

 

[Cyclewalkbob]

Did the Grossglockner on a long base beetle trike with the missus perched high on the back!
You try getting one of those round the hair bends!!!!!!

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[TerryL]

Crossed Austria earlier this year, from Germany to Italy, without bothering with a go-box (over 3.5t). But we were very careful to avoid the motorways; it's not difficult, just a bit of forward planning.

 

[MR. FUSION]

Where do I start......ever seen a MH doing a nearly a ton ? You will see plenty ! Ever been passed by a vehicle doing 150mph + you will be (watch out for the slipstream) ever seen an eastern European lorry driver with his feet up on the dash whilst watching TV and driving ? You may do!
Also watch out for lorry tramlines on the autobahns and during the weekends all available layby and service areas will be stuffed with HGV vehicles for the duration and finally never ever get in a German/Austrian drivers way.......