Registering a credit card for using toll in Portugal

[Welsh girl]

On their website it says you can use a credit card on their easy toll system but when I go to register my card incase we stray on to an elect toll road I cannot see where to register it. I can see where if registered I can alter the registration number is allocated to and cancel it but not to register initially.
The route we're taking today takes us on the IP4 which even though I've set the sat nab to no tolls is taking us on it I've checked online and it is a toll road so don't want to get caught on a toll road with no escape?
Any advice on what to do from anyone that's done it before please?

 

[2657]

On their website it says you can use a credit card on their easy toll system but when I go to register my card incase we stray on to an elect toll road I cannot see where to register it. I can see where if registered I can alter the registration number is allocated to and cancel it but not to register initially.
The route we're taking today takes us on the IP4 which even though I've set the sat nab to no tolls is taking us on it I've checked online and it is a toll road so don't want to get caught on a toll road with no escape?
Any advice on what to do from anyone that's done it before please?

Can't register a credit card online but you can buy prepaid toll tickets in various values linked to your reg. no. and then top up online later if needed.

www.tollcard.pt

Don't forget that you are class 2, height is measured above front axle >1.1 m class 2

 

[champers]

When we have entered the country there is a tourist layby that has a machine that you place your card into.. the receipt lasts for 30 days.. or you can purchase a card I am told from the post office which lasts for a year but if not used non refundable

There was a website something or other I can't recall the address supposedly 3days after driving through tolls gives you the option to pay online... only the site was not reliable at our time

Kath

 

[Welsh girl]

When we have entered the country there is a tourist layby that has a machine that you place your card into.. the receipt lasts for 30 days.. or you can purchase a card I am told from the post office which lasts for a year but if not used non refundable

There was a website something or other I can't recall the address supposedly 3days after driving through tolls gives you the option to pay online... only the site was not reliable at our time

Kath

We came to braganca yesterday with no sign of a border crossing from Spain so didn't see any tolls. So if we see or need to use a toll road are you saying that there will be a lay-by to enable us to input our credit card or will we have to find a post office to buy a toll card?

 

[Gaston aires]

Within 3 kms of the border, Portugal side, there was a huge sign saying Foreigners and pointing to a layby.
Just insert your credit card, out pops a receipt, job done. Did it a month ago.
Phil

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[2657]

We came to braganca yesterday with no sign of a border crossing from Spain so didn't see any tolls. So if we see or need to use a toll road are you saying that there will be a lay-by to enable us to input our credit card or will we have to find a post office to buy a toll card?

The only places to register a credit card are at the few border crossings with the well signposted automatic machines.

A28,A25,A24,A22

 

[42208]

I purchased a ticket as I entered Portugal, however, I do not believe that is an option on your entry route. You could easily enter a electronic toll road without having had the opportunity to register a credit card. I believe this site allows you to first check if you owe money and secondly pay it. I have never used it so cannot comment on it so you may well find it is for pre registered users or business users, however, looks very similar to the Dublin M50 system

 

[2657]

I purchased a ticket as I entered Portugal, however, I do not believe that is an option on your entry route. You could easily enter a electronic toll road without having had the opportunity to register a credit card. I believe this site allows you to first check if you owe money and secondly pay it. I have never used it so cannot comment on it so you may well find it is for pre registered users or business users, however, looks very similar to the Dublin M50 system

I am not absolutely certain but by the amount of information required I would say that is for Portuguese registered vehicles and Portuguese residents.

 

[Welsh girl]

I purchased a ticket as I entered Portugal, however, I do not believe that is an option on your entry route. You could easily enter a electronic toll road without having had the opportunity to register a credit card. I believe this site allows you to first check if you owe money and secondly pay it. I have never used it so cannot comment on it so you may well find it is for pre registered users or business users, however, looks very similar to the Dublin M50 system

That's what we're worried about , entering one with having pre registered a card. We came in Za 921. From Zamora.
I just checked it is for registered vehicles.

 

[2657]

That's what we're worried about , entering one with having pre registered a card. We came in Za 921. From Zamora.

Buy a pre paid tollcard online and apparently, I only learned about this recently, any unpaid tolls due to that reg. no. will be automatically deducted but I would always try and pre pay in case of the very remote chance of being checked before buying the tollcard. It is a very simple procedure, the site has an English version, flag in the top right.

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[Welsh girl]

Buy a pre paid tollcard online and apparently, I only learned about this recently, any unpaid tolls due to that reg. no. will be automatically deducted but I would always try and pre pay in case of the very remote chance of being checked before buying the tollcard. It is a very simple procedure, the site has an English version, flag in the top right.

I can't buy online as I have no address to send it to though.

 

[Just smiffy]

We were in Portugal for 3wks a few weeks ago, didn’t buy a toll as have SatNav to avoid had no problems didn’t register anything....

 

[42208]

I am not absolutely certain but by the amount of information required I would say that is for Portuguese registered vehicles and Portuguese residents.

Yes, just checked, Portugal registered cars only, well spotted.

 

[2657]

I can't buy online as I have no address to send it to though.

Don't need an address, when buying online you do not get a physical card, it registers automatically and you get confirmation which you can print or save to tablet etc to show if get stopped though the police etc have access to the database to check if you have registered/paid.

 

[glastry]

Yes, just checked, Portugal registered cars only, well spotted.

hi - just wondered how you checked?
I posted about that site a few days ago (Pagamento de Portagens).
I entered the details required ,including my uk registration,and had a e mail reply to say that there were no tolls owed !
can you explain please ?
thanks

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[42208]

Hi, I based it upon the wording about half way down the attached article, however, now unsure as it appeared to work for you and I did read somewhere along the line that a new systen was being put in place for retrospective collection

Entering your information on that site appears to have worked so you may well have cracked it

 

[Welsh girl]

Well we came via the IP4 and it wasn't a toll Rd so that was ok. I read that you can register your card at a few entry points of the toll roads so week see how it goes.

 

[JJ]

I entered the details required, including my uk registration, and had an email reply to say that there were no tolls owed!

Can you explain please?

I got my people to sort it out for you...

JJ

 

[42208]

http://britishexpats.com/forum/portugal-89/payment-tolls-portuguese-reg-car-892220/
This is an interesting thread to follow GL, it suggests the portal does work, however, also indicates a long lag in information processing so you may need to recheck your liability a little further down the line

 

[Jenny Andrews]

On their website it says you can use a credit card on their easy toll system but when I go to register my card incase we stray on to an elect toll road I cannot see where to register it. I can see where if registered I can alter the registration number is allocated to and cancel it but not to register initially.
The route we're taking today takes us on the IP4 which even though I've set the sat nab to no tolls is taking us on it I've checked online and it is a toll road so don't want to get caught on a toll road with no escape?
Any advice on what to do from anyone that's done it before please?

Just found new toll tag payment device in Uk from Sani from for spain Portugal France,t

On their website it says you can use a credit card on their easy toll system but when I go to register my card incase we stray on to an elect toll road I cannot see where to register it. I can see where if registered I can alter the registration number is allocated to and cancel it but not to register initially.
The route we're taking today takes us on the IP4 which even though I've set the sat nab to no tolls is taking us on it I've checked online and it is a toll road so don't want to get caught on a toll road with no escape?
Any advice on what to do from anyone that's done it before please?

Have found toll tag in U.K. From Sanef tolling UK for Spain,Portugal, France,this allows travel on all motorways,using auto payment through barrier without stopping,charged to your bank account,easy set up,always found Portugal a problem to pay tolls,depending were you enter country,we try to use non toll were possible but now have a back up should we find no other route in any of the above countries

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[WSandME]

We registered for the pass at the big layby mentioned earlier.
It took us at least ten minutes and several attempts before it all worked. During the exercise, an Italian MH came alongside and had the same problems, but they did not manage to get it to work. At the same time, another car went through the process, taking several attempts, got as far as having the details accepted, but no acknowledgement. He gave up and set off - and that's when the receipt was printed. We tried to call them back but they couldn't hear us.
So, the take-away here is that we think vehicle positioning during the process was critical.
Who knows?

 

[Jillytots]

I entered Portugal with little pre planning as us moho owners do sometimes and wasn’t advised that the tolls were a problem.
I was quite nervous driving into Portugal solo which is probably why I missed the sign that said “ foreigners” too
So to try to extricate myself from this a later bought a ticket from the post office ( I don’t speak Portuguese- they didn’t speak English) and I seem to remember they didn’t take non Portuguese credit cards either so I had to pay with euros.
You then have to register it online which my campsite helped me with
. Any other tolls with attendants I paid cash at after that.
Will it work- I hope so but literally haven’t got a scooby

Also couldn’t figure out the tickets in Lisbon in the metro- they also didn’t take non Portuguese credit cards -and I wasn’t the only person there that day who gave up on it And by that point I was with a companion.
Apart from that- Portugal is perfect!

 

[Khizzie]

Just found new toll tag payment device in Uk from Sani from for spain Portugal France,t

Have found toll tag in U.K. From Sanef tolling UK for Spain,Portugal, France,this allows travel on all motorways,using auto payment through barrier without stopping,charged to your bank account,easy set up,always found Portugal a problem to pay tolls,depending were you enter country,we try to use non toll were possible but now have a back up should we find no other route in any of the above countries

Beat me to it ...its the most simplest way to go. Roy

 

[Emmit]

We came to braganca yesterday with no sign of a border crossing from Spain so didn't see any tolls. So if we see or need to use a toll road are you saying that there will be a lay-by to enable us to input our credit card or will we have to find a post office to buy a toll card?

We got to Braganca last year without using the Toll road.

On leaving, we were heading South West,(can't remember the No). but we were heading towards a Dual that we thought was a Toll Road.

We thought we would get put onto the Toll road but the 'Charging' part of the road was behind us on the dual, ie we entered the dual where the road became 'Free'.
Hope this helps.

 

[DBK]

We registered for the pass at the big layby mentioned earlier.
It took us at least ten minutes and several attempts before it all worked. During the exercise, an Italian MH came alongside and had the same problems, but they did not manage to get it to work. At the same time, another car went through the process, taking several attempts, got as far as having the details accepted, but no acknowledgement. He gave up and set off - and that's when the receipt was printed. We tried to call them back but they couldn't hear us.
So, the take-away here is that we think vehicle positioning during the process was critical.
Who knows?

My experience was you have to drive the vehicle right up to the line. It then recognises there is a vehicle there and wakes up.

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[cruiser]

We had no problem it worked very well. But we know of one funster who had a problem with a wrong reg no. I believe it took him about 20 mins to sort out.