Buy Czech Republic Vignette

Vignettes for the Czech Republic

Since January 2021, vignettes in the Czech Republic are available only in a digital form. Drivers no longer need to bother with buying an adhesive sticker and placing it onto the windscreen of their vehicles. Instead, they can obtain an e-vignette at an online store, sales point, or self-service kiosk.

The Czech e-Vignette system requires a driver to provide the license plate number and indicate the validity start date when a vignette should start.

Drivers of vehicles for which using a digital vignette is mandatory can purchase the required toll all year round. The most convenient way is to do it online by choosing the preferred vignette type, covering the fee and lastly, receiving the e-vignette QR code delivered straight to the email inbox.

Who must have a vignette to use the Czech roads?

The Czech Republic vignette is compulsory for all drivers using vehicle up to 3.5 t with at least four wheels. For trailers, caravans, or motorbikes, there is no need to purchase additional vignettes.

A driver of a vehicle exceeding 3.5 t, such as a camper van or company van, is also subject to the road toll. However, the toll for vehicles over 3.5 t is collected via the online toll system (MYTO CZ). The cost depends on vehicle category, distance driven, number of axles, etc. Drivers must buy a special electronic device (OBU) and install it in their vehicles.

Exemptions: A vignette is not mandatory for certain vehicle categories, including hydrogen, electric, or hybrid car with CO2 emissions not exceeding 50g/km. However, a driver is obliged to declare the vehicle plate number in advance to avoid imposing fines by the control system.

Vignette prices for 2023

*Eco price is applicable only to vehicles powered by natural gas or biomethane.

Czech Republic vignette types

The e-vignette must be used for all at least four-wheel vehicles up to 3.5 t. Vehicles over 3.5 t should use the online toll system (MYTO CZ), which requires buying a special device with a GPS locator.

The Czech Republic does not have special road sections where the additional toll would be charged (unlike in Austria).

Vehicles up to 3.5t

There are three types of e-vignette that drivers may choose between:

• an e-vignette for 10 days
• an e-vignette for 30 days
• an e-vignette for 1 year

Vehicles over 3.5t

A driver whose vehicle exceeds 3.5 t must register via the MYTO CZ online toll system and install a special electronic device (OBU) equipped with a GPS locator in the vehicle. The device specifies the location of the vehicle and counts the mileage to estimate the toll to be paid.

How to buy a digital vignette for the Czech Republic?

Drivers have three options to purchase a digital vignette, i.e., at an online store, self-service kiosk or at certain sales points. Nevertheless, they are recommended to obtain an e-vignette using the online system to save plenty of time.

To buy the Czech e-vignette, a driver needs to have a working electronic device with a stable Internet connection and then follow these simple steps:

• Select one preferred e-vignette type: a 10-day, 30-day, or 1-year.
• Provide the license plate number as well as the vehicle’s registration country.
• Choose the vignette’s validity start date.
• Select the Eco price (applicable only for the drivers of vehicles powered by biomethane or natural gas).
• Pay the processing fee and receive the confirmation email with a QR code.
• Start driving to the Czech Republic!

Czech Republic roads with mandatory vignette usage

A vignette is mandatory if you wish to drive the following Czech expressways or motorways:

• D0 – Modletice – Slivenec (Exit 76 -16)
• D1 – Chodov – Kývalka (Exit 2–182)
• D1 – Holubice – Kroměříž-West (Exit 210–258)
• D1 – Kroměříž-Ost – Říkovice (Zjazd 260–272)
• D1 – Předmostí – Rudná (Exit 282–354)
• D2 – Chrlice – Staatsgrenze (Exit 3–61) | In the opposite direction to the Lanžhot petrol station
• D3 – Mezno – Čekanice (Exit 62–76)
• D3 – Měšice – Veselí nad Lužnicí-Nord (Exit 79–104)
• D3 – Veselí nad Lužnicí-Süd – Úsilné (Exit 107–131)
• D4 – Jíloviště – Háje (Exit 9–45)
• D5 – Třebonice – Beroun-Ost (Exit 1–14)
• D5 – Sulkov – Staatsgrenze (Exit 89–151)
• D6 – Jeneč – Krušovice (Exit 7–42)
• D7 – Kněževes – Knovíz (Exit 3–18)
• D8 – Zdiby – Řehlovice (Exit 1–64)
• D8 – Knínice – Staatsgrenze (Exit 80–92)
• D10 – Stará Boleslav – Bezděčín (Exit 14–39)
• D10 – Kosmonosy – Ohrazenice (Exit 46–71)
• D11 – Jirny – Sedlice (Exit 8–84)
• D35 – Mohelnice-Süd – Křelov (Exit 235–261)
• D35 – Holice – Lipník nad Bečvou (Exit 276–296)
• D46 – Vyškov-Ost – Prostějov-Süd (Exit 1–21)
• D46 – Držovice – Hněvotín (Exit 26–37)
• D48 – Bělotín – Bělotín-Ost (Exit 1–3)
• D48 – Rybí – Frýdek-Místek (Exit 22–44)
• D48 – Dobrá – Žukov (Exit 54–70)
• D52 – Rajhrad – Pohořelice-Nord (Exit 10–23)
• D55 – Hulín – Otrokovice-Nord (Exit 16–30)
• D56 – Hrabová-Industrial zone – Frýdek-Místek-Nord (Exit 40–52)

Note: You do not need to buy a vignette if you do not plan to use other than any of the above-listed roads. Please bear in mind that a toll road is easy to identify since there are green and white signs placed along the road. Moreover, you should know that there are certain road sections around large cities like Brno or Prague where the vignette requirement does not apply.

Vignette control and penalties

The Police of the Czech Republic, together with the Customs Administration, perform vignette checks aimed at verifying whether a vehicle possesses a valid e-vignette or not or whether a driver is entitled to the toll exemption.

Patrol vehicles equipped with camera systems are located at certain expressways and motorways sections. The system is designed to recognize the vehicle’s number plates and verify if a valid vignette is linked to the vehicle.

Failure to have a valid vignette can lead to imposing strict fines of up to CZK 20,000. In case of unlawful usage of toll exemption and detecting the violation by the system, one may be fined even up to CZK 100,000.

What is more, being entitled to a toll exemption but failing to submit an exemption notice is also subject to a fine of up to CZK 5,000. The same fine amount applies to drivers who fail to inform the State of Transport Infrastructure Fund within 10 business days that the reason required for toll exemption is no longer applicable.

Benefits of an e-vignette

A 100% online purchase

The Czech e-vignette is obtainable entirely online using any Internet-accessed electronic device. A driver can buy it within minutes and receive its confirmation via email.

Free choice of the vignette start date

A driver can freely choose not only a vignette that best matches their driving needs (10-day, 30-day or annual vignette), but also they can select the start date when the e-vignette should be effective.

No need to glue an adhesive sticker

Since an e-vignette is obtainable entirely online and functions only in a digital form, a driver needs to think neither about placing an adhesive toll sticker onto their vehicle’s windscreen nor scratching it off after its expiration.

No need to worry about replacement toll stickers

An e-vignette does not need to be glued to the vehicle’s windscreen. That is why there is no need to bother with obtaining replacement toll stickers in case of windshield breakage.

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