FOREIGN LICENSE PLATE
In Portugal, motorways have two different toll systems: toll gates (exclusively electronic tolls) and toll plazas (traditional toll). The best way to pay tolls in both systems is with an electronic device (Tag).
In toll plazas the toll fee payment is made at the time you exit the motorway.
If you have an electronic device (Tag) you should use the lane with the Via Verde symbol on the roof and the floor and marked with "Reservado a Aderentes". In this case the vehicle will be automatically recognized and the payment is made through your bank account (Via Verde automatic payment).
If you have not acquired an electronic device, you must withdraw a ticket at the toll plaza on the entrance of a motorway, which you will have to give back when passing the exit toll plaza. Through this ticket the correspondent toll fee will be calculated and you can pay by cash or card.
In Portugal there are exclusively electronic tolls.
If you drive a vehicle with a foreign license plate, you have several options for paying tolls on motorways where the collection is exclusively electronic.
Throughout the motorways with electronic tolls you’ll find Supervisory Agents, whose duty is to monitor tolls payment. These teams can clarify any questions you have regarding electronic tolls and even pay notifications.
To recognize the agents, click here.
How do I pay?
Click here to see how electronic toll payment works for foreign license plates.
/ If you already traveled on the network charged by Ascendi and you want to know if you have journeys/collection documents available to pay, visit the Ascendi Portal.
IF YOU DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO ONE OF THE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE BEFORE TRAVELING AND DON'T PAY THE TOLLS
Collection Entities Abroad (ECE)
If you do not subscribe to one of the products available for vehicles with a foreign license plate, Ascendi will transfer unpaid toll fees to Collection Entities Abroad (ECE). Ascendi operates with the following Overseas Collection Entities: EPC; ParkTrade; ETIKA.
These Entities charge the vehicle´s owner with a foreign registration number that circulated on the Ascendi network without paying tolls.
Collection is made through a notification sent by letter to the owner, based on information obtained from the car registration institution in the country of registration. In these communications, data are provided for the payment of outstanding travel amounts.
Any clarifications related to collection procedures must be sent directly to the respective entity, through the following websites:
- EPC - www.epcplc.com
- ParkTrade - https://www.epass24.com/
- ETIKA - www.etika-consulting.com
- NIVI -https://easy.nivisecure.com/
If your journey was made more than 30 working days ago and the amounts have not yet been transferred to an ECE, you can search and pay on the Ascendi Portal the amounts you owe.
