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There is a charge for using Portuguese highways and, if you don't have a Via Verde transponder, you will have to stop at the toll gates or visit an agency later to make the payment.

If you have a Via Verde transponder, you can just go through a toll without stopping and the appropriate amount will be automatically charged to your credit card. If you join Via Verde, you will also be able to pay tolls in Spain. Your Via Verde transponder can be used on all Spanish highways covered by the Traveller service.

The Visitors plan is available to anyone with a non-portuguese credit card. This service is only available to individual customers with classes 1, 2 and 5 vehicles (find out here, which is your vehicle’s class).

Go to visitors.viaverde.pt to sign up for the Visitors Service.

You must associate a valid international credit card to your Visitors Service account. Portuguese cards can’t be used in this service.

The visitors service is subscription-based, with monthly payments that are only charged you use the Via Verde Services at least once during that month.

The first month costs €4.99 and subsequent months cost €1.25, with the option of receiving an electronic statement.

By subscribing to the Visitors plan, you may choose between three shipping options:

Shipping to Portugal (mainland)

• Regular CTT Mail service: delivered in 15 days to an address of your choosing, free of charge

Shipping abroad

• International CTT Mail service: delivered in 15 days to an address of your choosing, with an additional cost of €2.5

Via Verde Leve and Via Verde Livre (Monthly and Yearly) are only available for use with debit cards issued by banks operating in Portugal.

The Visitors Services only accepts credit card, which must be issued by an international (non-Portuguesese) entity.

Each method is intended for use by different types of Customers, with different Via Verde Services needs: Via Verde Livre (Monthly and Yearly) for frequent use; Via Verde Leve for occasional use, both for Customers with Portuguese debit cards. Visitors has been designed specially for foreign (non-Portuguese) Customers by associating a credit card for payment.

The Via Verde transponder gives you access to automatic payment for Via Verde Services. Visitors allows you to use the Highway (in Portugal) and Traveller services (Spanish highways).

There are two toll payment systems in Portugal: the traditional system, with barriers; and the gate system, with electronic toll payment (Multi Lane Free Flow - MLFF system).

In both cases, Via Verde allows you to keep driving, without stopping to pay.

If you do not have a Via Verde transponder, the driver must make the payment manually for highways with barriers, or by visiting CTT post offices for the MLFF system highways.

The visitors transporder can be used for Highway and Traveller services.

Yes. Via Verde is the only way to guarantee access and universal electronic payment throughout the Portuguese toll road network and the Spanish highway network where the Traveller service is available, as long as the transponder is properly linked to a valid credit card and vehicle registration.

Yes. At www.viaverde.pt you can replace the associated credit card, quickly and easily, by clicking on “Change Credit Card”.

No. The subscription only requires the associated monthly payments, in accordance with current pricing. You may terminate your contract whenever you like (see cancellation terms).

By subscribing to the Visitors plan, which is available at Via Verde’s website, you will receive your transponder in 15 days at the latest (if you choose the free of charge regular CTT Mail service) for Mainland Portugal deliveries. If you require international shipping (outside Mainland Portugal), delivery may take up to 15 days.

Yes, you can start using your transponder as soon as you receive it.

So that we can help you more easily, we suggest you contact our Customer Services helpline: +351 210 730 300, available between 08:30am and 08:30pm (business days).

Yes. You can change the associated license plate at any time, by accessing Vehicles and Transponders at viaverde.pt website.

The Visitors Service provides an electronic statement with the chosen regularity, which you can view in your account area on the Via Verde website. It is also sent to the email address you have provided in the contract.

If you would like to receive a paper statement, you should make the change by accessing the contracts area on viaverde.pt. You will be charged the corresponding monthly fee, as defined in the current Price Table.

It is charged on a daily basis.

In your account area at My Via Verde > Transactions and Statements you can see your statements and all transactions made during the previous 6 months.

In case of cancellation, the transponder must be returned to Via Verde within 30 days, or a payment of €15 will be due.

You only need to return the Via Verde transponder if you cancel the contract with Via Verde.

Two options are available:

1) Send the transponder and cancellation request signed by the holder to the following address: Via Verde Portugal SA Quinta da Torre da Aguilha - Edifício Via Verde 2785-599, São Domingos de Rana.

2) Go to one of our stores. Find the locations at viaverde.pt.

If you only want to stop using the transponder temporarily, just change or delete the vehicle registration if required.

You can leave it active without any additional costs, only pay when you use it and you can use it whenever you visit Portugal or use the network of Spanish highways forming part of the interoperability project with Via Verde.

Just to go the Toll Payment portal and follow the instructions - www.pagamentodeportagens.pt.

For ex-SCUT highway payments, go to www.ctt.pt, enter your details and use the ATM reference to make payment.

No, you could be charged twice for the same vehicle. You must always choose one of these options for your vehicle: Via Verde transponder or Via T transponder.

At viaverde.pt in your account area "A Minha Via Verde" > Veículos e Identificadores>Alterar Matricula, you can change the registration of the vehicle associated with the Via Verde transponder.

Start by checking if you have any alerts in My Via Verde > Message Centre, through the website or Via Verde App, and following the instructions provided there.

If there is no alert in your account area, please check the following:

1. Your transponder is properly associated with a credit card.

2. The registration associated with the vehicle in question is correct/up-to-date. You can check or change the vehicle registration associated with the transponder at My Via Verde > Vehicle and Transponders. See all the steps to change the associated vehicle registration in this video.

3. The transponder is properly attached to the windscreen of your vehicle, or, for motorcycles, in the pouch provided. Learn the steps for correctly attaching the Tag to vehicles or motorcycles in "How do I attach the transponder to my vehicle?"​​​​​​

Traveller is a Service with no loyalty period which allows you to quickly and easily make automatic payments for toll charges on the network of highways in Spain where the Via Verde Service is available.

You can deactivate the Traveller service whenever you like. To do so, simply notify Via Verde Portugal by one of the available means:

Using the form on the Via Verde website;

By calling the Customer Services helpline on +351 210 730 300, available between 08:30am and 08:30pm (business days).

For technical reasons, the transponder must be installed on the inside of the windscreen. This is the ideal position between the transponder and the antenna to ensure a correct transaction.

Athermic windscreen

Some vehicles have athermic windscreens, to prevent heat entering. For this purpose there is a black perforated area, next to the rear view mirror, and the tag must be placed inside that area.

Heavy vehicles

The transponder should be attached to the lower vertical part of the inside of the windscreen.

Motorcycles

On motorcycles, the transponder should be placed inside a pouch provided by Via Verde on signing up.

We recommend using the pouch on the left arm, above the elbow. Alternatively, you can use it on your wrist or on the handlebar of your bike.

The transponder must be placed inside the pouch, with the self-adhesive tab facing outwards.

Using the transponder in your hand is contrary to driving safety regulations.

If in doubt, contact the vehicle maker to clarify the correct positioning of the transponder.

You can consult the Pricing Table with all the details here.