Toll rates and discounts

Toll Rates

The toll rates are regulated by Section 4 of Act No. 474/2013 Coll. on the collection of toll for the use of specified road sections and on amendments and supplements to certain laws as amended.

The method of toll calculation and toll rate are determined in the Slovak Government Regulation No. 497/2013 Coll. stipulating the method of toll calculation, toll rate and the system of discounts from the toll rates for the use of specified road sections as amended reflecting the type of the Specified Road Section, vehicle category, vehicle EURO emission class and the number of vehicle axles.

The toll rates are modified annually, always as at 1 January of the next current calendar year, and are rounded to three decimal points according to the consumer prices harmonised index based on the year-on-year comparison as at September of the former year published by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

According to the above mentioned Government Regulation the toll rates are determined specifically for the following vehicle categories:

• Vehicles with the total maximum permissible weight, from 3.5 t to 12 t according to the EURO vehicle emission class, and regardless of the quantity of axles determined for the transportation of more than nine passengers including a driver and vehicles not determined for the transportation of passengers;
• Vehicles with the total maximum permissible weight of 12 t and more according to the EURO vehicle emission class and regardless of the quantity of axles determined for the transportation of passengers;
• Vehicles with the total maximum permissible weight of 12 t and more according to the EURO vehicle emission class and quantity of axles not determined for the transportation of passengers.

According to the above mentioned Government Regulation the toll rates are determined specifically for the use of:

• Specified sections of highways and expressways;
• Specified sections of 1st class roads parallel with highways and expressways;
• Specified sections of 1st class roads not parallel with highways and expressways;
• Specified sections of other 1st class roads;
• Specified sections of 2nd.

Toll rates for the use of specified sections of highways and expressways:

The toll rates determined per 1 km of the distance travelled on the specified section of highways and expressways are provided excl. VAT.

Toll rates for the use of specified sections of the 1st class roads parallel with highways and expressways:

The toll rates determined per 1 km of the distance travelled on the specified section of the 1st class roads parallel with highways and expressways are provided excl. VAT.

Toll rates for the use of specified sections of the 1st class roads not parallel with highways and expressways:

The toll rates determined per 1 km of the distance travelled on the specified section of the 1st class roads not parallel with highways and expressways are provided excl. VAT.

Toll rates for the use of specified sections of other 1st class roads and specified sections of 2nd and specified sections of 3nd:

The toll rates determined per 1 km of the distance travelled on the specified section of other 1st class roads and on specified section of 2nd and 3rd class roads are provided exc. VAT.

Discounts from Toll Rates

According to the provision of Section 4(3) of Act No. 474/2013 Coll. on Toll Collection for the Use of the Specified Road Sections and on amending and supplementing certain acts as amended, a discount on the current toll rate shall be applied to a vehicle operator based on the system of discounts.

The method of a toll rate discount calculation is regulated by the Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic No. 497/2013 Coll. defining the method of toll calculation, the amount of toll rate and the system of discounts on toll rates for the use of specified road sections as amended.

Method and terms for providing toll rate discounts:

• The percentage discount from the toll rate will be granted to a specific "charged" vehicle according to the kilometres driven on specified road sections above the set limits during the calendar year, i.e. from 1 January to 31 December of the relevant year. The number of kilometres driven shall not include the kilometres driven on the specified road sections with a zero toll rate.
• Granting of a relevant discount applies to one specific "charged” vehicle, not cumulatively to all "charged" vehicles of a particular vehicle operator.
• A discount is applied after exceeding a defined limit (a predefined number of kilometres driven) from a specified road section following the specified road section on which the defined limit was reached. The amount of the toll payment will be calculated automatically based on the distance driven and the relevant toll rate reduced by a defined percentage of the discount. At the same time, the percentage discount on the toll rate for kilometres driven from the beginning of the calendar year until the set limit is exceeded shall be applied one time (with the exception of 2020, when the discount is calculated exclusively for the period from 1 July 2020 until the defined limit is exceeded, while the kilometres driven from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020 shall also be taken into account in determining the percentage discount for that period).
• The retroactively calculated discount for kilometres driven before exceeding the set limit shall be applied in the prepay toll mode in the form of a credit top-up on a toll account. In the postpay mode, the retroactively calculated discount shall be applied to all vehicles registered on a toll account in total after the end of the billing period in which the limit for applying the discount is exceeded.
• The percentage discount on the toll rate shall be granted to a vehicle that has a valid and effective Contract on the Use of Specified Road Sections concluded, where the change of the Vehicle Operator shall mean the conclusion of a new Contract on the Use of Specified Road Sections, which leads to annulment of the total kilometres driven by this vehicle.
• Discounts on toll rates do not apply to vehicles over 3.5 tonnes liable to pay tolls which enable the transport of more than 9 persons, including the driver, as these vehicles have reduced toll rates by 50% since the electronic toll system commissioning.

Discount from toll rates

A model example of applying toll rate discounts

Prepay toll mode

The percentage discount applies to the kilometres driven by the vehicle during the calendar year from 1 January until 31 December. The discount achieved after 1 January shall be applied after exceeding a defined limit of kilometres driven and at the same time it is additionally calculated one-time for the kilometres driven in a given calendar year from 1 January until the time of exceeding the defined limit of driven kilometres. The balance of the prepaid credit on a toll account will be continuously increased by the amount of the retroactively calculated discount.

Postpay toll mode

The percentage discount applies to the kilometres driven by the vehicle during a calendar year from 1 January until 31 December. The achieved discount shall be applied cumulatively at the end of the billing period for all vehicles registered on the toll account that exceeded the set limits, including the retroactively calculated discount for kilometres driven from 1 January of a given calendar year. For vehicles with a retroactively calculated discount in the previous billing period, a summary credit note (corrective tax document) is issued, the amount of which is included in the resulting toll invoice.

Figure 2: Timeline for applying toll rate discounts

* This model example is used for a lorry of 12 t and over category. It is exclusively for information purposes and serves to simplify the understanding of the system of application of toll rate discounts .

Timeline explanation: