Portuguese toll roads

When travelling from Salamanca down to Praia de Luz earlier this trip, we crossed into Portugal at Badajoz and used mainly tolls going south. The bill came to almost 80 euros and we did the journey in a few hours . I thought this was expensive so I checked some websites and found you can get a 3 day unlimited mileage pass for 20 euros.

https://www.moneymaxim.co.uk/b…n-portugal

Says a lot about prior planning if you are going to use the toll roads. Thats handy information for the forum and anyone planning future trips.
Does it apply to all toll roads in portugal?

Yes, before I start off in future, I will check if there are deals. I checked French tolls , but couldn't find any. Does anyone know of any deals on tolls in other countries?

This could suit you wanderers..
https://gotoportugal.eu/en/toll-roads-in-portugal/

I bought the ATMB toll tag online, I think it cost 20 euro the tolls are no cheaper but it is much handier than trying to lean out the window of the van which is halfway between the truck and car keypads.
The tolls are debited from your account the month following the tolls being used.
My Van is LHD so I am the right side anyway but RHD can be a bigger problem.
The tag doesn't cost anything if you don't use it.

I have a sanef tag, which is very convenient as my MH is right hand drive. It doesn't give any discount , which is why i thought it was very expensive. I spent nearly 80 euros , where if I had done a wee bit of research, I could saved almost 60 euros. A lot of deisel, beer or wine!!

make a saving

mths on them.

So - out of curiosity, who did they offer to pay, and who said to wise up and go away?
just asking.

For the last few years we have been using the card system,and eventually found out that if we keep it topped up,it does not expire after a year. so it works well for us.
The website is a trial,but with persistence it does work,and allows you to check your balance.
This has been a big learning curve for us,as we did use toll roads ,quite often by mistake ,and did find that for a while,it was not possible to pay "after the event".
This is is no longer the case,if you want to pay -you can!
The Portuguese do store computer records of non payers and I would think that
In the case of repeat non payers,it's just a case of -long runs the fox!
That said,there is a lot of anecdotal evidence out there,about people who have not paid,
Maybe influenced by how often you go back,and how long you stay?

i should have added that "EUCARIS" -The european car and driving license information system,
would seem to suggest that portuguese authorities can access irish and uk info at the "tap of a screen"
as reported in an Algarve newspaper a few days ago.

In case anyone's interested...
Although I'm not (yet) a motor home owner (I joined because there have been useful postings about Irish Ferries and the WB Yeats), I also read with interest the postings above about tolls.

If you're not aware, you may be interested in a tolltag (as with our motorways in the Republic) which is available online and covers motorways in France, Spain and Portugal - you can also add Italy, if you wish.
I have been using one in France for years and added Spain and Portugal without a problem last year. Stated simply, you provide the necessary details of self, vehicle and card for payment; they send you a tag to mount on your windscreen and you breeze through the toll stations in all 3 countries. Car drivers can use the express lanes common at most toll stations, though I'm not sure if a motor home can. In any case you avoid the card/cash business, right hand drive problems etc. - the barrier just raises as you approach. The set up cost is a reasonable €15 (€11 for activation at first use and €4 for postal delivery of the tag to your home address). The actual toll charges are made on the card you provided in the month following use, plus a charge of €2 to €3 for each month used (no standing charges when not used).

My French is sound enough but a disadvantage for some will be that the site is in French and I couldn't find an English version. However, Google translate might help or,even better, a friend or acquaintance with a reasonable grasp of the language. The site is: www.aprr.fr/fr , though I believe there are other firms who offer the service...