Brussels gives Portugal two months to adopt ‘common rules’ on motorway tolls
The European Commission has today given Portugal two months to report on the transposition of the common rules on motorway user charges. If this doesn’t happen, the case will go
Honking demonstration called to mark end of A22 tolls on January 1
Drivers will be encouraged to honk their horns on A22 to mark the occasion CUVI – the anti-toll group which opposed the introduction of tolls on the Algarve’s A22 motorway
One dead, two seriously injured in head-on crash on Algarve A22 motorway
One of the vehicles was driving against the flow of traffic A man said to be in his 50s died and two others, aged 45 and 90, were seriously injured
Portimão mayor calls for “temporary toll exemption” to ease building works bottlenecks
Álvaro Bila wants drivers free to use A22 between Portimão and Lagoa Traffic snarl-ups as a result of works around Portimão’s ER125 bridge are so bad that Portimão mayor Álvaro
Another Portuguese citizen is born on a national highway!
This time it was midway between Portimão and Faro – again, because the Portimão maternity unit was closed. The ambulance did its best to reach Faro hospital, but baby Estela
Law abolishing A22 tolls published in State newspaper
A22 and other ex-SCUT tolls will stop being charged on January 1, 2025 The law which abolishes tolls on the Algarve’s A22 motorway and other ex-SCUT motorways was published in
President rubber-stamps seven diplomas, including IRS changes and scrapping of ‘ex-SCUT’ tolls
Victory for opposition, but it is also “not that simple” President Marcelo has today given ‘the green light’ to seven diplomas – five of which were pushed through by opposition
Motorway concession president suggests ‘tolls-free’ law limited to locals
Brisa boss sets out way to reduce loss of tax revenue Even before the ‘scrapping’ of tolls on motorways like the Algarve’s A22, murmurings have started on ways for the
A22 anti-tolls commission “delighted” by parliament’s approval to scrap illegal tolls
‘Better late than never’ – but still frustratingly late… CUVI – the commission of Via do Infante (A22 motorway) users – has pronounced itself delighted by parliament’s approval to scrap
Minority parties approve end of (illegal) motorway tolls – or is it all just trickery?
End of Algarve’s reviled motorway tolls has ‘a date’ Overriding the government, the combined forces of minority parties last week approved the end of ex-SCUT motorway tolls – deemed illegal