Spanish owe Portugal 11 million euros in motorway tolls
When the Portuguese government introduced tolls on motorways that used to be free, protesters claimed the charges would put off the Spanish market – but now it is clear that
Toll revenue
Road toll revenue has increased 9.3% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, Portuguese road authority Estradas de Portugal (EP) has announced. In
Summer reignites fight against A22 tolls
The fight against the A22 tolls in the Algarve will be returning in full force this summer, anti-tolls group CUVI announced this week. Protests will take the form of a
Tip for beating M-way tolls?
It is a new solution to the infuriating problem of motorway tolls. Thinking of Portuguese families planning a weekend away for the start of the Easter holidays, the below video
Political heavyweights expected at anti-toll debate
Tolls on the Via do Infante (A22) highway and their devastating effect on the Algarve’s economy will once again be up for an intense debate this Saturday (March 22) involving
MPs ‘too busy’ to attend debate against A22 tolls
By Tiago Prata news@algarveresident.com The Via do Infante (A22) Users’ Comission (CUVI) marked the first anniversary of the A22 tolls, on December 8, with a lunch-debate near Quatro Estradas (EN125),
Paying tolls on former SCUTs
Dear Editor, I am sitting in a rented apartment in Alvor, perhaps for the last time ever, wrestling with how to get back to the Airport at Faro after our
TOLLS ARE ILLEGAL SAYS COMMISSION
European Commission alerts Portugal about violation of EU law Tolls on the formerly free SCUT roads in Portugal, including the Algarve’s A22-Via do Infante, have been deemed illegal by the
Summer chaos expected
Dear Editor, We have just returned from a golf trip – flew in Friday morning, left early Monday morning and the whole toll thing is a joke. We had no
Unnecessary complexity
Dear Editor, Like many of the readers of the Algarve Resident, I am furious and agitated by the incompetence of the people that have introduced this very basic of systems