What is the Czech E-Vignette?
The Czech e-vignette is a mandatory electronic toll permit for Czech motorways (dálnice, marked D) and selected expressways.
Fully digital — your plate is linked to a valid vignette in the SFDI database. Czech police use automated cameras for enforcement.
Available in three validity periods: 10 days, 30 days or 12 months.
Czech E-Vignette Prices 2026
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Required on all motorways (dálnice) with blue "D" signs and expressways with blue "R" signs.
✗ Vignette required:
- • All D-numbered motorways
- • Designated R-numbered expressways
- • Prague outer ring road (D0 / R1 sections)
- • D1 Prague–Brno–Ostrava
✓ No vignette needed:
- • Regular national roads (class I, II, III)
- • Town and local streets
- • Non-designated expressways
- • Roads without vignette signs
When is no vignette required?
Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV)
Exempt from vignette obligation
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
Fully exempt
Motorcycles
All motorcycles exempt
Emergency vehicles
Police, ambulances, fire service
Vehicles with disability pass
Exempt with valid holder card
Military vehicles
Czech Armed Forces
Penalty for Missing Vignette
Up to CZK 20,000 (~€800) fine
Driving without a valid e-vignette can result in a fine of up to CZK 20,000 (~€800).
Enforcement via automated plate cameras at motorway entrances.
How to Register via Vignette Register
Enter vehicle details
Registration plate (with country code), vehicle type and country of registration.
Choose validity period and start date
Select 10 days (~€12.60), 30 days (~€19.50) or 12 months (~€101).
Enter personal details
Full name and email address.
Optionally add travel insurance
Comprehensive travel insurance from €2.30 per person per day.
Review and submit
Your vignette will be activated in the SFDI database.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Czech e-vignette is available in three validity periods: 10 days (~€12.60), 30 days (~€19.50), and 12 months (~€101).
No. Only motorways (dálnice, marked D) and some expressways (silnice pro motorová vozidla) require a vignette. Regular roads, city streets, and many dual-carriageways are free to use without a vignette.
Yes. Fully electric vehicles (BEV) and hydrogen vehicles are currently exempt from the Czech e-vignette requirement. Hybrid vehicles (PHEV/HEV) are NOT exempt and must have a valid vignette.
No. Motorcycles (vehicles under a certain weight/classification) are exempt from the Czech e-vignette. The vignette applies to passenger cars and light vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes.
Driving without a valid e-vignette on Czech motorways can result in a fine of up to CZK 20,000 (~€800) imposed by the Road Directorate or police. Officers can check vignette validity remotely using your license plate.
Your e-vignette validity starts on the date you select during registration. It is activated electronically and typically appears in the official database within minutes of your registration being processed.
Czech police and the Road Directorate (SFDI) use automated plate-recognition cameras and mobile scanners to verify vignette validity. There are no physical tollbooths — enforcement is entirely electronic.
Refund requests can be submitted up to 24 hours before the vignette validity start date. Once a vignette is active (validity period has started), it cannot be refunded. Please see our Refund Policy for full details.