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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 12:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Sandibeck
The Austrian Vignette is very important. In this Area are many controls from the higway Police. You can buy an Austrian vignette at gasstations, ore at kiosks before border crossings

prices are

10 Days: 7,70 €
60 Days: 22:50 €

Minimum Fine for not having a vignette is 120 Euro . You must stick the vignette on the windshield.
We frequently rent cars in Austria (at VIE) and drive into Slovakia. I have never once purchased the Vignette since I assume that a rental car in Austria will have one. Now am wondering if this is a safe assumption...

But I can't imagine they expect every renter to buy one??

Edit: Remembered this thread about this very topic. @szg notes that rental cars in Austria already have the Vignette. Note that if you come in from another country this will not be the case -- EUR 7.7 seems a pretty small price to pay to avoid problems IMO.
Last edited by CarlTheWebmaster; Nov 25, 2009 at 12:54 pm Reason: Add link and more info from other thread.
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