Dealing with tolls in Greece is no easy task. But when it comes to optimizing your transport business in any European country, Truckpoint is your reliable partner. For Greece alone, over the past few years we have been trusted by over 150 companies, for which we have issued over 1,500 devices and maps for crossing Greek highways. As we have shared before, the highway network in Greece is the largest in Southeast Europe and one of the most developed on the Old Continent, continuing to expand and in parallel with its development enters the digitalization of transport business operations.

Hellastron

The Greek toll road network is serviced by 8 companies, 5 of which participate in an association called Hellastron – Attiki Odos, the Rion-Antirrion Bridge, Moreas Motorway, Aegean Motorway and Olympia Odos Motorway . In order to make it easier for transport companies to use these motorways, HELLASTRON has introduced a requirement for only one type of on-board toll device.

Egnatia, Nea Odos Motorway and Kentriki Odos

Egnatia Motorway (State Highway), Nea Odos Motorway and Kentriki Odos are not participating in the above-mentioned consortium, but also continue to develop their services in favor of transport.

Recently, the state highway Egnatia opened new checkpoints, reduced tolls at others and started issuing devices on September 1, instead of maps, as before. Therefore, companies that have issued tolls for heavy goods vehicles will have to start a phased switch to the use of devices. Rest assured that when the time comes, you can trust Truckpoint to assist with the smooth transition to the new system.

There are no significant changes to Nea Odos Motorway and Kentriki Odos , except that they continue to expand and improve the backbone network they serve. . It also offers transport companies the opportunity to use one on-board device to cross the road network of both companies. Truckpoint recommends issuing a FastPass transponder from the Nea Odos motorway, as it has a wider network coverage and online account management is extremely easy and convenient for users.

Calculation and methods of tolls

Each of the above companies continues to determine the amount of toll according to the category of the vehicle and the distance traveled – and the category is indicated according to the height of the car and the number on its axles. The payment of the toll is made immediately before entering the paid road section. And here we want to remind you that there are several ways to pay the toll depending on whether you are a registered customer (using a device) or not (you pay in cash). Because if you choose the second option and pay in cash, you can’t take advantage of the specialized lanes with low traffic and the various discounts that companies offer, as well as have the ability to reimburse VAT on tolls incurred, which is 24% . Reimbursement of VAT from Greece is not an impossible task, but the period for this is approximately 6-7 months and requires patience on the part of the owners of transport companies. Thanks to the successful partnerships and practices in this endeavor, Truckpoint can help you with prepayment (or quick refund) of VAT from Greece!

Need help?

The optimization of transport business processes in Greece is a task for which our company has been successfully cooperating for more than three years. Issuing and replacing on-board devices , monitoring and feeding balances , performing detailed reports on transactions, Invoice monitoring and VAT refund are just some of the services we offer. We remain at your disposal to choose the most rational program for you!

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