HGS Turkey System for vehicles under 3.5 T
In Turkey, you will use the HGS Turkey sticker or toll transponder to pay the Turkish vignette toll on the highways. The HGS Turkey sticker is applied to the windshield, behind the rearview mirror, at a distance of 5-10 cm from the upper edge of the windshield. When entering or exiting the motorway, it is necessary to reduce the speed to 30 km/h to allow the system to read the sticker chip and the car’s registration number.
The HGS Turkey sticker can be purchased at Post Office (PTT) counters, Shell stations, special motorway entrance counters and certain bank offices. The cost of the sticker varies between 5 and 15 Turkish Lira, depending on the transferable or non-transferable option. When buying, you will need to present your passport and car registration number and fill in a form with your name, passport number and car registration number.
The minimum HGS Turkey sticker loading amount is 30 Turkish Liras. Payment is usually made in cash only. Along with the HGS Turkey sticker, you will receive a cardboard slip that will be used to top it up.
Vehicle categories for HGS Turkey
In Turkey, you have the possibility to pay the tolls Turkey for using the highways for a maximum period of 11 days after driving the highway.
Turkish highway toll are variable and apply depending on the category of vehicle you own. These categories are classified in the Turkish system as follows:
| Category 1 | Vehicles with two axles with the space between the axles less than 3.20 m: cars, motorcycles; pickup trucks, vans and minibuses that have a wheelbase of less than 3.20 m |
| Category 2 | Any 2-axle vehicle with a wheelbase greater than 3.20m: vans, pick-up jeeps, ambulances and hearses, minibuses, buses and trucks |
| Category 3 | Any vehicle with 3 axles: Buses, trucks, trailers; classes 1 and 2 with an extra axle |
| Category 4 | Any vehicle with 4 and 5 axles: Buses, trucks and trailers; class 1 with 2 extra axles, class 2 with 2 extra axles |
| Category 5 | Vehicles with 6 or more axles |
Turkey highway toll prices
The price of the Turkey vignette for crossing Turkish highways differs depending on the distance traveled and the category of vehicle you own.
Payment is made exclusively in Turkish lira or euros.
You can constantly check more details and a full list with prices by visiting this site.
Other taxes for tolls Turkey – besides HGS Turkey
Particularly important to note is that at the Bosphorus Strait, which connects Asia to Europe, there is a toll in Turkey for crossing the Bosphorus Bridge or the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge. The indicative prices for the toll, depending on the vehicle category, are as follows:
- Category 1: 4.25 TRY
- Category 2: 5.50 TRY
- Category 3: 10.25 TRY
- Category 4: 26 TRY
- Category 5: 32.25 TRY
It is important to note that the bridge toll (for both bridges) is only applied for the Europe-Asia direction. On the other hand, the crossing from the Asia-Europe direction is free, without the need to pay the bridge toll. Thus, if you travel from Europe to Asia on these bridges, you must take into account the costs corresponding to the category of your vehicle.
Fine for the HGS Turkey
Driving a vehicle on Turkish highways without having a HGS Turkey is considered illegal and can attract severe fines. To ensure compliance with this rule, vignette control mechanisms are in place, including electronic vignette readers at highway barriers and police checks.
When entering the highway, it is mandatory to drive at a maximum speed of 30 km/h, so that the electronic readers can read the HGS Turkey chip and the vehicle registration number.
If the Turkey vignette is not valid or missing, the fine can be very high, it can reach up to 11 times the initial amount that had to be paid for the vignette.
Vehicles over 3.5 T
And vehicles with a maximum authorized mass of more than 3.5 T have the same rules as in the case of small vehicles.
The entire HGS Turkey system applies, so to find out all the details you need, go to the first section of this article and drive worry-free in Turkey.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. If you drove without a vignette and were recorded by the inspection cameras, you have a very high chance of receiving the fine at home. But in some countries, you may have the misfortune of being stopped to pay the fine on the spot. Generally, the fine is a few hundred euros, but it varies from country to country.
Vignettes in any country can be purchased at gas stations or specially dedicated points. In recent years, most European countries also allow the purchase of the vignette online. In the Toll Shop app you have step-by-step information for purchasing the vignette in all European countries and the possibility to buy online for some of them.
Most countries in Europe allow this. They have developed their own online payment methods, and for many of them you have access to purchase the vignette directly from the Toll Shop. To find out exactly how you can purchase your vignette for each country, visit the free Toll Shop app, you have all the information in one place.
There is no such option. If you have purchased a vignette, it remains valid until the end of the selected period. Be very careful when entering the data so as not to make a mistake, because once purchased, you cannot get the money back.
No matter how many countries you transit through, you must purchase a vignette for each country. It is important to make sure it is valid upon entering that country to avoid fines.
No, you do not need to print any physical sheet if you purchased the vignette online. You just need to make sure that the online payment has been processed and that the vignette is within the validity period.
Yes, whether it's personal or company data, your data is kept safe in the app.
Yes. Whether you have several personal cars or own a car fleet, you can register as many vehicles as you have to purchase a vignette in any country available in the app.
Yes. After purchasing the vignette, you will receive the invoice both by email and in the application.
The vignette is checked by the video cameras installed on the roads that require the payment of the toll. After the check, you will receive the fine at home. In other countries, you may be stopped to pay it on the spot.
Yes, absolutely. Most countries require vignettes for motorcycles as well, so you will be able to purchase either online (for example through Toll Shop) or physically in the country for which you need the vignette.
Categorical. You can have several vignettes active at the same time, for each country you transit. The most important thing is to buy the vignette before entering each country to make sure you don't risk fines. With the help of Toll Shop, you can simultaneously buy several vignettes in Europe, for the same vehicle or for several.
In many European countries, in addition to the vignette, you will also have to pay tolls for bridges or tunnels. You can find all the information in the Toll Shop app.
The validity of the purchased vignette, regardless of the country and regardless of whether you purchase it physically or online, starts from the selected day until the last day of the selected period. You can choose to have the vignette for your car valid from today, without any delays.
After the vignette expires, you must purchase the vignette again for the desired period. You can always check its status in the application or select the option to be informed by email when it is about to expire.
The validity of the vignette differs from country to country. Each country sets the validity periods, such as 1 day, weekend vignette, 7 days, 10 days, one or three months and other periods up to one year at most.
