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I am reading horror stories about the electronic toll system on the A22 to The Algarve. It seems to involve either queuing at a Portugese post office for hours or ignoring them and waiting for a fine which may (or may not be issued),

Anybody any experience of using these toll roads and is there a straightforward way of getting hold of the temporary reader/ charging device that you apparently need?

thanks

John

AK1972 where do you get the transponder? Can you get them at service areas or do you need to go into town and find a post office?.

Thanks for the advice quickweh, I think if we cant sort out getting a transponder to make things kosher then we will just avoid motorway as you suggest. We are actually headed for Lagos but its my first time motoring in Portugal and i,m always a bit jumpy if its a country I havent driven in before.