New Toll Calculation: Trucks Wait Up to Three Hours at the Slovenian Border

Due to the implementation of a new electronic toll calculation system for freight vehicles in Slovenia, queues and delays are occurring at several border crossings on Tuesday as these vehicles enter Slovenia from Croatia.

According to data from the Slovenian Traffic Information Center, trucks are waiting about three hours to enter at the Bregana/Obrežje border crossing, and one hour at the Mecelj/Gruškovje crossing. The waiting time at the Lupinjak/Dobovec crossing is two hours, and at the Mursko Središće/Petišovci crossing, it is 50 minutes.

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The new toll calculation method has been in effect since April 1, but due to the Easter holidays, there was a ban on freight traffic, making Tuesday practically the first day of its testing, which is causing difficulties and the formation of queues.

Instead of the previous system with toll booths, the state company DARS, which manages Slovenian highways, has switched to a toll calculation system in free-flow traffic without barriers called DarsGo, where the toll is charged based on the kilometers traveled.

The system is mandatory for all vehicles weighing over 3.5 tons and also applies to the Karavanke tunnel.

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Toll Calculation

The electronic toll calculation in free-flow traffic takes place through a total of 128 portals located on the highways. Freight vehicles entering Slovenia must have a special DarsGo device that the portals register upon entry. Electronic tracking thus provides data for toll calculation for each vehicle, depending on its total weight.

The toll for first-class road vehicles, which includes freight vehicles with a maximum weight of 3.5 tons, is 0.205940 euros per kilometer, while for the second road class, for vehicles over 3.5 tons – 0.428356 euros per traveled kilometer.

Vehicles passing through the Karavanke tunnel are classified into three classes based on the toll height, and will pay a tunnel fee of 5.90 euros, 4.69 euros, and 9.38 euros, depending on the vehicle’s weight and number of axles.

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