Toll tag: what is it and when is it useful?
A toll tag is a small unit behind your windscreen that opens the toll gate automatically. The toll is then charged to your account. You do not have to stop, take a ticket or pay at the machine.
When is it useful?
- When it is busy. You use the dedicated tag lane, past the queue at the payment machines.
- On barrier-free roads. With a tag the toll is paid automatically and there is nothing to sort out afterwards. See barrier-free tolls.
- With a right-hand-drive car, or when you drive alone, so you cannot reach the machine on the left.
- In several countries. Some tags also work in Spain, Portugal and Italy.
It does not make the toll cheaper. You pay the same toll, plus the cost of the tag. With most providers you only pay in the months in which you use the tag.
Providers and what they charge
When comparing, look at four things: the cost per month or per year, one-off costs for activation and delivery, the countries where the tag works, and whether there is a charge if you do not use it for a long time.
Bip&Go Toll tag
French toll badge for France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, also usable on free-flow motorways and in car parks. The site is also available in Dutch and German.
- Costs
- Private customers, prices from 1 June 2026: EUR 2.10 per month of use or EUR 19.95 per year. After 14 months without use EUR 15. One-off activation EUR 10 (EUR 14 with Italy), shipping abroad EUR 10 (France EUR 6).
- When valid
- Dispatched within 48 hours, delivery outside France takes up to 10 working days. Payment by SEPA direct debit from your IBAN, also if you live outside France. For class 1, 2 and 5 vehicles; maximum height 2 metres in the Liber-t lanes.
Fulli Toll tag
Toll badge from the French motorway companies APRR and AREA. The badge for private customers works in France, Spain and Portugal. Italy appears only in the business offer.
- Costs
- Private customers, as shown on 10 Nov 2026: EUR 2.10 per month of use in France, EUR 2.40 per month of use in Spain or Portugal, EUR 0 in months without use. After 18 months without use EUR 15.
- When valid
- According to the site shipped within 48 hours on working days. Only for private customers with a class 1, 2 or 5 vehicle. Costs are debited on the 15th of the month after your trips.
maut1 Toll tag
German issuer of toll boxes (Mautbox) for Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Croatia and, with the large box, Austria. Also works in the Blankenburg tunnel (A24). Supplies the ADAC and ANWB boxes.
- Costs
- As shown on 10 Nov 2026. Standard: EUR 19.90 activation, EUR 23.90 per year, 5% service fee on tolls. Premium: EUR 25.00 activation, EUR 5.95 per month, 0% fee. Large box: EUR 84.90 per year, 5%.
- When valid
- Standard shipping from EUR 3.90, express EUR 35.00 (Standard). Premium ships free by express.