tolling of vehicles whose maximum permissible weight exceeds 3.5 tonnes. From 1 December 2021 Slovenian vignettes are purchased and checked electronically via evinjeta.dars.si without a sticker. Switzerland All travelers using motorways and expressways are required to purchase an annual vignette. Vignettes can be obtained in and outside of Switzerland in bordering countries at gas stations and labeled points. Use of motorway networks without a valid vignette is an offense against the Public Highways Act, and is punishable with cash fines of CHF 200, in addition to the obligatory purchase of an annual vignette. Heavier vehicles use a distance-based tax rate on all types of roads, called the . Switzerland only offers a vignette valid for a year (from December of the preceding year to the January of the following year) at CHF 40 (€35.75). Because of this, its vignette is the most expensive in Europe for transiting and visiting passenger cars. Other countries offer short-term vignettes that make a transit or visit less expensive than in Switzerland. See also Road pricing Road tax Toll road Toll roads in Europe Transport economics Transport in Europe References External links Vignette Identification Toll (fee) Transport economics Vehicle taxes French inventions