1. Categories transport vehicles:

According to Art.10., Paragraph 7 from the Bulgarian Law for the Roads, the transport vehicles are being divided into the following categories:

1. Category 1 (amend.-SG 43/08) transport vehicles under Para 6, Item 1 meant for hauling cargoes, as well as transport vehicles under Para 6, Item 2, 3, 4 and 5 with 2 (two) and more axles having a maximum permissible gross laden weight of not less than 12 tonnes;

2. Category 2 (amend.-SG 43/08) transport vehicles meant for transporting people with more than 8 (eight) seats without the driver’sand transport vehicles meant for hauling cargoes with than 2 (two) axles, a train of transport vehicles as well as the transport vehicles as per para. 6 sections 3, 4 and 5 with more than 2 (two) axles and/or having a maximum permissible gross laden weight of less than 12 tonnes;

3. Category 3 (suppl.–SG 105/06) transport vehicles meant for transporting people with no more than 8 (eight) seats, transport vehicles meant for hauling cargoes, and/or transport vehicles, meant for transporting people and cargoes, with technically permissible maximum mass not exceeding 3,5 tones, and also cross-country transport vehicles of this group. In this category fall the cars.

For more detailed information, you could download the Law for the Roads through our official web-page.

2. Points of sale:

You can buy a vignette from more than 3000 points of sale: gas-stations, post offices and points of sale.

3. Prices of the current vignette fees:

The prices of the vignette fees for motor vehicles with foreign registration (in EUR) are as follows:                                                                                                   

4. Prices of the vignette fees for 2013:
The prices of the vignette fees for motor vehicles with foreign registration (in EUR) are as follows: 

The new vignette stickers will be available at all points of sale all over the country as of December 20th 2012.

4. Penalties:

The lack of a valid vignette shall be punished with a penalty in the amount of 300 BGN to 3 000 BGN depending on the type of the vehicle.

For instance, the penalty for not having a valid vignette for vehicles, Category 3 (i.e. the cars) is 300 BGN.