Along the Algarve is a great motorway called the Via do Infante de Sagres or in brief the A22, a splendid way to quickly get from west to east. The Portuguese government decided to make it a toll road which is no bad thing for us tourists (not so good for the poor locals of course who lose a valuable road and have to use the over-stretched N125). Instead of installing toll booths there is a complex and confusing set of ways to pay. There are more details elsewhere on this web site (see Portugal page) but yesterday we used the A22 as we drove to Spain in our hire car.
I had bought my toll card from the main post office on Tavira, this is a scratch card and you send a text message with the car number and the scratch card number (details in English on the back of the card). You get a text message back (again in English ) to confirm that the card has been activated and when you have spent all the money on the scratch card (I bought €10) you get another text message.
I had bought my toll card from the main post office on Tavira, this is a scratch card and you send a text message with the car number and the scratch card number (details in English on the back of the card). You get a text message back (again in English ) to confirm that the card has been activated and when you have spent all the money on the scratch card (I bought €10) you get another text message.
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