Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Via Verde: about 200,000 offenses toll since August – TVI24

About 200 000 offenses have been paid since August the portal “Toll payment” which allows the adjustment of domestic and foreign customers by toll debts before those reach the Tax Authority.

In less than seven months since launch, the portal “Toll payment” through www.pagamentodeportagens.pt address, had about a million views, especially of Portuguese users (85%), having been settled about 200,000 offenses, said Margarida Cordeiro ., responsible for the Prevention and Recovery of Via Verde Portugal, excusing to reveal the amount in question

the portal tolls, service provided by Via Verde is divided into two major areas: one dedicated to drivers who have passed a toll without the appropriate payment, allowing the debt to equity research associated with a license; and one for the drivers who have received a notification with a registration code for nonpayment.

The portal allows the payment of passages in Brisa concessions, Brisal, Douro Litoral, Atlantic, Portugal Infrastructure ( only A21 linking Mafra Ericeira), Baixo Tejo and Litoral Oeste (both only after the expiry of 15 days for payment from CTT).

according to Margarida Cordeiro, “all utilities have expressed willingness to join the portal, “should become a” universal system by the end of the year. “

” It’s a faster and more convenient way for users to make the payment, “explained the responsible Prevention and recovery of Via Verde Portugal.

Failure to pay the toll rate always involves the sending of a notification by the road concessionaire or the managing body of electronic toll collection systems, and the Via green Portugal, which is responsible for collecting toll fees not paid, only provides this notification service to those dealers.

So far, the portal “toll payment” does not yet allow to make payments related to utilities the former SCUT (Ascendi, Via Free and Portvias) and Lusoponte, which should also take place by the end of 2016.

the administrative costs for the commission of offenses, in addition to toll charges, is charged at the time of payment and secure the 2.21 euros (corresponds to the base value of 1.80 euros plus VAT in force) for each offense committed.

If you are not paid, the offenses they are sent to the tax Authority, which shall initiate tax execution processes (toll tariffs and administrative costs) and administrative offense (fines).

With the new wording of the law, from of August 1, 2015, for offenses committed by the same agent on the same day, using the same vehicle and occurring on the same utility / operator, the minimum amount of the fine corresponds to 7.5 times the value resulting from the sum of these tolls, but less than 25 euros, while for companies, the minimum amount of the fine is doubled, keeping a minimum of 25 euros.

However, for active notifications to the end of July, force the wording of the law until July 31, according to which the minimum amount of the fine is ten times the amount of the toll rate, but less than 25 euros, keeping twice the value minimum fine for businesses.

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