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These terms and conditions of sale (“T&Cs”) govern orders placed on vignette-pass.com. They consist of conditions common to all permits and, at the end of the document, annexes setting out the specific conditions for each country; in the event of conflict, the annex for the country concerned prevails. Every order requires your prior and unreserved acceptance of these T&Cs, given by ticking a box before payment.
In these T&Cs, the following terms have the meanings given below:
The service is provided by TAILOR MADE DIGITAL SLU, a company incorporated under Andorran law, licence number 20704, whose registered office is at Carrer de l'aigueta, 19, 1R pis, 3A porta, Andorra 16. Contact: contact@vignette-pass.com. Full details are given in the legal notice.
These T&Cs apply to every order placed on the website, whether by a Consumer or by a Business Customer. Provisions referring to consumer rights benefit Consumers only.
They prevail over any other document issued by the Customer, in particular the Customer's own purchasing conditions. The applicable T&Cs are those in force on the date of the order; they can be accessed at any time at the bottom of every page of the website and can be saved or printed.
The conditions of use of the Permit itself (network covered, checks, penalties, exemptions) are governed by the regulations of the country concerned and the terms of the Competent Authority, which are binding on both the Customer and us. The country annexes summarise the main points for information purposes; in the event of any discrepancy, the official regulations prevail.
Vignette-Pass is a private, independent service. We are neither a government body, nor an official organisation, nor an exclusive distributor, and we are not affiliated with any public authority or road operator.
The Customer may buy the same Permits directly from the Competent Authorities or their official points of sale, at the Official Fee alone. By ordering from us, the Customer chooses to pay Service Charges for an assistance service which includes, in particular: an explanation of each country's rules in the Customer's language, consistency checks on the data entered (number plate entered twice, preview, format warnings), Registration with the Competent Authority, sending of the Proof of Registration and the invoice, storage of the order history in the Customer Account, and multilingual support, including forwarding a request for correction or refund to the Authority.
Vignette-Pass has no contract, approval or partnership with the Competent Authorities. Its activity as an independent intermediary is carried out within the following framework, established on the basis of the legislation and official positions published as at the date on which these T&Cs were last updated:
To our knowledge, none of these texts prohibits the activity of an independent intermediary. They do not, however, constitute an authorisation or approval granted to us, and the Competent Authorities recommend buying through their official channels, which the Customer remains free to do at any time.
By confirming the order, the Customer instructs Vignette-Pass to purchase and register the chosen Permit, in the Customer's name and on the Customer's behalf, with the Competent Authority, either directly or through a distributor approved by it, and to pay the Official Fee for that purpose in the Customer's name and on the Customer's behalf. The Official Fee so paid is recharged to the Customer at its exact amount, without any mark-up, and recorded separately from our own revenue: it is a disbursement within the meaning of Article 79(c) of Directive 2006/112/EC.
This mandate extends to the ancillary steps that are strictly necessary: transmitting the vehicle and Customer data, receiving confirmation of Registration and, at the Customer's request, submitting a request for correction, amendment or refund to the Competent Authority.
The decision to issue, amend or refund the Permit rests exclusively with the Competent Authority, in accordance with its regulations. We have no power over that decision or over the rules on checks and penalties.
Subject to the plans and availability shown on the website, we offer electronic motorway vignettes for the following four countries:
For each Permit, the main characteristics (type, duration and validity rules, vehicle category covered, network concerned, delivery method) are set out on the page for the country, in the ordering process and in the annexes to these T&Cs, and restated in the order summary before payment.
Our online offer covers light vehicles with a maximum authorised laden weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes (cars, motorhomes, light commercial vehicles) and, where the country provides for it and the option is shown, motorcycles. Heavier vehicles, trailers and caravans subject to a separate permit, and special categories (for example vehicles eligible for a reduced rate depending on their fuel) are not covered, unless otherwise stated on the website.
Ordering takes three steps:
Before paying, the Customer can check the details of the order and its total price, go back to the previous steps and correct any input errors. Clicking the payment button constitutes an order with an obligation to pay.
The contract is concluded when payment is authorised. A confirmation summarising the order and the price is sent without delay by e-mail; it constitutes confirmation of the contract on a durable medium.
The website is available in fifteen European languages; the contract is concluded in the language used for the order.
Vignette-Pass may refuse or cancel an order before its Registration in the event of reasonable suspicion of fraud or fraudulent use of a means of payment, an unresolved previous dispute, clearly incorrect or inconsistent information, a request clearly intended for resale, or where the Competent Authority refuses Registration or its system is unavailable for a prolonged period.
In such cases, the Customer is informed by e-mail and the total price is refunded in full, free of charge.
The total price is stated in euros, inclusive of all taxes. It is made up of two components, shown separately before any payment:
Some official fees are set in a currency other than the euro (Swiss franc, Czech koruna). The amount in euros shown when the order is placed is final for the Customer: subsequent exchange-rate fluctuations are neither charged nor refunded to the Customer. Any currency conversion or foreign payment fees charged by the Customer's bank remain payable by the Customer.
Official fees may be changed at any time by national authorities. The applicable price is the one displayed when the order is confirmed.
Electronic vignettes valid for more than three days are offered under two plans, between which the Customer chooses before payment, neither being preselected: “Automatic renewal”, at the price of the Permit, or “One-time payment” (One-time Purchase option), with no subscription, at the price of the Permit plus €3.99 including VAT. Both prices are shown side by side before payment; the surcharge appears on a separate invoice line. No other charge applies.
An invoice is issued for each paid order; it is attached to or linked from the confirmation e-mail and can be downloaded at any time from the Customer Account. The Customer agrees to receive invoices electronically. In the event of a refund, a credit note is issued.
As TAILOR MADE DIGITAL SLU is established in Andorra, outside the European Union, the VAT due on services supplied to customers located in the Union is that of the Customer's Member State, determined by the billing address or, failing that, by the vehicle's country of registration. It is declared and paid through the One-Stop Shop under the non-Union OSS scheme (Articles 358a to 369k of Directive 2006/112/EC) and applies only to the Service Charges and, where applicable, to the One-time Purchase option. The Official Fee, paid in the Customer's name and on the Customer's behalf and recharged at its exact amount, is a disbursement excluded from the taxable amount and outside the scope of VAT (Article 79(c) of Directive 2006/112/EC): it is shown on a separate invoice line, without VAT. The VAT rate and amount are shown on the invoice. No EU VAT is charged to Customers located outside the Union.
A Business Customer wishing to have its details and VAT number shown on the invoice should enter them in its Customer Account before ordering or send them to support as soon as possible.
Payment in full is due when the order is placed. It is made by bank card (CB, Visa, Mastercard) and, where offered, by Apple Pay or Google Pay, through our payment service provider SysPay Ltd. Payments may be subject to 3-D Secure strong authentication by the Customer's bank. Card details are entered on the provider's interface; Vignette-Pass never has access to the full card number or the security code.
Until payment is authorised, no order is recorded and no Permit is purchased. If payment is declined, the Customer may try again with another means of payment.
Where the order includes Automatic Renewal, the Customer authorises SysPay Ltd to securely keep a reference (token) of their card and Vignette-Pass to charge that card with the price of each renewal, under the conditions of the article “Automatic Renewal and One-time Purchase option”. This authorisation ends as soon as renewal is switched off.
An unjustified payment dispute (chargeback) relating to a Permit that has already been registered, where the Official Fee has been paid on the Customer's behalf, may give rise to recovery of the sums due.
A Customer Account is created automatically after the first paid order, using the e-mail address entered when ordering; an e-mail gives access to it and allows a password to be set. It brings together the Customer's orders, Proofs of Registration, invoices and registered vehicles. Its creation does not give rise to any obligation to purchase.
The Customer keeps their login details confidential and informs us without delay of any unauthorised use. The Customer may delete their Customer Account at any time from its settings; orders and invoices are then kept, detached from the account, for the period required by accounting obligations.
The website is intended for personal and lawful use. The following are prohibited in particular: automated extraction of its content, any attempt at unauthorised access or at interfering with its operation, and use of the service to resell Permits to third parties without our written consent. The content of the website is protected as stated in the legal notice.
At the Customer's express request, Registration is carried out as soon as payment is authorised, usually within a few minutes. It may take longer if the Competent Authority's systems are unavailable or further checks are required; the Customer is then informed by e-mail. If Registration proves impossible, the order is cancelled and refunded in full.
The Customer chooses the validity start date when ordering. It may be set up to 180 days in advance, within the maximum advance purchase period set by the country concerned (see annexes). Where the chosen date exceeds that period, Registration is carried out as soon as the country's regulations allow it, and in any event before the start date; the Customer is informed accordingly.
The validity start and end times are those set by the Competent Authority and refer to the local time of the country concerned. Where the Permit is registered for the same day, its validity runs at the earliest from Registration: the Customer must not use the network subject to the Permit before receiving the Proof of Registration.
The Permit is linked to the number plate and country of registration in the Competent Authority's register. No sticker is provided. The Proof of Registration, sent by e-mail and available in the Customer Account, states the number plate, the country, the type and the validity period and, where the Authority provides one, the registration number or confirmation.
The Customer checks the Proof of Registration as soon as it is received and reports any discrepancy to support without delay. The Customer keeps it throughout the validity period, in electronic or printed form, so that it can be produced in the event of a check or a complaint.
The Customer is solely responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the information provided, in particular:
The Customer declares that they are the holder of the vehicle registration certificate or the regular driver of the vehicle, or that they are duly authorised by the holder to order the Permit for that vehicle. The Customer orders for their own use or that of the occupants and users of that vehicle.
A Permit registered on the basis of incorrect information provided by the Customer may be treated as non-existent during a check. Any resulting fines, surcharges, collection costs or additional fees remain payable by the Customer. The Customer is also responsible for complying with the traffic rules of the country visited and for checking that their route is covered by the chosen Permit.
As a rule, the Consumer has fourteen days from the conclusion of the contract to withdraw from it, without giving any reason (Article 9 of Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights, as transposed in their country of residence).
However, under Article 16(a) of that Directive (in France, Article L221-28(1) of the French Consumer Code (Code de la consommation)), this right can no longer be exercised once the service has been fully performed, where performance began with the Consumer's prior express consent and acknowledgement that they would lose their right of withdrawal once the contract had been fully performed.
Before payment, the Customer expressly requests, by ticking a separate box, immediate Registration of the Permit and acknowledges that the right of withdrawal will be lost once the service has been fully performed, that is, once the Permit has been registered with the Competent Authority. This rule applies even if the validity start date is later.
Until Registration has taken place, the Consumer may withdraw and is refunded in full. Irrespective of the foregoing, some Competent Authorities themselves allow cancellation before the start of validity (see annexes): in that case we forward the Customer's request under the Authority's conditions.
How to exercise this right, together with the model form, is set out on the Right of withdrawal page.
Refunds are made to the payment method used for the order, within fourteen days at most of the request being accepted or, for a refund of the Official Fee, of its receipt from the Competent Authority.
Support is available 7 days a week at contact@vignette-pass.com. Any complaint must state the order reference and, where applicable, be accompanied by the relevant documents (Proof of Registration, penalty notice, vehicle registration certificate). We acknowledge receipt and undertake to respond as quickly as possible.
In the event of a check or a disputed fine, the Customer forwards the complaint to us as soon as possible, given the often short appeal deadlines set by the authorities; we provide the Customer with the Registration details in our possession.
Vignette-Pass is liable for the proper performance of the intermediary service. It shall not be liable where non-performance or defective performance is attributable to the Customer, to the unforeseeable and unavoidable act of a third party to the contract (in particular a Competent Authority or a road operator), or to force majeure.
We are not liable for decisions of the Competent Authorities (refusals, changes to prices or rules, checks, penalties), for the unavailability of their systems, for closures of roads or sections, or for the consequences of incorrect information provided by the Customer.
Nothing in these T&Cs limits or excludes the liability of Vignette-Pass in the event of gross negligence or wilful misconduct, or of death, personal injury or damage to health, nor the rights that the Consumer derives from the mandatory provisions applicable to them. With regard to Business Customers, and to the extent permitted by law, our liability is limited to direct and foreseeable loss, up to the price of the order concerned.
Neither party is liable for a failure caused by an event beyond its control, which could not reasonably have been foreseen when the contract was concluded and whose effects cannot be avoided by appropriate measures (for example: a general failure of an Authority's systems, a cyberattack, a natural disaster, an administrative decision). Performance is suspended for the duration of the event; if Registration becomes impossible, the order is cancelled and refunded.
Data collected when an order is placed is processed in accordance with our privacy policy. It is sent to the Competent Authority only to the extent strictly necessary for Registration; the registered Permit is then kept by that Authority in accordance with its own rules.
Computer records kept under reasonable security conditions constitute proof of communications, orders and payments between the parties, unless proven otherwise. The confirmation e-mail is the durable medium of the contract; the contract is archived and the Customer may access it from the Customer Account or simply on request.
If a dispute cannot be resolved by our customer service, the consumer may refer it free of charge to an alternative dispute resolution procedure with Servei d'Atenció al Consumidor del Govern d'Andorra (www.govern.ad/ca/tematiques/comerc-i-consum/consum/servei-d-atencio-al-consumidor). Recourse to this procedure is optional and does not deprive the consumer of the right to bring proceedings before the competent courts.
These T&Cs are governed by Andorran law. In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I), this choice of law does not deprive a Consumer resident in the European Union of the protection afforded to them by the mandatory provisions of the law of their country of residence.
Failing an amicable settlement, the Consumer may bring proceedings, at their choice, before the Andorran courts or the courts of the State in which they are domiciled. Proceedings against a Consumer may only be brought before the courts of the State in which the Consumer is domiciled. For disputes with a Business Customer, the Andorran courts have exclusive jurisdiction, to the extent permitted by law.
The T&Cs may be amended at any time, in particular to take account of changes in a country's regulations. The applicable terms are those in force on the date of the order; the date of the last update is shown at the top of the page.
The following annexes summarise, for each country, the rules of the Competent Authority relevant to the order: types and validity, vehicles concerned, number plate rules, possibilities for correction and refund, checks and penalties, exemptions and delivery methods. They are based on the official texts and conditions as at the update date shown at the top of the page.
These rules are a matter for each State and may change without notice; the amounts of fines are given for guidance only. The prices in force are those displayed when the order is placed. In the event of any discrepancy between an annex and the official regulations, the latter apply.