Cars on Ukrainian registrations are not exempt from toll collection on toll sections of roads and highways

fakenews.pl 2 years ago

Once again, on social media, there was the thesis that Ukrainian citizens are exempt from road charges on Polish highways. Indeed, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Ministry of Infrastructure introduced a number of transport facilitations, including exemption from road charges. However, on June 1, 2022, the collection of charges for cars with Ukrainian licence plates was restored.

Thesis:

Cars on Ukrainian registrations are exempt from tolls on toll sections of roads and highways

Our evaluation:

False

More about our evaluation system:

On 1 of the Procremlovian channels on the Telegram thesis on free road crossings for cars on Ukrainian registrations returned:

This thesis appears reasonably regularly on social media and is shared by procremlovian and anti-Ukrainian users.

Facilitation of crossings on Polish roads

On 17 March 2022 the Ministry of Infrastructure introduced transport facilitations, including free rail crossings on TLK and IC trains in 2nd class wagons (for people who crossed the border after 26 February 2022) and facilitation on Polish roads. W Communication Ministry of 17 March 2022 reads:

Cars on Ukrainian registrations can travel free of charge on toll roads in Poland. Additionally, humanitarian transports on Polish roads were exempted from charges in the e-TOLL system. This applies to toll roads, including those administered by commercial operators (...) The facilities can besides be utilized by entities from another countries that organise humanitarian aid operations for Ukraine through Poland.

Restoring road tolls

W official communication Ministry of Infrastructure of 31 May 2022 reads:

As of 1 June 2022, users of vehicles with Ukrainian registration plates, utilizing state and concession toll roads in Poland, will be obliged to pay road charges under the rules of the another road users.

Except for vehicles carrying humanitarian aid for Ukrainian citizens. Regardless of the country of registration, specified vehicles will inactive not gotta pay tolls on toll roads in Poland subject to prior notification.