Countries · Hungary
Driving in Hungary: What to Sort Before You Go
Verdict
Vignette from HUF 5,550; surcharge, not a fine.
Hungary has no full guide on this site yet. This page gathers what the site already publishes for Hungary, each line linking to the page that carries the rule and its source.
Hungary on this site
Hungary: your checklist before you go
Tick what you already have. Set your departure date, and anything that takes time, such as a sticker by post or an online order, shows the date to act by.
- HungaryMotorway vignette (e-matrica)HUF 5,550 a day, HUF 61,760 a year, on nemzetiutdij.hu. Caught without: a HUF 27,790 surcharge if paid within 60 days.Buy before the motorway
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Carry the Required Kit
- Warning triangle: Required
- Hi-vis vest: Wear it. Worn when you get out after a breakdown outside towns or on a motorway.
- First-aid kit: Required. Type B, complete and in date: an expired kit counts as none.
Required: an official source lists it. Wear it: anyone who gets out on the road must wear one. Required*: only non-official sources list it. Every country side by side: required kit by country.
If You Break Down
Hungary
- Emergency112
- Magyar Autóklub (Yellow Angels) (open to everyone in 2025)188 +36 1 345 17 44
After an accident. Call 112 if anyone is hurt. Fill in the European Accident Statement with the other driver.
What to do on the motorway and after an accident, country by country: breakdowns and accidents.
Next on the road
Sources
- Your Europe — Road rules and safety: Hungary (updated 18 September 2024)
- Polish embassy in Budapest (gov.pl) — rules for drivers in Hungary
- Magyar Autóklub — Yellow Angels help available to everyone in 2025 (4 February 2025)
- European Commission — 112, the European emergency number (updated 23 June 2026)
- Your Europe — eCall in vehicles (updated 27 January 2026)
- European Consumer Centres — accidents abroad and the European Accident Statement (updated 5 May 2026)
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