Mandatory toll booth receipt printing ends

The Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) is ending the mandatory printing of receipts astatine toll booths successful a determination aimed astatine reducing insubstantial waste, protecting the situation and easing traffic congestion.

According to a circular by Hellenic Road Administration Governor George Pitsilis, receipts for toll crossings connected closed motorways and bridges will still beryllium issued, but printing will hap lone if the operator opts successful aft being informed.

The regularisation addresses long-standing concerns implicit the biology interaction of discarded receipts, which often litter roads adjacent toll stations. The alteration is besides expected to trim wait times astatine toll booths during periods of precocious traffic.

AADE said successful an earlier determination that it receives encrypted physics files from motorway concessionaires, which see regular vehicle registration numbers and unique crossing IDs. This ensures receipts are correctly issued careless of whether they are printed.