Car taxes and insurance

Anyone with info appreciated

@mickg

As far as I know, there's no separate eco tax to pay. As you say, there's the municipality tax, insurance, vignette and (later) your annual inspection.

The municipal tax includes an eco element as it's more expensive for older, more polluting vehicles, and least expensive for those that are the latest Euro 6.

There's lots of places to do inspection, you don't need to go back to KAT for this.

I'd guess that your insurance company will try to contact you to renew (if they have your contact info), but I try to be proactive and get it sorted a few weeks before it expires. They're able to start it the day after you old one expires, so you don't pay for overlapping cover.

If your dealer arranged the insurance, then you probably need a new broker. There are lots around. 24ins (dot bg) is an online one that I've used a few times (I think they even have a quote function now). SDI is a good option too, as they're outside most Kauflands, and very convenient.

Vignette is not strictly necessary, but the annual one is pretty cheap, so it strikes me as a small price to pay to avoid any problems/fines. I pay for mine via Epay, and they remind me when it expires.

A vignette is pretty much essential, unless you never intend to leave your "village" (administrative area); it's too easy to forget that you haven't got one until a traffic cop delivers an unpleasant "reminder".....

Thanks for replies, forgot SDI outside of Kauflands even though I see it all the time.

The vignette I been in car when driver got pulled, he completely forgot. Got on the spot fine and told where nearest shop to get vignette was.

Anyone know where I can pay the car municipality tax, I live near polski trambesh which is within veliko tarnovo municipality.

Been informed by a neighbour that I can pay the car municipality tax at the same office where i pay my house tax in polski trambesh.

That's handy, don't have to travel 45mins by car to veliko tarnovo.