Portuguese Driving license
If you can use your foreign driving license in Portugal depends on both your nationality and the time you will spend in Portugal:
Usually, if you are a non-EU national moving to Portugal and if you want to drive there, you must get a Portuguese driving license within 60 days after registering your residency in Portugal.
If you are an EU citizen with a license from your own country, you can drive in Portugal until it expires. After its expiry, you must renew it for a Portuguese driving license.
Tourists and short-term visitors can drive in Portugal for up to six months using their foreign license.
If you need a Portuguese driving license you can apply for it at the Institute for Mobility and Transport (IMT, Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes).
Road and car taxes in Portugal
Imposto Unico de Circulacao is the Portuguese name for the road tax. Motorists pay tax annually on the date the car was originally registered, and you’ll need to keep your receipt as proof that you’ve paid. If your car was registered before 2007, how much tax you pay will depend on the age of the vehicle and its capacity. Newer cars are also judged on engine power and CO2 emissions.
Car owners pay tax either online using the e-financas website or at your local Financas office. You can find out how much Portuguese road taxes you’ll need to pay here.
Portuguese tolls
Electronic toll roads in Portugal have existed across the country since 2012. When using Portuguese tolls, you’ll usually take a ticket from a machine when you enter the road and then hand it in and pay a charge at the toll booth (Portagen) when you leave. Private companies manage Portugal toll roads, so systems and fees vary.
If you use toll roads a lot, you can also subscribe to the Via Verde system. With this system, you’ll pay a monthly fee and an electronic device will be attached to your windscreen, which will automatically register you going through the toll.