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Owning a car in Bulgaria is tied with few compulsory expenses that have to be paid so it is legal to drive a car on the roads. Of course, those differ for company and privately owned vehicles and it depends on the type of vehicle, if it's about a passenger car, a truck, a bus, etc.
Let me bring you a list of those mandatory expenses I had to make for year 2024 for my 4WD old black sturdy Hyundai SUV :)
EUR 33 - Yearly roadworthiness test. I know it's called MoT in UK, not sure what is the American English terms for this.
EUR 43 - Yearly Vignette - roads in Bulgaria have different ownership and to use the roads owned by the country (those are almost all roads outside the cities) one must have a valid vignette for the day. The cheapest option is to buy the yearly one. For instance, if one gets caught with no valid vignette, the fine for the day is EUR 35.
EUR 156 - Yearly liability insurance, it also includes the so called "Green Card" that covers damages caused to 3rd parties in all the EU countries and some of the neighboring countries that are not in EU
EUR 68 - Vehicle tax for 2024. Few years ago, the authorities have found an interesting way to force people to pay regularly their vehicle taxes. In order to pass the roadworthiness test for the current year, the vehicle tax for all the precious years must be fully paid.
So the total for 2024 is EUR 300. Given that the minimal monthly salary in Bulgaria is about EUR 450, isn't that a bit expensive, what do you think?
Note that there is no car damage insurance in that list ;)
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If you own a car, what are the mandatory expenses you must do for year 2024?
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