Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has initiated a large-scale operation to crack down on illegal vehicle owners who drive cars declared as immobilized to evade imputed income, road taxes, and luxury levies.
AADE’s approach includes extensive checks, with toll cameras serving as the primary tool to identify offenders. The inspection model will rely heavily on photographic evidence collected during toll crossings. This material will be sent weekly by highway concession companies to AADE and will form the basis for cross-referencing with the tax administration’s records.
Starting September 30, 2025, toll management companies are required to send AADE the license plate information of all vehicles passing through toll stations, either daily or, at the latest, on a weekly basis.
The Directorate-General for Electronic Governance of AADE will then cross-check this data with the Tax Administration’s immobilization registry to identify vehicles that, despite being declared as immobilized, have passed through toll points.
Severe Penalties for Offenders
Vehicle owners caught violating the law will receive electronic notifications and will be required to submit their explanations in person, by mail, via the myCAR platform, or through email within ten days to the head of the relevant Tax Office (DOY).
If owners fail to refute the evidence collected by AADE, they will be fined 10,000 euros, along with the payment of annual road taxes plus any late fees. In cases of repeated offenses within a five-year period, the fine will rise to 30,000 euros, and the driver’s license will be suspended for three years.
Source: tovima.com
