{{short description|Norwegian toll company}} {{Infobox Company | name = Vegfinans AS | logo = | type = Municipal owned | genre = | foundation = 2001 | founder = | location_city = Drammen | location_country = Norway | location = | locations = | area_served = Akershus, Buskerud, Innlandet, Telemark, Vestfold and Østfold | key_people = | industry = Toll roads in Norway | products = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = NOK 31 865' kr (2017) | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = Akershus, Buskerud, Innlandet, Telemark, Vestfold and Østfold | num_employees = 25 | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = [http://www.vegfinans.no/ vegfinans.no] | footnotes = }} '''Vegfinans AS''' is a Norwegian toll company owned by the counties Akershus, Buskerud, Innlandet, Telemark, Vestfold and Østfold. The company was created on 14 February 2001 and is headquartered in Drammen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=983149499|title=Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret - Brønnøysundregistrene|website=w2.brreg.no|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> All toll roads in Norway have a toll road operator responsible for the financing of the road project. The right to demand payment of toll charges is granted when a toll charge agreement is entered into with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autopass.no/en/about-autopass/organization-of-autopass|title=About road tolls in Norway - AutoPASS|website=www.autopass.no|access-date=2019-05-02|archive-date=2019-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412154202/https://www.autopass.no/en/about-autopass/organization-of-autopass|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Vegfinans AS is one of the regional toll companies created following the Government’s decision to merge the toll companies into five regional companies. The Government signed a new toll charge agreement with the company on 17 November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/bompengeavtale-med-vegfinans-as/id2579252/|title=Bompengeavtale med Vegfinans AS|last=Samferdselsdepartementet|date=2017-11-17|language=no|access-date=2018-01-17}}</ref> The reform was proposed by Prime minister Solberg's cabinet and has four parts – a reduction of toll road operators, separation of the toll service provision for tolls and ferry tickets from the toll road companies, an interest compensation scheme for toll road loans, and a simplification of the price and discount schemes.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|url=https://samferdsel.toi.no/teknologi/etterlengtet-bompengereform-men-svarer-den-pa-fremtidens-utfordringer-article33685-801.html|title=Etterlengtet bompengereform, men svarer den på fremtidens utfordringer?|work=Samferdsel|language=no-NO|archive-date=2019-04-12|access-date=2019-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412170311/https://samferdsel.toi.no/teknologi/etterlengtet-bompengereform-men-svarer-den-pa-fremtidens-utfordringer-article33685-801.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Projects == Vegfinans AS consists of 20 wholly owned subsidiaries located in the region. Furthermore, Vegfinans provides administrative duties for an additional four companies that exist both within and outside the parent company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vegfinans.no/om-oss/Om-Vegfinans|title=Om Vegfinans {{!}} Vegfinans AS|language=nb|access-date=2018-01-19|archive-date=2019-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501163533/https://www.vegfinans.no/om-oss/Om-Vegfinans|url-status=dead}}</ref>
All of Vegfinans' toll stations uses the Norwegian electronic toll collection system AutoPASS. A valid AutoPASS or EasyGo transponder (such as BroBizz) are valid in Norwegian toll stations through the EasyGo partnership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://easygo.com/en/countries/2|title=You can use EasyGo here {{!}} EasyGo|website=easygo.com|access-date=2019-07-11|archive-date=2019-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711085439/https://easygo.com/en/countries/2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Projects in the region === * Bypakke Grenland * E16 Oppland * E6 Oppland * Fv34 Oppland * Østfold Bompengeselskap * Bypakke Nedre Glomma * E18 Vestfold * E6 Ringebu - Otta * Gausdalsvegene * Oslofjordtunnelen * E16 Kongsvingervegene * E6 Gardermoen - Moelv * Fv33 Oppland * Hallingporten * Tønsberg Hovedvegfinans * E134 Buskerud * Rv4 Oppland
== See also == * Bompengeselskap Nord * Ferde * Fjellinjen * Vegamot
== References == <references />
Category:Toll road operators in Norway Category:Toll roads in Norway Category:Norwegian companies established in 2001 Category:Financial services companies of Norway Category:Companies owned by municipalities of Norway