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Bulgaria has seen a double increase in the thefts of vignette stickers after their prices went up in the beginning of the year.

The annual stickers which cost BGN 97 are the primary target of thieves, Darik radio informs.

Most often thieves steal the stickers by breaking the windscreen of the vehicle. Numerous cases of broken windscreens have been reported across the country.

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The Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency reminds that the validity of the 2015 vignette stickers expires on Sunday.

New stickers can be purchased from more than 3300 points across the country including petrol stations, post offices, large retail chains, regional road authorities, border checkpoints.

A decision of Bulgaria's government to increase the prices of vignette stickers for motor vehicles from the start of 2016 has been challenged in court, Nova TV reported on Wednesday.

Protesters against the price hike from across the country have lodged a complaint with the Sofia City Administrative Court, challenging the legality of the decision.

More than two million of the new vignette stickers for 2016 will go on sale in Bulgaria on Tuesday despite the discontent and protests of drivers against their increased prices.

A total of 4.7 million vignettes from the different price categories and for the various categories of vehicles will be released on the market until the end of January next year.

Protests against a planned increase in the price of vignette stickers for motor vehicles have been held across Bulgaria on Saturday, local media reported.

Protesters in Sofia gathered in front of Parliament building to demand that the government scrapped its decision for a one-off increase of up to 50% of the price from next year. 

The price of motorway vignette stickers in Bulgaria will rise from the start of next year, the government has decided.

Motor vehicles travelling on Bulgaria's motorways and first-class roads must have a vignette sticker attached to the windshield. The current price of the stickers was set in 2008 and hasn't been changed since then.

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