The introduction of tolls along the Algarve’s only motorway, the A22 has had the side effect of generating more traffic on the EN125, but after little over one month since the charges came into place, many businesses have not seen the increased trade they were hoping for while congestion and danger have returned.

Travelling up the A22 is an easy ride with barely any traffic nowadays, but move onto the EN125 and the scenario is a very different one with countless cars, vans and lorries driving past roadside stores and homes at speed.