Official: from 2016 in Germany toll

Posted on 07-07-2014 at 15:48 by sir_smokalot – 43 Comments”

Toll: several European snelwegnetten is commonplace. Germany, however, goes a step further, and raises from 2016 on all roads toll. Also the short cross-border trips are now going to cost money. Significantly money.

The German traffic minister Dobrindt presnteerde earlier this afternoon his plans, which relate only to foreigners, the German driver will get no increase in taxation for the choose. The charge comes in the form of a vignette. For 10 days or 2 months is the price the same for everyone: respectively 10 and 20 euro, so a lot of it was last weekend with the leaking of the plans already known.

Who is a vignette for a year needs to pay a price which among other things depends on the age, fuel type and engine capacity of the car. Hereby, the amount can vary from 24 to more than 150 euro. Especially diesels of after July 2009 the kid: they pay 9.50 euros per 100cc of engine capacity, cars on gasoline to pay 2,50 euro. This is also subject to a complicated German model: Passat 2.0 TDI for example is rated at 104,50 euro, says Der Spiegel. It should be clear that they are in Germany completely lost the way.

The Germans expect with this measure, the non-on-year to 625 million euros from the pockets, while their own people, not a cent is going to cost. Can the borders will approvingly nod, perhaps seeping in this way less people on the border to refuel. If they are in 2016 will still exist in…

If the plans get the go ahead (the EU should they still approve it, but Dobrindt eight plans EU-compliant), then the BeNeLux countries by 2016, about the only remaining area in continental Europe where there is no form of tolling. In each country, is to get around this, not the highway address, but not in Germany, a strong advocate of a united Europe, but not afraid is good tariefmuren to throw in this ‘boundless’ Europe.

Update: the plans come on the same day that stas Mansveld announce millions in a cross-border train connection with Germany to invest. The love is clearly one-sided.

Update 2: The European Commission supports the Germans in principle, but wants the entire plan to check-in. The ADAC, in contrast, calls the plan unrealistic and wants the rechtsconformiteit them to check.