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GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN TOLL RATES

CHANGES TO CALCULATION RULES DUE TO NEW CO2 CLASSES

Important information regarding the revision of toll rates calculation in Germany and Austria

 

 

Germany has announced changes to its toll rates calculation, effective from December 1st, 2023. Austria will follow on January 1st 2024. 

 

In accordance with European Union Directive 2022/362, they will incorporate a CO2 emissions-based tax into their toll rates calculation.

 

With this change, the cost of the toll is expected to increase, with a potential evolution up to 80% in Germany and 20% over 3 years in Austria.

EU DIRECTIVE 2022/362

The directive was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union in February 2022.

 

It aims, among other things, to reduce gas emissions from road transport.

 

To promote a cleaner fleet of heavy-duty vehicles, the directive plans to vary toll charges based on the vehicle’s CO2 emissions.

 

Member states are required to comply with this directive by March 25th, 2024.

Access the text of the directive

WHAT’S CHANGING?

The calculation of the toll rate will incorporate two major changes:

 

 

  Technically Permissible Maximum Laden Mass (TPMLM) for vehicles or F1

 

The weight of the vehicle considered for the calculation will now be the TPMLM or F1 weight.

This information is mandatory and should be mentioned on the vehicle registration certificate. If not provided by November 30th, the German and Austrian networks will be automatically deactivated for the respective OBUs.

 

  CO2 Emission Class

 

In addition to the existing rate components, there will be a tax based on the vehicle’s CO2 emission class.

 

To determine the vehicle’s CO2 emission class, factors such as CO2 emissions in g/t-km and the vehicle’s subgroup will be considered. This information is specified in the Certificate of Conformity (COC) issued by the manufacturer.

 

If the CO2 emission class cannot be determined, the vehicle will be by default classified into CO2 emission class 1.

Only vehicles registered for the first time on July 1st, 2019, or later (and meeting Euro 6 or EEV standards) can be assigned to a more favorable CO2 emission class.

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CO2 EMISSION CLASSES

The classification of carbon dioxide emissions has been established in various EU directives.

 

–  Each vehicle is assigned to a group or subgroup of vehicles  based on its chassis configuration, Technically Permissible Maximum Laden Mass, axle configuration, engine power, and cab type.

 

–  CO2 emission limits are set for each subgroup of vehicles  and decrease each year.

 

–  The classification is based on the difference between the vehicle’s actual CO2 emissions and the limit of its subgroup.

 

By default, all vehicles will be assigned to CO2 emission class 1.

 

Vehicles registered for the first time on July 1st, 2019, or later (and meeting Euro 6 or EEV standards) can be assigned to a more favorable CO2 emission class.

source: Telepass

To check the emission class of your vehicle, motorway operators have made simulators available:

for the German simulator

for the Austrian simulator

NEW TOLL RATE POLICY IN GERMANY

Starting from December 1st, German toll prices will include additional costs based on the CO2 emission class as per the price grid shown opposite.  These fees will be added to the existing toll rates (in €/km).

 

The prices of the Austrian toll will change as of January 1st 2024. You can find the new fares here.

Source: 132. Sitzung des Deutschen Bundestages am Freitag, dem 20. Oktober 2023

WHAT IMPACT ON TOTAL TOLL COSTS?

  For the German toll, simulation for a vehicle over 18 tonnes, 5 axles, Euro 6

The complete price list for German toll is available here.

  For the Austrian toll, for the same category of vehicles, the government planned a price increase of 20% over 3 years starting with a raise of 7.4% in 2024.