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July 1st, 2018 is the deadline for the expansion of the toll network to all federal highways
The mandatory toll network for vehicles with a permissible total mass of over 7.5 tons will include an additional 38,000 km as of the aforementioned date. This will increase the network to 52,000 km.
Truck toll on all federal highways - high requirements
Currently, 15,000 kilometers of motorways (approx. 12,500) and selected federal highways (approx. 2,500) are subject to toll. These will be expanded by approximately 38,000 km as of July 1st, 2018. This means that the remaining federal highways will also be subject to toll for vehicles with a permissible total mass of over 7.5 tons. Due to the expansion of the toll network, the system of Toll Collect has been technically further developed. Since changes on federal highways often occur more frequently than on motorways (construction sites, road closures, driving bans, etc.), the data for toll collection also changes more frequently than before.
First Contact
Approximately 30,000 companies will come into contact with the toll for the first time as of July 1st. It is now necessary to sensitize these companies to the topic of toll. The goal should also be to equip the estimated additional 140,000 vehicles with an OBU. An On-Board Unit is still the simplest solution for the toll process.
The Choice of the Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs have the choice between automatic and manual toll registration by the driver. Toll Collect has further developed the toll system in consideration of the requirements and legal regulations. This now offers the possibility to book the toll via a smartphone app.
Since February 2018 , an app also facilitates the registration on smartphone and/or tablet. Here, you can also view the current daily toll in advance. Companies that are already participating in the automatic registration process are already at an advantage, as they are well prepared for the expansion.
All companies, for which the toll obligation also applies from July onwards, should decide early on how they want to pay the toll in the future. Toll Collect’s recommendation is clear: an On-Board Unit, which is provided free of charge. The cost for installation must be borne by the company at a Toll Collect service partner. Before installation, you must register as a customer in the Customer Portal .
The On-Board Unit, the simplest and most comfortable way to pay the toll
From autumn 2017 until April of this year, all already installed OBU’s were converted and no longer display the current toll amount. This will not be changed anymore.
For many, the switch to central toll collection is also accompanied by changes. The daily toll data can no longer be read from the toll device, however, these data can be found in the customer portal under the section “Unbilled Trips.” Here, there is a detailed list of the driven route including the incurred toll.
What else is available in the customer portal
New customers register directly in the customer portal, while existing customers registered with Toll Collect can request their action code via Customer Service. Current customer and vehicle data are always accessible to the customer and can be changed if necessary. Contract and payment details can also be modified. Current billing documents can be viewed and downloaded. As a customer, you can view trips that have not yet been billed and open billing documents.
More about this topic?
- Expansion of toll to all federal highways
- Toll booking via app
- Lorry toll on all federal highways (this article)
- TollCollect is ready
- 4 weeks of toll on our federal highways
