Germany increases toll rates based on CO2 emissions
Date: 07/27/2023, Author: TollPassGermany increases toll rates based on CO2 emissions
From 01.12.2023, Germany introduces a new toll tariff with differentiated toll charging according to CO2 emissions. The increase will be between 22 and 100% depending on the CO2 emissions and weight category of the specific vehicle
Emissions Classes |
Cat. |
CO2 Emissions Class |
Axle & Weight Class |
Current toll rate (in cents/km) |
Toll rate from Dec 01, 2023 (in cents/km) |
Change in cents |
Percentage change |
Euro 6 |
A |
1 |
3,5-7,49 t |
0,0 |
15,1 |
+15,1 |
+100,00% |
A |
1 |
7,5-11,9 t |
9,8 |
17,7 |
+7,90 |
+80,61% |
|
A |
1 |
12-18 t |
14,0 |
23,8 |
+9,80 |
+70,00% |
|
A |
1 |
>18 t to 3 axles |
18,1 |
31,3 |
+13,2 |
+72,93% |
|
A |
1 |
>18 t from 4 axles |
19,0 |
32,4 |
+13,4 |
+70,53% |
|
A |
1 |
>18 t from 5 axles |
19,0 |
34,8 |
+15,8 |
+83,16% |
|
Euro 5, EEV |
B |
1 |
3,5-7,49 t |
0,0 |
18,9 |
+18,9 |
+100,00% |
B |
1 |
7,5-11,99 t |
12,6 |
20,5 |
+7,90 |
+62,70% |
|
B |
1 |
12-18 t |
17,7 |
27,5 |
+9,80 |
+55,37% |
|
B |
1 |
>18 t to 3 axles |
22,1 |
35,3 |
+13,2 |
+59,73% |
|
B |
1 |
>18 t from 4 axles |
22,9 |
36,3 |
+13,4 |
+58,52% |
|
B |
1 |
>18 t from 5 axles |
22,9 |
38,9 |
+16,0 |
+69,87% |
|
Euro 4 |
C |
1 |
3,5-7,49 t |
0,0 |
20,1 |
+20,1 |
+100,00% |
C |
1 |
7,5-11,99 t |
14,0 |
22,1 |
+8,10 |
+57,86% |
|
C |
1 |
12-18 t |
18,8 |
28,6 |
+9,80 |
+52,13% |
|
C |
1 |
>18 t to 3 axles |
23,9 |
37,1 |
+13,2 |
+55,23% |
|
C |
1 |
>18 t from 4 axles |
25,4 |
38,8 |
+13,4 |
+52,76% |
|
C |
1 |
>18 t from 5 axles |
25,4 |
41,4 |
+16,0 |
+62,99% |
|
Euro 3 |
D |
1 |
3,5-7,49 t |
0,0 |
22,5 |
+22,5 |
+100,00% |
D |
1 |
7,5-11,99 t |
17,1 |
25,0 |
+7,90 |
+46,20% |
|
D |
1 |
12-18 t |
22,6 |
32,8 |
+10,2 |
+45,13% |
|
D |
1 |
>18 t to 3 axles |
29,3 |
42,9 |
+13,6 |
+46,42% |
|
D |
1 |
>18 t from 4 axles |
31,6 |
45,4 |
+13,8 |
+43,67% |
|
D |
1 |
>18 t from 5 axles |
31,6 |
47,8 |
+16,2 |
+51,27% |
|
Euro 2 |
E |
1 |
3,5-7,49 t |
0,0 |
24,4 |
+24,4 |
+100,00% |
E |
1 |
7,5-11,99 t |
19,6 |
27,5 |
+7,90 |
+40,31% |
|
E |
1 |
12-18 t |
24,6 |
34,8 |
+10,2 |
+41,46% |
|
E |
1 |
>18 t to 3 axles |
32,3 |
45,9 |
+13,6 |
+42,11% |
|
E |
1 |
>18 t from 4 axles |
34,9 |
48,7 |
+13,8 |
+39,54% |
|
E |
1 |
>18 t from 5 axles |
34,9 |
51,1 |
+16,2 |
+46,42% |
|
Euro 1, Euro 0 |
F |
1 |
3,5-7,49 t |
0,0 |
24,8 |
+24,8 |
+100,00% |
F |
1 |
7,5-11,99 t |
19,7 |
27,6 |
+7,90 |
+40,10% |
|
F |
1 |
12-18 t |
24,8 |
35,0 |
+10,2 |
+41,13% |
|
F |
1 |
>18 t to 3 axles |
32,8 |
48,4 |
+15,6 |
+47,56% |
|
F |
1 |
>18 t from 4 axles |
35,4 |
51,2 |
+15,8 |
+44,63% |
|
F |
1 |
>18 t from 5 axles |
35,4 |
51,6 |
+16,2 |
+45,76% |
|
For CO2 Emissions Class 2 - 5 (Category G, Euro 6) |
Cat. |
CO2 Emissions Class |
Axle & Weight Class |
Current toll rate (in cents/km) |
Toll rate from Dec 01, 2023 (in cents/km) |
Change in cents |
Percentage change |
Euro 6 |
G |
2 |
3,5-7,49 t |
0,0 |
13,7 |
+13,7 |
+100,00% |
G |
2 |
7,5-11,99 t |
9,8 |
15,9 |
+6,10 |
+62,24% |
|
G |
2 |
12-18 t |
14,0 |
22,0 |
+8,00 |
+57,14% |
|
G |
2 |
>18 t to 3 axles |
18,1 |
27,6 |
+9,50 |
+52,49% |
|
G |
2 |
>18 t from 4 axles |
19,0 |
29,6 |
+10,6 |
+55,79% |
|
G |
2 |
>18 t from 5 axles |
19,0 |
31,8 |
+12,8 |
+67,37% |
|
G |
3 |
3,5-7,49 t |
0,0 |
13,4 |
+13,4 |
+100,00% |
|
G |
3 |
7,5-11,99 t |
9,8 |
15,5 |
+5,70 |
+58,16% |
|
G |
3 |
12-18 t |
14,0 |
21,4 |
+7,40 |
+52,86% |
|
G |
3 |
>18 t to 3 axles |
18,1 |
26,9 |
+8,80 |
+48,62% |
|
G |
3 |
>18 t from 4 axles |
19,0 |
28,8 |
+9,80 |
+51,58% |
|
G |
3 |
>18 t from 5 axles |
19,0 |
31,0 |
+12,0 |
+63,16% |
|
G |
4 |
3,5-7,49 t |
0,0 |
10,4 |
+10,4 |
+100,00% |
|
G |
4 |
7,5-11,99 t |
9,8 |
12,3 |
+2,50 |
+25,51% |
|
G |
4 |
12-18 t |
14,0 |
17,4 |
+3,40 |
+24,29% |
|
G |
4 |
>18 t to 3 axles |
18,1 |
22,1 |
+4,00 |
+22,10% |
|
G |
4 |
>18 t from 4 axles |
19,0 |
23,6 |
+4,60 |
+24,21% |
|
G |
4 |
>18 t from 5 axles |
19,0 |
24,7 |
+5,70 |
+30,00% |
|
G |
5 |
3,5-7,49 t |
0,0 |
6,7 |
+6,70 |
+100,00% |
|
G |
5 |
7,5-11,99 t |
9,8 |
8,3 |
-1,50 |
-15,31% |
|
G |
5 |
12-18 t |
14,0 |
12,4 |
-1,60 |
-11,43% |
|
G |
5 |
>18 t to 3 axles |
18,1 |
15,8 |
-2,30 |
-12,71% |
|
G |
5 |
>18 t from 4 axles |
19,0 |
16,8 |
-2,20 |
-11,58% |
|
G |
5 |
>18 t from 5 axles |
19,0 |
16,8 |
-2,20 |
-11,58% |
Toll for 1 km, excluding VAT.
- Vehicles with a date of first registration after 01.07.2019 are subject to categorization in one of five groups depending on CO2 emissions and can benefit from lower toll rates
- Vehicles with a date of first registration before 01.07.2019 will be charged directly at the highest rates
TollPass customers traveling in Germany will be notified in advance for the necessary steps to correctly categorize vehicles.
Expected changes in the toll tariff in Germany
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IMPORTANT!!! Germany plans to include vehicles above 3.5 tons in the scope of toll charging and to pay toll. The change will take effect from 01.07.2024
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From 01.01.2024, trucks using natural gas as fuel (CNG and LNG) will pay standard toll rates
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Zero emission vehicles such as electric trucks or those using hydrogen or fuel cells will not pay toll until 31.12.2025