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LGVs over 3.5 tonnes to pay tolls in Germany from July. Here are the rates

With the introduction of the toll for vehicles over 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW) in Germany, toll rates will decrease slightly for certain vehicle classes from 1 July 2024. Read our summary of all the new tolls, including exemptions for craft businesses.

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Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus

Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus

Journalist Trans.info

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15.03.2024

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From 1 July this year, vehicles with a technically permissible maximum laden weight of between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes intended for or used in road haulage will be subject to the German toll. Vehicles used by craft businesses are exempt from the toll under certain conditions.

Retail associations called on the German government earlier this year to clarify the issue, pointing out that there was insufficient time to prepare. The Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM, formerly BAG) has published information on who will and will not be affected by the toll exemption from 1 July 2024. 

Toll operator Toll Collect also reports that the installation of on-board units is already underway. 

Toll rates for vehicles over 3.5 tonnes have also been published. 

  Toll rates per kilometre from July 1 , 2024 (in cents/km) new (old)

for CO 2 emissions class 1 pollutant​

class

Oh and

Weight class

infra-

structure

Air –

pollution

Noise –

burden

CO2 –​

Emissions

 toll rate
Euro 6 >3.5–7.49 t 5.2 (0) 1.1 (0) 1.4 (0) 7.4 (0) 15.1 (0)
7.5-11.99t 6.6 (6.7) 1.5 1.6 8.0 17.7 (17.8)
12-18 tons 10.7 (10.9) 1.5 1.6 10.0 23.8 (24.0)
>18 t up to 3 axles 14.1 (14.3) 2.2 1.6 12.4 30.3 (30.5)
>18 t with 4 axles 15.5 2.3 1.2 13.4 32.4
>18 t from 5 axles  15.5 2.3 1.2 15.8 34.8

5 euro,

EEV 1

 >3.5–7.49 t 5.2 (0) 4.3 (0) 1.4 (0) 8.0 (0) 18.9 (0)
7.5-11.99t 6.6 (6.7) 4.3 1.6 8.0 20.5 (20.6)
12-18 tons 10.7 (10.9) 5.2 1.6 10.0 27.5 (27.7)
>18 t up to 3 axles 14.1 (14.3) 6.2 1.6 13.4 35.3 (35.5)
>18 t with 4 axles 15.5 6.2 1.2 13.4 36.3
>18 t from 5 axles  15.5 6.2 1.2 16.0 38.9
Euro 4 >3.5–7.49 t 5.2 (0) 5.5 (0) 1.4 (0) 8.0 (0) 20.1 (0)
7.5-11.99t 6.6 (6.7) 5.9 1.6 8.0 22.1 (22.2)
12-18 tons 10.7 (10.9) 6.3 1.6 10.0 28.6 (28.8)
>18 t up to 3 axles 14.1 (14.3) 8.0 1.6 13.4 37.1 (37.3)
>18 t with 4 axles 15.5 8.7 1.2 13.4 38.8
>18 t from 5 axles  15.5 8.7 1.2 16.0 41.4
Euro 3 >3.5–7.49 t 5.2 (0) 7.9 (0) 1.4 (0) 8.0 (0) 22.5 (0)
7.5-11.99t 6.6 (6.7) 8.8 1.6 8.0 25.0 (25.1)
12-18 tons 10.7 (10.9) 10.1 1.6 10.4 32.8 (33.0)
>18 t up to 3 axles 14.1 (14.3) 13.4 1.6 13.8 42.9 (43.1)
>18 t with 4 axles 15.5 14.9 1.2 13.8 45.4
>18 t from 5 axles  15.5 14.9 1.2 16.2 47.8
Euro 2 >3.5–7.49 t 5.2 (0) 9.8 (0) 1.4 (0) 8.0 (0) 24.4 (0)
7.5-11.99t 6.6 (6.7) 11.3 1.6 8.0 27.5 (27.6)
12-18 tons 10.7 (10.9) 12.1 1.6 10.4 34.8 (35.0)
>18 t up to 3 axles 14.1 (14.3) 16.4 1.6 13.8 45.9 (46.1)
>18 t with 4 axles 15.5 18.2 1.2 13.8 48.7
>18 t from 5 axles  15.5 18.2 1.2 16.2 51.1

Euro 1,

Euro 0

 >3.5–7.49 t 5.2 (0) 10.2 (0) 1.4 (0) 8.0 (0) 24.8 (0)
7.5-11.99t 6.6 (6.7) 11.4 1.6 8.0 27.6 (27.7)
12-18 tons 10.7 (10.9) 12.3 1.6 10.4 35.0 (35.2)
>18 t up to 3 axles 14.1 (14.3) 16.9 1.6 15.8 48.4 (48.6)
>18 t with 4 axles 15.5 18.7 1.2 15.8 51.2
>18 t from 5 axles  15.5 18.7 1.2 16.2 51.6

 

Toll rates per kilometer from July 1 , 2024 (in cents/km) for emission class Euro 6

CO 2 emissions

class

Oh and

Weight class

infra-

structure

Air –

pollution

Noise –

burden

CO2 –​

Emissions

 toll rate
1 >3.5–7.49 t 5.2 (0) 1.1 (0) 1.4 (0) 7.4 (0) 15.1 (0)
7.5-11.99t 6.6 (6.7) 1.5 1.6 8.0 17.7 (17.8)
12-18 tons 10.7 (10.9) 1.5 1.6 10.0 23.8 (24.0)
>18 t up to 3 axles 14.1 (14.3) 2.2 1.6 12.4 30.3 (30.5)
>18 t with 4 axles 15.5 2.3 1.2 13.4 32.4
>18 t from 5 axles  15.5 2.3 1.2 15.8 34.8
2 >3.5–7.49 t 5.2 (0) 1.1 (0) 1.4 (0) 7.0 (0) 14.7 (0)
7.5-11.99t 6.6 (6.7) 1.5 1.6 7.6 17.3 (17.4)
12-18 tons 10.7 (10.9) 1.5 1.6 9.6 23.4 (23.6)
>18 t up to 3 axles 14.1 (14.3) 2.2 1.6 11.8 29.7 (29.9)
>18 t with 4 axles 15.5 2.3 1.2 12.8 31.8
>18 t from 5 axles  15.5 2.3 1.2 15.0 34.0
3 >3.5–7.49 t 5.2 (0) 1.1 (0) 1.4 (0) 6.7 (0) 14.4 (0)
7.5-11.99t 6.6 (6.7) 1.5 1.6 7.2 16.9 (17.0)
12-18 tons 10.7 (10.9) 1.5 1.6 9.0 22.8 (23.0)
>18 t up to 3 axles 14.1 (14.3) 2.2 1.6 11.1 29.0 (29.2)
>18 t with 4 axles 15.5 2.3 1.2 12.0 31.0
>18 t from 5 axles  15.5 2.3 1.2 14.2 33.2
4 >3.5–7.49 t 5.2 (0) 1.1 (0) 1.4 (0) 3.7 (0) 11.4 (0)
7.5-11.99t 6.6 (6.7) 1.5 1.6 4.0 13.7 (13.8)
12-18 tons 10.7 (10.9) 1.5 1.6 5.0 18.8 (19.0)
>18 t up to 3 axles 14.1 (14.3) 2.2 1.6 6.3 24.2 (24.4)
>18 t with 4 axles 15.5 2.3 1.2 6.8 25.8
>18 t from 5 axles  15.5 2.3 1.2 7.9 26.9

 

Exceptions for craftspersons

Compliance with the requirements depends on the specific journey and the goods being transported. The Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) states that the exemption for entrepreneurs applies “ if the vehicle is driven by a craftsman and carries materials, equipment or machinery necessary for the provision of services and craft work arising from the business activity, or if it carries handmade goods which are manufactured, further processed or repaired in the course of the own craft activity”.

The authority also states that the conditions for the exemption of craftsmen are met by all professions listed in Appendices A and B of the Crafts Code and by training professions recognised in Germany whose business profile is comparable to that of the crafts profession. The craft exemption also applies to foreign craft businesses.

Vehicles covered by the tradesmen’s exemption can now be registered via the Toll Collect website.

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