Toll for Coaches in Europe
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Toll for coaches in Europe CPT Noordwijkerhout, 25.10.2017 Marketing | Page 2 Preface » Please take note of the following: • The following data is correct as of October 2017. Laws & regulations are subject to change • DKV Euro Service is not active in every country, the information of these countries is therefore coming from external souces and not from DKV’s own direct contact. Those countries will be marked with the following symbol - Toll for coaches in Europe Country overview » Albania » Italy » Slovenia » Austria » Latvia » Spain » Belgium » Lithuania » Sweden » Bulgaria » Luxemburg » Switzerland » Croatia » Macedonia » Turkey » Czech Republic » Malta » Ukraine » Denmark » Moldavia » United Kingdom » Estonia » Montenegro » Finland » Norway » France » Poland » Germany » Portugal » Greece » Romania » Hungary » Serbia » Ireland » Slovakia Marketing | Page 5 Albania » Coaches are charged tolls on the basis of the number of seats. This is rather uncomplicated, as all vehicles over 8+1 seats are charged the same amount. https://invest-in-albania.org/drivers-pay-toll-nations-road-starting-from-april/ » DKV Card payment not possible. Marketing | Page 6 Austria » Vehicles up to 3,500 kg require a vignette, that can be paid with the DKV Card. » In addition there are a few motorways that apply separate charges, for example A 13 Brenner Motorway http://www.asfinag.at/en/ » The following tunnels charge separate toll as well: • A9 Bosrücktunnel (Pyhrnautobahn) • A9 Gleinalmtunnel (Pyhrnautobahn) • A11 Karawankentunnel • S 16 Arlbergtunnel • Felbertauerntunnel: single / single and return on the same day » GO-Box for vehicles over 3.5 tonnes max. weight (tramping included) Tolls due on vehicles as of 3.5 tonnes maximum gross weight are collected fully electronically by way of a so-called GO-Box. This box is available for ordering via DKV. Marketing | Page 7 Belgium » No toll road charges for coaches, only on Liefkenshoek tunnel passages: Category 2 (heights over 2.75 m) • Payment possible by DKV Card or DKV BOX. • Cash and PIN/credit card payment accepted as well. • Price information at https://www.liefkenshoektunnel.be/nl Marketing | Page 8 Bulgaria » Drivers transiting Bulgaria are obliged to buy a vignette within 30 kms after crossing the border. » Vignettes are available for sale at all Bulgarian border crossings. » Vignettes are also available online at www.vinetka.com (website in Bulgarian, English and German). » DKV Card payment is possible. » Bridges and Ferries • the Danube bridges • the ferry between Vidin (Bulgaria) and Calafat (Romania) www.brp.bg (prices subject to mutation; most recent update August 2016) • Ferries cannot be paid through DKV Marketing | Page 9 Croatia » All Croatian motorways are toll motorways, with the exception of the toll road near Zagreb. » Payment options are cash (in Kuna or Euro currency), or payment by DKV Card or credit card. » There is, however, a prepaid card system called ENC (Elektronicka Naplata Cestarine). This system entitles to 10% discounts and makes it possible to avoid long queues during heavy traffic. The required transponder is available at the toll stations. For more information please consult the website. » DKV can offer a post-paid solution here as well. www.hac.hr Marketing | Page 10 Czech Republic » A kilometre charge applies to vehicles in excess of 3,500 kg max. gross weight. » Tolls are collected electronically. » Vehicle must use an OBU in pre-pay or post-pay mode » Registration for post-pay OBU through DKV. » OBU can be picked up at a contact point (http://mytocz.eu/en/new-customer/contact-points/index.html) or a distribution point (http://mytocz.eu/en/new-customer/distribution-points/index.html) » The Premid box is available through DKV or from fuel stations at the borders. Payment options are: DKV Card, cash or credit card. www.premid.cz Environmental (reduced emissions) zones » As of 1 January 2016 the inner city of Prague has basically become a reduced emissions zone. Vignettes are available from the municipal traffic department. » No vignettes payment via DKV CARD Marketing | Page 11 Denmark » No road toll is required for coaches. Toll bridges » Bridge tolls can also be paid using an Autopass OBU, available at: https://www.tolltickets.com/dkv/default.aspx?lang=nl-NL. • Storebaelt bridge www.storebaelt.dk • Bridge between Funen and Sjælland island that forms part of E2O Odense - Ringsted. • Sont bridge – Oresund www.oeresundsbron.com • Bridge/tunnel combination between Copenhagen and Malmö in Sweden » Cash payment in Danish Crown or Euro possible. DKV Cards, credit cards and bank cards carrying the Maestro logo are accepted as well. Please consult the following websites for more information about these bridges: • Storebaelt bridge : www.storebaelt.dk • Sont bridge : www.oeresundsbron.com Environmental (reduced emissions) zones www.ecosticker.dk » As of 1 September 2008 there is an environmental zone in Copenhagen (including the Frederiksberg city district). It covers Ring 2 and the Vejlandsallee. Other major cities, like Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg will be assigned an environmental zone. Although a vehicle sticker is not required for foreign vehicles, the vehicle licensing documents must attest the presence of a soot filter. » DKV Card payment is not possible in this case. Marketing | Page 12 Estonia » Tolls for road use (vignette) is foreseen for December 2017. DKV aims at DKV card acceptance in 2018. Marketing | Page 13 Finland » Tolls for road use are not foreseen in the near future. Marketing | Page 14 France » Coaches are charged tolls in France. » These tolls can be paid with the DKV Card, DKV Box, cash or by credit card. » Another option is payment with the DKV Box SELECT, which can also be used for Portugal and Spain. » Possibility to pay secured parking lots for Trucks and Coaches in FR with the DKV Box or Card. http://www.autoroutes.fr/index.htm Bridges and tunnels • Millau viaduct • Pont de Normandie • Pont de Tancarville • Tunnel Thomas Lemaire • Tunnel de Puymorens • Mont Blanc tunnel French environmental (air) vignette www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/simulation Crit’Air vignette Marketing | Page 15 Germany » No toll is required for coaches. Environmental (reduced emissions) zones https://www.umwelt-plakette.de/nl.html • Many German city centres are only accessible with an environment sticker (“Umweltplakete”) attached to the vehicle. • This is in the hope to realise a reduction in high ultra-fine particle content of the air and air pollution in general. • All vehicles, also those carrying a foreign licence plate, must have a sticker attached within the Environmental (reduced emissions) zones. • This cannot be paid with the DKV Card. Marketing | Page 16 Greece » Tolls are charged on most motorways in Greece. Take note: payment by credit card is not possible in many places; cash payment is required most frequently. Bridges and tunnels • E55 tunnel Aktion-Preveza • Artemission (Kortinhe-Tripoli) • Charilaos Trikoupisburg (Rio-Antirro) Marketing | Page 17 Hungary » Tolls are charged by way of a toll box, or a vignette available at the DKV website. Vignettes are also available from fuel stations at the Hungarian borders. » Vignetten can be bought with DKV CARD at POS with DKV CARD acceptance. www.motorway.hu PERIOD E-VIGNETTE CODING IN THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NATIONAL REGIONAL CATEGORY CERTIFICATE WEEKLY (10 MONTHLY ANNUAL* ANNUAL DAYS) L3e; L4e; L5e; D1M (motorcycles) HUF 1,470 - - - L7e D1 (motorcycles, ≤ 3,5 t automibiles for up to HUF M1 HUF 2,975 HUF 4,780 HUF 5,000 7 persons and their 42,980 trailers) D2 (automobiles not included in category HUF D1, for more than 7 M1, N1 HUF 5,950 HUF 9,560 HUF 10,000 42,980 persons, ≤ 3,5 t cargo vehicles and campers) U (trailers of vehicles HUF in categories D2 and O1, O2 HUF 2,975 HUF 4,780 HUF 5,000 42,980 B2) HUF B2 (Bus) M2, M3 HUF 13,385 HUF 21,975 HUF 20,000 199,975 *The tolls are gross amounts, inclusive of VAT. Marketing | Page 18 Ireland » Tolls are charged on the use of several Irish roads, bridges and tunnels. Toll roads are clearly indicated as such. » Take note: toll payment for use of the M50 (the Dublin Ring) is exclusively electronic and must have been transferred before 20.00 hrs on the day after via website www.eflow.ie » Various toll operators also provide systems operating on the basis of a card positioned in the vehicle and identified when the toll gate is passed. More information at www.eflow.ie or www.easytrip.ie » Please note that electronic payment is compulsory. Bridges & Tunnels • East Link bridge • West Link bridge • Dublin Port tunnel • N18 Limerick tunnel Marketing | Page 19 Italy » Italian motorways are toll motorways. Tolls are levied on the basis of vehicle category and the amount of kilometres covered. » You are advised to arrange a Telepass via the DKV website in advance (which also includes a mandatory Viacard). » Another option is to buy a Viacard in Italy for subsequent toll payment (by DKV Card, credit card or cash payment). » Viacards can also be ordered in advance through DKV. www.autostrade.it Class 3: vehicle combinations numbering three axles in total Class 4: vehicle combinations numbering four axles in total http://www.autostrade.it/it/il-pedaggio/le-classi-di-pedaggio » Coach companies may also opt for ‘Consorzio’ membership to qualify for discounts on the use of the Fréjus and Mont Blanc tunnels (Italian Autostrade discounts do not apply to buses and coaches). Although there is an annual Consorzio membership fee per card, this is generally earned back after frequent tunnel passages. Tunnels • Mont Blanc and Fréjus tunnels may be passed by buses (see “Italy” for Consorzio option). • Besides the subscription card provided by Consorzio, the DKV CARD may be used by DKV customers. • Tariffs depend on the vehicle class and the Euro class. • Coaches belong to vehicle category 3 (2 axles) or 4 (from 3 axles).