Gradual increase of the truck toll in Germany 2023-2024 (2026)

Due to the German government’s toll amendment law, new toll rates and a CO2 toll will be introduced. The toll exemption for natural gas-powered vehicles will be abolished and vehicles over 3.5 tonnes will also be subject to tolls.

Offers and prices for transport logistics services will be adjusted to the toll increase on 01.12.2023.

Step-by-step increase in detail:

01.01.2023:
Toll increase for HGVs due to new road cost report

The toll rate in cents per kilometre for an articulated vehicle with more than 4 axles, emission class 6 and a gross vehicle weight of more than 18 tonnes is 19 cents.

01.12.2023:
A CO2 surcharge will be levied for the HGV toll: a surcharge of €200.00 will be due per tonne of CO2. In return, a new tariff feature will be introduced in the form of the CO2 emission class. This means that for vehicles with a technically permissible gross weight of 7.5 tonnes or more, a partial toll rate for CO2 emissions will be added to the existing toll.

The toll rate in cents per kilometre for an articulated lorry with more than 4 axles, emission class 6 and a gross vehicle weight of more than 18 tonnes will then be 34.8 cents from 1 December 2023.

01.01.2024:
The toll exemption for vehicles powered by natural gas will cease on 31.12.2023. From 01.01.2024, vehicles powered by natural gas will be divided into pollutant classes in the same way as vehicles powered by diesel and will be subject to tolls.

01.07.2024:
From 01.07.2024, all vehicles with a technically permissible total mass of more than 3.5 tonnes will be subject to tolls.

01.01.2026:
Emission-free vehicles remain exempt from the toll until 31.12.2025.