(Photo by Janik Lipke)
When it comes to the automotive world, Germany is probably THE heaven: a rich network of very good highways, most of them with no speed limits and all of them – free. However, the later part might change as of 1 January 2016, as the German state is said to introduce a road toll for cars registered outside Germany. That’s right: cars.
The state is looking forward to tax foreign cars and trucks with €100 ($138) per year for using the Autobahn network, but this tax will not affect motorcyclists, which as far as we’re concerned is quite fine. Some of the other Europeans seem to be less than okay with this new road tax, but pretty much all the other countries rely on it to supplement their budgets. Still, Germany was looked at as the perfect place for high-speed rides without the fear of having your car impounded, receiving huge fines and all.
Save for certain areas with road works undergoing or bad weather, the Autobahn was the true “land of the free”. Now, with weekly or monthly subdivisions of this road toll, things are not that dramatic, truth be told. Hungary asks about €15 ($21) a week, so if you want to cross the country en route to either western or eastern Europe, you have to pay and make the best of it.
The German road tax will most likely be available at the border and in foreign automobile clubs. And we advise you to pay it and place the sticker on your windscreen, as the fines are most likely going to be rather hefty, too. For example, the Austrian fine for not paying the €8.50 ($12) toll is €120 ($166), so you be the judge…
Via motorbiker
Save for certain areas with road works undergoing or bad weather, the Autobahn was the true “land of the free”. Now, with weekly or monthly subdivisions of this road toll, things are not that dramatic, truth be told. Hungary asks about €15 ($21) a week, so if you want to cross the country en route to either western or eastern Europe, you have to pay and make the best of it.
The German road tax will most likely be available at the border and in foreign automobile clubs. And we advise you to pay it and place the sticker on your windscreen, as the fines are most likely going to be rather hefty, too. For example, the Austrian fine for not paying the €8.50 ($12) toll is €120 ($166), so you be the judge…
Via motorbiker
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