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German highway toll summary

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Away through German toll history: the toll odyssey.

In 1990: Germany, fresh after reunification, had an idea: “Let’s introduce a toll for trucks to cover road costs!”Many thought it was a particularly clever idea to make foreign trucks in particular pay.

EU court: “Uh, stop a bit, dear Germans. You can’t just charge foreign trucks –that’s against EU law!”

2003: After much debate and drafting, the Bundestag proudly announces, “Our toll system is almost ready! Let’s go in August 2003!”But then…

Technical problems: “Oh dear, but there we have a traffic jam in the system. This is not going to work!”

2004: “Well, everyone deserves a second chance. New plan: we start in January 2005! And this time we mean business.”

January 2005: And indeed, the toll system launches. But initially only on highways. This leads to an unexpected twist.

Highway evasion: “Why should I pay when I can just take federal highways? Ha!”

2011: “We can’t leave it like this,”the Bundestag thought to itself. “Four-lane federal highways will now also be subject to tolls!”

2015: A few more years pass, and people realize, “We need more revenue!”And so more federal highways become toll roads.

2018: “Enough of half measures! ALL federal highways will be subject to tolls!”

In the midst of all the hoopla, Germany began to boast, “With the tolls, we earn up to 2 billion more per year!”

Other countries: “Oh, that sounds interesting. Maybe we’ll buy the system?”After some consideration, “No, thanks. We’ll pass.”

Toll Collect, the system operator, scratches its head: “Um, sorry, there were some technical problems and delays…Small mistake.”

Germany, with raised eyebrow: “A few? A PAIR?”

This, dear readers, is how the turbulent and winding history of the German autobahn toll unfolded. A constant up and down, marked by technical glitches, legal disputes and unexpected twists. It was a journey –almost as adventurous as driving on a German autobahn! 😂

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