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German government extends toll deadline
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TOLL COLLECT will continue building the LKW-Maut truck toll scheme on Germany's motorways. having agreed to have the controversial system up and running by next year.
Following talks with the German government Toll Collect has promised to have the first part of the system in place by 1 January 2005, with a fully operational scheme running by 2006; more than two years later than originally planned. Siemens will develop the software for the second phase of on-board units (OBlls).
The agreement comes following months of speculation about the fate of Toll Collect. The government had threatened to cancel its contract following a series of delays to the LKW Maut launch after 20,000 OBUs were recalled because of a software fault (CM 5February).
Toll Collect — a consortium comprising DaimlerChrysler, ' Deutsche Telekom and the Frenc Ii tolling operator Cofiroute —will be liable for annual payments of up to €1bn (£68m) if it delays the start for a fourth time.
A spokesman for Toll Collect says it is confident this schedule is workable and it will be collecting truck tolls by the end of the year.