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Paying your way
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• There will be two tolling systems available in Germany: automatic and manual. Automatic booking makes use of the on-board unit (OBU) which monitors how many road miles have been travelled via GPS technology.
The customer orders a 'Toil Collect Information pack' via a call centre. A registration form is submitted and the customer receives a vehicle-specific card which is also used when manually booking. The driver can then also choose the automatic system by booking an appointment for an OBU to be fitted in the cab This is configured from the information on the vehicle card.
The OBU costs about 500 (1327), and fitting about 200 (£131). However, each OBU is credited with —500 (£327) worth of road miles, so effectively operators pay for the installation fee only. Operators are then billed monthly.
Most non-German drivers will probably opt for the manual toll collection system, based at fuel stops and vehicle service centres. Registered users will have all necessary information on their vehicle cards and have the option to set up an account with the toll operator. However, non-registered users need to enter the information manually into a toll booth; number of axles on the truck, start time and planned route.
If a driver is forced to change the route selected, he must cancel and re-book at the nearest available toll—these will be found every 10km in Germany under a legal obligation. However, if the booking has been made over the Internet it cannot be cancelled, Whatever the choice of system used, the cost per km for every truck remains the same.