LUXEMBOURG - A planned German highway toll for cars discriminates against foreign drivers and breaches European Union law, the EU’s highest court ruled on Tuesday, forcing Berlin to rethink how to charge road users.
The ruling means Berlin cannot introduce the autobahn toll for passenger cars in its current form. It was due to start in October 2020. Under the planned toll, those with cars registered in Germany would have been charged an annual fee of up to 130 euros , but they would have been given a corresponding reduction in motor vehicle tax.
Austria has a similar highway toll - but without the tax break - which can irritate Germans who flock to Austria on holiday or cross its narrow western section en route to Italy.
EU may as tell Germans what color to paint their doors.
Germany's unfair highway toll.🇺🇸😠😳🧐