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Articoli Correlati: EU Parliament - transport - vignette

On February 17^th, 2022, the EU Parliament approved the agreement with EU governments on updating the rules that define the tariffs that EU countries can impose on trucks and lorries, but also on buses, vans and cars traveling on roads of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). The rules will not force EU countries to charge for vehicles using their roads; however, if they choose to do so, countries will have to follow the new EU rules. MEPs approved the phasing out of the “vignettes” (time-based road charging) by Member States for heavy vehicles, trucks, lorries and buses, across the core TEN-T network within eight years of entry into force of the directive, and the start of the application of tolls (distance-based charging). However, EU countries will still be able to keep stamps for specific parts of this network, but only in duly justified cases where the new charging method would be disproportionate to the revenue expected under the previous system. The new rules also stipulate that the vignettes will be valid for shorter periods and will have limits on the costs that can be charged to cars, to ensure that occasional drivers from other EU countries receive treatment. fair. EU countries that want to charge for lighter vehicles, such as vans, minibuses and passenger cars, will still be able to choose between toll systems or vignettes