How much is the German truck toll per km?

For a Euro 6 truck over 18 tonnes with five or more axles in CO2 class 1, 34.8 cents per km since 1 July 2024, of which 15.8 cents is the CO2 charge.

Do electric trucks pay the German Maut?

Not yet. Zero-emission trucks are exempt until 30 June 2031, and those up to 4.25 tonnes permanently.

How much is the UK HGV levy?

For a Euro 6 HGV of 38,001 kg and over, £9.67 a day, £30.95 a week or £619 a year from 1 April 2026. Zero-emission HGVs are currently exempt.

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HGV road toll (Lkw-Maut)

An HGV road toll is a charge a truck pays to use roads, usually by the kilometre. EU rules let countries charge by distance and must vary it by CO2 class; Germany's Lkw-Maut, for trucks over 3.5 tonnes since July 2024, includes a CO2 charge. The UK instead charges HGVs of 12 tonnes or more a time-based levy.

Also called Lkw-Maut, truck toll, Eurovignette, distance-based toll, HGV levy, CO2 tollApplies in EU, UKUpdated 14 October 2026

Germany's Lkw-Maut

Since 1 December 2023, Germany's toll has been calculated per kilometre, with a share each for infrastructure, air pollution, noise and CO2 emissions; the Bundestag's draft set the CO2 share on a price of €200 per tonne of CO2. Since 1 July 2024 it applies to vehicles with a technically permissible maximum laden mass over 3.5 tonnes. Zero-emission trucks stay exempt until 30 June 2031, and those up to 4.25 tonnes permanently.

Component	Cents per km
Infrastructure	15.5
Air pollution	2.3
Noise	1.2
CO2	15.8
Total	34.8

Toll Collect, rates since 1 July 2024 — over 18 t, five or more axles, Euro 6, CO2 class 1

Worked example: 600 km of German motorway

600 km × €0.348 = €208.80 · of which CO2: 600 × €0.158 = €94.80 · a zero-emission truck on the same route: €0 until 30 June 2031

Rates for a Euro 6 truck over 18 t with five or more axles, CO2 class 1, from Toll Collect; the route is illustrative.

The UK HGV levy

Band	Weight	Day	Week	Year
A	12,000–31,000 kg	£3.22	£8.05	£161
B	31,001–38,000 kg	£7.74	£19.35	£387
C	38,001 kg and over	£9.67	£30.95	£619

GOV.UK, levy rates from 1 April 2026 — Euro 6 vehicles

The levy applies to HGVs of 12,000 kg or more on UK main roads, at the band for the vehicle's maximum permitted weight rather than its weight on the day. It was suspended from 1 August 2020 and reformed from 1 August 2023, and zero-emission HGVs are currently exempt. Both the operator and the driver are responsible for paying the right amount; a truck stopped without it faces a £300 roadside fine. In the EU, from 25 March 2030 member states may no longer apply time-based user charges for heavy vehicles on the core trans-European network.

The mistake people make

Leaving the CO2 class at the default. Toll Collect put all its registered customers in CO2 class 1 at first, and declaring the right class is the customer's job under the principle of self-declaration — a cleaner truck whose class was never updated pays the class 1 rate. In Germany, several parties, from the keeper to the driver, can owe the toll and are jointly liable.

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