Mainly on the Elbe River - Central Europe

3.1.1 The price for using road transport infrastructure
There are two basic charging systems in the EU member countries - “performance fee” or
the road toll depending on the travelled distance, and “time fee” depending on the selected time
period (for example week, year etc.) 7
In the following text, the current rates (year 2010) in selected countries are listed for a model
vehicle with the highest allowed weight of 12 tons and more in total, having five axles and
belonging to the EURO 5 emission class.
3.1.1.1 The Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, 2 % of roads is a subject to charging, which equals to approximately
1.300 km from the total length of 56.000 km. The charges apply to motorways, speedways and
selected sections of 1 st class roads (see the picture below). Neither tunnels nor bridges are
charged in the Czech Republic.
Source: http://www.mytocz.cz/
Picture 34 – Map of charged roads in the CR (the year 2010)
The performance fees for vehicles with the highest allowed weight of 12 tons, having five axles
and belonging to the EURO 5 emission class, valid from 1 st January 2010, according to
the Government regulation no. 484/2006 Coll. 8 :
A feasibility study for “Improvement of Conditions for the River Transport in Central Europe (mainly on the Elbe
River)“ realized within the ChemLog project 120