In the neighboring country, toll rates are also set to increase on average between 1.4% and 2%. The base rate (per kilometer) will be adjusted for inflation and increased by 1.5%. Additional charges for air pollution will be adjusted to the maximums provided by EU legislation. At the same time, no additional charge will have to be paid for electric and hydrogen vehicles. Noise emission costs will remain unchanged: a 1.5% discount for Euro 6 trucks will remain
Night-time truck traffic ban in the Alps
From the beginning of 2021, only vehicles of the following categories will be able to use the route through the Brenner Pass:
- those transporting perishable goods and printed materials
- Vehicles required to provide emergency medical assistance
- transporting live animals
- transport in connection with the construction and reconstruction of the road infrastructure on the A12 and A13 freeways or the construction of the Brennerbasistunnel
- vehicles for towing cars and roadside assistance
- vehicles loaded or moving for transport by rail, to or from rail terminals in Halle and Wergl, provided that such transport is confirmed by an appropriate document.