The toll system, in place since the beginning of the year, was appealed by the Spanish association of carriers, Fenadismer, and unlike on previous occasions (it has been scrapped twice), the court has upheld its legality.
The Supreme Court of the Basque Country (TSJPV) approved the fee set by the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council for heavy vehicles along the entire route of the N-1 and A-15almost entirely dismissing the appeal against the formal regulations filed by the National Federation of Transport Associations of Spain, phenadismer.
The new toll system for heavy vehicles was introduced effective in Januaryreplacing the two previous ones that were rejected by the courts in 2018 and 2021.
The decision was announced by Fenadismer himself. In a memorandum, however, the carriers’ union points out that the court did partially rightas the TSJPV has estimated that the foral standard violates European regulations by not taking into account discounts for less polluting vehicles.
Well, the Provincial States themselves Gipuzkoa corrected this point in DecemberTherefore, as Fenadismer admits, “the effects of this new sentence in practice will not cripple its application”.
According to the regulation, trucks and cranes with efficient engines will benefit from discounts ranging from 15% to 25% off the rate, depending on the type of engine. The frequency discount will be added to this discount in October, with discounts of up to 13%.
According to the association, “tolls in Gipuzkoa are among the highest in Europe. For example, today they are between 30 and 40% higher than in Germany, today even 50% higher than in Belgium, despite the fact that the income level in both countries is much higher than here.”
Source: EITB
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