Road carriers in the EU will have to contribute more to cover the costs they generate in terms of pollution and traffic jam. On 12 September, the Council adopted the Eurovignette directive revising the current rules on road use charges for heavy goods vehicles.The Eurovignette is a road user charge which gives access to the major road networks of several member states. The aim of the directive is to reduce pollution from road freight transport and make traffic flow smoother by levying tolls that factor in the costs of air and noise pollution caused by traffic and help avoid tailbacks.
To this end, member states may apply a charge on lorries, which complements the already existing charges designed to recover the costs of construction, operation, maintenance and development of road infrastructure.
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