Who has to pay toll?

As of 1 January 2025, trucks of 12 tons and above must pay road toll depending on how far they drive and how much CO2 they emit.

1 January 2025

The law on road tolls applies from 1 January 2025.

Trucks of 12 tons and above

As of 1 January 2025, trucks of 12 tons and above are to pay road toll based on how much CO2 they emit.

The public road network

The toll applies to driving on the main part of the Danish state road network and parts of the Danish municipal road network.

Do I have to pay toll?

You must pay road toll from 1 January 2025 if your truck weighs 12 tons or more and is used for freight transport.

You can see the truck's technically permissible maximum weight in the Danish Motor Register (DMR) or on the registration certificate in the field F1.

In the Danish Register of Motor Vehicles (DMR) under usage, you can see whether your truck is registered for freight transport, as a motor vehicle for hauling of semi-trailers or with special permits, which means that you have to pay toll. If the truck is used for private transport of goods and is registered with the usage freight transport private in the Danish Motor Register, you do not have to pay toll.

You can check if your truck is exempt from kilometer-based toll under permits in the Danish Motor Register. As a general rule, you will have to pay toll from 2025 if you have previously paid road use tax.

 

Is your truck exempt in the Danish Motor Register?

Apply for exemption

If you believe your truck meets the below criteria for toll exemption, you may complete and submit this form. Subsequently, the Danish Motor Vehicle Agency will assess if your truck can be exempt from paying toll.

If your truck has previously been exempt from paying road use tax, you do not have to reapply as your truck is already exempted.

These vehicles do not have to pay toll

  • Vehicles belonging to the military, the state emergency services, the police, and road authorities.
  • Vehicles designed for firefighting and rescue operations and only used for emergency response.
  • Vehicles owned and exclusively used by emergency commissioners and not used commercially in competition with businesses.
  • Trucks used solely by driving schools for training and practice driving.
  • Trucks registered to a circus or an amusement park and only used to transport the company's equipment, not for freight transport.
  • Vintage trucks, if they are not carrying cargo.

Do you believe your truck is not registered correctly?

If you can document that the information in the Danish Register of Motor Vehicles (DMR) about your truck does not match the information on the registration certificate or the customer information file, you can register the truck for an inspection.

You must bring the customer information file (CIF) or the certificate of conformity (CoC) document for your truck to the inspection.

The inspection company can subsequently update the Danish Motor Register with the correct information.

If the updated information affects the CO2 emission class classification, the classification in the Danish Register of Motor Vehicles will reflect the information from the inspection.

I am driving with a temporary license plate, do I have to pay toll?

No, you do not have to pay toll. You are only allowed to drive with a temporary license plate if you are not transporting cargo.

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