Germany has had a distance-based truck toll for 20 years. In the future, vehicles will no longer be required to have an on-board unit (OBU). The app is intended as an alternative for those who only occasionally need to pay the toll. (Photo: © Toll Collect)
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December 2025
The truck toll system can also be used via the "Toll Now App" from Toll Collect starting in mid-January. Initially, the app will only run on iOS devices. The target group is occasional users.
The truck toll system will soon also be available via an app. The target group is "occasional users," according to the Federal Ministry of Transport. A permanently installed system in the vehicle On-Board Unit (OBU) This will no longer be necessary for them. The ministry emphasizes that the app is not intended to be an alternative to a traditional vehicle device, but rather a further development of the manual procedure.
✔️From the beginning of 2026, in addition to automatic booking via vehicle unit (OBU) and manual booking via internet or app, there will be another semi-automatic booking option for journeys within Germany.
✔️ For this, the route is booked during the journey by processing the position data of a mobile device, such as a smartphone.
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✔️ The new "TollNow" app from Toll Collect GmbH serves as the booking channel and must be installed on a device carried by the driver.
✔️ Rebooking, for example due to an unforeseen route closure, is therefore no longer necessary, as was the case with the previous manual procedure.
✔️ From mid-January 2026, the app will initially be available for the iOS operating system.
The driver can choose the route by processing the Position data of their smartphone or tablet. The toll can be checked to see whether it has been paid correctly. License plate recognition.
A change in the law has created the legal basis for the collection, storage, use and transfer of data by the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) and the operator (i.e. Toll Collect) as part of the inspection.
Furthermore, a legal basis was established for the transmission of the List of blocked vehicle devices to the BALM created by Toll Collect.
It should also be ensured that the classification for vehicles in emission classes 2 and 3 is reviewed every six years from their first registration and, if necessary, a Reclassification he follows.
Source: German Bundestag, Federal Ministry of Transport
20 years of truck tolls The truck toll was introduced in Germany on January 1, 2005. Since then, Toll Collect—a federally owned company based in Berlin—has collected approximately €100 billion in tolls for the federal government. According to Toll Collect, German and foreign trucks each account for approximately 50 percent of the toll revenue. Source: Toll Collect
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