If If you have traveled by car from one city to another, then you must have paid toll tax somewhere. Many times people have to pay toll tax even within the same city. Some toll plazas provide some relief to the local people by issuing monthly passes. At the same time, due to expensive toll tax, driving a car on some roads is very expensive compared to other roads. Do you know where is the most expensive toll road in the world and how much tax has to be paid while traveling on it? If you are thinking of the name of any country like America, Britain, Japan then you are wrong.
According to a study by Australian insurance company Budget Direct, the most expensive toll road in the world is in Pennsylvania. To go from one end to the other on Pennsylvania’s Turnpike Road, you have to pay about 113 dollars i.e. about Rs 9,500. In other words, you have to pay about 31 cents for every mile traveled on this road. This toll road is about 360 km long from Philadelphia to the Ohio border.
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The most expensive toll road in the world is in Pennsylvania. (symbolic picture)
After Pennsylvania, in which countries toll becomes expensive?
To drive the entire length of Austria’s Grossglockner High Alpine Road after the Pennsylvania Turnpike requires a toll tax of $45.43. After this, the maximum fee for A-1 motorway in Croatia is $38.42. Let us tell you that when it comes to toll, America is economical compared to other European and Latin American countries. If we talk about the most expensive country in terms of toll, then Switzerland is at the top. The average fee here is $26.52. At the same time, Austria is at second place with $16.31. At the same time, the average fee in America is 5.38 dollars and is at 11th place in the world.
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What is the congestion tax on vehicles?
Now let’s talk about congestion tax. This is a tax which is imposed on vehicles entering particular urban areas during peak hours. This tax is imposed to deal with road congestion, reduce air pollution and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Due to this tax, you are taxed as soon as you take your vehicle out of your home in London city. This charge, introduced by London Mayor Ken Livingston and TfL in February 2003, has become an important part of the city.
Congestion tax is levied on vehicles traveling in particular urban areas during peak hours. (symbolic picture)
How much and for how long does it remain in force, what is the benefit?
This fee is applicable from 7 am to 6.30 pm from Monday to Friday. The daily fee rate was initially fixed at 5 pounds i.e. around Rs 500. Now this fee has increased to 15 pounds i.e. Rs 1560 per day. London has benefited a lot from this. The fee caused a 15 percent decline in traffic in 2003, even as the city’s population increased by 15 percent between 1999 and 2003. At the same time, in 2003, bus usage in London increased by 30%. As the fees increased, traffic in London decreased.
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Tags: highway toll, Toll plaza
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 25, 2024, 20:29 IST