1. The German GNSS Toll System on Motorways and on Main Roads
Washington
September 5, 2007

2. Toll Collect is set up as a Public Private Partnership
Contract
45 %
10 %
Return
Fees
Federal Ministry of Transport,
Building and Urban Develpoment
Toll
Funding
build
Revenue
Services TC
run
Toll Collect-
System
Revenue
Users

3. The German GNSS Toll System combines GPS and GSM

4. The automatic system GPS A B C D 1,90 0,60 0,90 0,00 0,60€ 0,30€ 1,00€
Virtual toll plaza
Beacon GPS support A B C D
1,90
0,60
0,90
0,00
0,60€
0,30€
1,00€

5. On-Board Unit enables automatic Toll Collection on any Class of Road
Din slot version
Based on proven key technologies (GPS, GSM)
On-Board Unit calculates toll dependent on emission class and number of axles
Transmission of charged road segments to data centre via GSM (SMS message)
Updates of chargeable new road segments or toll rates are achieved wirelessly via GSM
Platform for future added-value services
Ready for future interoperability with other European road user charging systems
Dashboard mounted

6. User in automatic system as of July, 30th TOP 15
registered user
registered vehicles
mounted OBU
Total Germany
Poland
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Austria
Belgium
Hungary
Spain
Slovakia
Lithunia
Italy
France
Turkey
Slovenia
Luxembourg
72.523
6.031
7.763
2.397
2.724
2.156
1.481
2.571
1.119
675
1.471
1.300
187
696
357
58.985
62.861
29.731
24.280
23.209
14.565
20.689
11.536
12.108
18.902
30.902
8.128
6.828
6.547
45.702
44.072
22.273
15.794
11.650
8.959
8.588
7.840
7.683
6.969
6.014
4.972
4.641
4.231

7. The Reservation Modes Automatic system Manual system
The automatic reservation mode is the most convenient way to pay the toll and it is widely accepted by the users
Automatic system
Manual system
On-Board Unit
Internet
Terminal
90 %
10 %

8. Manual System Internet reservation
Prerequisite: registration with Toll Collect
Users receive a user ID and password
Secure data transfer
Toll Station Terminal
More than 3,500 toll station terminals in Germany and abroad (at rest stops, border crossings and service stations).
Entry of vehicle information, route, starting time
Printing of log-on receipt
In both cases
Routes can be booked three days in advance
Before journey starts: cancellation of complete route possible
After journey starts: partial cancellation of unused route possible
Operation in four languages (D, GB, F, PL)
Telephone support for reservations

9. Enforcement Toll regulations are enforced by the BAG
Automatic enforcement: 300 automatic control gantries are provided (comparable with bridges for multi-lane electronic tolling)
Stationary enforcement: BAG officers stop vehicle after it passes control gantry
Mobile enforcement: 278 BAG enforcement vehicles (T5) are provided
Automatic log-on is checked via communication with On-Board Units
Manual log-on is checked by scanning vehicle licence plates and communication with the Toll Collect computing centre
Suspected toll violators are stopped by BAG officers
Additional enforcement: on-site inspections

10. Mobile Control Units Communications of the control units
Operated by the BAG The concept is to « hunt within the traffic »
Vehicles supplied by the BAG, Enforcement technology designed installed and maintenanced by Toll Collect
The vehicles are equipped with a car server, two laptop workstations, CC-Terminal, OBU, handheld unit and portable terminal for communication with gantries
Reading out truck’s OBU in movement
DSRC / IR
Communications of the control units
online booking informaton from TC server
GSM / GPRS
Positionning via the OBU. Automatic transfer of basic information into control report (license plate, time, place, agent’s ID)
GPS
Reading out OBU of pulled-out truck and transfer to car server
DECT
Data transmission from gantry to control-vehicle
WLAN

11. Toll Statement

12. Detailed Toll Statement

13. Operational Status as of July 2007
7,26 billion € toll has been charged since January 1, 2005
2.5 million invoices were sent to customers
the amount of installed OBU raised from 320,000 (January 2005) up to 585,000
2005 as of
2006 as of
2007 as of
registered users in thousands /end of period
registered vehicles in thousands/end of period
mounted OBU in thousands / end of period
availability / accuracy level of automatic system
toll income in billion €
toll kilometres in billion
quota automatic system
quota manual system
sent invoices to customers in thousands
amount credit notes in thousand €
controlled vehicles BAG+TC in million
Level of potential Fraud
109.1
736.3
482.3
99%
2.87
23.9
86%
14%
1,004.5
86.9
17.6
< 2%
118.2
846.5
546.0
99.75%
3.08
25.8
90%
10%
1,043.2
108.1
18.2
< 2%
108.6
875.2
585.0
99.75%
1.91
15.9
90%
10%
647.8
54.5
10.5
< 2%

14. Customer Relationship – the Website
Explanation of the different booking opportunities
Booking simulator
Lists of POS and Service Partners are provided
Download of different information, brochures and forms
Multilingual
Internet booking possible

15. German specific Feature: Flexibility for tolling Main Roads
Due to the tolling of the motorways, some trucks diverted to free main roads to avoid paying the toll, causing a nuisance to neighbours (safety, pollution, noise)
In order for the trucks to return to the motorways the Bundesrat voted in October 2006 for the tolling of three main roads from January 01, 2007 onwards
It was possible to implement this so quickly only with satellite technology, not requiring any ground infrastructure
Traffic deviation from the A7 motorway to the B4 main road
A tolled main road

16. German specific Feature: Flexibility and easy evolution together with the network
A motorway network « lives »
New sections will be added or removed regularly
The updates only apply for the cartography and they are done « by the air », without any ground infrastructure
5390
5371
5360
5330
5300
5270
5261
5254
5246
5248
5239
5243
5240
5231
5233
5237
5237
5237
5237
5214
5210
5186
5180
5150
Nov
Dec
Jan 2006
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
August
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan 2007
2005
2006
Change of toll sections between November 2005 and January 2007

17. German specific Feature: it is environmental friendly
Evolution of the pollution classes of the vehicles registered by TC
0,00%
10,00%
20,00%
30,00%
40,00%
50,00%
60,00%
Classes 4, 5, 6
Classe 3
Classe 2
Classe 1
Déc 04
Déc 05
Déc 06
Class 1 is the most polluting and class 6 is the least polluting

18. System serves as a Tool for the Financing and the Management of modern Traffic Infrastructure
Building and Maintenance of Roads
Environmental Protection
Traffic Management

19. Interoperability – Today...

20. One Onboard-Unit, one contract
Interoperability - The Vision
One Onboard-Unit, one contract