Free · No login required # Fleet toll & ETS2 impact calculator What will road charges and carbon pricing cost your fleet per year, and how much do you need to raise your rates to pass that on? Enter your vehicle groups once and compare 2025 with every year up to the start of ETS2. ## Your fleet The figures below are an example. Replace them with your own vehicle groups: vehicles with the same weight, axles and Euro class share one group. Vehicle group 1 Vehicles Maximum authorised mass t Axles Of the truck or the whole combination, as on the registration papers. Euro class CO₂ emission class Euro VI trucks only. Class 1 unless your vehicle documents say otherwise. Fuel Consumption (l per 100 km) CO₂ priced by ETS2 (kg per l) Default: 32.6 l/100 km, a typical EU 40 t tractor-trailer (ICCT test programme). Tailpipe CO₂ of the fuel (GLEC v3.2). Sustainable biofuel and electricity carry no ETS2 cost. Kilometres per vehicle per year Netherlands (toll roads) km Germany (Autobahn + Bundesstraße) km Belgium: Flanders km Belgium: Wallonia km Belgium: Brussels km Other EU kilometres km Count only kilometres on tolled roads in each country. Kilometres elsewhere in the EU count for fuel and ETS2 only. UK trips per vehicle per year Days per UK trip Non-UK trucks of 12 t and over pay the HGV levy per day, week, month or year. The calculator buys the cheapest passes per trip, capped at the yearly pass. ## Scenario ETS2 start year ETS2 carbon price (EUR per tonne CO₂) € **The ETS2 start date is not final.** ETS2 was due to start in 2027\. The amended European Climate Law moved it to 1 January 2028, and in October 2026 several member states asked for a further delay. Treat the start year as a scenario. Default: €45, the price above which the EU releases extra allowances (in 2020 prices). It is a soft cap, not a ceiling: enter your own scenario. Compare from Compare to Exchange rate (GBP per EUR) ECB reference rate of November 6, 2026\. Only used for the UK levy. ## Your revenue Average revenue per km € Used to turn the extra cost into the rate increase you need to stay where you are. Rate increase needed · 2025 → 2028 +6.2% €101,820 more per year in 2028 than in 2025 · €0.093 per km ## Road charges and ETS2 in 2028 Netherlands · Vrachtwagenheffing¹²€61,800 Germany · Lkw-Maut²€121,800 Belgium · Kilometre charge²€30,772 United Kingdom · HGV levy²€2,087 ETS2 carbon cost on fuel€40,020 Total€256,478 Per km €0.233 Per vehicle €25,648 Of revenue 15.5% At €45 per tonne, ETS2 adds about €0.112 per l of fuel. ## Year by year 2025³€154,659 2026³€180,544 2027¹²€216,459 2028¹²€256,478 VrachtwagenheffingLkw-MautKilometre chargeHGV levyETS2 ## Year-over-year breakdown Your fleet's yearly charges per country and ETS2, each year priced with the rates that apply on each day of that year. | Cost item | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | | -------------------------------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | --------- | | Netherlands · Vrachtwagenheffing | – | €25,885 | €61,800¹ | €61,800¹² | | Germany · Lkw-Maut | €121,800 | €121,800 | €121,800 | €121,800² | | Belgium · Kilometre charge | €30,772³ | €30,772³ | €30,772² | €30,772² | | United Kingdom · HGV levy | €2,087³ | €2,087³ | €2,087² | €2,087² | | ETS2 carbon cost on fuel | – | – | – | €40,020 | | Total | €154,659 | €180,544 | €216,459 | €256,478 | | Per km | €0.141 | €0.164 | €0.197 | €0.233 | ¹ Provisional rates. ² Latest published rates carried forward: new rates for that year are not announced yet. ³ Part of the year priced at the earliest rates in our data (Belgium before 1 July 2026, UK levy before 1 April 2026). The Dutch charge starts on 1 July 2026; from 1 September to 31 December 2026 its rates are 22.3 % lower. ## How the calculation works Tolls: kilometres per vehicle × the official rate per km for its weight, axles and Euro or CO₂ class, the same rates as our route calculators. Rates that change during a year are weighted by days. The UK levy is time-based: passes per trip, capped at the yearly pass. ETS2: from the start year, fuel suppliers buy an allowance for every tonne of CO₂ in the fuel they sell and pass the cost on in the pump price. Litres = kilometres in the EU × consumption; CO₂ = litres × kg CO₂ per litre; cost = tonnes × the carbon price. Rate increase: the extra cost between the two years you compare, divided by your revenue. The per-km surcharge spreads the same amount over your EU kilometres. France is not included: French motorway tolls are set per concession and section, and there is no official average per km. Use the route calculator for French lanes. Toll per route: [Dutch Toll Calculator](/en/tools/toll-calculator) · [German Toll Calculator (Lkw-Maut)](/en/tools/germany-toll-calculator) · [Belgian Truck Toll Calculator](/en/tools/belgium-toll-calculator) · [UK Truck Toll & Charges Calculator](/en/tools/uk-toll-calculator) · [French Truck Toll Calculator](/en/tools/france-toll-calculator) ## Fleet toll and ETS2: frequently asked questions ### What does this calculator tell me? The yearly cost of road charges in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and the UK for your whole fleet, plus the carbon cost ETS2 will add to your fuel, for every year from 2025 to the ETS2 start. It then turns the extra cost into the percentage you need to add to your rates, and into a surcharge per kilometre. ### When does ETS2 start for road transport? On 1 January 2028\. ETS2 was set to start in 2027, but the amended European Climate Law of 2026 postponed it by one year. Allowances are auctioned from 2027\. In October 2026 several member states asked for a further delay and EU leaders asked the Commission to update its ETS2 impact assessment, so the calculator lets you choose the start year. ### What will an ETS2 allowance cost? Nobody knows yet. The EU built in a price-stability mechanism: when the price rises above €45 per tonne of CO₂ (in 2020 prices), extra allowances are released from a reserve. That dampens the price but does not cap it. The calculator uses €45 as a starting scenario; try higher prices to see your risk. ### How much will ETS2 add to a litre of diesel? About 11 cents per litre at €45 per tonne. B7 pump diesel emits 2.48 kg of fossil CO₂ per litre at the tailpipe (GLEC v3.2), and 2.48 kg × €45 per tonne is €0.11\. Fuel suppliers pay for the allowances and pass the cost on, so you see it in the fuel price, not as a separate bill. ### Why does 2026 cost less than 2027 in the Netherlands? The Dutch vrachtwagenheffing started on 1 July 2026, so 2026 only has half a year of charges. On top of that, the rates from 1 September to 31 December 2026 are 22.3 % lower. 2027 is the first full year, at rates indexed for inflation. ### How do I pass toll and carbon costs on to my customers? Add a surcharge to your rates equal to the extra cost divided by your revenue, or charge the per-km amount on top of your kilometre rate. Many carriers use a separate toll and ETS2 line in their rate sheet, adjusted once a year, just like a fuel surcharge clause. ### How much do zero-emission trucks save? A lot on road charges: Germany exempts zero-emission trucks until 30 June 2031, the UK exempts them from the HGV levy, and the Netherlands and Flanders charge CO₂ class 5 a fraction of the Euro VI rate. Electric trucks pay no ETS2 on electricity either. Set a vehicle group to zero-emission to compare. [Compare a zero-emission truck's total cost →](/en/tools/ze-truck-tco-calculator) ### Why is France not included? French motorway tolls are not one national tariff: each concession sets its own price per section, and there is no official average per kilometre. Calculate your French lanes with the route calculator and add the result to your own figures. [French Truck Toll Calculator →](/en/tools/france-toll-calculator) **Sources.** Toll rates come from the official tariffs (vrachtwagenheffing.nl, BFStrMG Anlage 1, Viapass, gov.uk). ETS2 status and price trigger from the European Commission; CO₂ per litre from the GLEC Framework v3.2; consumption from the ICCT; exchange rate from the ECB. Results are estimates for planning, not a quote. [vrachtwagenheffing.nl](https://www.vrachtwagenheffing.nl/dit-gaat-u-betalen)[BFStrMG Anlage 1](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bfstrmg/anlage%5F1.html)[Viapass](https://www.viapass.be/nl/tarieven/)[gov.uk HGV levy](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-use-the-hgv-levy-service)[European Commission: ETS2](https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/carbon-markets/ets2-buildings-road-transport-and-additional-sectors%5Fen)[ICAP: ETS2 2028](https://icapcarbonaction.com/en/news/eu-officially-adopts-2040-climate-target-postpones-ets-2-one-year)[GLEC v3.2](https://smart-freight-centre-media.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/GLEC%5FFRAMEWORK%5Fv3.2%5F21%5F10%5F25%5F1.pdf)[ICCT](https://theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/EU%5FHDV%5FTesting%5FBriefingPaper%5F20180515.pdf)[ECB](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy%5Fand%5Fexchange%5Frates/euro%5Freference%5Fexchange%5Frates/html/eurofxref-graph-gbp.en.html)Checked on November 6, 2026. 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