Crossing Europe without stopping or having to purchase multiple subscriptions is the goal of the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS). After years of testing, 2025 will see the arrival of the first commercial contracts integrating France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Croatia.
Directive 2022/362: the cornerstone
The Directive imposes mandatory interoperability between DSRC technologies as well as Satellite and Cellular networks, and it sets precise deadlines, in particular on 1er October 2027, for the mandatory opening of billing APIs.[1]
Target technical architecture
- A unique vehicle identifier (hashed VIN number) stored in a secure element.
- A clearing house European guaranteeing payment within D+1.
- A mobile token issued in the “EU Toll Pass” application capable of replacing the toll in the event of a breakdown.
Challenges
The updating of historical back offices (some dating back to the 1990s) and data governance (based in Ireland for one, in Germany for the other) raise questions of competition and cybersecurity.
First feedback
A pilot project involving 500 trucks showed a Euro classification error rate of 2.% and an average settlement delay of 36 hours. Carriers welcome the simplicity, but point to the cost of OBU upgrades.
zn Conclusion
Towards a “mobility pass”? The ball is now in the court of the Member States, who will have to resist the temptation to add national fees.
Source :
[1] Directive (EU) 2022/362, Annex VI.
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