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Germany Hunts Down Trucks that Don't Pay for Roads - Thousands of Euros in Outstanding Fines

Summary by 40ton.net
Driving at night without paying tolls, and therefore without front markings, has been a known phenomenon in transport through Germany for years. Now, however, German officers are announcing a fight against such journeys, giving two specific examples. On June 4, during an inspection on the A4 motorway between Aachen and Cologne, a joint patrol of the customs service and the BALM transport inspection stopped a Polish truck. It was recognized as a …
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Driving at night without paying tolls, and therefore without front markings, has been a known phenomenon in transport through Germany for years. Now, however, German officers are announcing a fight against such journeys, giving two specific examples. On June 4, during an inspection on the A4 motorway between Aachen and Cologne, a joint patrol of the customs service and the BALM transport inspection stopped a Polish truck. It was recognized as a …

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40ton.net broke the news in on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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