German plan to charge foreign drivers for using its motorways is illegal

Germany's plans to charge foreign motorists to drive on high-speed autobahns is ILLEGAL, European Court judges rule  Drivers would require a payment sticker costing up to 130 euros a year (£116)  However, drivers from Germany would be refunded with a reduction in their tax  Austria took Germany to court arguing the burden of toll would fall on foreigners 

By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline

Published: 02:09 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 02:09 BST, 19 June 2019

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A plan to charge foreigners to use Germany's motorways has been declared illegal by the European Court of Justice.

The Luxembourg-based ECJ said the measures would discriminate against foreign drivers and breach European Union law, forcing Berlin into a re-think.

The proposal said drivers would require a payment sticker costing up to 130 euros a year (£116) for private vehicles on German 'autobahns'.

However, Germans drivers would essentially be refunded the levy with a reduction in their annual motor vehicle tax.

German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer, a member of the Bavarian Christian Social Union party that fervently backed the scheme, said charging motorists was still possible in another form

German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer, a member of the Bavarian Christian Social

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