China News Network Client, Beijing, January 7 (Zhang Xu) Starting from January 1, all 487 provincial toll stations on highways in 29 connected provinces across the country will be cancelled, and some car owners reported that tolls have increased. Analysts believe that this is because the billing method achieves accurate charging, and the charging level of the vehicle has changed. So, what exactly are unchanging? What are changed?
toll method has changed, "How much does it take to pay for it"
"The overall burden of vehicle tolls will not increase after the withdrawal of the station", Li Aimin, deputy director of the Highway Science Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport, said that the expressway is implemented in provinces as units Internet charges. Before withdrawing the station, the closed charging system is mainly adopted. Passenger cars are charged according to the model and truck according to their weight, according to their path and mileage, and the accounts are dismantled in sections.
Li Aimin said that except for the expressways in Zhejiang, Guangdong, Sichuan and other provinces that have achieved precise tolling and decommissioning, the expressway tolls in most provinces use the shortest path tolls. As the road network becomes larger, this charging standard is difficult to reflect the fair principle of paying as much as you go. After
withdrawing the station, a new gantry is built along the highway every section where traffic volume changes. Each gantry is responsible for charging the fees for the section where it is located, achieving accurate sectional charges. Therefore, the tolls of vehicles that have travelled between two points will increase compared to the previous charges based on the shortest path.
"In addition, the charging amount rounding rules are also adjusted from the original rounding to '0 yuan and 5 yuan' to ETC vehicles rounding to 'mins', and the manual charging vehicle rounding to 'yuan', and the corresponding fee amount will also be' There are promotions and declines'." Li Aimin said.
Take the car leaving the city via Beijing Expressway toward Huangcun as an example. If you drive out at the Gaomidian exit, the total is about 9.4 kilometers. According to the standard toll in the past, it is 5 yuan, if the charge is based on the precise charge. The rule is about 4.7 yuan, and the charges are reduced; if the exit from Jinhua Temple, a total of about 11.8 kilometers is about 5 yuan, according to the standard toll in the past, and if the precise charging rules are about 5.9 yuan, the charges will increase.
Some passenger bus charges have been significantly reduced, while 8-seat and 9-seat bus charges have been reduced by 1/3 to 1/2
Regarding the question of how the model charges change after the station is withdrawn, Li Aimin said that the charging standards for some passenger buses have been significantly reduced.
The Ministry of Transport issued the revised " toll road vehicle toll model classification " in May 2019, clarifying that the classification limit values of Class 1 and Class 2 passenger cars are revised from the approved number of passengers to 9 people and the length is less than 6 meters . In July of the same year, the Ministry of Transport issued another notice, clarifying that the new charging standards will be implemented from January 1, 2020.
Li Aimin introduced that since January 1, 8 and 9 seats small passenger cars will be charged uniformly according to Class 1 passenger cars, with the average charging standard reduced by 1/3 to 1/2, and the toll burden has dropped significantly. There are also some provinces that lower the gears and charge for passenger buses. For example, Shanghai Class 2 buses are charged for Class 1 buses, and Guangdong Province Class 4 buses are charged for Class 3 buses. The charging level of corresponding buses in these areas has also been significantly reduced.
In response to the congestion problem of a few toll stations, Gu Zhifeng, director of the Road Network Management Office of the Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, said that in the progress of the work of withdrawing stations and connecting to the grid, the Ministry of Transport has required each toll station to be in the direction of entrance and exit. At least one manual/mixed lane is reserved for each to meet the traffic needs of vehicles with manual payment.
Trucks are changed to charge by vehicle model, and the amount of no-load vehicle fees may be increased
After canceling the provincial boundary toll station, when trucks pass through highways, the toll will be adjusted from weighting to charging by axle (model). Many truck owners feel that The highway tolls are higher than before.
"After charging by vehicle model, the same charging standard will be implemented for vehicles with the same axle type regardless of how many or less it is installed. For vehicles with full load, the fee will be significantly reduced; for vehicles with no load and light load, the fee may occur. Increase. It is recommended that relevant enterprises strengthen transportation organizations and enjoy the policy dividends of adjustment of billing methods by increasing the actual load rate." Li Aimin analyzed.
Data picture: Toll station opens the ETC lane for trucks.Photo provided by Jiangxi Expressway Network Management Center
Gu Zhifeng said that the Ministry of Transport has jointly issued a notice in conjunction with relevant departments to urge and guide local governments to use the local mileage-weighted average total quality of trucks and goods in 2018 as an important basis, and organize forces to various places The rate adjustment plan will be conducted in-depth research and analysis, and urged local governments to achieve a reduction of at least 10% compared to full load.
Regarding the abnormal charge amount of truck drivers in some places, Gu Zhifeng said that since the Internet charging system has just been switched, some places are not operating stably, and some abnormal toll fees have occurred. The local area has been urged to find out the situation and follow the passage of the traffic The principle of giving priority to and not allowing truck drivers to suffer losses shall be handled in a timely and appropriate manner.
Gu Zhifeng said that for those that are difficult to deal with quickly, they should first lift the pole and let the vehicle go first, and then handle it after verification. The tolls charged for the right and wrong are required to be fully refunded to all localities to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of trucks.
ambulances are not exempt from tolls, and ETC
Recently, the Shanghai Expressway ambulance was stopped by a toll station when it reached the exit and asked to pay the tolls, which attracted attention. In response, the Ministry of Transport stated that it has required local transportation departments to actively contact hospitals, emergency centers and other units to install ETC for ambulance vehicles for free.
The " Toll Road Management Regulations " published in 2004 clearly stipulates: military vehicles, armed police forces vehicles, standard police vehicles that are unified signs of traffic accidents, normal patrol tasks and emergency events on toll roads within their jurisdiction Vehicle tolls shall be exempted from vehicle tolls that have been approved by the transportation department of the State Council or the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities directly under the Central Government. Vehicle tolls for vehicles carrying out cross-regional operations and transporting combined harvesters (including rice transplanters) are exempt from vehicle tolls.
The Ministry of Transport stated that ambulance vehicles do not fall within the scope of vehicles exempt from tolls stipulated in the "Toll Road Management Regulations". The new requirements for the integrated operation of highways nationwide after provincial boundary toll stations were abolished, and local governments have cleaned up and regulated the relevant policies issued by themselves.
Gu Zhifeng said that local transportation departments are required to actively contact hospitals, emergency centers and other units, and actively install ETC for ambulance vehicles for free, so that ambulances can pass quickly without stopping and complete rescue operations as soon as possible when passing through the expressway toll station. life. (End)
