EasyGo

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Toll station at Svinesund (AutoPASS in blue lanes)

EasyGo is a joint venture (joint venture) between Norway , Sweden , Denmark and Austria , which when passing toll roads , ferries and bridges allows the use of only one electronic toll transponders in all four countries. The purpose of EasyGo is to use an on-board device to ensure quick and easy passage at all toll stations on the way through Northern Europe and Austria.

EasyGo is based on Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC), a microwave technology in the 5.8 GHz range. There are big differences between the operators. The toll booths have a different design and there is no common EasyGo signage, although there are some common features.

history

Great Belt Bridge toll station (BroBizz in green lanes)
Oresund Bridge Toll Station (BroBizz in green lanes)

EasyGo was the first commercial cross-border toll service in Europe . Initial discussions on development work began in 2004 when the Svinesund Bridge between Norway and Sweden was being built. The Norwegian authority Statens vegvesen and the Swedish authority Transportstyrelsen founded EasyGo in 2007 together with the operator of the Great Belt Bridge Sund & Bælt and the operator of the Öresund Bridge Øresundsbro Konsortiet (a Danish-Swedish joint venture).

The Austrian ASFINAG joined the partnership in 2009.

All existing systems implemented in the Nordic countries before 2007 ( AutoPASS and BroBizz ) are included, no revision of the laws in the countries was required. EasyGo countries have four different currencies and different VAT rates .

EasyGo Basic

The EasyGo Basic Service is possible for all vehicles that are only on the move in Scandinavia or that have a maximum permissible total weight of 3.5 tons.

EasyGo +

EasyGo + is a cross-border toll service that enables drivers of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of more than 3.5 tons to pay the toll with an on-board unit (OBU) in all four countries - Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Service provider

There are several service providers that offer the EasyGo service. However, some service providers only offer vehicle devices for one of the two services.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Enonic: EasyGo - AutoPASS ( English ) Accessed January 28, 2018.
  2. About EasyGO. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
  3. a b vegvesen.no
  4. Lene Gebauer Thomsen: EasyGo: 10 år med grænseoverskridende betalingsløsninger . In: BroBizz . March 1, 2017 (Danish, brobizz.com [accessed January 28, 2018]). brobizz.com ( Memento of the original from January 29, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / brobizz.com
  5. EasyGo Basic. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
  6. EasyGo +. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
  7. Service provider. Accessed January 30, 2018 .