Fee collection system for damage of automobile Federal roads with trucks weighing more than 12 tons was introduced on November 15. Originally intended to establish a rate of 3.73 per ruble per kilometer, then the decision was made to phase in higher tariffs.
VLADIVOSTOK, 2 Dec. The Governor of Primorsky Krai Vladimir Miklushevsky appealed to the Russian government’s initiative to suspend for one year the decision about charging to drivers of heavy vehicles, according to the administration of the province.
Fee collection system for damage of automobile Federal roads with trucks weighing more than 12 tons was introduced on November 15. Originally intended to establish a rate of 3.73 per ruble per kilometer, then the decision was made to phase in higher tariffs. So, until 29 February 2016 the fee 1,53 rubles per kilometer. From 1 March 2016 until the end of 2018, the fee will be us $ 3.06 rubles per kilometer.
“In a letter addressed to the Deputy Chairman of the RF government Arkady Dvorkovich, the head of the region indicated that the introduction of a rule of damages that cause the heavy trucks to the roads of Federal importance, has caused tensions among coastal drivers. Carriers complained that they were not issued by a single vehicle unit, which would implement the decision”, — stated in the message.
In addition, drivers are still not able to register in the electronic system “Platon”. There was, however, enacted a new article of the administrative offences Code of the Russian Federation, which envisages penalty sanctions for legal persons up to 1 million rubles.
“Please consider the possibility to provide for a test period of use of the tolling system for a period of one year with the application rate of 0.1 rouble. To reduce transport costs of economic entities operating in the far East, to establish the preferential rate of no more than 1 ruble per kilometer. And to take the initiative to impose a moratorium on the article providing for the imposition of penalties, for the term of the trial period”, was in circulation Miklushevsky.
The introduction of the tax caused a negative reaction in the professional community of truck drivers. Action against the introduction of tolls for heavy trucks on Federal highways took place in several regions of the Russian Federation. For his part, transport Minister Maxim Sokolov pointed out that the introduction of fees for the 12-tinnikov was expected — the relevant law the state Duma adopted in 2011, and all industry participants had the opportunity to prepare.
System “Platon” covers more than 50 thousand kilometres of Federal motorways and around 2 million vehicles, to date, it registered more than 600 thousand vehicles and more than 110 thousand of their owners, which is 60% of the total Park. According to the Ministry of transport, for 2 weeks of operation of the tolling system “Platon” from 15 to 30 November in the Federal road Fund has received 681 million rubles.
The operator “Plato” — the company “RT-invest the Transport system” has previously stated that failures that were observed in the system, linked to external attack on the services, but now the situation is under control of the system designer.
