EasyGo
EasyGois ajoint venturebetweenNorway,Sweden,DenmarkandAustria,that enables use of a singleelectronic toll tagontoll roads,ferriesandbridgesin all the member countries.[1]The purpose of EasyGo is to enable the use of oneOBEfor payment when driving through any toll facility one might encounter on the way throughNorthern Europeand Austria.[2]
EasyGo is based on DSRC 5.8 GHzmicrowavetechnology and there are major differences between the operators. The toll stations have different design and there is no common EasyGo signage, although there are some common features.[3]
History
[edit]EasyGo wasEurope'sfirstcommercialcross-border toll collection service. Initial discussions began in 2004, when theSvinesund Bridgebetween Norway and Sweden was being built. TheNorwegian Public Roads Administrationand theSwedish Transport Agency,together with Sund & Bælt (operator of theGreat Belt Fixed Link) and Øresundsbro Konsortiet (Danish/Swedish joint venture, operator of theØresund Bridge),established EasyGo in 2007.
AustrianASFiNAGjoined the partnership in 2009.[4]
All existing systems implemented in theNordic countriesby 2007 (AutoPASSandBroBizz) are included, and no revision of thelawsin the countries was required. EasyGo countries have four differentcurrenciesand variableVAT levels.[3]
From 1 January 2021, OBE's must be issued by EETS-registered providers in order to be used at the Great Belt Fixed Link.[5]Few of the Norwegian AutoPass providers were EETS providers, and most AutoPASS consequently could not be used at Storebælt.[6]The Norwegian AutoPass providers SkyttelPASS, Flyt and Fremtind Service have since been EETS-registered.[7][8][9][10]
In December 2021, theNorwegian Public Roads Administrationwithdrew from EasyGo starting a transition period until 31 March 2022. AutoPASS providers need to be EETS-registered and approved by the operators in order for the OBE to be valid in those toll facilities after the transition period ends.[11]
EasyGo Basic
[edit]The EasyGo Basic service is for vehicles only travelling inScandinaviaor has a maximum allowable weight of 3.5 tons.[12]
EasyGo+
[edit]EasyGo+ is a cross-border toll collection service, allowing drivers of vehicles over 3.5 tons to pay tolls in Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, using only one OBE in all four countries.[13]
Service providers
[edit]There are several Service providers that offer the EasyGo services. However, some Service Providers only supply OBEs for one of the services. For an OBE to be valid in a toll domain, an agreement between the Service Provider and the Toll Domain/Toll Charger is required.[14]
| Service Provider | Issued in | Valid in |
|---|---|---|
| AS24 |  France
|
 Austria Denmark Sweden
|
| Axxès | France
|
AustriaDenmarkSweden
|
| BroBizz A/S | Denmark
|
AustriaDenmarkSweden
|
| DKV Euro Service GmbH & Co KG |  Germany
|
AustriaDenmarkSweden
|
| Eurotoll SAS | France
|
AustriaDenmarkSweden
|
| Fremtind Service AS |  Norway
|
DenmarkSweden
|
| Toll4Europe GmbH | Germany
|
Austria
|
| ØresundPay | Sweden
|
DenmarkSweden
|
| SkyttelPASS AS | Norway
|
DenmarkSweden
|
| TELEPASS SPA |  Italy
|
AustriaDenmarkSweden
|
| Tolltickets GmbH | Germany
|
AustriaSweden
|
| W.A.G payment solutions, a.s. |  Switzerland
|
Austria
|
| Flyt AS | Norway
|
DenmarkSweden
|
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Enonic."EasyGo - AutoPASS".www.autopass.no.Archived fromthe originalon 2018-01-29.Retrieved2018-01-28.
- ^"About EasyGo | EasyGo".easygo.com.Retrieved2018-01-28.
- ^ab"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2018-01-29.Retrieved2018-01-28.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^Thomsen, Lene Gebauer (2017-03-01)."EasyGo: 10 år med grænseoverskridende betalingsløsninger".BroBizz®(in Danish). Archived fromthe originalon 2018-01-29.Retrieved2018-01-28.
- ^"OBUs on the Storebælt Bridge".EN.Archived fromthe originalon 2021-01-23.Retrieved2021-02-20.
- ^"EETS-utsteder".brobizz.com.Retrieved2021-02-20.
- ^"Om utstedervirksomheten - AutoPASS".www.autopass.no.Archived fromthe originalon 2021-01-20.Retrieved2021-03-30.
- ^"EETS-direktivet".Regjeringen.no(in Norwegian). 2021-02-23.Retrieved2021-03-30.
- ^"Om oss".www.skyttelpass.no.Retrieved2021-03-30.
- ^"Avtalefordeler og informasjon".Flytpass.no(in Norwegian).Retrieved2022-05-12.
- ^"The EasyGO collaboration ends 31.3.2022".AutoPASS.Archived fromthe originalon 2022-01-18.Retrieved2022-01-16.
- ^"EasyGo Basic | EasyGo".easygo.com.Retrieved2018-01-28.
- ^"EasyGo+ | EasyGo".easygo.com.Retrieved2018-01-28.
- ^"Service Providers | EasyGo".easygo.com.Retrieved2022-05-12.