Speedy Autobahn Drive to Cost Foreigners Under German Plan: Cars

For the privilege of driving on Germany’s speedy autobahn, Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to charge everyone, except Germans.

After weeks of negotiations, Merkel’s conservative bloc and the Social Democrats agreed to levy a toll for using the country’s highways as part of a deal to form a governing coalition. While details remain vague before they take power, which will be after Social Democrat party members vote on the agreement by Dec. 12, the one clear stipulation is that the tax shouldn’t result in additional costs for Germans.