As announced by Clément Beaune, then Minister Delegate for Transport, last November, motorway tolls will for the most part limit their annual increase to less than 3% as of February 1, according to a document from the Ministry of Transport consulted this Friday by the AFP.
Among the main networks, in the north of France, Sanef will notably increase its prices by 2.79% and Sapn by 3.08% for class 1 vehicles. In the center-east of the country, the price of Paris-Rhin-Rhône Autoroutes (APRR) will increase by 3.02% and those of AREA by 3.04%. For the west and south of France, Vinci, the main concessionaire with 4,443 kilometers of motorways (ASF, Cofiroute, Escota, Arcour and Arcos networks), had already announced on Wednesday that its prices would increase by 2.7% in average.
The annual increase in motorway tolls traditionally occurs every February 1st. At the end of November 2023, Clément Beaune, then Minister for Transport, assured that it would be “less than 3%” on average in 2024, i.e. less than inflation. The increase in motorway prices is based on inflation, which reached 3.87% over the reference period (12 rolling months ending at the end of October 2023), but also on the investment plans of the concession companies. These prices, validated by the public authorities, must still be published in the Official Journal.
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Among the smallest networks, the Mont-Blanc Autoroutes and Tunnel (ATMB) will increase by 3.23%, the Normandy Bridge by 1.72%, the Duplex A86 by 4.77% (non-subscriber rate). The increase will be 5.41% for the A150 between Rouen and Le Havre, and 4.99% for the A79 in Allier. The Millau viaduct has the highest increase this year with 5.83% outside the summer period (and 5.56% on the summer rate).
In most networks, the increases are more severe on heavier vehicle categories. Vinci affirmed in November that the new tax on long-distance transport infrastructure, including motorways, planned in the 2024 budget, would result in a 5% increase in tolls, which Clément refuted at the time. Beaune. On Wednesday, Vinci Autoroutes highlighted the fact that “the majority of daily journeys will not increase” this year.
