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Mautkontrolle

English translation: (electronic) toll (collection) system

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German term or phrase:Mautkontrolle
English translation:(electronic) toll (collection) system
Entered by: Tim Jenkins

12:30 Feb 26, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
German term or phrase: Mautkontrolle
CONTEXTS (3):

"Fahrzeuge zuverlässig zu erkennen und sicher zu verfolgen ist Grundvoraussetzung für erfolgreiche Mautkontrolle. "

"Für Mauterhebung und –kontrolle ist eine eindeutige Fahrzeugklassifikation entscheidend."

"Alle Kerntechnologien, die bei der Mautkontrolle und –erhebung eingesetzt werden, sind Eigenentwicklungen von VITRONIC."

Thanks in advance........
mattsmith
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:16
(electronic) toll (collection) system
Explanation:
The new system on German motorways.

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Note added at 35 mins (2007-02-26 13:05:19 GMT)
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Taking into account LittleBalu's comment...
"...the successful operation of an electronic toll collection system"
Selected response from:

Tim Jenkins
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:16
Grading comment
Thanks - this one seemed the most cohesive.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4road toll check/monitoring
Wulf-Dieter Krüger
4 +2(electronic) toll (collection) system
Tim Jenkins
4 +1road tax collection system
CMJ_Trans (X)


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
road tax collection system


Explanation:
Go to this link to understand the principle - it is a road tax for heavy goods vehicles recently introduced into Germany and involved fitting a device on trucks so that their movements on German roads can be tracked and the corresponding tolls levied.

http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/lkw-maut/

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 12:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 312

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ulrike Kraemer: road toll - not tax (there's a difference); and this is about monitoring the system (Kontrolle)
7 mins
  -> it is STILL a tax, read the article - what are tolls if not taxes?
neutral  Wulf-Dieter Krüger: remark before was not agree, but neutral. The maut is on top of tax - therefore a road toll
7 mins
agree  Max Masutin: tracking system for toll collection(from trucks)
46 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(electronic) toll (collection) system


Explanation:
The new system on German motorways.

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Note added at 35 mins (2007-02-26 13:05:19 GMT)
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Taking into account LittleBalu's comment...
"...the successful operation of an electronic toll collection system"


    Reference: http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/lkw-maut/
Tim Jenkins
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks - this one seemed the most cohesive.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ulrike Kraemer: this is about monitoring the system (Kontrolle)
7 mins
  -> thanks for the input
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: toll collection system
20 mins
  -> thanks Jonathan
agree  Armorel Young: I think the word Kontrolle is used here rather loosely to refer to the whole system, not just the monitoring of its effectiveness (e.g. the first quotation appears to be about actual collection), so using "system" would be a perfectly good choice
3 hrs
  -> thanks Amorel
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
road toll check/monitoring


Explanation:
a fee you must pay to use roads

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Note added at 19 hrs (2007-02-27 08:29:49 GMT) Post-grading
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All vehicles in Germany are subject to a vehicle tax (KfZ Steuer). What is collected here is a toll for the extra toll trucks bear on the motorways. The authorities are epecially after foreign truck since they use German motorways in transit. The vehicle tax for these trucks is not paid in Germany. Furthermore vehicle tax in neighbouring countries is far lower than in Germany. Therefore the toll. The toll is collected electronically - the transit vehicles must be registered with the system. The toll is levied according to mileage. The electronic system in place records the vehicles automatically (I do not know whether the vehicles mut have an electronic card displayed inside the windshield or not) and the owners are sent an invoice or the driver has to pay when the vehicle leaves Germany.

Wulf-Dieter Krüger
Local time: 17:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Cox
1 min
agree  Ulrike Kraemer: with monitoring
13 mins
agree  earthreptile
48 mins
agree  David Moore (X)
1 hr
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