The Strada dei Parchi network, as well as a large part of the national highway network, is managed on a toll basis, that is, it is entitled, in relation to each trip made on the sections under its jurisdiction, to apply specific tariffs by collecting the relevant tolls.
For the application of the toll, transit vehicles are divided into five classes. The classification criterion applied is referred to as “axle-shape” where:
- “SAGOMA” means the height of the vehicle measured at the first axle, and is the criterion by which all two-axle vehicles are classified and allows two classes (A and B) to be set;
- “AXLES” means the number of axles of construction of vehicles, even if they do not touch the road surface, and is the criterion by which all vehicles and convoys built with three or more axles are classified and allows the remaining three classes (3, 4 and 5) to be set.
The classification criterion provides for the subdivision of vehicles solely on the basis of their physical structure, without regard to the type of transportation (passenger or freight), and is divided into five classes.
The toll is calculated by multiplying the unit tariff (per kilometer) pertaining to Strada dei Parchi, increased by the amount pertaining to ANAS (as per Law 102/2009 et seq.), by the kilometers, considering that in addition to the kilometers between tollbooth and tollbooth, the kilometers of the interchanges, the slip roads and the free highway sections before and after the tollbooth, built and operated by the Concessionaire, are counted. VAT (22 percent) should be added to the amount obtained and rounding up or down to the nearest 10 cents should be applied. Rounding is applied automatically without any discretion on the part of Strada dei Parchi and is governed by Interministerial Decree No. 10440/28/133 of 12.11.2001 of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The unit rate applied depends on the type of vehicle used (5 classes) and the characteristics of the highway sections driven (flat or mountain).
On some highway sections, defined as having a “semi-closed” system (Lunghezza, Settecamini, and Ponte di Nona), the toll is independent of the kilometers traveled; the calculation of the amount to be paid is based on a lump-sum length established with the approval of the Granting Ministry. These systems differ from “closed” systems in which the Customer pays the toll corresponding to the route traveled.
