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Local Norway
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- Local Norway
Loophole that allows foreign vehicles in Norway to dodge tolls to close
A hold-up relating to an EU directive that allowed foreign-registered vehicles to avoid paying tolls in Norway has been resolved, meaning more foreign drivers will have to pay up. The hold-up meant that Norway couldn't access foreign vehicle registers, meaning charges for using toll roads and parking tickets couldn't be forwarded onto tourists and the owners of vehicles registered abroad. Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård had previously expressed his frustration that Norway was unable to collect from a large number of foreign vehicles. 'It is very frustrating that we cannot collect this from foreign motorists. Both because we are not receiving the money and in view of the inequality towards those who pay,' he told the Norwegian newspaper VG earlier this year. However, the hold-up was resolved after Liechtenstein approved an EU directive that allows access to vehicle data across borders when it comes to road traffic offences and tolls. This means toll and parking firms will be able to send parking fines and bills for toll payment from motorists with vehicles registered in countries that had opted out of data sharing during the hold-up. Norwegian newspaper VG had previously reported that tolls firms were only able to collect 230 million of the 416 million kroner owed by foreign drivers in 2023. Advertisement Meanwhile, Oslo has seen an explosive increase in drivers working for courier delivery services like Foodora and Wolt flouting the rules and racking up large bills in unpaid tolls and parking fines due to having a foreign-registered vehicle. Foreign drivers who have paid tolls on Norwegian roads have either done so at toll booths or by signing up to the Euro Parking Collection . The regional newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad reported that the loophole should close one month after Liechtenstein has notified that its reservations over the directive have been lifted .
Budapest Times
18-02-2025
- Business
- Budapest Times
Misleading advertising penalised
The competition authority GVH imposed a fine of over 35 million forints (a good 86,000 euros) on food ordering portal Foodora The food ordering portal had violated consumer protection regulations with misleading advertising in autumn 2023. Foodora promised a discount of 2,000 forints and free delivery without transparently communicating that these discounts only applied to orders of 6,000 forints or more. In addition to the competition fine, the competition authority imposed a procedural penalty of HUF 20 million as the company delayed the GVH's proceedings. The authority also criticised Foodora for not properly informing consumers about the system usage fee in mid-June 2024. The authority imposed a total fine of 35.2 million forints on the basis of all infringements. GVH emphasised that companies must comply with their reporting obligations accurately and in a timely manner. Discount promises and their conditions must be communicated transparently at the same time as advertising.
