On February 1, 2025, toll prices will increase. Like every year. But according to information from the daily Le Parisien, the increase will be much lower than that of 2024 and 2023. But there remains a sword of Damocles hanging over motorists: the tax on long-distance transport infrastructure.
The increase in motorway tolls will therefore be well below the levels of 2023 and 2024. As of February 1, it should be 0.92% on average as of February 1 compared to 3% in 2024 and 4.75% in 2023.
Negotiations in favor of the government
Every year, the government and the concessionaires negotiate an increase that has become mandatory. And they are rarely in favor of the first. Except that this year, the Ministry of Transport had a strong argument up its sleeve: renewal of concessions. The first end in 2031, the last in 2036. This represents a major challenge for motorway companies at a time when certain political groups raise the specter of nationalization. Hence an average increase below 1%.
Less than 1% increase on average in 2025
In detail, according to our colleagues from the daily Le Parisien, the increase will be:
- 0.77% on the Cofiroute network
- 0.85% for ASF and Escota
- 1.08% for APRR
- 1.14% for SAPN
And according to one of the players in the sector, it was difficult to do better for motorists
“We are almost at the lowest possible level”
Legal battle against the tax on long-distance transport infrastructure
Be careful though. Because the highway companies are still working to try to cancel the tax on long-distance transport infrastructure. Tax which concerns motorway companies and airports and which should bring in 600 million euros. Except that three quarters of this amount is borne by these highway companies. And they don't agree. At least, they do not want to pay without passing the tax on to users. For the moment, this is not the case as one of the actors explains to our colleagues from Le Parisien, but it might not last:
“As long as the litigation is ongoing, we will not take action. But this does not bode well for the future.”
And the forecasts are alarmist. Apart from the annual increase, the increase linked to this tax could be 5% ! A burning issue for the government although a first battle was won at the end of the summer when the Constitutional Council validated the principle of this tax.
