Hundreds of trucks stopped to protest on highways at city entrances, disrupting traffic on Monday.

Following a large demonstration by truck drivers last month at the Danish parliament building to express their dissatisfaction with the increased cost of driving trucks on Danish roads by 2025, several hundred transport companies announced that they would demonstrate today, Monday, on Danish highways throughout the country, especially those leading to the capital, Copenhagen, which could severely affect traffic on the highways if the new tolls are not reversed.

One driver told TV2 that most drivers have sleeping cabins on the trucks, so they are prepared to stay for a while. He expects to see many trucks on Danish highways on Monday, which appear to have already started to flow, and describes the situation as “an industry uprising.”.

Today’s demonstration is being organized by a group calling itself the Road Tax Committee, which is responsible for the demonstrations and for coordinating between the many carriers who wish to participate, according to the source.

Another driver reported that there were more than 150 trucks in Zealand alone, where the transport companies participating in the demonstration would concentrate on the highways towards Copenhagen.

What is the government's new road tax on trucks?

• From 2025, tolls will be charged on a kilometer basis, meaning that a petrol or diesel truck will have to pay an average of 1.30 Danish kroner per kilometer.
• The government expects the agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 0.3 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2025 and about 0.4 million tons in 2030.
• According to the government, by collecting 3.6 billion Danish kroner from trucking, 1.1 billion Danish kroner will be spent annually on green transport.

A major source of annoyance for the Danes

According to the source, the transport companies participating in today's demonstration will likely cause significant disruption for many Danes who use Danish highways. According to Christian Westergaard, the average Dane will find it very difficult to get to work on Monday. This also means that some goods will not reach the shops. However, the transport companies hope that those affected will be able to understand their message and the reason for their demonstration.

According to transport companies, it is the average Dane who ends up paying the bill if a surcharge is imposed. One of the protesters told the source that the aim was not to cause a disturbance but to draw the attention of politicians and the relevant minister.

The Danish Parliament's tax committee, DTL-Danske Vognmænd, will meet tomorrow regarding the proposed road tax.

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