Maximilien Carlier, edited by Alexandre Dalifard 06:14, December 26, 2022

Rewarding users for leaving their cars in garages during peak hours is called the ecobonus or positive toll.

This idea comes from the Netherlands and was implemented in Rotterdam to avoid traffic jams.

The measure will see the light of day in the Lille metropolis in September 2023. A first in France.

What if you were paid to leave your car in the garage during rush hour?

This is called the ecobonus or positive toll.

An idea that comes from the Netherlands and implemented in Rotterdam to avoid traffic jams.

This measure will see the light of day in the Lille metropolis in September 2023. A first in France.

Objective: relieve congestion on the A1 and A23 motorways.

Beneficiaries will be able to receive a little less than €100 per month.

€2 per journey avoided, i.e. €4 per day.

The amount is capped at €80 per month.

Here is what drivers who leave their car in the garages at peak times (7 a.m. to 9 a.m. towards Lille and 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. towards Paris on the A1) will be able to receive.

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Changing behaviors

"It's about rewarding motorists who will change their behavior: shift their schedules, telecommute, carpool, take another route or public transport", specifies Damien Castelain, president of the European Metropolis of Lille

License plate readings 

Registration is on a voluntary basis.

Each avoided journey will be declared on an application.

Volunteer license plates will be scanned on the A1 and A23 using cameras installed on ecotax gates.

Of course, there are flaws but the European Metropolis of Lille is counting on the good faith of motorists who have a mixed opinion on this eco-bonus.

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9 million euros per year to reduce traffic by 6% at peak times

"Impossible for me because the bus and the train are too long. Taking your car is also a luxury and a freedom. This measure is going in the right direction. Too bad, however, that it is linked to money" , says a user of the car.

The eco-bonus will cost the European Metropolis of Lille 9 million euros per year.

Objective: reduce traffic by 6% during peak hours.

This amounts to removing 750 vehicles every hour.

A call for volunteers will be launched in March 2023.