It also gives Member States the option to charge heavy lorries for causing "external costs" such as pollution and noise in addition to infrastructure costs (construction, maintenance and operation of the road infrastructure).
Samuti annab see liikmesriikidele võimaluse maksustada raskeid veokeid lisaks taristumaksudele (teede taristu ehitamine, hooldus ja kasutamine) nn väliste kulude, nt saaste ja müra tekitamise eest.