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Estonia has no direct obligation to build four-lane highways

Estonia has committed to upgrading its main highways to meet EU standards by 2030. However, EU requirements do not explicitly mandate four-lane highways, meaning the Tallinn-Tartu and Tallinn-Pärnu-Ikla highways may [..]

Estonian parlt passes car tax bill

The Estonian parliament passed a bill introducing a car tax on Monday. Altogether 54 MPs voted for and 28 against the government-initiated motor vehicle tax bill. The new motor vehicle [..]

Parking fine in Tallinn to rise to EUR 80

Due to amendments to the Road Traffic Act, penalties for incorrect parking will rise in Tallinn from July 9, the municipal police said on Monday. Parking a vehicle in a [..]

Estonia planning to multiply fares for county bus lines

According to a draft prepared by the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, the prices of bus tickets on regional lines will increase several times compared to the present. For [..]

Riga City Council approves speed and parking restrictions for shared electric kick scooters

Riga City Council today approved speed and parking restrictions for shared electric kick scooters in the city. The first speed and parking restrictions for electric kick scooters in Riga will [..]

Trucks banned from Riga center

Trucks will be banned from the center of Riga, as Riga City Council’s External Communications Department informed LETA. From now on, trucks will not be allowed on Akmens (Stone) Bridge, [..]

Estonian govt scraps free rides on regional buses

Estonia’s Minister of Regional Affairs Madis Kallas has signed a regulation according to which paid regional bus transport will be restored nationwide in 2024. So far, rides on regional buses [..]

Estonia’s new car tax bill to increase registration fee for older vehicles

The Estonian Ministry of Finance has prepared a new bill on the motor vehicle tax, which takes less account of the age of the vehicle, whereas relief for people with [..]

MP: Car tax to lead to rise in average age of vehicles in Estonia

Opposition Center Party MP Lauri Laats said in a press release on Monday that the introduction of the car tax will encourage more and more end-of-life vehicles appearing on Estonia’s [..]