diff --git a/features/car/access.feature b/features/car/access.feature
index 4e614a600..3cf79975d 100644
--- a/features/car/access.feature
+++ b/features/car/access.feature
@@ -155,3 +155,10 @@ Feature: Car - Restricted access
             | primary | designated |       |
             | primary | yes        | x     |
             | primary | no         | x     |
+
+     Scenario: Car - only toll=yes ways are ignored by default
+        Then routability should be
+            | highway | toll        | bothw |
+            | primary | yes         |       |
+            | primary | no          | x     |
+            | primary | snowmobile  | x     |
diff --git a/profiles/car.lua b/profiles/car.lua
index c5c57291c..28fc9df84 100644
--- a/profiles/car.lua
+++ b/profiles/car.lua
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ local turn_bias                  = 1.2
 local obey_oneway                = true
 local ignore_areas               = true
 local ignore_hov_ways            = true
+local ignore_toll_ways           = true
 
 local abs = math.abs
 local min = math.min
@@ -240,6 +241,12 @@ function way_function (way, result)
     return
   end
 
+  -- respect user-preference for toll=yes ways
+  local toll = way:get_value_by_key("toll")
+  if ignore_toll_ways and toll and "yes" == toll then
+    return
+  end
+
   -- check if oneway tag is unsupported
   local oneway = way:get_value_by_key("oneway")
   if oneway and "reversible" == oneway then
diff --git a/taginfo.json b/taginfo.json
index 2760a6fc9..b8168379e 100644
--- a/taginfo.json
+++ b/taginfo.json
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
             "object_types": [ "way" ],
             "description": "Roads with hov=designated are ignored by default."
         },
+        {
+            "key": "toll",
+            "value": "yes",
+            "object_types": [ "way" ],
+            "description": "Roads with toll=yes are ignored by default."
+        },
         {
             "key": "impassable",
             "description": "This is used by HOT."