EFFECTS OF BANS ON HEAVY LORRIES IN LONDON: IMPACTS ON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE INDUSTRY

The effects of a ban on commercial vehicles with gross vehicle weights exceeding 16 tons and 24 tons was investigated on a representative sample of 38 manufacturing and service firms from the inner and outer London areas of South Shoreditch and Brimsdown. In a more detailed analysis of 3 firms, a 16 ton ban would result in increased operation costs if they were to maintain services while 2 firms would incur increased costs with the 24 ton ban. The effects of a night time ban would depend on its duration but none would be affected by a weekend ban.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Leeds

  Institute for Transport Studies
  Leeds, West Yorkshire  United Kingdom  LS2 9JT
• Authors:
  • Patterson, N S
  • May, A D
• Publication Date: 1982-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 46 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicles; Economic impacts; Economics; Heavy vehicles; Operating costs; Trucking; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Restrictions
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00384866
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: LU-ITS-WP-159
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM