EXPLODING MYTHS ABOUT THE COST OF CAR TRANSPORT

In Britain it is widely believed that the cost of travelling by car is relatively cheap once the fixed costs of owning a car have been paid, but this is not the case when all mileage-related costs are properly assessed. This false perception distorts the comparison between the cost of travel by car and by public transport. An awareness campaign on this issue, coupled with a taxation shift from car ownership to use, would be an effective and immediately available policy tool to help reduce levels of car use and encourage use of other transport modes, in line with the objectives of the 1998 Transport White Paper. (A)

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  ECO-LOGICA LTD

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• Authors:
  • James, A
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 10-5
• Serial:
  • World Transport Policy & Practice
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Eco-Logica Limited
  • ISSN: 1352-7614
  • Serial URL: https://www.worldtransportjournal.org/journal
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Costs; Operating costs; Perception; Private transportation; Public transit
• ITRD Terms: 1243: Car; 224: Cost; 221: Operating costs; 2229: Perception; 746: Private transport; 744: Public transport
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00759298
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 19 1999 12:00AM