An Evaluation of National Road User Charging in England

In this study, a model is developed to test road user charging scenarios, including revenue raising and revenue neutral charging options and economically efficient pricing. The model is used to investigate the effect of road user charges across the whole of England if they reflected marginal social costs in full. For each policy scenario the authors estimate effects on traffic volumes, user charges and fares, subsidies, environmental costs, benefits to consumers, government revenue, and overall net benefits. Findings show that appropriate charging structures coupled with compensating reductions in existing motoring taxes can make a significant difference in traffic growth, congestion and environmental damage. Appropriate charging schemes can also relieve some of the pressure to increase road capacity.

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Authors:
- Glaister, Stephen
- Graham, Daniel J
Publication Date: 2005-8

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Print
Features: References; Tables;
Pagination: pp 632-650
Serial:
- Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
- Volume: 39
- Issue Number: 7-9
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0965-8564
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Economic efficiency; Environmental impacts; Externalities; Forecasting; Highway capacity; Marginal costs; Pricing; Revenues; Subsidies; Taxes; Traffic volume; User charges
Geographic Terms: England
Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01003112
Record Type: Publication
Files: TRIS, ATRI
Created Date: Aug 21 2005 12:34PM