2134/4333
Stephen Ison
Stephen
Ison
Howard Potter
Howard
Potter
Editorial, road user charging
Loughborough University
2009
untagged
Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified
2009-03-16 14:11:57
Journal contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Editorial_road_user_charging/9445097
The chief purpose of road user charging is to tackle congestion and
to bring about a more efficient use of the road network. Other
objectives can include revenue raising and the funding of
transport improvements. Some of the problems encountered in
progressing road user charging are due to the lack of clarity of
these objectives. It is not a new concept and can be traced back in
the economic literature to the work of such as Pigou1 and
Walters.2 It also received attention with the publication by the UK
Ministry of Transport3 in 1964 of what became known as the
Smeed Report. This report focused on the economic and technical
possibilities of road pricing. While there is a great deal of literature
relating to road user charging there are very few schemes in
existence worldwide, which is due in no small measure to its lack
of public acceptability.