Costs imposed by heavy goods vehicles
Overview
Background & policy context:
This project is the second stage of the work undertaken by a consortium of NERA, AEA and Professor McKinnon of Herriot-Watt University into the track and environmental costs imposed by goods vehicles. At this stage, the consortium was joined by a team from TRL to provide particular advice on road wear associated with goods vehicles.
It is intended that the work will inform the fundamental review of Vehicle Excise Duty for goods vehicles announced by the Chancellor in the 1998 Budget, and has been overseen by an Advisory Board whose members include representatives of the road haulage industry and environmental groups, as well as academics and representatives of the interested Government departments (DTLR, Treasury and DTI).
Objectives:
The project objective is to inform the fundamental review of Vehicle Excise Duty for goods vehicles that was announced by the Chancellor in the 1998 budget and has been overseen by an Advisory Board.
Methodology:
The principal output from the research is a model for the calculation of the costs imposed by goods vehicles, encompassing both road wear and a range of environmental impacts. The model has now been handed over to the Department. The commission also included a study of the structure of Vehicle Excise Duty for goods vehicles in other European countries and the preparation of an outline specification for a stated preference survey to develop the work undertaken by Professor Mackinnon on hauliers' attitudes as part of the first phase of the project.
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