Post by HURLOCK on Dec 1, 2006 7:40:11 GMT -1
No problem with this, if we had an efficiant rail and bus service. However we don't, we are left with little alternative but to get into our cars in order to arrive on time.
I know lets walk everywhere.
Thing is this will just be charged out to the end user - the customer!
Next he'll be telling us it's more green, from a bellend who was in charge of BA!
Motorists should be asked to pay to drive on the nation's road network, a report commissioned by the government is set to recommend.
Former British Airways chief Sir Rod Eddington has examined options for modernising the UK transport network.
He is expected to report that road tolls could bring £28bn a year of benefits to bus and rail users.
A high-speed railway from London to Scotland is an option, and expansion of key airports may be recommended.
The BBC's transport correspondent, Tom Symonds, says Sir Rod will conclude that grand projects - such as a high-speed rail link - are less important than using existing networks better.
Smaller projects, including an expansion of the UK cycle network, are likely to receive strong backing.
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The government announced the transport study in 2005 as part of an effort to examine the long-term impact of transport decisions on the UK economy.
Sir Rod has examined the possibilities for road pricing, road building, rail and airport investment, as well as the planning system.
For road pricing to work it's going to have to be accompanied by a lot of other measures
Stephen Joseph,
Transport 2000
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The report will conclude that the potential benefits of charging motorists for using roads will outweigh the costs of the scheme.
Road charges will put some people off driving entirely, cut congestion and carbon emissions and could raise up to £16bn a year in payments, Sir Rod is likely to say.
Many of the recommendations are in line with government thinking, but will now receive the backing of a respected businessman.
The prospect of road pricing was given a cool welcome by some.
Stephen Joseph, of the Transport 2000 lobby group, told the BBC: "For road pricing to work it's going to have to be accompanied by a lot of other measures, in particular measures to improve alternatives to driving so that it isn't just seen as another tax.
"People [should] feel they have some choice about how they travel, rather than just having to pay more money to the government."
Shadow transport secretary Chris Grayling told the BBC he agreed with the plan in principle, but said a national road pricing scheme for every road was not desirable "or realistically achievable in the near future".
Conservative plan
Sir Rod's report is expected to warn that how we get around Britain will be vital for future economic success.
The government has already indicated it will press ahead with trial road-pricing schemes across England - amid fears congestion could rise by 25% by 2015 in big towns and cities.
The draft Road Transport Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech, gives councils more freedom to bring in their own schemes in busy areas.
The Conservatives have released their own strategy, Getting Around: Britain's Great Frustration, calling for greener cars on the roads and major long-term projects.
They have also not ruled out road pricing but say they would build new roads and have a more integrated transport policy.
I know lets walk everywhere.
Thing is this will just be charged out to the end user - the customer!
Next he'll be telling us it's more green, from a bellend who was in charge of BA!
Motorists should be asked to pay to drive on the nation's road network, a report commissioned by the government is set to recommend.
Former British Airways chief Sir Rod Eddington has examined options for modernising the UK transport network.
He is expected to report that road tolls could bring £28bn a year of benefits to bus and rail users.
A high-speed railway from London to Scotland is an option, and expansion of key airports may be recommended.
The BBC's transport correspondent, Tom Symonds, says Sir Rod will conclude that grand projects - such as a high-speed rail link - are less important than using existing networks better.
Smaller projects, including an expansion of the UK cycle network, are likely to receive strong backing.
Fundraiser
The government announced the transport study in 2005 as part of an effort to examine the long-term impact of transport decisions on the UK economy.
Sir Rod has examined the possibilities for road pricing, road building, rail and airport investment, as well as the planning system.
For road pricing to work it's going to have to be accompanied by a lot of other measures
Stephen Joseph,
Transport 2000
Send us your comments
Business wants action
The report will conclude that the potential benefits of charging motorists for using roads will outweigh the costs of the scheme.
Road charges will put some people off driving entirely, cut congestion and carbon emissions and could raise up to £16bn a year in payments, Sir Rod is likely to say.
Many of the recommendations are in line with government thinking, but will now receive the backing of a respected businessman.
The prospect of road pricing was given a cool welcome by some.
Stephen Joseph, of the Transport 2000 lobby group, told the BBC: "For road pricing to work it's going to have to be accompanied by a lot of other measures, in particular measures to improve alternatives to driving so that it isn't just seen as another tax.
"People [should] feel they have some choice about how they travel, rather than just having to pay more money to the government."
Shadow transport secretary Chris Grayling told the BBC he agreed with the plan in principle, but said a national road pricing scheme for every road was not desirable "or realistically achievable in the near future".
Conservative plan
Sir Rod's report is expected to warn that how we get around Britain will be vital for future economic success.
The government has already indicated it will press ahead with trial road-pricing schemes across England - amid fears congestion could rise by 25% by 2015 in big towns and cities.
The draft Road Transport Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech, gives councils more freedom to bring in their own schemes in busy areas.
The Conservatives have released their own strategy, Getting Around: Britain's Great Frustration, calling for greener cars on the roads and major long-term projects.
They have also not ruled out road pricing but say they would build new roads and have a more integrated transport policy.
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