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Distance-based lorry charging can combat HGV emissions

Philippa Edmunds, Freight on Rail manager, Campaign for Better Transport, London N1
11 November 2016
 

This month’s High Court ruling against the Government’s inadequate plans to combat air pollution should pave the way for distance-based lorry road user charging (‘DfT revisits lorry distance charge’ LTT 28 Oct). 

Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) account for half of all nitrogen oxide emissions on the Strategic Road Network, while only making up 5 per cent of road miles driven in the UK. 

A distance-based lorry user charging system would make road freight more...

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