Don’t dismiss distance-based lorry charging just yet

Philippa Edmunds Freight on Rail manager Campaign for Better Transport London N1
13 April 2018
 

Despite the link to emissions in the DfT’s latest announcement on charging trucks, the Government has not made any decision on whether to modify the existing time-based lorry charging system into a distance-based scheme (‘HGV levy linked to emissions not distance’ LTT30 Mar). There will be an update in the next Budget in November.

Lorry efficiency has not improved since the introduction of the current levy. Empty running increased to 30 per cent and only a third (34 per cent)...

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