Road pricing
Background and current research into the feasibility of charging for road use in order to make better use of our road capacity.
Public Attitudes to Congestion and Road Pricing and Road Transport Forecasts for England 2007
Updated research on traffic and congestion. The first report is the latest road transport forecasts which update the information published last year in the Eddington study. The second report is the latest attitudinal research on congestion, pricing and transport.
- Published:
- 25 October 2007
Congestion and road pricing
This section of the website contains information about congestion and the Government's work to explore road pricing.
Business case guidance for the road pricing element of the TIF package
This guidance is for local authorities in England for the road pricing element of their business cases for TIF Programme Entry. This should help to ensure the best vfm from Congestion TIF schemes and a consistent approach to the road pricing element.
- Published:
- 08 February 2007
Prior Information Notice - Road Pricing Demonstrations & Research
Background information and terms of reference for respondents to a PIN published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) relating to demonstrations and research programmes for UK Road Pricing.
Road Pricing Feasibility Study
Road Pricing: Air Interface Requirements for Road Pricing where DSRC (Tag & Beacon) systems are used
Including the Test Specification.
- Published:
- 12 November 2007
- Last update:
- 10 December 2007
DSRC Charging Application Specification Documentation
DfT makes these documents publicly available, with the aim of fostering interoperability between electronic road user charging systems in the UK.
Statutory Tolled Undertakings
A guidance note on Statutory Tolled Undertakings in the United Kingdom; providing general information about each undertaking (e.g. toll levels, location, concessions/exemptions).
Consumer Behaviour and Pricing Structures: Final Report on Qualitative Research
This independent study examines the factors likely to influence behavioural response to pricing structures in order to facilitate further research.
- Published:
- 16 March 2006
Government Response to the Select Committee Report, Road Pricing: The Next Steps
This document (CM6560) provides the Government's response to the Select Committee's report published on 24 March 2005.
- Published:
- 20 July 2005
Government Response to the Select Committee Report, Road Pricing: The Next Steps (133 kb)
CM 6560 - Print version.
- Published:
- 20 July 2005
Government response to the committee report on urban charging schemes
The Government's response to the Committee's report, presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Transport, May 2003.
- Published:
- 11 November 2004
Decision letter: Durham road user charging scheme
Application by Durham County Council under Part III of the Transport Act 2000: road user charging scheme in Market Place leading to Saddler Street, Durham City, 24 September 2002.
- Published:
- 12 May 2005
