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National trials for road pricing
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SEVEN LOCAL authorities across the country will share Om to fund road pricing trials designed to cut congestion.
Transport Secretary Alistair Darling says the authorities successfully bid for money from an l Sin fund set up to support the development of transport schemes.
The seven authorities will now assess the effectiveness of road pricing schemes in tackling congestion and improving local travelling conditions. Darling says: "Local and regional pilots are essential if we're to explore and understand the possibilities of road pricing at national lever.
The government has invited the seven successful authorities to join a Road Pricing Local Liaison Group to develop a consistent approach to road pricing.
The Road Haulage
Association's chief executive, Roger King. warns that seven different projects will make deliveries to the high street much more challenging for hauliers: --If we're to have road charging it needs to be a single system that is thoroughly understood," he says. "The RHA will continue to put pressure on the authorities to ensure goods vehicles are exempt from any charging regime."
Seven local authorities
• Cambridgeshire • Bristol City Council. Bath and North East Council. North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council • Durham County Council (for Durham City) • Greater Manchester • Shropshire County Council (tor Shrewsbury) • Tyne and Wear • West Midlands conurbation