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Road charges set to help environment
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• by Sally Nash Distance-based road charging, due to come into force in 2006, could be used in a similar way to VED to reward clean-running vehicles that are kind to the road.
That is one of the conclusions of a government report, Modernising the Taxation of the Haulage industry, which has been published following consultation with the industry.
User charging is designed to make foreign operators pay towards the upkeep of UK roads; the amount payable will vary according to a vehicle's weight and axle configuration.
By also taking account of emissions, the type of road and the time of the journey, the charges could also have some influence on congestion and the environment.
Ted Chamberlain, chairman of Crewe-based Chamberlain Transport, was among hauliers who took part in the consultation process. His company already has satellite
tracking on its 30 vehicles and he believes much of industry is ready for the move: "1 haven't got much time for companies that operate in the old way, by sitting back and carrying out haulage as a hobby."
The Treasury has reiterated its promise to compensate UK hauliers when the charges are introduced by cutting fuel duty or VED.
The Road Haulage Association says that if the government brings in road charging without punishing UK firms. "2002 really will go down in history as the most momentous year since denationalisation—perhaps ever'.