Pricing & Taxation / Lorries & Road Freight

News: MEPs to debate charging lorries for climate change

MEPs will debate the idea of including climate change costs in the revised Eurovignette directive.

November 12, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Motorway tolls up

Motorway tolls in Germany will increase by 25% next year.

November 12, 2008 | Air Pollution | Climate Change & Energy | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Ministers cautious about road user charge changes

EU transport ministers have given a cautious welcome to plans to improve charging for use of Europe’s roads, but T&E is concerned about a possible obstacle.

September 16, 2008 | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Manchester proposes congestion charge

Manchester has become the latest city to propose a congestion charge. The city says congestion is costing businesses money and depriving the city of skilled workers. Five other major European cities (Bergen, Oslo, London, Stockholm and Milan) have congestion charges.

July 22, 2008 | Cars | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | Public & Urban | T&E Bulletin

News: EC still hesitant on ending 'externalities' ban

The Commission has proposed an end to the ban on member states charging lorry operators for the 'external' costs of road use, but it has put such a limit on the charges that may be imposed that T&E has described it as 'two steps forward but one step back'.

July 22, 2008 | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: T&E Reaction to the adoption of the 'Greener Transport Package' by the European Commission

The European Commission adopted today a package entitled "Towards Greener Transport" which included a long-awaited strategy to allow transport to pay for the costs that they cause to environment and society. The package includes a legislative Proposal to revise the Eurovignette Directive that aims to remove a legal obstacle which prohibits trucks being charged for the costs that they cause in terms of congestion and pollution.

July 8, 2008 | Lorries & Road Freight | Press Releases | Pricing & Taxation | Air Pollution | Climate Change & Energy | Noise

News: Road charging plans due in July

Reports of the draft Commission proposals on smart road charging, which are expected to be published in early July, say legislation will allow for pollution and congestion costs to be internalised, but this will not be obligatory for member states.

May 14, 2008 | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Now is the time to end this major blemish in EU transport policy

Editorial by: João Vieira T&E Policy Officer It has taken 15 years, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel on one of the EU's policies that has never been a model of natural justice.

March 12, 2008 | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: 09/04/08 - A Price Worth Paying: Making Road Charging Work for Europe

On 9 April 2008, the Slovenian Presidency of the EU in cooperation with T&E, the European Federation for Transport and Environment, hosted a major international conference on the future of road charging in Europe. The discussion focussed on economic, technical and political aspects of road charging for HGVs and experiences in Europe, in the context of the preparation of a new EU legislative framework on fair and efficient pricing.

February 18, 2008 | Pricing & Taxation | Lorries & Road Freight | Events

News: Commission commits to true prices in revision of lorry law

The idea of making road transport pay true prices has moved a step closer. The Commission has announced it will propose a revision of the Eurovignette directive in June that will include internalising external costs.

February 6, 2008 | Pricing & Taxation | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin