News

The role of the Commission in advancing the road pricing agenda cannot be understimated

December 12, 2012

"The role of the Commission in advancing the road pricing agenda cannot be underestimated", T&E Director Jos Dings stated at the Conference on fair and efficient road pricing organised by the European Commission on 5 Dec.

Road pricing is progressing because the list of its advantages is impressive. No wonder ever more countries in Europe are choosing for road user charging, and we are having a conference about its future.

In his speech, Dings challenged two key assumptions often made in this debate, the assumptions that (1) we need to push road charging because we need more money for new infrastructure, and (2) we should only charge for infrastructure and external costs.

Read the points he made in the attached speech.

Related Articles

View All
Press Release

Leaked car industry paper: carmakers’ EU demands would cut EV sales in half

Carmaker lobby ACEA wants to turn Europe’s car regulation into a ‘Swiss cheese – full of holes’.

Heavy traffic in London. Cars are a major source of CO2 emissions in the UK
Opinion

The car is a luxury for many and unaffordable for some

Those arguing against higher car taxes to avoid transport poverty should instead call for these in combination with financial support for low-income h...

Opinion

Company cars have huge potential to boost demand for EVs but German and European carmakers prefer the status quo. Here’s why

The Commission promised to work on creating demand. The upcoming fleets law is a golden opportunity to deliver on this.