Interurban road charging for trucks in Europe

Introduction: Paying for Road Use. Basic Road Pricing Solutions. Technical and Procedural Design Elements. Legal, Institutional and Contractual Issues. The Acceptability Dimension. Assessment of Road Pricing Schemes Based on Different National Situations. Position and Recent Trends in European Countries. Harmonisation and Interoperability of National Tolling Schemes. Economic and Environmental Impacts of Road Tolls for HGVs in Europe. The Evolution of the EU Directive on Road Charges and Tolls for Trucks. Conclusions: Paying for Road Use, the Way Ahead.