Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Auckland Council to consult on congestion pricing

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Long time readers will know I have followed (and worked) on Auckland congestion pricing studies for some time.  Most recently two big steps ...
Friday, 14 August 2026

NSW advances toll reform

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Tolls have been a major political issue in New South Wales (NSW) for some years, or rather (I should say), Sydney. It is sometimes claimed (...
Monday, 20 July 2026

UK announces further details of its electric vehicle road user charging proposal (eVED)

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I wrote in December 2025 about the proposals from the UK Government for what it is called eVED or Electric Vehicle Excise Duty.  Elsewhere, ...
Wednesday, 1 July 2026

Vermont will be the next US state to implement RUC

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Following in the footsteps of Oregon, Utah, Virginia and Hawai'i, Vermont has passed legislation implementing a distance based road user...
Thursday, 18 June 2026

Does road user charging deter electric vehicle sales?

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  On 20 May 2026 I had the privilege of presenting a seminar at the University of Sydney, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies,  on ...
Monday, 4 May 2026

New Zealand Transport Minister recognises road pricing as a tool to defer new road capacity

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It’s extraordinarily rare for politicians leading transport policy to understand road pricing beyond one dimension. Either they think it is ...
Tuesday, 14 April 2026

When IS the right time for Australia to introduce road user charging?

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RUC is a current issue in Australia I was fortunate enough to be moderating a panel at this year's ITS Australia Roads, Tolling and Tec...
Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Terminology: Road user charging, tolls... what do people mean?

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I've written about this before , but I thought it was timely to repeat the point... Early on with this blog I bemoaned the plethora of w...
Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Iceland's world first: What does it teach others?

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Ten years ago nobody talked about Iceland and road user charging.  Even five years ago there was little thought given to the small European ...