Title :
Independent FEE collection service providers - turning a road tax into a global service
Author :
Morello, Sam ; Wurmser, Eric
Author_Institution :
Egis Projects, Guyancourt, France
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper will be to address why the marketplace is heading towards the development of independent fee collection services providers which are specialised companies dedicated to fee collection account management. In particular, the current market issues concern how to best favour the development of fee collection services providers in terms of: What are the benefits to road users?; What are the benefits to road authorities?; and What are the benefits to toll road/RUC operators?
Keywords :
road pricing (tolls); taxation; RUC operator; fee collection account management; global service; independent fee collection service provider; road pricing; road tax; toll road operator; Tolling; congestion charging; electronic tolling; road pricing; toll road interoperability;
Conference_Titel :
Road Transport Information and Control - RTIC 2008 and ITS United Kingdom Members' Conference, IET
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-920-1