The CEDAR project: charging electronically by distance and road: a trial of distance-based road user charging in southern England

Walker, J., Martlew, P., Lymn, S., Richards, A.C., McDonald, M., Hall, R.D., Burden, G., Griffiths, G., Harris, P. and Jordan, G. (2009) The CEDAR project: charging electronically by distance and road: a trial of distance-based road user charging in southern England. Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Stockholmsmassan, Sweden. 20 - 24 Sep 2009.

Abstract

CEDAR is a technology trial of Distance-Based Road User Charging in Southern England, using GPS-based On-Board Equipment to improve transport logistics and reduce congestion, extending the successful trials Thales carried out for Transport for London. CEDAR Partners are: o Thales (Project Leader, technology developer); o University of Southampton Transportation Research Group (user studies) o Swindon Borough Council (User Partner, vehicle provider, trial site). The project is part-funded by the UK Technology Strategy Board, and began in May 2008. The objectives are to: o demonstrate that the technology works reliably to implement Time-Distance-Place (TDP) charging in a typical area of the UK o use more advanced OBEs and algorithms than in the TfL trials – using the software developed for the RCI (Road Charging Interoperability) project o identify additional value-added applications of the technology o understand how a complete system can influence the behavioural response of private & commercial drivers o assess the potential to reduce congestion and pollution Two sets of field trials and user studies will be undertaken: o 20 Swindon Borough Council vehicles will travel their normal routes. o Another 20 volunteer drivers/vehicles from organisations in Swindon -- to determine behavioural change. The trials will start in early 2009, using two charging zones, one in the centre of Swindon, the other covering a larger area including the M4 motorway

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