- Britain Debates Necessity For Nationwide Road Pricing Implementation
- A New Twist In Toll Fee Smishing Schemes
- Two More Trans Sumatra Toll Road Segments Open
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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Britain Debates Necessity For Nationwide Road Pricing Implementation
Yahoo! News provides an “explainer” on the road pricing systems under consideration in the United Kingdom. In addition to surveying the options available to government, the article looks at various proposals under discussion and the arguments for and against them.
Last week, Sir John Armitt, chair of the government’s National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), piqued public interest in the topic of road use charging when he told reporters that Britons should be prepared for transportation funding changes as fuel tax revenues continue to dwindle.
Company and Agency Financial Issues And Reports Economic & Social Considerations Affecting Transportation Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Infrastructure Investment Trends Road Use Charging (RUC-MBUF-VMT) United KingdomA New Twist In Toll Fee Smishing Schemes
In Britain, some fraudsters have reached a new low in attempts to lure people into paying money or disclosing personal financial information. According to ITV News, authorities report that people are receiving smishing texts, letters, and telephone calls demanding payment of Gull Wing Bridge tolls. However, the Lowestoft, Suffolk, span that opened in September doesn’t have a toll.
The scammers claim to represent Lowestoft Town Council, which owns the new bridge. In addition to assuring the public there is no toll, the council is asking that recipients of the payment demands contact investigative agencies.
Crime Beat United KingdomTwo More Trans Sumatra Toll Road Segments Open
Antara News Agency reports, yesterday, Indonesian president Joko Widodo inaugurated two more sections of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road, one in North Sumatra Province and the other in Jambi Province. The new segments measure 32.15 kilometers and 34 kilometers, respectively, or a total of 41.1 miles. The president commented that the new tollways “will help boost regional competitiveness and create new economic growth points both in North Sumatra and Jambi. As the main toll road, Trans Sumatra is expected to speed up the mobility of people and goods and ease logistics distribution.” He also used the occasion to correct a popular misconception that the nation depends solely on private investment and private contractors to expand its toll roads network.
Indonesia Infrastructure Investment TrendsThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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