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Overcoming barriers to the implementation of car parking charges at UK workplaces

Rye, Tom; Ison, Stephen G

Authors

Tom Rye

Stephen G Ison



Abstract

Charging employees to park at their places of work is a transport policy measure advocated by the UK government as a means of reducing car commuting and hence achieving the twin objectives of reducing congestion and combating environmental degradation, especially in urban areas. The empirical effects of employee parking charges have been analysed (see for example [Willson R.W. & Shoup, D.C. 1990. Parking subsidies and travel choices: assessing the evidence. Transportation, 17: 141–157; Department for Transport (DfT), 2002. Making travel plans work: report on case studies. London: DfT (Also available at http://www.local-transport.dft.gov.uk/travelplans/guides/index.htm)]). There is, however, a dearth of literature examining the practicalities of employee car parking charge implementation in those few organisations that have done so. Based on empirical studies of 11 UK workplaces, this paper examines the reasons for and the practicalities of implementation and concludes by considering the barriers to the wider adoption of this policy.

Citation

Rye, T., & Ison, S. G. (2005). Overcoming barriers to the implementation of car parking charges at UK workplaces. Transport Policy, 12(1), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2004.11.002

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2005-01
Deposit Date Feb 25, 2008
Print ISSN 0967-070X
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 12
Issue 1
Pages 57-64
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2004.11.002
Keywords Employee parking charges; Effects; Reduction in car use; Implementation problems; Empirical studies;
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/1915
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2004.11.002