the swiss heavy goods vehicle fee
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The Swiss Heavy Goods Vehicle Fee. Ueli Balmer Federal office for spatial Development Switzerland. Driver for Introduction: Transit Traffic. Transfer to Rail Improve efficiency. New Rail Infrastructure. Heavy vehicles fee. Railway reform. The Swiss Policy. Polluter pays Principle - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Eidgenössisches Departement fürUmwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation UVEK Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung
The Swiss Heavy Goods Vehicle Fee
Ueli BalmerFederal office for spatial DevelopmentSwitzerland
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Driver for Introduction:Transit Traffic
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The Swiss Policy
New
Rail In
frastructu
re
Heavy veh
icles fee
Railw
ay reform
Transfer to RailImprove efficiency
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Objectives of HVF
• Polluter pays Principle• Environmental Protection • Transfer to Rail
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Uncovered Costs
Infrastructure 10 mio. €
Health care 260 mio. €
10 mio. €accidents
220 mio. €Damage to buildings
Noise160 mio. €
90 mio. €
Compensation annual flat fee
Total 750 Mio € (in 1993)
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Calculation of the Rate
Total uncovered Costs (750 Mio €)
Total Transport Performance 47 (Bio tkm)
750 Mio €
Rate = = 1.6 Ct/tkm
47 Bio tkm
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Design of the Fee
• Vehicles with admissible Weight > 3.5t• For Use of all Roads• Performance-related
• Distance• Weight (Vehicle and Trailer)• Emissions (Situation since 2009)
• Euro 0/1/2: 2,0 €Cts/tkm • Euro 3: 1,8 €Cts/tkm• Euro 4-6: 1.5 €Cts/tkm
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Implementation
• 1.1.2001• Introduction HVF (Rate 1.1 Ct/tkm)• Replacement of flat Fee (similar Eurovignette)• Increase Weight Limit from 28 to 34t
• 1.1.2005• Raise HVF Rate to 1.6 Ct/tkm• Increase Weight Limit to 40t
• 1.1.2008• Raise HVF to 1.8 Ct/tkm
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Tax Relaxations
• Exemptions for specific Vehicle Categories• Army• Agriculture• Police, Fire Brigade etc.• Public Transport• Etc.
• Reduced rates or reimbursements for others• Combined Transport• Transport of Timber• Transport of Milk and Cattle
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Effects of the Fee
• Road Transport Business• Costs • Vehicle Kilometers• Transalpine Trips• Rail• Rail Infrastructure• Peripheral regions• Environment
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Impact on Road Transport Business
• Adjustments of the Fleet Composition• Cleaner = cheaper• Lower Weight = Lower Fee
• Changes in the Haulier Business• Concentration due to
• Better use of Logistics (less empty Trips)• Fleet Adaptation can better be realised
• Employment: stable (14‘000 employees)
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Impact on Road Transport Business: Employment
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Beschäftigung in VZÄ
Neues Verkehrsregime Altes Verkehrsregime
Employment
New Regime Old Regime
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Impact on Costs
• Impact on Road Transport Costs: small• Fee equal to about 20% of Costs, but• Outbalanced by Productivity gains
• Higher weight limit• Less empty trips
• Impact on final customer price: neglectable• Transport Costs: on average only 1-2% of final
price• Impact on Inflation: Only 0.11% (According to
Federal Office for Statistics)
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Effects on Vehicle Kilometers
1950
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2200
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1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007
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Effects on Alpine Trips
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Impact on Rail
• No significant Shift due to:• Rail Share traditionally high
• Over all 40%• In Transalpine Transport 65%
• Higher weight limit for trucks• Pricing is one element among others
• Reliability• Simple Procedures • Modern Infrastructure
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Use of Income:2/3 For new Rail Infrastructure
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Impacts on peripheral regions
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Additional costs for peripheral regions25€/Employee (in comparison to others)
M e h r b e l a s t u n g d u r c h d i e L S V A i n C H F p r o B e s c h ä f t i g t e n i m J a h r 2 0 0 5S c h w e i z e r D u r c h s c h n i t t 1 4 5 C H F
2 0 - 1 1 0 1 1 0 - 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 9 0 2 9 0 - 3 8 0 3 8 0 - 4 8 0
5 0
7 79
7 61 0
7 8
7 1
4 7
7 584 8
5 9 5 34 9
7 2
1 0 6
2 5
5 1
2
7 0
5 44 4 7
7 33 1
7 4 5 8
5 20
4 50 6
4
5 5 7
1 4
0
5 51 5 2 7
4 63 8
1 0 3
2 4
0
2 8
3 30
5 6
1 3 0
3 2 3 6
0
1 6 2 6
0
1 2
0
0
1 0 2 3 1
6 0 6 11 1
3 7
6 7
2 90 1 7 3 5
4 2
3 0
1 8 3 4
1 0 40
9 1
6 69 3
1 94 1
6 3
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6 4
2 0
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9 2
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2 1
2 2
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8 4
8 5
8 78 9
8 6
6 9
8 0
9 6
9 59 78 8
1 0 1 9 8
9 9
1 0 5 8 1
1 0 0 8 2
8 3
Additional Charge in SFR per Employee in 2005
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Impacts on Environment(Aggregation effects Road/Rail)
100% 100.00% 100% 100%
84.1%
89.7%
96.3% 95.7%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
105%
NOx PM10 CO2 Energy
Old Regime
New Regime
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Conclusions
• System Works well• Road Transport has become more efficient• Truck traffic has been reduced• Environment: Positive Balance• Rail: Share maintained - Significant Shift
possible only in Context with other Measures• Impact on consumer price neglectable (0.11%)• Last but not least: No detour traffic!
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Final Remarks
• For more information see:
http://www.are.admin.ch/themen/verkehr/00250/00461/index.html?lang=en
Thanks for your attention
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Appendix: Fee Collection
• 2 Systems• Vehicles with OBU (DSRC + GPS)
• Ca. 52’000 Swiss Vehicles (mandatorily) • Ca. 2’000 Foreign vehicles (voluntarily)
• Vehicles without OBU (most foreign vehicles)• Specific measures for Enforcement
• Fixed control stations• Mobile controls
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Tachograp
Sensor for mileage readingat the tachograph
Recording km atborder crossing
ZOLL
DOUANEDOGANA
0 5 7 2 38
057283km
Tachograp
Sensor for mileage readingat the tachograph
Recording km atborder crossing
ZOLL
DOUANEDOGANA
0 5 7 2 38
057283km
Vehicles with OBUData Registration
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StrassenverkehrsamtKanton xxx
by mail
ModemInternet
Vehicle owner
VehicleRegistration Centre
Recorded trip data
0 5 7 2 38
057283km
0 5 7 2 38
057283km
StrassenverkehrsamtKanton xxx
by mail
ModemInternet
Vehicle owner
VehicleRegistration Centre
Recorded trip data
StrassenverkehrsamtKanton xxx
by mail
ModemInternet
Vehicle owner
VehicleRegistration Centre
Recorded trip data
Vehicles with OBUFrom Data to Billing
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Declaration with ID-Declaration with ID- Card
Mileage readingTrailer statusRoute
•individually selected•predefined by theCustoms
Payment modes•Gas station credit card• HVF account• Cash
CT receipt
Mileage readingTrailer statusRoute
•individually selected•predefined by theCustoms
Payment modes•Gas station credit card• HVF account• Cash
CT receipt
Vehicles without OBU
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Fixed Control station