Guidance

Mode shift benefit values: calculating benefits technical reports

Report and extended information technical information on calculating the mode shift benefit values for transporting freight by rail or water instead of road.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 22 December 2014
• Last updated: 28 January 2022 — See all updates

Documents

Mode shift benefit values: update

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Mode shift benefits values: technical report

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Details

The extended information gives greater detail on calculating mode shift benefit values to original report published in April 2009.

The technical reports summarise how benefit values have been updated and describe the approach taken to creating the mode shift benefits.

The documents are used with the ‘freight mode shift benefits values user guide’

Published 22 December 2014
Last updated 28 January 2022 + show all updates

1. 28 January 2022

   'Mode shift benefit values: update' document amended to reflect changes to the mode shift benefit values that improve the accuracy of grant and benefit rates and ensure they align with current input values.

2. 18 May 2020

   Error correction for the treatment of fuel duty revenues when calculating rail external costs.

3. 3 February 2020

   'Mode shift benefit values: update' published

4. 22 December 2014

   First published.