The Transport Act 2000 is an Act of the

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. It provided for a number of measures regarding transport in

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; the first major change in the structure of the privatised railway system established under the

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Railways

The

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and the

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were both abolished and their functions transferred to the Strategic Rail Authority. The Act provides the framework for the railway byelaws.GOV.UK, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/railway-byelaws

Aviation

The Act laid down the framework for the creation of a public-private partnership (effectively privatisation) of

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Highways

Part III of the Act introduced the concept of the Road User Charge or Road User Charging schemes, and workplace parking levys. This enabled various

road pricing Road pricing (also road user charges) are direct charges levied for the use of roads, including road tolls, distance or time-based fees, congestion charges and charges designed to discourage the use of certain classes of vehicle, fuel sour ...

schemes, such as the

London congestion charge The London congestion charge is a fee charged on most cars and motor vehicles being driven within the Congestion Charge Zone (CCZ) in Central London between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm Monday to Friday, and between 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm Saturday an ...

and extension of the

Dartford Crossing The Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing, commonly known as the Dartford Crossing and until 1991 the Dartford Tunnel, is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, carrying the A282 road between Dartford in Kent in the south and Thurro ...

tolls. The Act also enabled the creation of

Home zone A home zone (or play street) is a living street (or group of streets) as implemented in the United Kingdom, which are designed primarily to meet the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, children and residents and where the speeds and dominance of cars ...

References

External links

Transport Act 2000
from the

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