September 25th, 2003
eRUCS: A New Zealand Perspective
By Matthew Barnes
Abstract
The use of Road User Charges (RUC) in New Zealand generates
hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue, but the present paper-based
system is costly to administer, enforce and for vehicles to comply with.
An electronic RUC system presents an opportunity for massive
cost savings, as well as new revenue streams from providing the fleet operators
business information and exporting the e-RUC system to other countries.
For e-RUC to be a success, it needs a driving organisation
with a holistic view to the issue, such as NZ Post, and a commitment to
open standards to avoid the system being tied to any single technology
or vendor.
