Back to category: Business Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. ‘ An effective transport policy is essential for the success of domestic firms’. At the beginning of 2003 the amount of cars recorded in the United Kingdom totalled twenty five million, this is an increase of twenty two million over the last fifty years. As a result road congestion is increasing rapidly and will continue to worsen as car prices fall. Other methods of transport are also a problem. Rail roads and bus services are old and unsafe and are in need of refurbishment. This has resulted in higher fares to cover work costs. According to Ananova (2003) it is predicted that over the next few years train fares could increase by as much as twenty five percent. Due to this less people use public transport and opt for their cars which makes the congestion situation worse. The following essay shows whether an effective transport policy will be able to correct these problems and aid the success for domestic firms. This is done through analysis of current government objectives and research from a wide range of sources. When Labour came to power they promised t... Posted by: Geraint Watts Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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