Well, says Peter Cochrane, in the week one congestion-easing scheme hogged the headlines, think again. And the knock-on of trains that are cancelled, road traffic accidents and congestion is the generation of more clustered mobile phone calls!
A key plank of the government's flagship integrated transport policy could be under threat if it does not develop a single national technical platform for congestion charging and roll toll schemes, according to new research.
Getting to critical mass with those sorts of mechanisms will be really interesting," Cerf said to an audience of technology executives attending the two-day conference. For example, Microsoft recently brokered a deal to consolidate Sender Policy...
London is set to begin a £2.2m trial of road toll-style smart card charging technology that could be extended as an enforcement tool in the congestion charging zone. The readings will be used to measure journeys and calculate the correct toll or...
The Conservatives have raised concerns over the technology behind the government's plans to cut congestion by charging motorists for every mile they travel. The price would depend on the level of congestion and satellite tracking would be used to...
The government initially announced the national road pricing plans last year as an attempt to tackle growing congestion problems. Local authorities will also be encouraged to take advantage of a separate £18m "pump fund" for road pricing pilot...