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A leading industry figure has called for the government's proposed Traffic Tsar to be empowered to call on telematics technology to unify the various charging, toll and congestion schemes planned around the UK.
Craig Sears-Black, chief operating officer of systems provider Isotrak, says intelligent use of tracking technology would ensure that schemes like those in London, Edinburgh and Durham—as well as plans for more widespread payper-use road charging—would all be managed the same way helping to avoid an "adminstrative nightmare" for vehicle operators, Some form of tracking system to accurately collect the charges is obviously required," he says. "However, each different scheme is examining different methods of collection and monitoring, and the chances of technology duplication are high.
"The decision by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling to create a Traffic Tsar provides a perfect opportunity for some forward thinking on a standard technology to cater for all the different charging schemes: • Contact isotrak at www.isetrak.00m.