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JOINED UP THINKING
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In your new weekly telematips page (CM310ct-6 Nov), Mark Clissett from Lex Transfleet hit: the nail on the head with his cat for "joined-up thinking" on the use of telematics systems to achieve government goals, including reducing congestion.
Take, for example, the congestion charging schemes, to be implemented in London from 17 February and being considered in other UK cities including Edinburgh and Bristol Aside from the strong concerns being raised about trg technology being used in Londoi to collect the charges, the different charges could prove a administrative nightmare for fleet operators with trucks moving around the UK.
The big concern, especially for smaller fleet operators, will be how they pay the charges. Ii the case of London that means making use of the arrangements for fleet operators (which require an increased daily rate and a substantial up-front payment), or dealing with the administrative nightmare of trying to maintain accurate records of which of their vehicles has entered the zone during the day, and making the correct payments before the end of the day.
Both options pose problems but intelligent logistics technology is the key dtr-anspor firms are to take the guesswork out of congestion charging. A technology solution which allow: transport managers to track
eir fleets accurately would the most cost-effective way r companies to plan and anage their congestion iarging accurately.
But with the government so talking about using itellite-based technology to anage proposed distanceised road user charging, its ne the city councils and ivernment started talking. Technology can be used to anage both issues but the fferent authorities Reed to ark together to avoid pplication and the unpalatable seation of hauliers being left randed in the middle. As Mark Clissett rightly points it, an increased take-up of gstics technology would also sevide assistance to many of e government's goals or ingestion and environmental ;ties. With the government ;mining transport technology r some time now ( including strak) congestion charging may roe its hand. It's time to act. gig Sears-Black, :0, isotrak.