Stansted Airport uses Videalert CCTV for parking compliance
London Stansted Airport has installed Videalert CCTV enforcement cameras to eliminate the incidence of tailgating as drivers attempt to leave the drop off zones and short term car parks without paying. The cameras were supplied as part of an ongoing contract with NSL, the UK’s leading provider of parking enforcement services, which includes back office processing and […]
SEA installs red light enforcement system at level crossing
Traffic safety and enforcement system provider SEA has completed an installation of its Red Light Safety Enforcement System at a railway level crossing in Greenland Mill, Bradford-on-Avon which it says, as the first RLSE installed in Network Rail’s Western region, will help improve road safety and save lives. SEA’s RLSE is an enforcement system, detecting […]
Trainers turn to Virtual Reality to teach new HGV drivers
One of the UK’s largest HGV training companies has turned to Virtual Reality technology to help prospective drivers learn key safety procedures more effectively and get test-ready quicker amid a shortage of available training vehicles. Over the past few months, the UK has suffered a shortage of more than 100,000 qualified HGV drivers. and the […]
West Midlands gets funding to support new 5G solutions
West Midlands 5G has been awarded £2.4m in funding through the DCMS Future RAN competition. Future RAN is a funding competition that has allocated £30million of research and development funding to projects that support the goals of the Government’s 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy, an ambitious plan to grow the UK’s telecoms supply chain while ensuring […]
Teletrac Navman secures fleet telematics contract with Asco
Telematics technology company Teletrac Navman has secured a contract to supply logistics and materials management company ASCO its mobile asset and fleet management technology for the optimisation of a 350-strong fleet of vehicles in the UK. Headquartered in Dyce, Aberdeen, ASCO provides logistics and materials management services, operating across markets including new energy, decommissioning and […]
TfL’s CFO steps down
TfL’s Chief Finance Officer Simon Kilonback has made what’s being called “the difficult decision” to leave the organisation. Mr Kilonback’s been at TfL for 12 years where he started as Group Treasurer, later becoming Director of Corporate Finance and then CFO in 2017. TfL says he played a central role in bringing TfL to the […]
TfL increases Red Route fines
Transport for London is planning to increase the level of the penalty charge for road contraventions on its Red Routes from £130 to £160. It says drivers who don’t follow the rules put the safety of themselves and other road users at risk and cause disruption and delays on some of the capital’s busiest and […]
National Highways sets up 50-strong environmental team
National Highways has created a new division for Environmental Sustainability, saying this underlines its commitment to the environment and achieving net zero carbon. The new division, headed by Stephen Elderkin, will work with National Highways’ executive directors and board to deliver the ambitious plan to cut carbon emissions to net zero across England’s motorways and […]
Police in London recorded more than 250 e-scooter crashes in first six months of 2021
There are more question marks about the safety of e-scooters with new figures showing that the Metropolitan Police logged 258 crashes involving private vehicles in the first six months of last year. ITV news reports that the Metropolitan Police data was obtained by Labour’s London Assembly policing and crime spokesman Unmesh Desai, who said the […]
Volvo planning driverless journeys this year
Carmaker Volvo has announced it’ll introduce its unsupervised autonomous driving feature Ride Pilot to customers this year. It says by building on an industry-leading safety standard that will feature in Volvo Cars’ next generation of pure electric cars, Ride Pilot aims to free up more time for customers and make driving a Volvo even more […]