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RSS congestion chargeLondon C-Charge smart tagging and tracking trial extended
News Transport for London (TfL) is set to extend the trial of road toll-style car-tracking tags that could be used to deduct the Congestion Charge fee automatically from motorists driving into the centre of London. [13 Dec 2005]
Siemens wins £60m C-Charge enforcement contract
News Siemens has won a £60m contract to provide the digital camera and automatic number plate reading (ANPR) technology for enforcing London's Congestion Charge in the controversial new western extension zone. [13 Oct 2005]
Inside London's Congestion Charging hub
News Like it or loathe it, London's Congestion Charge has been a success. There has been none of the civil disobedience predicted by critics and no major faults allowing drivers to get away without paying.silicon.com was given an exclusive tour of the... [13 Oct 2005]
Photos: The tech behind the Congestion Charge
Photo The Congestion Charge covers an area of eight square kilometres of the City of London and the West End, five days per week. Colin Cross, Capita's congestion charging scheme business director, in the datacentre. [13 Oct 2005]
TfL spends £9m on Congestion Charge tech
News Transport for London (TfL) is to spend £9m on new enforcement technology following official approval for the controversial extension to the Congestion Charge zone. London mayor Ken Livingston gave the go ahead last week for the Congestion Charge... [11 Oct 2005]
Politicians call for Tube mobile coverage review
News The Lib Dems are also calling for the westward extension of the congestion charge to be scrapped to free up funds to improve London's security as part of a 10 point plan, to be released today, aimed at making the capital the safer. [28 Jul 2005]
Computacenter drives off with £8m Highways deal
News The aim is to give Highways Agency officers the power to stop and direct traffic in order to reduce congestion and free up police resources. She is in charge of using technology and information to help drivers avoid congested areas. [08 Apr 2005]
Outsourcing gongs awarded in London
News Best business process outsourcing (BPO) service provider was Capita, a UK success story with business in healthcare and other areas outside technology, well-known for running London's congestion charge scheme. [23 Nov 2004]
London trials £2.2m Congestion Charge smart card scheme
News The readings will be used to measure journeys and calculate the correct toll or Congestion Charge. 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... [16 Nov 2004]
Car-tracking RFID tags may enforce Congestion Charge
News A Tfl spokesman said it was not viable to use this technology when the congestion charge began in 2003. Transport for London (TfL) is set to spend up to £34m on new digital enforcement technologies for the Congestion Charging Scheme (CCS), which... [17 Aug 2004]
Satellite tracking scheme to charge motorists £1.30 a mile
News Motorists face charges of up to £1.30 a mile as part of the government's new congestion-busting plans to use satellite tracking technology to monitor vehicles. Transport secretary Alistair Darling unveiled the car-tracking scheme in his Future of... [21 Jul 2004]
Government to buy satellite car-tracking data
News Satellite navigation data from private and commercial vehicles is to be used by the government to improve congestion monitoring and planning. The government claims the data will dramatically improve congestion monitoring, especially in urban areas... [09 Feb 2004]
IBM proposes national congestion charging system
News While the London congestion charging scheme, run by Capita, uses cameras and number plate recognition technology to enforce the £5 a day charge, IBM claims a more efficient and flexible model would use short-range communications systems to... [12 Nov 2003]
Capita congestion charge improvements due to begin
News Improvements to London's congestion charging scheme, which contractor Capita was handed an additional £31m to implement, are expected to kick in by the end of this month, according to Transport for London's (TfL) report on its first six months. [24 Oct 2003]
£3.5m Capita congestion charging IT payment under fire
News In addition to the success of the scheme in deterring drivers from coming into London, this will contribute to a reduction in congestion charge income for TfL of £64m over the course of the contract. A £3.5m payment to Capita for improvements to... [10 Oct 2003]
