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Welcome, INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ENABLE PEOPLE TO MAKE TRANSPORT CHOICES THAT SAVE LIVES, TIME, AND MONEY. TRANSPORT EXECUTIVES AND ITS PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE WILL TRAVEL TO NEW YORK IN NOVEMBER FOR THE 15TH WORLD CONGRESS ON ITS - ITS CONNECTIONS: SAVING TIME. SAVING LIVES. WITH A FOCUS ON PRACTICAL DEPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS ON EDUCATION AND INNOVATION, THE EVENT ENHANCES THE ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE USERS OF THE WORLD’S TRANSPORT SYSTEMS NEW LEVELS OF SAFETY, RELIABILITY, CONVENIENCE, ACCESSIBILITY, AND CHOICE. TRANSPORT BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL WILL BE ON STAND 872, WHY NOT STOP BY FOR A CHAT? READ MORE ABOUT THE EVENT ON PAGE 13.

Whilst the current financial climate might cause you feeling all but positive, the recent fall in oil prices can offer some relief. The volatility of the marketplace means that it is vital that organisations strategically plan and actively manage the way their fleets and drivers operate. The effective management of fleet fuel can deliver significant savings and fuel cards can be a vital component in delivering savings on this scale, says OGCbuyingsolutions.com on p. 36.

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CONTENTS

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6 NEWS

GLA Transport Policy Director Kulveer Ranger talks about his transport plans for London

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35 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

The continuing goal of the World Congress on ITS is to promote awareness and deployment of ITS technologies

The RMI National Franchised Dealers Association takes a look at the challenges ahead for the truck sector

We take a look at what’s happening in the field of ITS in Norway. Sweden, Denmark and Austria

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19 HIGHWAYS

The effective management of fleet fuel can deliver significant savings and fuel cards can be a vital component in this

Graham Dalton, chief executive of the Highways Agency, explains the organisation’s key priorities

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39 LEGAL UPDATE The commercial and passenger vehicle supply chain faces a major challenge next April with the introduction of new EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval legislation

RoadSafe and the ‘Driving for Better Business’ programme discuss how a safety-focused driving at-work strategy significantly cuts costs

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27 TRANSPORT POLICY Sibylle Rupprecht, Director General IRF, reports from the 3rd Regional Conference of the International Road Federation held 3-4 October in New Delhi, India

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10 September 2008 saw the introduction of the Driver CPC for bus and coach drivers, which is intended to lead to road safety benefits and better motoring for everyone

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TRANSPORT BUSINESS NEWS

New speed cameras planned for British roads NEW CAMERAS will be introduced on UK roads in 2009 that will monitor average speed. Under the scheme, digital speed cameras will be placed at the entry and exit points of roads up to 15 miles apart.

The new cameras will make it harder for speeding motorists to avoid detection and will be deployed on hundreds of roads across Britain.

Up to 50 cameras will operate in networks, automatically reading number plates and transferring data to a central penalty processing centre.

Trials of the cameras have already taken place in London and Northern Ireland, with the technology expected to receive Home Office approval in January 2009.

Fines from the new cameras could be issued as early as next summer and a number of local authorities are understood to have expressed an interest in the scheme, which will cost around £300,000 per network.

Highways Agency awards first national vehicle recovery contract THE FIRST EVER National Vehicle Recovery Manager (NVRM) contract for the Highways Agency has been awarded to Yorkshire firm FMG Support Limited.

The Highways Agency has signed a three-year deal - with the opportunity to extend up to a further two years with FMG Support to run its new national vehicle recovery service. This will enable Highways Agency Traffic Officers to exercise new powers to order the quick and safe removal of abandoned, broken down and accident-damaged vehicles outside of police interest, from the motorway network.

The NVRM will manage a network of local

vehicle recovery operator contracts and will ensure that a suitable vehicle recovery operator attends to remove vehicles.

Working alongside FMG Support's NVRM, the first regional group of Traffic Officers is likely to start using the new service in the East of England early in the New Year.

NEWS IN BRIEF

New software blocks driver use of mobile phones Canadian company Aegis Mobility has created a program called DriveAssistT designed to prevent drivers from using their phones while driving.

DriveAssistT detects when a mobile phone is moving at vehicular speeds and alerts the users provider to put all calls and texts on hold until the call is no longer in motion.

While calls are blocked, voicemail is not, and callers can leave messages for the driver to review.

The software will currently only work on phones that run Windows Mobile or Symbian, and uses GPS to detect car movement via a cell tower. This doesn't mean non-smartphone users are off the hook, however, as Aegis claims a WiFi antenna can be used instead.

According to Aegis, DriveAssistT will cost the user a montly feel of $10 - $20.

Warning over soaring pothole payouts Local councils in England and Wales have issued a warning about the soaring levels of compensation claims they are facing as a result of potholes.

According to the Local Government Association (LGA), the cost of pothole payouts now exceeds the amount invested in fixing cracks in British roads.

The organisation blames the "compensation culture created by no-winno-fee lawyers" and is calling for tighter legislation to clampdown on spurious legal claims relating to potholes.

England and Wales have an estimated 3.5 million potholes and a total of £53 million was paid out last year in claims to drivers, money that could have been spent repairing almost one million potholes.

The LGA claims that local council employees spent 40,801 days (111 years) dealing with the claims, while just £52.3 million was spent fixing potholes. David Sparks, chair of the LGA transport and regeneration board, commented: "With high fuel prices, changes to car tax and the threat of recession the temptation for drivers to try their luck is greater than ever."

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TRANSPORT BUSINESS NEWS

UK population supports road user charging 60 PER CENT of the UK population believe a system of road user charging, where you pay depending on how much you use your car, is fairer than a fixed car tax, a new poll was commissioned by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has revealed.

Alan Stilwell, Chair of ICE’s Transport Board said: “The results of this poll are very interesting as they demonstrate the public’s willingness to consider new options to combat congestion and climate change. Road user charging is by no means a silver bullet, but may need to be part of a mix of initiatives that starts shifting the costs of motor transport onto actual journeys, allowing people to make sensible choices about how they travel. If this is offset by reductions in fixed costs such as Vehicle Excise Duty, there is a good chance it

will be acceptable to the public.

“Currently, the marginal costs of individual car journeys are very low and what needs to be investigated is how we get to the stage where people are paying less for their car, but more for their journey.

Mr Stilwell continued: “There is no doubt that car travel will continue to play a major part in UK transport. However, a culture of car dependency, and the traffic jams and delays that go with it is removing the sense of independence that the car once offered. We must redress the balance by thinking creatively about how we can effectively and equitably manage the demands placed on our road network, as well as improving public transport so that we can offer the public a real alternative to car use.”

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Driver invents brake light-testing device A DEVICE has been designed that enables truck drivers to check their brake lights before using the vehicle on the road. The brakeaware© electrical safety system allows the driver to activate the brake lights using a fob, standing behind the vehicle while making routine checks. The device is fitted in the cab, connects to the brake light feed and has a range of up to 70m.

John Arundel, an LGV driver from Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil, who works for A&L Trucking, designed and developed the technology over a 15-month period: "The cab can be 60 feet away from the rear of the vehicle, so you cannot always see the reflection of the brake lights to check if they are working.

"This could prove to be a very serious and expensive problem".

Once fitted to a vehicle the system not only gives a visual check of their brake lights but a visual check of all trailer brake lights that is connected to the vehicle.

New era of assessing and training HGV drivers E-TRAINING WORLD, finalists in the recent GreenFleet® Awards, has developed a driver risk assessment booklet, and an HGV driver training DVD, after research showed that less than 25 per cent of vocational drivers have easy access to the Internet and therefore could not easily utilise the existing online systems.

The risk assessment booklet is posted to HGV drivers who fill it in and post it back.

Five booklets exist in total so that drivers working for the same company do not all receive the same questions. Once completed and returned, the information from the booklet is quickly keyed into a supporting system which automatically calculates, and records, the driver's risk rating as High, Medium or Low risk.

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EVENTS ITS GENEVA WORLD CONGRESS MOTOR SHOW ITS

ITS Connections: Saving time, saving lives 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems magine a world where cars talk to each other. A community where a natural disaster or attack does not create chaos, but efficiency in the execution of response and evacuation plans. A person who drives the same route to work, but arrives in half the time. It’s not a dream – it is the reality coming alive this November in New York City at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS).

Hosted by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America), ERTICO-ITS Europe, and ITS Japan, the continuing goal of the World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) is to promote awareness and deployment of ITS technologies. ITS enables people to make transport choices that save lives, time, and money. With a focus on practical deployment, as well as on education and innovation, the World Congress on ITS enhances our ability to work together to provide users of the world’s transport systems new levels of safety, reliability, convenience, accessibility, and choice.

It’s been three years since the World Congress was held in the Unites States and there is no better city to host this event than New York—a global center of commerce and culture with an international reputation as a world-class city. A World Congress in New York, quite simply, is an unforgettable experience. Transport executives and ITS

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professionals from around the globe will come together at the World Congress & Annual Meeting in New York.

VITAL ITS TOPICS This year’s Congress theme - “ITS Connections: Saving Time. Saving Lives.” highlights the necessity of deploying ITS solutions that save lives, time and money in an age where the pace of life runs faster every day. This theme will be largely discussed throughout the 300 policy and technical sessions, as well as be visible in the large scale exhibition area and live demonstrations.

Traffic management, mobility solutions, communication technologies, public facilities and many more vital ITS topics with concrete results will be examined.

Combined with ITS America’s 2008 Annual Meeting and Exposition, the 15th World Congress is shaping up to be the largest ITS event in 2008 with more than 10,000 transportation, technology and business professionals experiencing: • 350,000 square feet of exhibition space – the largest ever for a World Congress • 800+ industry-leading speakers • Cutting-edge ITS-specific educational sessions • Three plenary sessions • 76 executive & special sessions • 167 technical & scientific sessions

• 56 annual meeting sessions & forum showcases • 250 poster presentations in five interactive sessions • Exclusive technical tours offering a behind the scenes look at innovative ITS solutions • The largest fully-integrated demonstration showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicleto-roadside communication technologies and applications including innovative mobility solutions operating on the streets and highways of New York • New York City and all the unforgettable sights, entertainment and activities • And, limitless opportunities to connect with an international audience in a world-class city.

Transport executives and ITS professionals from around the globe will come together at the World Congress & Annual Meeting in New York. ITS America’s Annual Meeting is the premier annual event in North America for ITS professionals. With a unique opportunity to experience the Annual Meeting in the backdrop of the World Congress, delegates will experience the depth and breadth of the World Congress alongside the Annual Meeting's educational focus on the challenges and opportunities to fully deploy ITS in the United States. We encourage everyone to join us at this landmark conference and exposition.

The conference program for the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport

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ITS WORLD CONGRESS ITS

About the 15th World Congress on ITS

Systems reflects a global spectrum of ITS interests. The outstanding, industry-specific sessions have been carefully developed by leading ITS professionals from around the world. The World Congress and Annual Meeting program will provide valuable information and insights for today’s international and domestic leaders in all modes of the transport industry.

Transportation experts will speak on ITS issues and solutions in Plenary, Executive, Special, Technical, Scientific, Interactive, Annual Meeting, Pan-American, and IBEC Sessions. All sessions are structured to encourage audience discussion with panelists and presenters to advance the exchange of knowledge and technology capabilities.

One of the biggest highlights of this year’s World Congress is the “VII Technology Demonstrations.” Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside communication technologies and applications will be highlighted by innovative mobility solutions operating on the streets and highways of New York including a five-block section of 11th Avenue that will be closed to traffic to allow automakers, suppliers and other teams to demonstrate applications such as vehicleto-vehicle based collision avoidance, signal violation warning, and autonomous vehicle operation. Delegates will be able to watch these demonstrations in a narrated, theaterlike environment in front of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

DSRC TESTBEDS Two Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) equipped testbeds are being developed in and around New York City. These include a 50-mile long freeway testbed on the Long Island Expressway and an arterial testbed in Manhattan with one loop route on the west side of Manhattan. These testbeds will be used to demonstrate applications such as in-vehicle signing, warnings, traveler information, and ecommerce. Specially-equipped high technology

buses will be outfitted with VII onboard equipment and video screens that will replicate a driver interface so that large numbers of delegates can experience these applications.

The testbeds will be built in compliance with the United States’ national VII architecture and will be left in place after the 15th World Congress to serve as a national VII testbed for future research and development.

After delegates experience these testbeds, they can see how the raw data is applied in a 3,200 square foot exhibition designed to showcase the integration of active probe data into the most advanced applications of Transportation Management Center (TMC) systems. This demonstration will illustrate the future of TMCs and how these new cooperative system applications will change the way we do business in the coming decades. Actual raw probe data will be brought into the TMS from the tour busses and other DSRC-equipped vehicles in the New York area and elsewhere, if necessary.

This data will be displayed in the VII TMC inside the exhibit hall and World Congress delegates will be shown how vehicle-based sensor data can be used to generate information useful to highway operations.

The VII TMC will also demonstrate vehiclebased applications such as the generation of travel time data, signal timing, weather forecasting, and road condition warnings.

Also unique about the Congress are the technical tours. New York is a recognized leader in the deployment of ITS technologies and practices and the World Congress’ technical tours enable ITS professionals to experience New York’s most innovative ITS systems.

The World Congress will also feature technologies related to: cooperative system network management, probe data, tolling and congestion pricing, parking management, mayday/incident response, corridor management, fleet management, transit and commercial vehicles. And, the organizers have also reserved plenty of time for delegates to explore the 350,000 square

Hosted by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America), ERTICO, and ITS Japan, the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) will be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City from November 16-20, 2008.

The 15th World Congress on ITS will be combined with ITS America’s 2008 Annual Meeting and Exposition, making it the largest ITS event in 2008 and is expected to attract 10,000 transportation, technology and business professionals. Delegates to the 15th World Congress on ITS will have access to more than 200 extraordinary education sessions, exciting technical tours, a 300,000 square foot exhibit hall, live vehicle communications demonstrations operating on the streets and highways of New York, and limitless opportunities to connect with an international audience in a world-class city.

foot exhibition filled with the leading suppliers in the deployment of ITS technologies and practices showcasing the latest ITS technologies, applications, and services from the U.S. and around the world.

November 16-20, 2008 in New York City, ITS leaders from around the world will come together to view and discuss ITS designs that will help enhance transportation systems worldwide, ideas that will reduce travel time, improve mobility, and ensure the safety of all their cities’ residents. This World Congress will be the most dynamic ITS event of 2008 and will certainly set the standard for the future of ITS. Transport, technology, and business professionals involved with any aspect of Intelligent Transportation Systems, from development and management through delivery, implementation, and operation, should plan to attend the 15th World Congress on ITS. FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information or to register, visit www.itsworldcongress.org.

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ITS ASSOCIATION UPDATE

Insight into advanced ITS in Denmark reen waves for bicyclists: Copenhagen is probably the capital in the world with the highest percentage of cyclists. This has led to severe bicycle congestion, which now has been solved on some stretches by green waves for cyclists. While the cyclists were driving by speeds around 10km/h in average before, they are now speeding through the capital with an average of 20km/h.

Real time optimisation of cost of demand driven transportation: Transportation of the disabled and patients is big business for suppliers and therefore also a large cost for local governments in Denmark. To reduce the costs to the absolute minimum necessary, most counties in Denmark have now joined forces to establish a system for optimising the procurement of transport. All suppliers, taxies or bus companies, present their prices and price systems. When an order comes in, the central computer looks at all the vehicles available and their current position.

By combining this information the cheapest offer is calculated among the more than 1,000 available vehicles and a booking is automatically sent directly to the driver in the winning vehicle.

Managing the buses: Most busses are nowadays equipped with GPS, which provides

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several benefits.

If a bus runs late, it often happens that the next bus catches up and as the first bus takes all the passengers, the second bus is just running empty behind, with passengers missing a bus according to schedule. With GPS in all busses and a central management system, a bus driver and the central managers can in real time see that a bus is catching up on another bus. If the driver doesn’t slow down, the central office can order him to do it.

Outside congested hours it sometimes happens that a bus comes ahead of schedule.

Until recently complains from passengers about busses ahead of schedule could not be verified, but that is possible now by looking back into the historical data.

Having the position of the bus centrally makes it also easy to implement bus priority at traffic lights. Using GPS has proven more reliable than more classic methods such as loops in the road or short distance communication like DSRC. Public transport planner: With ever increasing traffic everyone agrees that more people should use public transport, but when it comes to you, you prefer that the neighbor takes the bus and you stay in the car. A new cooperation between the Danish Road Directorate (DRD) and the national public transport planner will try to change that. DRD has made a database with precise travel times for all roads of a certain size.

This database shows precise delays due to congestion. For any trip the travel time by public transport can now be compared with the travel time by car at a given time of the day. This will often show that public transport is faster and hopefully convince more people to take the bus or train.

Welcome to Stockholm hatever your mood, the right place to be is in Stockholm - one of the world’s most beautiful capitals. A stay in Stockholm can be whatever you would like it to be. There are vast possibilities for sights and adventures - so explore and enjoy!

In environmental terms, Stockholm is a modern showcase. The air pollution is minimal, and the water is so clean that you can swim or fish salmon right outside the Royal Palace downtown.

The Stockholm archipelago is one of the world’s most spectacular. Stretching 80 kilometres east of the city, the archipelago comprises 30 000 islands, islets and rocks.

And now Stockholm will host the 16th World Congress on ITS. The congress will be held 21 to 25 September 2009, the same time Sweden is chairing EC. The Swedish hosts the Swedish Road Administration, VINNNOVA, ITS-Sweden and the main partnersScania, Green Cargo, Volvo, Logica, SAAB, Bombardier are proud to invite you to Stockholm.

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FOCUS The focus of the ITS World Congress 2009 in Stockholm will be on the implementation of ITS solutions that improve our everyday lives, as well as on how these can benefit end users and help reduce the negative impact on the environment

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caused by today’s transport.

A pioneer in the field of ITS, Sweden is uniquely placed to be the host of the ITS Congress & Exhibition in 2009. From an international perspective, Swedes enjoy a very high ICT standard, with more mobile telephones and computers per capita than any other country in the world. Thanks to the country’s low population density combined with long distances, ITS has become an important area of development for private enterprises and the public sector alike.

Not only can ITS reduce costs and streamline logistics, it can also contribute to safe and secure transport. ITS involves everything from alcohol interlocks to mobile telephony and sophisticated traffic management systems.

The potential of and the need for ITS in coordinating travel and transport between different transport modes is increasing rapidly.

New and sophisticated technology, open platforms and new business models are emerging at an ever faster rate, helping ITS development to pick up speed. Rapid deployment of ITS solutions will help make transport more efficient and environmentally-friendly.

Sweden has a long tradition of collaboration between different stakeholders, both within the public and private sectors and always consider the benefits of ITS for the individual and the society.

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CALL FOR PAPERS Call for papers started in September 2008 and will end on 1 December. The congress will focus on all four transport modes, a sustainable transport system.

The focus areas are 1. ITS for transport and traffic managers 2. ITS for travellers and users 3. ITS for drivers 4. ITS for freight and logistics 5. ITS addressing societal challenges 6. ITS infrastructure 7. ITS deployment challenges 8. ITS for our climate We hope to present around 700 papers during the congress.

FOR MORE INFORMATION You can find more information on www.itsworldcongress.com

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ITS development and deployment in Austria ustriaTech – Federal Agency for Technological Measures Ltd. was founded in 2005 by the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit) and is wholly owned by the Austrian federal government. AustriaTech is one of Austria´s leading know-how pools dealing with telematic development and deployment.

AustriaTech GmbH has the objective of setting up activities that will contribute to strengthen and further develop Austria’s technological competitiveness. Its principal focus lies on stimulating developments in the field of infrastructure technologies, on the coordinated implementation of these within Austria and on the international placement of Austrian technological competences.

The portfolio of AustriaTech is currently focused on two business divisions: In the Telematics Business Division (technology

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enabling and technology deployment), AustriaTech has the task of stimulating the use of modern transport telematics systems within the Austrian transport system. In this context, AustriaTech advises and supports the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology in questions of technology policy, develops and runs research projects in cooperation with infrastructure operators, industry and research institutions from Austria and elsewhere in Europe. As a know-how provider for transport telematics, AustriaTech is committed to the development and realisation of transport policy instruments (Telematics Master Plan, TEN-T projects) for the implementation of modern technologies in the Austrian transport system. Furthermore, this comprehensive knowledge is also basis for cooperation with other countries.

In the Technology Transfer Business Division,

AustriaTech contributes to supporting the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology. Here, the principal task is the pursuit of the goal of sustainable security of employment and location by means of increasing the technology component of Austrian goods and services exports.

FOR MORE INFORMATION www.austriatech.org www.its-austria.info

ITS in Norway TS Norway is a national ITS organisation; a non-profit association financed primarily by membership fees and public grants. ITS Norway is unique in the fact that we are genuinely multimodal and represent all the main transport modes; road, rail, sea and air. We have close to 70 member companies from all parts of the transport domain and many system suppliers. We also have the major transport authorities and public bodies on board.

Norway has long experience with electronic tolling. The national AutoPASS system is based on CEN DSRC and is one of the most robust and advanced ETC systems in operation, offering cross-border interoperability in northern Europe and the ability to collect aggregated travel data from over 60 per cent of the vehicle fleet. The national road data base contains detailed data and excellent access for ITS systems and Norwegian transport companies make use of ITS on an impressively advanced level.

ITS is growing more multimodal and this evolution is supported by European transport policy. To facilitate interoperability and business models that include entities from different countries or transport modes, we have developed a national framework model and architecture called ARKTRANS. This model is centred on generic roles and functions and is able to hide details and complexity when needed. It is already widely in use, also in international projects.

We run a number of activities in ITS Norway supporting the development of smarter transport solutions. Interest groups, conferences and R&D activities are core elements in our network. We have three fundamental principles for our promotion of ITS as a tool for a modern transport policy: • Multimodality: ITS must be included in all transport modes and serve co-modality • Interoperability: ITS must offer roaming, continuity in quality of service and re-use of information • Strategy: New systems and services, both public and commercial, should be deployed as part of a clear strategy in order to achieve a synergy of effects.

In our exhibition at the ITS World Congress in New York, which is a part of the large pavilion called ITS in Scandinavia/Stockholm 2009, we proudly present three of our most innovative members: • Q-Free – A world leader in technology for ETC and new communication systems • SINTEF – The renowned research institute with cutting edge expertise in ITS • NPRA (Norwegian Public Roads) – An innovative road transport administration

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HIGHWAYS

SAFETY AND RELIABILITY Graham Dalton, chief executive of the Highways Agency, talks to Sandra Heavenstone What are your key priorities?

First is to get absolute clarity on the investment programme for the motorway and strategic road network. We are working with the Department for Transport (DfT) to define which of the motorway capacity improvements should be delivered through Active Traffic Management, and which through widening. I want to get this programme fixed before the end of the year so that our Major Projects team can crack on with delivery.

Beyond that, I am working with DfT to build the relationship between the department, which supports ministers in setting policy, and the agency, which then delivers that policy. The Nichols report in 2007 said much of how that relationship should work for developing and delivering investment. It is now for me to make sure those changes are embedded, and that we take a look at how we work with the DfT in other areas to make sure that we are giving good support to policy development, and that they can then rely on us to implement.

And thirdly, there are some things we need to do across the agency - in terms of staff development, ways of working and good business planning - to meet the continuing challenge to be more efficient and to prepare for the next government spending review.

What kind of Highways Agency can we envisage in 2020 e.g. with the introduction of road tolls and road pricing?

There are many, many variables that will shape what our strategic road network will look like in 2020 – price of energy, levels of demand and congestion, changing patterns of work and leisure, and many more. I don’t know exactly what the network will look like, nor what the Highways Agency that manages that network will look like. But I do know that the pressures of increasing demand, an expectation of absolutely predictable journey time, intolerance of death and serious injury to users and staff, and the need to run our business with little or no adverse impact on the environment will all shape our journey to 2020.

Road tolls and pricing might be one of the tools to help us on that journey but the

extend the model to other areas. As local authorities increasingly draw on the same supply chain as us to maintain their networks, I expect the suppliers to seize the opportunities of sharing resources and integrated planning of work to be something that brings them competitive advantage and ultimately benefit to both the local authority and to the agency.

Are highways contractors subject to any accreditation or kite mark scrutiny e.g. with road surfacing, infrastructure or traffic management products with the consideration of road safety?

The Highways Agency's requirements for works are set out in the various Specifications and Guidance produced by the agency. These requirements are aimed at getting best value and include any relevant quality systems where

The motorway has also revolutionised the way that we live. People are now able to commute and to make business journeys over much longer distances than ever before, and to move to a new job in a new area without needing to move home. In turn that has made it easier for families to maintain two careers based on one home location – changing the face of the workforce

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The Transport Secretary has announced a £6 billion investment package to improve and make better use of England's motorways and other key roads. This will fund a mix of techniques to get the most out of the existing network, such as opening the hard shoulder to traffic, taking forward the Advanced Motorway Signalling and Traffic Management Feasibility Study, and also including looking at successful examples of dedicated or tolled lane use in America.

What will be your involvement here?

Will you be developing more collaborative procurement methods in the future e.g. of local authorities and stakeholders joining together. Will this involve new contracting methods?

I will be involved in all that you have mentioned.

We are grinding through the options and cost estimate work for all the enhancement schemes now, in support of proposals to go to the DfT and the Secretary of State on the exact shape of the investment programme over the next five years. Our input is drawing on our knowledge of the network, where the greatest need for additional capacity or safety mitigation is, and the most efficient means of delivery. I hope that we will then be able to progress the straight forward improvement schemes quickly, allowing ministers the time they properly need to assess the options for introducing a charging regime for additional capacity on the routes identified in the July Roads Command Paper: ‘Roads – Delivery Choice and Reliability’.

The Highways Agency has, in the past, been one of the more progressive clients in the move from traditional contracting arrangements to more efficient, flexible and collaborative procurement approaches. A surprisingly large number of firms regard us as their single largest client, and we in turn place great reliance on many of those suppliers. So we continue to work with those key organisations to deliver more quickly, more innovatively, and more safely whilst securing a fair margin for the supplier and value for money for the agency.

Beyond that, I am happy to explore how we can form alliances with other highway authorities if they further these aims. The Midlands Highways Alliance has had some success, though we have not yet managed to

Highways Agency of 2020 will have developed and deployed many other tools and techniques besides. Who knows, cars and trucks may be under totally automated control through the busiest sections of motorway.

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this is appropriate. These include National Highway Sector Schemes for contractors working in particular sectors (e.g. traffic management). Safety is a key consideration in producing any requirement.

Each contract identifies the specific performance and accreditation requirements through the specification. In the selection process contractors bidding for work on the Highway Agency network are then assessed in terms of their technical ability and capability in delivering these requirements. To support this process, the Highways Agency carries out regular accreditation of its key highway suppliers using its Capability Assessment Toolkit (CAT) and Global Health and Safety Assessment Programme.

On the eve of the 50-year anniversary of the motorway what do you consider to be its greatest achievement?

The motorway has been an enabler of social change, bringing frequent and relatively low cost travel over long distances within the reach of most of the population. It has revolutionised the supply chain for goods to factories and shops, to the point that deliveries are almost always ‘just in time’, that stock levels are low or non-existent, and the cost of transport is a very

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modest proportion of the value of the goods.

The motorway has also revolutionised the way that we live. People are now able to commute and to make business journeys over much longer distances than ever before, and to move to a new job in a new area without needing to move home. In turn that has made it easier for families to maintain two careers based on one home location – changing the face of the workforce.

But most of all, the motorway has allowed almost everyone to access any part of the country in their own personal transport – bringing a sense of freedom unknown to earlier generations.

How will you balance road productivity with the green agenda?

We are committed to limiting our impact on the environment, especially when it comes to major road schemes. Our supply chain and contractors already play a vital role in this.

As an agency we’re focused on sustainable development. But our challenge is two-fold: to ensure our network and the surrounding environment are fit for future generations, and to make sure our activities and practices have as little adverse impact as possible on the wider environment.

To help meet this challenge we produced our first Sustainable Development Action Plan in 2007, bringing together experts into a project board to take forward our vision for how to support sustainable development. This year (2008-09) we published an updated plan on our website (www.highways.gov.uk), which supports the government’s five guiding principles of sustainable development: 1: Living within environmental limits 2: Achieving a sustainable economy 3: Ensuring a strong, healthy and just society 4: Promoting good governance, and 5: Using sound science responsibly.

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Employees driving their own cars on business are a potential health and safety timebomb for employers, which is why Inchcape Fleet Solutions have launched ‘Grey Matters’ he occupational road risk policing and management of staff who use their own cars on business - the socalled ‘grey fleet’ - is the total responsibility of companies and organisations in exactly the same way as employers are legally responsible for employees driving company vehicles.

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LEGISLATION With the recent implementation of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act in addition to existing legislation such as the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, it is vital, says Inchcape Fleet Solutions, that all employers focus on reducing their ‘grey fleet’ risk exposure.

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The ‘Grey Matters’ product portfolio includes: • A full risk assessment of all staff driving their own cars on business • Checks on vehicle MoT and service documentation • Checks to ensure that business insurance is in place • Driver licence checks against the DVLA database • Checks to ensure a valid Road Fund Licence is in place • A company audit to highlight potential remedial solutions Terry Bartlett, Managing Director of Inchcape Fleet Solutions, said: “We would recommend that employers make it a condition of employment that staff expected to drive their own cars on business must provide valid vehicle-related documentation and undertake a risk assessment. Employees that are not prepared to meet employer requests for information may have something to hide.”

Once data checks have been undertaken all management information reports are provided to employers online - although details can also be sent by post or e-mail if required. In addition, employees are sent online reminders to provide updated documents as and when required to ensure legal compliance.

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RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE Mr Bartlett added: “Our service provides our customers with a comprehensive audit trail through an efficient and time-saving service. “‘Grey Matters’ enables our customers to comply with all legislation relating to atwork drivers. Reports provided are proof of a competent and responsible corporate attitude towards ‘grey fleet’ drivers and any areas of weakness will be highlighted immediately and can then be eradicated with the implementation of a comprehensive training programme.”

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Risky business Corporate focus on containing and cutting costs is at a level not seen since the recession of the early 1990s so a boardroom occupational road risk management action plan is a business essential s organisations large and small grapple with the impact of the credit crunch, the slump in consumer spending and the overall economic downturn, ensuring management and director buy-in to a comprehensive at-work driving safety strategy makes financial as well as legal and moral sense.

More people are killed and seriously injured on Britain’s roads while driving on behalf of their employer than in any other work-related activity.

It is estimated that 200 deaths or serious injuries a week in road crashes involve someone while driving a car, van or truck on business, which is why the government has identified managing occupational road risk as a key issue within its road safety agenda.

Consequently, the government launched its ‘Driving for Better Business’ initiative, which has seen companies running many of Britain’s most safety-focused fleets recruited as ‘business champions’. In turn, these companies are being used as beacons of best practice to spread the benefits gathered of running a world-class occupational road risk management programme nationwide.

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ESTABLISHING A NETWORK The initiative is being managed by automotiveled road safety charity RoadSafe and programme manager Caroline Scurr said: “The establishing of a network of road safety at work champions with a proven track record of promoting occupational road risk management in their business, has sparked significant interest from other organisations that have historically turned a blind eye to the issue.

“While many organisations are aware of the raft of health and safety legislation, road traffic laws and most recently the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act that firms that expect staff to drive on business must abide by, they are often unaware of how to implement a safe driving strategy and often only see it as a cost.

“Not only does RoadSafe and the ‘Driving for Better Business’ programme highlight action steps, but we can prove through our ‘business champions’ that a safety-focused driving atwork strategy significantly cuts costs.”

An initial business-wide risk assessment

resulting in an audit trail of employees and the company leading to a cultural change through the implementation of an occupational road risk management action plan is essential.

The plan should focus on improving driver safety, ensuring vehicles are fit for purpose and journey planning and scheduling as well as rules on drink and drug-driving and particularly advice on the morning after - many drink-driving offences are committed on the drive to work the next day following a previous night out.

Drivers should also be made aware of company rules relating to issues such as mobile phone use - RoadSafe recommends that hands-free phones are not used while driving in addition to handheld phones, use of which is against the law and driving while tired with 15-minute breaks recommended every two hours.

COMPANY RESPONSIBILITY Crucially, the action plan and subsequent audit should focus not just on employees at the wheel of company-provided vehicles, but also staff who drive their own cars and vans on business.

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Paul Blackman, driving safety advisor, Greene King, with Business Champion certificate

In the eyes of the law, companies are responsible for all staff and vehicles driven on business, irrespective of the ownership of the car or van.

Checking the validity of employee driving licences is a suggested starting point. This can then be followed by individual risk assessments being undertaken on each driving member of staff and their vehicle with many companies turning to online profiling of at-work drivers.

While there are a myriad number of webbased risk profiling systems on the market, most will result in staff being given a ‘low’, ‘medium’ or ‘high’ risk rating. Those in the latter two categories will undoubtedly need additional training, invariably on-road.

RECORDING DRIVER DETAILS As well as recording driver licence documentation details, the recording of comprehensive vehicle-related details is also essential. While organisations are likely to be able to access insurance and maintenance records for company-provided vehicles, the same needs to be true of privately-owned vehicles driven on business.

While administratively cumbersome it is essential that companies have detailed records of all vehicles driven on business covering: insurance, Vehicle Excise Duty renewal dates, servicing and maintenance schedules as well as MoT certificates if over three year sold.

With employees also feeling the financial pinch, staff who drive their own cars on business may look to ‘cut corners’ in terms of saving on vehicle insurance, servicing and maintenance costs.

Coupled with the onerous administrative burden, the net result is that some companies are turning to car rental as a viable safety-focused alternative to staff using their own cars on business.

Invariably, amongst the newest vehicles on the road and maintained in accordance with manufacturer schedules, rental can make economic as well as legal sense for companies.

It also saves on mileage reimbursement charges.

“While there is an upfront cost to introducing risk management measures and establishing policies and procedures, the spin-off benefits and financial savings are numerous,” said Ms Scurr.

They include: • 20 per cent reduction in crashes and related costs in the first 12 months with additional savings in future years • saving in ‘hidden’ costs - lost orders and output, administration costs, legal fees and general business interruption - of around three times the cost of a crash • five per cent vehicle wear and tear saving due to drivers adopting a more sympathetic style of driving • 5-7 per cent fuel economy improvement • four per cent improvement in vehicle residual values • Significant reductions in insurance premiums and excesses.

She added: “The overall savings per vehicle will more than cover the cost of any driver assessment and training required to both improve employee safety and comply with a company’s duty of care responsibility.

“Additionally, our ‘business champions’ also report many other benefits such as improved staff morale and improved public image. Legal action as a result of a court case resulting can be both publicly embarrassing and very damaging to any business.”

POLICE INVESTIGATION In the event of an at-work driver being involved in a road crash, investigating police officers will want to question not only those involved in the incident, but company managers.

They will want questions answered in relation to the driver, the vehicle and the journey. A carefully compiled ‘live’ audit should be able to provide the required answers. However, the inability to provide information will result in the investigation gathering momentum.

Instead of focusing on the business, management and director time will be spent on answering police questions. Ultimately, the business and individual managers/directors could face court action - in addition to the rogue driver.

That is not a legal, financial or moral price that any company should want to pay, which is why organisations such as Bury St Edmunds-based brewer Greene King has become a ‘business champion’ after putting in place a raft of measures that saw it slash its road crash costs by

more than £150,000 in 2006/7 as its in-house developed safe driving initiative continued to pay dividends.

In the last four years more than 500 members of staff - HGV, LGV and company car drivers as well as occasional pool car drivers and employees who drive their own car on business - have all completed individual three-hour driving assessments under the eagle eye of the company’s driving safety advisor Paul Blackman.

He said: “Not only does Greene King have a duty of care towards its employees, but as a business we want to make sure our staff are safe on the road at all times.

“By highlighting the dangers of work-related road risk and recognising the financial costs of accidents, Greene King has been able to improve profitability and contribute to the safety of staff by making them more risk aware. I would advise all companies not to bury their head in the sand.”

FINANCIAL SAVINGS Mobile services phone and data providers TMobile has seen huge financial savings and improved the safety of its employees after equipping 250 vehicles with technology to monitor driver behaviour.

The installation of GreenRoad Technologies’ Safety Center’s dashboard-mounted display with green, red and yellow lights is an in-vehicle sensor that monitors 120 driver actions involving speed, braking, acceleration, lane handling and turning.

Nigel Wilkinson, T-Mobile’s head of health, safety and environment, said the technology had more than paid for itself as the company has witnessed a £417,000 saving in bent metal costs and fuel savings of around £20,000 (a three per cent saving) in just 12 months as well as huge reductions in staff sickness rates and administration relating to road crashes.

Hatfield-based T-Mobile is another ‘business champion’ and Mr Wilkinson added: “T-Mobile wants to be leaders in the health and safety protection of employees and becoming a ‘business champion’ is helping us to do that.

The government is right to encourage employers to take steps to protect their at-work drivers and hopefully we will see a reduction in road traffic accidents.”

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MOBILITY AND SAFETY Sibylle Rupprecht, Director General IRF, reports from the 3rd Regional Conference of the International Road Federation held 3-4 October in New Delhi, India ore than 1.2 million deaths and 23 million injuries are caused by road accidents worldwide every year. Of these, India accounts for 10 per cent of fatal accidents. These alarming figures were disclosed by the speakers at the 3rd Regional IRF Conference on ‘Mobility and Safety in Road Transport’ to some 250 engineers and experts who took part in this event. K.H. Muniyappa, Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, inaugurated this important conference organised by the Geneva-based International Road Federation.

In the context of massive road development activities in the region, and India in particular, road transport has become more and more attractive over the years. The high demand for mobility brought a substantial growth in motor vehicle ownership, including motorcycles, coupled with poor road user behaviour. This has led to a serious concern about the road safety situation.

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RISING FIGURES The World Health Organisation estimates that worldwide road traffic injuries will move up from 9th position of leading causes of death in 2004 to 5th position by 2030. Thus the current figure of 1.2 million victims is set to double by 2030. Road crashes are the leading cause of death for young people aged 10-24. According to the WHO projections, road crashes will be the leading cause of disability and premature death for children aged five and over in developing countries by 2015.

Road crashes cost developing countries up to $100 billion each year, a figure equivalent to all official overseas aid. About two-thirds of road accidents and one-third of road fatalities occur in urban areas, with pedestrians and cyclists being the most vulnerable road users.

Therefore, if we want to save lives, we need to ensure safer infrastructure, safer behaviour, safer vehicles and better enforcement of traffic rules.

The 3rd Regional IRF

Conference looked into the following four broad themes: Urban Mobility and Safety; Road Developments and Safety Implications; Management of Mobility and Road Safety; and Institutional and Legislative Capacity for Road Safety.

The conference deliberations and the panel discussion showed a high degree of passion for ensuring mobility in developing countries without compromising on high standards of safety. In the valedictory session, 18 important proposals were elaborated, recognising that actions must include the three E’s (Engineering, Education, and Enforcement).

TAKING ACTION Mr. K.K. Kapila, Conference Chair and Vice Chairman of IRF, summarised the recommendations as follows: 1.It is recommended that all agencies must work collectively to reduce road fatalities substantially in the next three years with a built-in review mechanism. Besides, a missionoriented concerted effort is required to reach safety targets by reducing the risks from all perspectives. This effort should include major advertising and educational campaigns for the public at large. The states are encouraged to subscribe to this. The IRF will consider introducing a national award to recognise the state with the highest reduction of fatalities.

The traffic police officers demonstrating a high level commitment to reducing road fatalities are to be awarded a distinction as recognition.

2.Urban roads must be planned and designed to meet the need for mobility effectively, but without compromising the safety for any of the various road users.

3.The use of ITS should be recognised and fully used for effective management of mobility and safety.

4.New cars should include all in-vehicle safety devices.

5.The access to roads must be regulated to avoid mixed traffic, which leads to accidents and traffic interruptions.

6.Road Safety Audits should be made mandatory (similar to the system practiced in the railways sector) to ensure road safety aspects are built into all projects from planning to operating stage.

7.Enough funding should be allocated to make roads safe. The ‘Make Roads Safe’ campaign recommends that at least 10 per cent of road budgets provided by the World Bank and other major lenders are devoted to road safety.

8.Accident statistics must be one of the priorities and collection of accident data can be made the responsibility of O&M Contractor,

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20mph zones & safer streets

Could average speed cameras be the solution?

In an urban environment, anything that moderates excessive speed and prevents stop/start driving is going to be beneficial. Environmentally, driving at a steady average speed will produce lower emissions and burn less fuel. Speed humps and chicanes could be removed from routes that need to be accessed by the emergency services. Also, it could be the spur that allows parents to encourage their children to cycle on the roads in the area where they live; thus breeding a new generation of road users with practical, first hand experience of the road, before they fearlessly get behind the wheel of their own car.

Average speed cameras are unpopular with the anticamera lobby, probably because they work; offence levels are very low and compliance is very high. Drivers understand that their speed is measured over a length of road, and if they aren’t looking out for physical measures; be they cameras, chicanes or humps; they can focus more on their driving, allowing them to concentrate on the road, and hazards around them.

The first SPECS cameras were installed in 1999, and since

then more than seventy permanent schemes have been used. These installations have been in the ground long enough to draw meaningful conclusions from the collision data – in all schemes that are at least two years old, the Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) casualty figures drop by at least 50%.

Anyone who has driven through a roadworks average speed enforced zone will notice the calming influence on driver behaviour, resulting in a smooth and safe flow of traffic. This influence is equally true in urban situations, resulting in moderated speeds, and a significant reduction in the likelihood of collisions. Where they are used, average speed cameras make drivers more attentive and roads safer.

Currently, SPECS cameras are the only automatic camera system approved to enforce a 20mph limit. Interesting times lie ahead, with the new generation of SPECS cameras expected to achieve Home Office Type Approval early in the new year. Based around networked cameras, SPECS3 is an obvious solution for 20mph zones, allowing the known benefits of the SPECS solution to be applied to urban streets.

To find out more, visit Speed Check’s website at www.speedcheck.co.uk

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as he can provide suitably trained professionals for this purpose. Analysis of crash causes should be done soon after the accident by the professional team of O&M Contractor. A crash investigation laboratory should also be established in different regions of the country.

9.There should be an earmarked budget for traffic engineering and safety management in urban and regional zones. The staff should be especially trained in these functions.

10.National Road Safety Board (NRSB) and State Road Safety Board (SRSB) are being created as a consequence of the Sunder Committee recommendations. These authorities should aim to enhance safety, setting targets and objectives to be met.

11.A Road Safety and Traffic Management Department should be created in each city and in each district Head Quarter, manned by trained staff. All activities of the SRSB should be implemented through these departments.

12.Road safety devices including ITS system technologies may be given duty exemptions, similar to specialised road construction equipment.

13.Tax exemption should be given to the private sector for creating facilities such as pedestrian under- or overpass, cycle paths, pedestrian crossings. These initiatives enhancing vulnerable road user safety may be exempt up to the cost of creating the specified infrastructure and incomes generated from them.

14.Underground parking in commercial complexes, parking facilities at transport terminals and stations should be created to encourage park-n-ride facilities and promote use of public transport systems.

15.Local road safety committees should be setup in different urban zones and state districts. Representatives of road authorities, police, RWA's, local road professionals (senior citizens) shall be members of this committee, which shall meet on a monthly basis and should be made accountable for implementation of road safety measures. The committee shall report to the State Road Safety Board.

16.The roads should be well maintained to meet the mobility and safety requirements, and any black spots should be identified and addressed as a priority.

17.The problem of overloaded vehicles, which cause many accidents and have a negative impact on road infrastructure, should be addressed by stringent enforcement laws.

18.All motorcycles, scooters, mopeds and bicycles should bear reflecting markings. All slow moving vehicles without motive power should be provided with reflectors both in front and rear.

At the IRF we consider it our duty to look into these problems and to examine solutions that anticipate and deal with traffic accidents in conurbations, to highlight the close links between safety and other objectives, such as multimodality, road sharing and quality of life.

We believe that sound mobility management strategies can increase traffic safety significantly, in addition to providing other economic and environmental benefits.

Photograph: Make Roads Safe campaign

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MOVING LONDON FORWARD GLA Transport Policy Director Kulveer Ranger talks to Sandra Heavenstone about his transport plans ulveer Ranger was the lead delivery manager of the Oystercard for London in 2003 and led commercial negotiations on behalf of the Secretary of State supporting the King’s Cross redevelopment.

Kulveer leads on policy direction for Transport on behalf of the Mayor. He also oversees the relationship between the Greater London Authority and Transport for London to ensure the delivery of the Mayor’s priorities.

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WHAT IS AT THE TOP OF YOUR AGENDA? Our priority is to improve the quality of the journeys made by the millions of Londoners and visitors who use the network each day. We will do this by ensuring that the renewal of the Tube continues despite the weaknesses of the system that we have inherited, tackling congestion, improving London's transport infrastructure ahead of the 2012 Games, expanding green transport, and reducing overcrowding across the network. The key to this latter job is the construction of Crossrail, which will become the single largest infrastructure project in Europe.

Crossrail will increase public transport capacity by 10 per cent, allowing the network to meet the demands of London's growing population and marking a new era for the capital's transport system. The future prosperity of London relies on us effectively delivering this vital project.

WILL YOU BE KEEPING THE CONGESTION CHARGE AND IF SO HOW WILL YOU BE DEVELOPING THE CHARGE? There are no plans to get rid of the congestion charge in central London - it has proved effective in deterring unnecessary car journeys into the centre. That said, congestion itself has now returned to pre-charging levels, reflecting a range of changes that were made to London's streetscape under the last administration. Our job now is to make the charge more effective and fair.

We intend to achieve this by making it easier to pay and less burdensome for Londoners. We are currently consulting on the future of the existing Western Extension zone. The extension was brought in by the last Mayor in the face of fierce local opposition. We want to give the people of West London a chance to have their say.

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HOW IS THE LOW EMISSION ZONE BEING DEVELOPED? The Low Emission Zone deals with emissions from lorries and vans, and has delivered impressive initial results, effectively persuading many fleet owners to clean up their vehicles. We have of course received representations from some groups who feel they are being unfairly included. Often it is not possible - for technological or other reasons - to separate out and exempt a certain group. That said, the Mayor has asked TfL to review the details of the Low Emission Zone to ensure it meets his objectives of improving the quality of the capital's air, while managing its impact on organisations and individuals in the capital.

WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON ROAD PRICING AND ROAD TOLLS AS A FORM OF REVENUE? I don't think that anyone is going to happily embrace road pricing as another tax on the motorist. It is hard enough to sell the idea of road charging when there is a real environmental or congestion-related need - such as with the central London congestion charge. I

completed the extension of the East London Line, and integrated it with a revamped London Overground network serving 20 London boroughs. We will have increased the capacity of the Docklands Light Railway by around 50 per cent, and concluded two major extensions to the network. The Canning Town to Stratford International extension will be vital for passengers arriving in Stratford, and the Woolwich Arsenal extension will link Greenwich with the London City Airport line at King George V station. It will provide a vital connection with local train and bus services, and enable spectators to see all the sporting action in the area.

We're also carrying out a huge programme of upgrades to the Underground network. The Jubilee line's capacity will be increased by 48 per cent, and our work to upgrade the Victoria, Central and Northern lines will also see capacity increased, plus better signalling and communication systems for more frequent and reliable services. Eleven rail lines will serve the Olympic Park and we'll continue to improve accessibility.

All of London's 8,000 buses and 21,000 cabs

Our strategy is to deliver the improvements needed to ensure a successful 2012 Games, alongside the developments needed to maintain and expand the transport system long-term. TfL is investing around £6.3bn on projects required and delivered by 2012

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envisage a tough time ahead for the government's plans on wider road pricing, particularly as everyone feels the pinch from the economic uncertainty.

WHAT IS YOUR TRANSPORT STRATEGY FOR THE PERIOD LEADING UP TO AND DURING THE OLYMPICS? Our strategy is to deliver the improvements needed to ensure a successful 2012 Games, alongside the developments needed to maintain and expand the transport system long-term. TfL is investing around £6.3bn on projects required and delivered by 2012.

To give more detail: By 2012 we will have

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can already carry wheelchairs, and 25 per cent of tube stations will be step-free by 2010. We will also improve cycling routes and walkways around competition venues, which will provide more sustainable forms of transport for Londoners to benefit from long after the Games end.

WHAT TYPE OF VETTING SYSTEM WILL YOU USE WHEN CHOOSING CONTRACTORS? We demand a high level of experience and proven capability when assigning any contracts, and have robust and rigorous processes designed to ensure that projects are delivered on time and on budget, and offer real value for money.

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Steven Ooms, Market Director Traffic & Surveillance Barco “Imagine traffic operators interacting with a video wall to highlight alternative roads, discuss the best way of incident relieve or simply to see what the weather will be like during tonight’s peak hour. That is collaboration in its truest form.”

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The Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine BridgeTunnel, connecting the Island of Montreal with the south shore of the river at Longueuil, Quebec, absorbs some 130,000 vehicles a day along 6 busy traffic lanes. A central control room, manned by 2 operators on a 24/7 basis, is monitoring each traffic movement. In an effort to increase tunnel safety and implement the north-American NFPA502 (National Fire Protection Association) regulations, the Quebec Ministry of Transportation decided to upgrade the current control room and associated camera infrastructure.

BENEFITS Mrs. Mervat Azer Tannous, project manager at the Quebec Ministry of Transportation: “The central control room actually needed to monitor the traffic surveillance camera information, as well as the SCADA information from the tunnel’s ventilation systems, generators, gas analysis, fire protection systems, etc. So, all these different types of sources needed to be visualised efficiently.”

“In our previous control room, we managed around twenty sources. Now, as we were planning to increase the number of traffic cameras, we had to monitor about 46 sources.”

Barco provided a video wall consisting of four 67-inch projection modules, including video wall controllers with integrated streaming video cards. These universal decoders are capable of decoding digital video streams from multiple manufacturers and across multiple standards.

Mrs Tannous explains: “Choosing for Barco's streaming video solutions was a matter of cost-efficiency, as a universal decoding solution allows us to efficiently cooperate with other control rooms throughout our large jurisdiction, no matter which type of video compression algorithm is used.”

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COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

Adynamic industry The RMI National Franchised Dealers Association takes a look at the challenges ahead for the truck sector he British truck dealer network is one of the backbones of commerce in the UK. To define the sector only by its sales activities downplays the variety and importance of the work it undertakes to put the UK’s distribution and logistics fleet on the road, and keep it there, performing to the best of its ability.

Each of the UK’s truck dealers provides a comprehensive range of services for its customers. This goes from advising the customer on the specifications of the truck they want in the first place, converting them when necessary, servicing and repairing, to providing all the relevant testing facilities.

This is a dynamic hands-on industry led by businesses where heavy investment in facilities is a must. Broadly speaking, most dealers are divided into one of two groups. The first group specialise in light commercial vehicles, such as vans, small trucks and mini buses, weighing up to 3.5 tonnes. The second group focus on heavy commercial vehicles that require an Operator Licence and Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) License.

These include rigid trucks, multi-axle trucks, and articulated lorries and trailers. Some dealers cover both areas.

Out of the 400,000 commercials sold new every year. 340,000, or 85 per cent, are light commercials. The vehicles have a wide range of users, ranging from small traders to schools. The remaining 60,000, or 15 per cent, are heavy commercials employed mainly for haulage purposes. These vehicles typically cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, and are a major investment for any business.

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vehicle they are buying. This can include the correct chassis configuration, carrying capacity, drive-line set-up and cab. They will also advise and provide quotes on more specialised elements, including the manufacture and supply of specialist bodywork and equipment such as cranes, tail-lifts, blowers, pumps and power take-offs.

On a day-to-day basis, truck dealers’ main focus is on their service workshops. Unlike car dealers who are evenly balanced between sales and service, most of a truck dealer’s teams are involved in keeping a trucks down-time to a minimum. For their owners, a truck that isn’t working is losing income, particularly with the current high price of fuel in the UK. The sales patterns for light commercials and trucks are diverging at present, as a result of current economic conditions.

LOOKING AHEAD Looking forward, the current economic downturn is already having an effect on the sale of new commercial vehicles with light commercials seeing the bigger drop. Small vans are being particularly affected, partly because these vehicles are often bought on emotional reasons related to current business confidence.

Ford leads the light commercial market with a share of 29 per cent, made up mostly by its Transit range. Vauxhall has bounced back in reason years with a 16 per cent of sales followed up with Volkswagen at 9 per cent, Mercedes at 8 per cent and Citroen at 7.5 per cent market share.

THE RIGHT VEHICLE A major part of the job for a commercial vehicle dealer is working with their customer to help them specify what features they require for the

TRUCK SALES The story with truck sales is different. On one side, sales of non-HGV 7.5 tonne chassis are

down, but these are often sold to truck rental companies and rely on retail demand. On the other side, heavy truck sales are actually stronger with growth in the number of tractor units sold.

The lead time for ordering heavy vehicles, however, has been up to 12 months and things have changed as the economic downturn is effecting everywhere, so with the uncertainty of business confidence truck dealers could face cancelation of some of these long standing truck orders.

The heavy truck market is led by DAF with a market share of 23 per cent, their range going right down to sub 7.5 tonnes non-HGV chassis.

Mercedes has 13 per cent of sales with a very strong customer preference for their tractor units, followed by MAN, Iveco and Volvo who all have 11 per cent market share.

The truck sector is focused on the long term, so despite recent economic issues, dealers will continue to invest in facilities to provide greater levels of service for their customers. Its more significant challenges relate to changes in legislative framework that surrounds the sector.

A range of rules emanating from Westminster and Brussels have a major effect on both operators and dealers, not to mention the way they work with the vehicles themselves. The RMI National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) provides support and a route to government for our truck dealer members.

We achieved a major victory for our commercial vehicle members earlier this year when we negotiated the lifting of a long-term ban on truck dealers taking customers’ articulated trailers for testing using trade plates and their own tractor units. The rules on operator licenses have been a big problem for truck dealers for many years. We worked with the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) and other government agencies to resolve the situation, and we are very pleased that a solution was reached for our membership as well as for the wider industry.

This highlights the work we do at grassroots level that is so important for the betterment of our membership, and the work that goes on still.

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FUEL MANAGEMENT

Without paying the price Fuel cards can provide welcome relief from rising prices, says OGCbuyingsolutions.com hether you are managing the family budget or a large fleet, just about everyone has been concerned about the rocketing price of petrol and diesel.

Fleets in the UK spend billions of pounds on automotive fuel each year, yet fuel prices are largely dictated by factors beyond our control such as the spiralling demand of the emerging nations, chiefly China and India, the effects on supply of ongoing political tensions and extreme weather events.

In recent months world events have conspired to push the price of crude oil to an eye-watering high of more than $145 a barrel. And though prices fell back significantly as the summer drew to a close, the price has still doubled over the past 12 months. Operating fleets of vehicles constitutes one of the largest costs incurred by organisations. The annual cost of fuel for a fleet of 100 vehicles can easily run into several hundreds of thousands of pounds.

The volatility of the marketplace, combined with the UK government’s desire for the public sector to operate more efficiently and sustainably, means that it is vital that organisations strategically plan and actively manage the way their fleets and drivers operate. The effective management of fleet fuel can deliver significant savings and fuel cards can be a vital component in delivering savings on this scale.

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EASILY MANAGED Fuel cards provide a simple mechanism for the UK public sector organisations to efficiently manage and control their spending on automotive fuel. OGCbuying.solutions operates a number of highly successful fuel card programmes with Arval, using the brand names MonitorCard, BP, and Esso.

Public sector spend using these arrangements exceeded £280 million by the end of the 2007/8 financial year, delivering combined process and cashable savings approaching £40 million. Fuel cards offered under the Buying Solutions framework agreement are accepted at approximately 95 per cent of all UK forecourts, include a comprehensive fuel management system and can be used to buy all types of fuel including LPG. And the agreements were established though an EU compliant tender process, allowing customers to access and use the programmes without carrying out a resource and time intensive procurement exercise.

Jim Parkinson, category manager for Payment Solutions at Buying Solutions explains the benefits: “Fuel cards put fleet managers firmly in charge of their fleets.

“A range of programmes have been developed to enable the public sector to work with suppliers to develop bespoke solutions that meet individual needs.

“The cards are issued free of charge and, subject to payment terms, there are no hidden fees. Rebates are available at selected forecourts and the programmes produce precious management information on which to make operational decisions. These management tools – which can include webbased interactive services - provide daily access to a centralised source of valuable information, tailored to the needs of individual customers, including: cardholder purchasing histories and trends; price information across fuel brands, fuel types and forecourt locations; vehicle economy and performance statistics; new and replacement card ordering; streamlined billing and reconciliation systems.

“Analysis of these statistics enables organisations to direct cardholders to the best prices available in their locality, reduce the miles covered by vehicles, and therefore reduce fuel usage and identify poorly performing vehicles requiring maintenance or replacement. The larger the fleet, the more significant the

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impact of ensuring that drivers use cheaper outlets, such as filling stations at supermarket locations rather than motorway service stations which generally charge significantly higher prices.”

Fuel card programmes can also radically reduce an organisation’s use of administrative resources and therefore costs. Manual, paper-based pay and reclaim systems, which require staff to process claims and reconcile receipts, are vulnerable to human errors which are time consuming and expensive to resolve.

Adoption of fuel cards in the UK has increased significantly in the past year with more than 187,000 public sector drivers from central government and organisations like the NHS, Royal Mail, local councils, and the prison service together with the vast majority of police forces nationwide now using fuel cards.

Jim Parkinson explains about further developments planned for Buying Solutions’ fuel card offering: “We have been working very closely with our key stakeholders in preparation for the next Framework Agreement to be launched in autumn 2009 and we have now commenced the Invitation to Negotiate element of the procurement process.

“The new framework agreement will cover the provision of fuel cards for the purchase of: fuel, lubricating oil, car wash facilities, screen wash, tyres, replacement glass, exhausts, maintenance, breakdown cover, car hire, and bunkering services.

“In addition it will also offer a range of fuel management and associated services.”

CARD PROGRAMMES MonitorCard: Estimated to be the largest scheme of its kind within Europe, the ARVAL MonitorCard is accepted at 9,500 outlets nationally. Rebates are available to customers purchasing high volumes of fuel and comprehensive mileage capture services make private mileage calculations readily accessible.

ARVAL also offers a national fuel price watch scheme that can help fleet managers reap further savings on their fuel expenditure.

As well as being able to access services to assist with vehicle maintenance, tyres and exhausts, ARVAL customers also enjoy new carbon offsetting and footprint reporting facilities, which can help them monitor and manage the environmental impact of their fleet.

Esso Card: Equally suited to both large and small vehicle fleets, the Esso card can be used at over 1,850 service stations nationwide. Generous rebates are available as well as the use of Esso owned bunkering facilities on 180 sites nationwide.

The essocardonline.com web portal offers a convenient way of downloading management information and managing invoicing. It can also be used to streamline account administration such as ordering and cancelling cards and conducting data searches.

BP Card: With four different card types available, BP offers fuel schemes that can meet a wide range of requirements. The BP Plus Card, BP Plus Bunker Card, BP Agency Card and BP Supercharge Card each deliver a unique package of customer benefits and are also characterised by the number sites where they are accepted.

FOR MORE INFORMATION www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk or call the Customer Service Desk on 0845 410 2222.

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ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE

Type approval – is your business ready?

As the automotive industry prepares itself for one of the biggest legislative changes in years, government agencies have joined forces to make sure that an appropriate level of help and advice exists. Mike Protheroe, who works in Product Development at the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), the UK type approval authority, writes… hanges to the European Framework Directive covering the vehicle approval process have been spoken of for a number of years and now that the amending legislation has been published (Directive 2007/46/EC) it is essential that industry fully understands the impact it will have on them and where they can go to get help.

Put simply, from 29 April 2009, EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) will be extended to cover buses, coaches, vans, trucks, trailers and most special purpose vehicles (such as motor homes and recovery vehicles). The legislation will apply in stages between April 2009 and October 2014, depending on vehicle type. There are a number of potential routes to approval, ranging from full ECWVTA through less onerous national schemes like Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) and National Small Series Type Approval (NSSTA). Importers, manufactures and converters of the vehicle types mentioned above will be affected, as will those who buy and sell such vehicles.

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COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN Over the last 18 months, VCA has supported an ongoing communications campaign to provide the information needed by industry and this will continue. Other transport agencies such as the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

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(VOSA), the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) in Northern Ireland are also involved in the campaign and hopefully many readers will have been touched in this process already.

CORE MESSAGE The core message is the importance of engaging with this change as early as possible to avoid the implications of arriving at your application date without the appropriate approval. One of the key benefits of the new legislation is that it makes the certification process much more straightforward for those exporting product to Europe; no need to obtain certification to a myriad of national standards. Early adopters will be able to take advantage of this as soon as they obtain ECWVTA. Even if you are intending to look at the available national schemes as an alternative to ECWVTA, there is a lot to be said for making early preparations.

If you would like to know more about your options please feel free to use any one of the appropriate contacts in the section below. In addition to information contained on the various websites, the agencies involved are looking to provide advice in a number of other ways, such as attendance of trade shows, running workshops and seminars (either independently on in conjunction with trade associations) and articles in the trade press.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION For further information and to keep up to date with developments regarding ECWVTA, visit your trade association or the following Government websites: DfT – Directive and policy information www.dft.gov.uk/typeapproval VCA – Type Approval services www.vca.gov.uk DVLA – Vehicle registration www.dvla.gov.uk DVA – Services in Northern Ireland Vehicle registration and Individual Vehicle Approval - www.dvani.gov.uk VOSA – Individual Vehicle Approval services – www.transportoffice.gov.uk

Approval routes • European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) – This route to approval is aimed at volume manufacturers/importers and those wishing to export product to Europe without further testing.

• National Small Series Type Approval (NSSTA) - This approval route is aimed at vehicles manufactured in limited numbers and acceptance is only guaranteed in the Member State where the certification was issued. There are limitations on numbers (75, 250 or 500 per type per year depending on the kind of vehicle).

• Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) – Aimed at one-off vehicles or those manufactured in very limited numbers acceptance is again only guaranteed in the Member State where the certification was issued.

Written by Jay Parmar, Head of Legal Services, BVRLA LEGAL UPDATE

GET READY! The commercial and passenger vehicle supply chain faces a major challenge next April with the introduction of new EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) legislation hile the legislation comes into force in the UK on 29 April 2009, it will operate on a voluntary basis for the first 18 months. It will become mandatory from 29 October 2010, with compliance dates dependent on the vehicle category.

Already in use for cars, the extension of the regime will affect all businesses involved in the manufacture, conversion, build, import, sale and rental of new trucks, trailers, coaches, minibuses, motor homes and vans. All new commercial vehicles will have to be built to approved standards and be issued with a Certificate of Conformity (CoC) before they can be sold or used in EU member states.

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FOUR FORMS OF APPROVAL Both the vehicle (i.e. chassis and bodywork combined), and the production process will require initial approval. This comes in four forms to take account of the wide range of companies involved in the commercial vehicle supply chain – from volume producers down to specialist converters: 1. EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) is for volume producers and exporters of commercial and passenger vehicles. This type of approval will mean that vehicles do not have to go through additional testing to be sold in any EU member state.

2. EC Small Series Type Approval (ECSSTA) is for passenger car producers who trade in other EU member states.

3 National Small Series Type Approval (NSSTA) is for low volume producers that see the UK as their primary market.

4. Individual Vehicle Type Approval (IVA) is for very low volume producers who make bespoke vehicles to order and who see the UK as their primary market.

processes. Once a company has received type approval for a particular vehicle design, it is able to issue a Certificate of Conformity for each vehicle of that type without further testing.

Because the NSSTA process is intended for lowvolume manufacturers who are targeting the UK market, the CoP requirement is less stringent.

IVA does not require CoP but each vehicle will need to be inspected and approved at a Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) test station in Great Britain, or a Driver Vehicle

Everyone involved in the commercial vehicle supply chain, from component producers through to manufacturers, body builders and dealers, needs to ensure that they are fully aware of what approvals are needed and that they keep proper records

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Agency (DVA) test station in Northern Ireland.

Introduced to create a pan-European Union vehicle approval scheme, the architects of the new legislation hope it will ensure that new trucks, vans and special-purpose goods vehicles are safe for all EU roads and conform to all environmental standards, without the need to inspect and test every single one.

Although it may help raise and maintain commercial and passenger vehicle standards across the EU, complying with the new regime will not be an easy process. On an operational level, companies may have to make significant changes to the way they do business. For example, a manufacturer may have to change their product design or manufacturing process to meet new technical or quality control requirements (these are listed in the ECWVTA Directive). This could involve changing the way people work and introducing new training.

THE UK PERSPECTIVE THE APPROVAL PROCESS To obtain ECWVTA or NSSTA chassis cab, bodywork and supply chain manufacturers will need to undergo a thorough inspection of their pre-production vehicles and a Conformity of Production (CoP) assessment on their production

Timeline October 2007 2007/46/EC came into force.

says that 100,000 vans and trucks required bodywork last year.

The new directive is likely to significantly increase the cost and complexity involved in manufacturing and procuring bespoke or small production run vehicles, particularly those that are built in more than one stage. For example, a chassis and powertrain may come from one source, a cab unit from another, a body added by a further contractor, and so on.

This sort of complex supply chain will require a

The legislation is likely to have a particularly big impact on the domestic market where customers are used to tailoring the size and shape of their vehicles to suit very specific business needs. Britain has around 1,100 commercial vehicle bodybuilders and the SMMT

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fundamental re-think of how the process is coordinated and administered. It is estimated that ensuring that ECWVTA procedures are adhered to at every stage could add up to ten weeks to the build time for bespoke vehicles. Customers will need to take sort of delay into account when planning new additions to their fleet.

Extra cost is another major implication of the new testing regime. Large scale manufacturers will be able to dilute the costs associated with compliance across their fleet of new vehicles, something that smaller producers will have difficulty doing.

Perhaps the biggest challenge of ECWVTA is a communications one. Everyone involved in the commercial vehicle supply chain, from component producers through to manufacturers, body builders and dealers, needs to ensure that they are fully aware of what approvals are needed and that they keep proper records. For multi-stage builds in particular, all parties should review all the commercial and contractual processes involved to make sure that all responsibilities and roles are fully understood.

Finally, customers also need to be made aware of the potential increase in vehicle costs and ordering times, particularly for bespoke or multi-stage vehicles.

Type Approval Regulations come into force for the following vehicles: 29 April 2009 Type approval is available (on a voluntary basis) for any vehicle type. *SVA becomes **IVA for passenger cars. SVA for light vans & trucks will continue untill October 2011

29 October 2010 Minibuses, buses and coaches built in one stage or first stage of a multi-stage build.

29 October 2011 Light vans and trucks built in one stage or first stage of a multistage build.

Minibuses, buses and coaches built in multiple stages.

29 April 2012 Special purpose passenger vehicles (such as motor caravans, ambulances, hearses and armoured cars).

29 October 2012 Medium/heavy vans, trucks and trailers built in one stage or first stage of multistage build.

29 April 2013 Light vans and trucks built in multiple stages.

29 October 2013 Trailers built in multiple stages.

29 October 2014 Medium and heavy trucks built in multiple stages and other special purpose vehicles such as mobile cranes and trailer caravans.

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DRIVER TRAINING Written by Ruth Pott, LLM, MCIPD, Director of Employment Affairs, Road Haulage Association

Driver CPC - will it make a difference?

The Driver CPC is a scheme for LGV and PCV drivers who drive professionally throughout the UK. It has been developed as a requirement of the EU Directive 2003/59, designed to improve the knowledge and skills of professional LGV and PCV drivers 0 September 2008 saw the introduction of the Driver CPC for bus and coach drivers. 10 September 2009 will see the introduction of the Driver CPC for lorry drivers. The Driver CPC is intended to lead to road safety benefits and better motoring for everyone. It will reduce fuel consumption and emissions by ensuring that drivers of buses, coaches and lorries are competent drivers and knowledgeable about all aspects of being a professional driver today. The qualification will provide recognition of increased skills and raise their professional status, and will encourage young people to join those professions.

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GOOD PRACTICE FRAMEWORK The new arrangements will provide a framework of good practice within the haulage and passenger carrying industries. At the forefront of the benefits is that of road safety as better qualified drivers will help to address the problem of road casualties.

Professional drivers will have to keep their certificate valid by completing a total of 35 hours periodic training every five years. Existing drivers will not have to pass the initial qualification, but will be subject to the five yearly periodic training requirement and will have up until 9 September 2014 to complete their training.

This, however, poses a significant problem as it is widely expected that very large numbers of drivers (and their employers), and most particularly self employed drivers, will leave the training until late in 2013 or worse still until 2014. We know from experience of the introduction of ADR training in 1998/99, and working time regulations for drivers in 2005 that implementation of regulation is widely left until the very last possible moment.

To put this into context, there are approximately 500,000 commercial lorry drivers. Ideally, one fifth of these, around 100,000 would undertake one days training each year, so there is a fairly constant and even number being trained. The training infrastructure will simply not be able to cope with 500,000 drivers needing five days training in July and August 2014.

Industry also expects that the introduction of the Driver Certificate of Competence will bring an improved professional and positive image to the profession, which will attract more people into wanting to drive buses, coaches or lorries for a living.

THE ASSESSMENT The initial qualification for new drivers of these vehicles - which includes minibuses and large vans - will be obtained by the driver passing detailed tests, comprising a total of four hours theory testing and two hours of practical testing. These tests will be set at the equivalent of an NVQ Level 2.

Industry experts have been working with DSA over the last three years to develop the new tests and assessments. Driver CPC tests are being developed in a modular format that will enable them to be integrated with the current licence acquisition tests.

It will be possible to take the current licence acquisition driving test for buses, coaches, minibuses, lorries and vans separately from the CPC tests so that those who do not require a CPC and want to drive these vehicles in a nonprofessional capacity can do so. If they decide at a later date they want to drive the vehicles on a professional basis, they will have to take the additional test modules to get a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence.

The CPC will enable young people to enter

these sectors in a safe and professional manner from aged 18 for lorry drivers, 18 for bus drivers and 20 for coach drivers, subject to any licence restrictions for Category D drivers.

WORK AND STUDY It will also be possible to work towards obtaining CPC at the same time as taking National Vocational Training, providing the NVT lasts at least six months. The CPC tests will still need to be taken, but this option allows drivers to work professionally in the UK while working for their CPC, up to maximum of three years.

The Driver CPC relates to professional drivers.

Non-professional drivers will be exempted.

The modular arrangements for taking tests will ensure that all drivers of large vehicles have the necessary knowledge and skills.

Evidence that a driver has achieved a CPC will be shown by a separate driver qualification card.

The penalties for non-compliance will be the same as driving without a licence and they will be enforced from day one.

DSA is working in partnership with the industries’ trade associations, Sector Skills Councils and other stakeholders on the development and implementation of arrangements, which are needed to meet the requirements of the CPC initiative.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Further information is available on the how to deliver Driver CPC training, along with a list of approved trainers is available from www.transportoffice.gov.uk/cpc and www.skillsforlogistics.org. The DSA ‘Are you ready? Professional edition LGV, PCV and Driver CPC’ dvd is now available from DSA on 0115 936 6272.

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DIRECTORY ADVISORY SERVICE

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Address: Springvale Business & Industrial Park, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 0QL Telephone: 01902 499 400 Fax: 01902 499 419 Email: barrier@hill-smith.co.uk

PACTS is an associate Parliamentary group and registered charity. It provides an independent advisory service for Parliamentarians on all aspects of road, rail and air transport safety matters. It also identifies and promotes research-based solutions to transport safety issues, pursuing them through Parliamentary access and contacts.

Hill & Smith, part of the Infrastructure Products Group of Hill & Smith Holdings PLC, has vast experience in the manufacturing of highway barrier systems. With a policy to supply quality of service, a high level of safety, proven products. The company has developed a strong reputation in the field of road safety.

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Address: Automation House Lowton Business Park, Newton Road Lowton, WA3 2AP Tel: 01942 685 522 Fax: 01942 269 676 E-mail: marketing@atgaccess.com Web: www.atgaccess.com

RedSpeed is a manufacturer and supplier of UK Home Office Type Approved digital fixed speed and/ or red light enforcement systems. Experienced in providing solutions worldwide the company is this year introducing RedFusion multi lane, multi point average speed cameras which are currently being trialled in London.

Manufacture, installation and service of manual and automatic rising bollard systems for access control and security. Manufacturers of the SP range of fixed and automatic bollards for anti terrorist and high security applications successfully impact tested as part of the PAS 68 standard. Shallow mount available to PAS 68 Standard in a foundation of just 112mm.

CONNECTED NAVIGATION

Address: 5-6 Helix Business, Wilton Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 2QT Tel: 01276 698 980 Fax: 01276 698 988 Email: info@speedcheck.co.uk Web: www.speedcheck.co.uk Speed Check Services provide the unique SPECS average speed camera system. More than 180 SPECS installations have been used around the UK, successfully reducing collisions and improving traffic flows in permanent and roadworks installations.

Address: 4 Matthew Parker Street, London. SW1H 9NP Tel: 020 7227 6800 Fax: 020 7227 6801 E-mail: consult@hedra.com Web: www.hedra.com Hedra plc is the largest consulting, solutions and service company specialising in UK public services, with a significant private sector capability. We deliver services to a wide range of UK transport organisations, including the Department for Transport and its agencies and the Civil Aviation Authority. Our services cover business strategy; organisational change; finance; complex procurement; and programme and project management implementation.

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Analysys Mason, the world’s premier adviser in telecoms, IT and media, can offer you the support and proven experience to help meet difficult ICT challenges and decisions. Our dedicated transport sector has extensive experience in mobile communication systems, including TETRA; data centres and control rooms; CCTV and other associated applications.

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ICEE Managed service Ltd

Address: Office 404, 4th Floor, Albany House, 324/326 Regent St, London, W1B 3HH Tel: 0845 489 0144 E-mail: sales@transpoco.net Web: www.transpoco.co.uk Transpoco and Garmin’s combined system allows for immediate and direct communication between drivers and fleet managers via messaging and instant re-routing. In this dynamic business environment with unforeseen route changes/ delivery requirements occurring frequently, using our system provides fleet managers with significant time and cost savings due to its advanced tracking and communication.

Unit 20 Arnside Road, Waterlooville Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO7 7UP +44(0) 2392 230604 +44(0) 2392 230605 sales@icee.co.uk www.icee.co.uk Icee has developed a dynamic range of innovative equipment enclosures, which offer flexible and economical solutions, housing sensitive equipment, to a diverse range of industries. We have experience in constructing secure, vandal proof and long life housings for the telecoms, highways and rail industry, ensuring our products continually meet the high specifications required by industry today.

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DIRECTORY FLEET & LOGISTICS CONSULTANTS

FUEL SAVING

IT SOLUTIONS

Connaught Engineering Ltd Fleet Lifeline Ltd Address: Quarry House, Mill Lane, Uckfield, E. Sussex TN22 5AA Tel: 01825 769070 Fax: 01825 769057 E-mail: enquiries@fleetlifeline.co.uk Web: www.fleetlifeline.co.uk Fleet Lifeline has a proven track record over the last 18 years in the provision of cost effective and practical expertise in the fields of logistics, covering Supply Chain Distribution operations, Commercial Fleet and Company Car operations on behalf of its Clients, located in the UK, Europe and Asia.

FLEET DRIVER TRAINING

Address: Connaught Technical Centre, Technium Performance Engineering, Llanelli Gate, Dafen, Llanelli SA14 8LQ. Tel: 00 44 (0) 1554 748820 Fax: 00 44 (0) 1552 748804 Email: info@connaughtengineering.com Web: www.connaughtengineering.com

Address: Ash House, Fairfield Avenue, Staines, TW 18 4AB, United Kingdom Tel: 01784 224221 Fax: 01784 224231 E-mail: info@fara.uk.com Web: www.fara.no

The Connaught Engineering HYBRID+ is a retro-fit hybrid system which is available for Light Commercial Vehicles with diesel engines. The system, which is commercially available now, can be fitted in less than one day, and enhances performance, saves fuel, and reduces the overall CO2 emissions by capturing energy through regenerative breaking.

FARA is a Norwegian Company listed on the Oslo stock exchange. We supply IT solutions for public transport sector in Europe. We provide open and integrated on-board and back office solutions for smart ticketing, effective fleet management and intelligent passenger services. We are represented in Norway (main office), Denmark, Finland and United Kingdom with totally 60 employees.

FUEL STORAGE TANK MANUFACTURERS

Ledbury Welding & Engineering Ltd

Absolute Fleet Limited Address: Jubilee House, Sandown Road, Derby, DE24 8SR Tel: 0845 618 2582 Fax: 0871 661 7872 E-mail: info@absolute-fleet.com Web: www.absolute-fleet.com Our fleet driver training services, operating throughout the UK, are simple and complete covering all aspects of verification, assessment, training and risk grading for all drivers. We offer expert advice and assistance to deal with any individual risk or isolated problem or provide a comprehensive road risk reduction management programme.

FUEL MANAGEMENT

TB Ltd manufacture fuel storage tanks for supply, installation and hire capable of holding Derv, oil, petroleum & chemical based products. Capacities range from 1,000 - 140,000 litres & are suitable for generators, heating & bunkering for dispensing to vehicles. We supply, service and repair fuel pumps, gauges, alarms and monitoring systems having OFTEC registered engineers available UK wide.

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LAW FIRMS

DWF LLP

Address: New Mills Industrial Estate, Leadon Way, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 2SR Tel: 01531 632222 Fax: 01531 634718 Emails: sales@lweltd.co.uk Web: www.lweltd.co.uk

Address: Centurion House, 129 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3AA Tel: 0161 603 5038 Fax: 0161 603 5050 E-mail: sue.parker@dwf.co.uk Web: www.dwf.co.uk

Manufacturers of integrally bunded, totally enclosed tanks for above ground storage of diesel and petrol, and single or double-skin cylindrical tanks for below ground storage. Sole European licensee for the manufacture of the Supervault MH multi-hazard rated above ground petrol storage unit.

Comprehensive de-commissioning, installation and project management service.

Extensive experience in the automotive industry, delivering high quality legal services, tailored to meet your needs. Advising on all areas including motoring offences, regulatory matters, fleet & asset finance, vehicle rental, acquisitions and disposals of automotive businesses and asset finance books, joint ventures, franchising, employment law, transport & logistics and motorsport.

FLEET TRAINING

Terence Barker Ltd Address: Barker House Phoenix Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7AE Tel: 01440 712905 Fax: 01440 715460 Email: jacquie@tbtanks.co.uk Web: www.tbtanks.co.uk

FARA UK Ltd

MAINTENANCE

Uretek Excelsior training Address: New Cottage, Stubwood Lane, Denstone, Staffs ST14 5HU Tel: 07984 908767 or 01889 591474 E-mail: dawsonnigel@hotmail.com Web: www.excelsiortraining.co.uk Specialised on road training packages for car/van/lgv. Any fleet size. Highly qualified trainers.

Our courses are delivered on road not on line!

Dft funded Safed courses including the assessors course. For a tailored package to suit your company needs please contact us.

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Address: Peel House, Peel road, Skelmersdale, Lancs, WN8 9PT Tel: 01695 50525 Fax: 01695 555212 E-mail: sales@uretek.co.uk Web: www.uretek.co.uk Uretek’s slab lifting process, used by Local Authorities throughout the UK provides a fast, costeffective and relatively non-disruptive means to deal with settled, vibrating or rocking road slabs. No excavations are necessary, and with no dust or mess, roads can be retrafficked minutes after the processes have been applied.

DIRECTORY MOTOR FLEET INSURANCE

Ashleigh MacKay & Associates Address: 29 Croydon Road, Keston, Kent , BR2 6EA Tel: 01689 861122 Fax: 01689 861931 Motor Fleet Insurance at competitive cost for fleets between 15-150 vehicles. This includes; Managed Claims Service, Personal Account Manager, Price Sensitive. Most trades catered for and additional savings if combined with Commercial Insurance.

NORTHUMBRIA SAFER ROADS INITIATIVE

RECRUITMENT

VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS & SYSTEMS

Matchtech Group plc

Techspan Systems

Address: 1450 Parkway, Solent Business Park, Whiteley, Hants, PO15 7AF Tel: 01489 898100 Fax: 01489 898290 E-mail: traffic@matchtech.com Web: www.matchtech.com

Address: Griffin Lane, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 8BP, UK Tel: +44 (0)1296 673000 Fax: +44 (0)1296 673002 E-mail: enquiries@techspan.co.uk Web: www.techspan.co.uk

Matchtech Group Plc are Transport Recruitment Specialists. We have experienced Contract and Permanent consultants that work exclusively in your market. We supply councils, government agencies and consultants UK wide. Please call us to discuss current opportunities or view our website for all of our live and real jobs.

Techspan is a leading specialist in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of Electronic Variable Message Signs and associated Systems. The company’s VMS product range for Highways and Urban environments includes Dual Colour Full Matrix, Character Based, Lane & Speed Control as well as car park guidance signage.

SOFT AND HARDWARE BUSINESS

VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS

Northumbria Safer Roads Initiative Address: NSRI, PO Box 124, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 1WU Tel: 01670 717 910 Fax: 01661 861 771 E-mail: jeremyforsberg@gateshead.gov.uk Web: www.rrcharter.org, www.roadrespect.org, www.safespeedforlife.com

Address: In der Steele 2, D-40599 Düsseldorf Tel: +49 (0)211 8826-2200 Fax: +49 (0)211 8826-1200 E-mail: info@timocom.com Web: www.timocom.com

The Northumbria Safer Roads Initiative is partnership between local authorities, the police, fire and rescue services, Her Majesty’s Court Service, the Highways Agency, Newcastle University and local businesses working to reduce casualties on our roads through education, engagement and enforcement.

TimoCom Soft- und Hardware GmbH is the company behind the very latest in freight and vehicle exchange concepts: TimoCom TRUCK & CARGO® - the market leader in Europe. This online service enables participants to achieve optimal capacity utilisation quicker than ever before.

PAYMENT SOLUTIONS

TimoCom Soft- und Hardware GmbH

Brigade Electronics

TRAFFIC MONITORING EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE

Address: The Mills, Station Road, South Darenth, CT6 8TY Brigade are the market leader in vehicle CCTV, reversing sensors and alarms and collision avoidance and lane departure warning systems. We provide a wide range of EC approved monitor camera systems for all visability on commercial vehicles and mobile plant VEHICLE DELIVERY, STORAGE & REFURBISHMENT

Money Controls Ltd

CA Traffic Limited

nkl automotive Ltd

Address: Coin House, New Coin Street, Royton, Oldham OL2 6JZ Tel: 0161 678 0111 Fax: 0161 628 05930 E-mail: sales@moneycontrols.com Web: www.moneycontrols.com

Address: Lodge Farm Business Centre, Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes, MK19 7ES, UK Tel: +44 (0)1908 511122 Fax: +44 (0)1908 511505 Web: www.ca-traffic.com Email: sales@c-a.co.uk

Address: Larsen Business Park, Goole. E.Yorkshire DN14 6BZ Tel: 01405 721400 Fax: 01405 721401 Email: orders@nklautomotive.co.uk

Money Controls is a world leader in cash payment solutions. It provides reliable, robust and secure products for toll systems and car parking machines, including: banknote acceptors, coin acceptors and hoppers, and payment integration solutions. Ardac Elite, its latest banknote acceptor, sets a new standard with over 97 per cent first-time acceptance of street-grade notes.

CA Traffic provide a wide range of technological solutions, services and software to enable accurate data collection for the dynamic traffic environment.

The Company’s product range includes Traffic Data Collection Products, a range of Mobile Variable Message Signs and Evolution a unique web based Journey Time System using their own recently developed ANPR camera technology.

nkl automotive ltd employ 250 drivers who collect, inspect and deliver vehicles. We are the largest employer of Trade Plate drivers in the UK. All of our drivers have attended a 2 day Safe Defensive Driving course with a RoSPA qualified fleet trainer. nkl automotive ltd also store vehicles, offering services from valet to smart and paint and full refurbishment.

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WARNING LIGHTS – BEACONS & LIGHTBARS

ADVERTISERS INDEX Air1 Alenia Optic

Inchcape Fleet Solutions Address: Haven House, Compass Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire. PO6 4RP Tel: 08760 191 4444 Fax: 0870 191 4455 Email: info@ifs.inchcape.co.uk Web: www.ifs.inchcape.co.uk Inchcape Fleet Solutions is one of the UK’s largest vehicle management companies, a subsidiary of Inchcape plc, the international automotive services group. The company provides a wide range of solutions to the corporate fleet sector including contract hire, fleet management, daily rental, duty of care, fleet consultancy and fully outsourced management.

Haztec International Ltd Address: Leeds LS 19 7BN Tel: 0113 202 9115 Fax: 0113 202 9158 E-mail: info@haztec.biz Web: www.haztec.biz Haztec manufacture and supply vehicle warning lights in LED strobe and halogen. These include beacons – directional warning lights and lightbars which are available in lengths from 20" up to 100" with a full range of options. Other products include LED and halogen work lights and LED portable road marker lights.

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Austriatech

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Barco

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Central Weighing

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DKV Euroservice Benelux

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Flettner Ventilator

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Hill & Smith

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Inchcape Fleet Solutions

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JA Envirotanks

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Klaruw RMS

20

Kleenair Systems

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Lantra Awards

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Niche Events

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NKL Automotive

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Speed Check Services

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Techspan Systems

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Terence Barker

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Tom Tom Work

IFC, 11

Vehicle Certification Agency

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Truck & Bus World Forum

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Cargo Training International

Q-Free

Aimed at senior transport managers working in both the public and private sectors. Transport Business is designed to assist them in keeping pace with the huge demands placed on their time and resources, and will include the latest comment, analysis and views of the experts in the transport and logistics industry.

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ATSSA

Linpac Environmental

Road Transport Sector News and Information online

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