A supplier of traffic enforcement products has added Clean Air Zone (CAZ) and Low Emission Zone (LEZ) enforcement to the moving traffic contraventions supported by its DfT Manufacturer Certified hosted platform. Videalert says this will be of particular interest to the five Defra-nominated cities where CAZs will be created by 2020, providing enforcement to reduce pollution from toxic gases such as nitrogen dioxide.
Tim Daniels, Videalert’s Sales and Marketing Director says: “The number of pollution-related illnesses and deaths resulting from traffic on our roads is a massive issue for governments around the world. Whilst London, Birmingham, Derby, Leeds, Nottingham and Southampton now have the powers to begin tackling this issue, hundreds of other town and cities across the UK are in breach of their EU emission targets. Enforcing these zones further extends the capability of our hosted Digital Video Platform which supports multiple civil traffic enforcement, traffic management, crime prevention and community safety applications simultaneously, enabling councils to deliver more with less.”
Videalert says that its hosted platform automates the management and enforcement of CAZ and LEZ contraventions. With real-time identification of vehicles including make, model, colour, gross weight, engine type, Euro rating and CO2 emission band, the system can determine whether an offence has been committed and/or whether the correct tariff has been paid for entry into the restricted zone. To minimise bandwidth use, the product developers add, these checks are carried out prior to evidence files being sent to the back office system for issuing PCNs. The system also provides real-time intelligence to determine the extent of contraventions in any target location.
The digital video platform in Videalert’s hosted service supports multiple civil traffic enforcement, traffic management, crime prevention and community safety applications at once, using the same infrastructure. It can be delivered as a fully managed service, including the planning, supply, installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance of all necessary on-street equipment with digital cameras and associated communications. Visit http://videalert.com/about-us/customers/.
