White paper on options for road user charging launched

Creation date: 15 January 2008

ITS United Kingdom launched a White Paper giving an impartial overview of the available technology options for Road User Charging, at its Road User Charging Conference in London on 13 December 2007.

The White Paper has been produced by the ITS (UK) Road User Charging Interest Group, which has 150 registered participants and is led by Chairman Andrew Pickford of Transport Technology Consultants with the assistance of Hon. Secretary Keith Mortimer of ERTICO Partner Efkon.

The White Paper team included:

Phil Blythe, University of Newcastle
Ian Catling, Ian Catling Consultancy
Richard Cornish, ERTICO Partner Satellic Traffic Management, Member of T-Systems
Steve Ellwood-Thompson, Detica
Usha Elyatamby, IBI Group
David Hytch, ERTICO Partner LogicaCMG
Sharon Kindleysides, ERTICO Partner Kapsch TrafficCom
Keith Mortimer, Efkon Road Pricing Ltd
Andrew Pickford (Chair), Transport Technology Consultants (Joint Editor)
Mohammed Serroukh, telent
David Tindall, TRL
John Walker, ERTICO Partner Thales Services Division (Joint Editor)
Nigel Wall, Shadow Creek Consulting
John Wills, Mapflow

Additional contributions were provided by ConsultingStream.

Jennie Martin, Secretary General of ITS (UK), commented:  “The volunteer effort by ITS (UK) Members in contributing to this document is remarkable and demonstrates the enormous value of the expertise represented by our participants.  This White Paper showcases the ability of ITS United Kingdom to facilitate open discussion and reach impartial and credible conclusions.  Anybody seeking an unbiased guide to the technologies involved in setting up and operating a road user charging scheme should make sure they read this document before setting up any appointments with potential suppliers.”

For more information, please contact Jennie Martin at ITS United Kingdom, Tel: 020 7709 3003 or mailbox@its-uk.org.uk, or visit the ITS United Kingdom website at www.its-uk.org.uk