TfL) is investing £150 million into a new platform for existing road user charging schemes, such as ULEZ, and it’ll have the capability to enforce pay-per-mile road charging in the future.
- Transport for London developing new ANPR technology
- Set to be used for Ulez and congestion charging for now
- Could be expanded in the future to include pay-per-mile road charging
- Estimated project cost of £150 million
A new platform for existing road user charging schemes, such as ULEZ and the Congestion Charge, is being developed by Transport for London to replace the outsourced system currently in place as the contract is due to expire in 2026.
A series of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to TfL and reported by The Telegraph show that this scheme has been dubbed “Project Detroit”, and it’s a ‘road user charging’ platform which will be able to support the London Congestion Charge, ULEZ, HGV permit scheme and, in the future, will also support toll charges for the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels.
Thanks to The Anonymous Widower for the head’s up on this.