Real Time Traffic Information

Trafficmaster Traffic

Trafficmaster is a leading provider of real-time traffic information in the UK.  Established in 1988, the business has built a strong reputation for supplying high quality, innovative and reliable traffic information from a range of unique data sources - helping to keep the UK's motorists on the move.

Traffic Monitoring Network

• Trafficmasters network of 5,200 traffic flow monitoring sensors are at the core of our unique and real-time traffic services
• The network covers 100% of UK Motorways and 95% of Trunk Roads
• Infra-red spot speed measuring sensors are deployed on Motorways, and automatic number plate recognition technology is used to measure journey times on Trunk Roads
• Our sensors are typically 2 miles apart on Motorways and 3.5 miles apart on Trunk Roads
• Robust sampling techniques are used with all vehicles on the network potentially contributing to data generation
• Over 4.75 million vehicle records are sampled per hour at peak times and over 5.75 million traffic flow impacting events are reported annually
• The data is reported from the remote sites to the Trafficmaster Traffic Monitoring Centre every 4 minutes, and is automatically processed to generate high-quality traffic information

Congestion Charging Cameras

• Our partnership with Transport for London, has facilitated the integration of the London Congestion Charge Zone Monitoring Cameras into the Trafficmaster network of traffic flow monitoring equipment.
• This provides Trafficmaster with unrivalled levels of real-time traffic information within Central London.

Note: check the Congestion Charging website here for any changes to zones liable for payment.

Travel Incident Data

• Our team of highly skilled Travel Operators, based in our Traffic Monitoring Centre in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, generate additional 'off-network' traffic events by working with third party sources such as Police Control Centres, The Highways Agency, National and Urban Traffic Control Centres and Local Authorities. 
• This information is available on all UK roads