Videalert, the UK supplier of traffic enforcement and management software, has launched a Civil Enforcement as a Service (CEaaS) solution. Using the company’s DfT Manufacturer Certified hosted platform, CEaaS enables councils to change the way they go about specifying and procuring CCTV–based enforcement the firm says. It lets a user purchase CCTV traffic services on demand with installations taking place in days rather than months, it is claimed.
According to Tim Daniels, Sales and Marketing Director of Videalert: “CEaaS provides a cost effective and secure CCTV enforcement solution that allows councils to quickly and easily introduce unattended operations to improve productivity and efficiency. It eliminates the need to undertake major procurement exercises, as well as the projects to install hardware and software.”
Available for a fixed monthly cost per location or on a fee-per-PCN basis, CEaaS is delivered as a fully managed service. It includes the planning, supply, installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance of all necessary on-street equipment with digital cameras and associated communications. This solution allows the equipment to be moved and relocated as required and, at the end of any agreed “CEaaS” term, it can continue in place or be removed as part of the service, the firm says.
CEaaS enables councils to deploy enforcement of a range of moving traffic offences including banned turns, yellow box junctions, bus lanes, weight limits and vehicle restricted access areas. It also provides a way to enforce parking offences on keep clears outside schools, one of the exemptions provided in the recent Deregulation Bill. Contraventions are automatically captured at the time they occur and then transferred to the hosted server platform without using any council IT infrastructure or communication networks. Evidence packs can be remotely reviewed and processed by council staff using standard web browsers, before confirmed offences are sent to the council’s PCN back office system.
If there is no PCN Back office in place, Videalert says that it can extend CEaaS to include the review and approval of evidence packs by fully trained CEOs and the despatch of PCNs to registered owners of vehicles. To reduce the number of appeals, recipients of a PCN can view still photographs and video footage of the alleged offence over the internet.
Daniels added: “CEaaS enables councils to dramatically change the economics of installing traffic management and enforcement systems. By removing the need for significant up-front capital expenditure that is typically required for new systems, generated income will often cover the CEaaS fees, providing a totally different cash flow profile and allowing councils to carry out projects that previously might not have been considered. CEaaS is also highly flexible, allowing further systems to be installed or existing ones removed to meet local needs without saddling councils with obsolete technology. Several proposals are under active consideration and we expect to announce our first customer shortly.”
