Better information for your journey
The National Traffic Control Centre collects real-time information on road conditions.
The Project Control Framework
On 1st April 2008 we launched the Project Control Framework. The Framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major improvement projects.
Free Traffic Information Seminars
Helping your business get its customers, drivers and goods where they should be, on time and stress-free.
Capability Assessment Toolkit 3
Introducing new and challenging indicators in the area of corporate social responsibility.
Efficiency Gains from Collaborative Roads Procurement
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Contact Information
Policy Guidance
Where can I get further information?
There are several publications which set out policy and technical advice on brown signs. The most useful are:
- Traffic Signs to Tourist Attractions and Facilities in England: Guidance for Tourist Signing - General Introduction. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Volume 8, Section 2, Part 3: TA 93/04. The Stationery Office, 2004.
- Traffic Signs to Tourist Attractions and Facilities in England: Tourist Signing - Trunk Roads. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Volume 8, Section 2, Part 4: TD 52/04. The Stationery Office, 2004.
- Traffic Signs to Tourist Attractions and Facilities in England: Guidance for Tourist Signing - Local Roads. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Volume 8, Section 2, Part 5: TA 94/04. The Stationery Office, 2004.
- All the above are available from The Stationery Office (Tel: 0870 600 5522, fax: 020 7873 8247 or order online at http://www.tso.co.uk/). This information is also available through the DfT website at: http://www.dft.gov.uk/roads/signs then select @General guidance and information'.
For tourist signing in London, the guidance is set out in the following document:
- Tourist Traffic Signs Inside the M25, Government Offices and the Highways Agency, 1997. Available from the Department for Transport, Traffic Signs Branch (Tel: 020 7944 2974 or email traffic.signs@dft.gsi.gov.uk)
Transport for London (Street Management) can be contacted by telephone on 0845 305 1234 (9:00am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday) or at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/streets/
For further information on the VisitBritain Quality Standards please contact:
- National Quality Assurance Standards fax: 020 8563 3158 email: feedback@visitbritain.org
- Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Service
tel: 01473 825 633
fax: 01473 823 063
e-mail: vaqas@eetb.org.uk
For further information on the Disability Discrimination Act, please contact:
- Disability Rights Commission
tel: 08457 622 633
fax: 08457 778 878
e-mail: enquiry@drc-gb.org
website: http://www.drc-gb.org/
The development department of your regional or local tourist organisations may also produce an advisory leaflet giving local information and contacts.
| Tourism South East | 023 8062 5400 | http://www.tourismse.com/ |
|---|---|---|
| VisitLondon | 020 7234 5800 | http://www.visitlondon.com/ |
| South West Tourism | 01392 36 0050 | http://www.swtourism.co.uk/ |
| East of England Tourist Board | 01473 822 922 | http://www.eetb.org.uk/ |
| East Midlands Tourism | 0115 988 8469 | http://www.enjoyeastmidlands.com/ |
| Heart of England Tourism | 01905 76 1100 | http://www.visitheartofengland.com/ |
| One NorthEast Tourism Team (formerly Northumbria Tourist Board) |
0191 375 3000 | http://www.tourismnortheast.co.uk/ |
| Yorkshire Tourist Board | 01904 707 961 | http://www.yorkshiretouristboard.net/ |
| Cumbria Tourist Board | 01539 444 444 | http://www.golakes.co.uk/ |
| The Mersey Partnership | 0151 227 2727 | http://www.visitliverpool.com/ |
| Marketing Manchester | 0161 237 1010 | http://www.destinationmanchester.com/ |
| Cheshire & Warrington Tourism | 01244 34 6543 | http://www.visit-cheshire.com/ |
| Lancashire & Blackpool Tourist Board | 01257 22 6600 | http://www.lancashiretourism.com/ |
The contact details are correct at the time of going to press (February 2005). If you are unsure whom to contact, please visit: http://www.visitbritain.com/ukindustry/ for assistance.
