If you really want this information SMS'd to your phone, you could use
www.trafficmaster.net to do this. It costs =A38/q, but is
reasonable<=
BR>
reliable, except when the snow flies horizontally and blocks the
sensors,
but let's no go there :-( ! I think they still do the 30 day free
tri=
al.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Giddings [mailto:nigel.giddings@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 02 February 2003 08:40
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] TPEG BBC Traffic Information
Kevin,
This is very interesting....
Wish I had the VB skills to develop this. I drive round the M25 every
day
and would like to get sms notification of issues using the free vizavi
e-mail to sms service and maybe homeseer. It could also let me know when
to=
stay in bed if there is a delay, rather than get up early....
Regards
Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Hawkins [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 February 2003 17:07
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] TPEG BBC Traffic Information
Transmitted over DAB is (will be) the latest traffic information
including<=
BR>
scheduled roadworks , accidents, hold-ups etc . This is also available as
a=
trial service at the following URL http://ww=
w.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/xml/tpegml_en/rtm.xml
For those of you wanting to scrape data or otherwise use traffic
inf=
o to
allow your HA system to get you up those crucial 10 minutes earlier
when
there's a delay on your route it's worth knowing about. Still in its
early<=
BR>
days as yet but supposed to link through to in car navigation systems
eventually. I have used it a little with a preset list of road names
"=
A62"
and town names - also provides lat long info.
Kevin
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