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Installing Audio-Visual Equipment on Buses – Cost and Practicality Issues

Status of Publication: Published/Completed
Date produced: 2012
Commissioned/Funded by: Guide Dogs
Authoring organisation/Author affiliation: The TAS Partnership Limited
Type of Resource: Strategy
Impairment area(s): Vision
Transport mode(s): Bus/Coach
Journey stage: Travelling
Region: United Kingdom (all countries)

Document summary

Guide Dogs asked passenger transport experts, the TAS Partnership, to uncover the true cost of installing audio-visual technology on British buses. The partnership’s findings support Guide Dogs Talking Buses campaign, and challenge the long-running myth that audio-visual technology is expensive. The report found that the entire UK bus fleet could be equipped with audiovisual technology for as little as ?58 million. Guide Dogs believes ?58million is a relatively small sum of money and the Department for Transport could provide financial incentives similar to the “Better Bus Areas Fund” specifically for installing audio & visual information on buses.

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