§ Mr. Hillasked the Secretary of State for Transport what study has been undertaken by his Department to assess the potential value of the British Broadcasting Corporation's planned Carfax radio information service for motorists, both generally and particularly in times of bad weather and disruption of other means of transport.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe main study by my Department on the potential value of Carfax is published in the report of the working group on the broadcasting of traffic information, Transport and Road Research Laboratory supplementary report 506.
The report assesses the benefits of the system during normal operation at £18 million per annum, 1981 prices. No assessment has been made of the benefits to be obtained in times of extreme weather conditions or disruption of other means of transport.
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