Might work for current issues, if it can be done in a more timely manner than the local radio traffic updates which always seem to be way behind. I remember one recent trip, where they were warning of a big accident, road partially blocked, emergency vehicles in attendance etc, over the course of a couple of hours. We went through the alleged location twice during the period they were reporting updates, and didn't see a thing. Either huge information delays rendering the service useless, or some canny motorist realised that if he rang in with a phony report, it would significantly lighten the traffic on the road and help him get to his destination quicker...

um tomtom can already do this. But its automatic instead using the Mobile Network as source of if your in a queue or not.

Seems bit of a waste of grant to me ...

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