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05 October 2005

5 October 2005



Trafficmaster signs 5 year contract to work with Norwich Union on "Pay As You
Drive"TM Insurance



Trafficmaster, the leading supplier of digital traffic information and
intelligent in-vehicle services, has signed a five year contract with Norwich
Union (NU) to deliver "Pay As You Drive"TM (PAYD) insurance services to the
motorist.



Trafficmaster will supply NU with an initial quantity of 10,000 advanced "
black-box" in-car units in the first half of 2006. The black box, which is
already being used for both Trafficmaster's navigation unit Smartnav and
tracking device RAC Trackstar, identifies the location of the vehicle to allow
the delivery of PAYD insurance.



NU customers will be offered comprehensive products that provide cost effective
insurance together with a raft of optional in-vehicle services. These will
include safety camera warnings, Smartnav navigation, emergency and breakdown
calls and stolen vehicle tracking from RAC Trackstar.



Tony Eales, Chief Executive of Trafficmaster, said "This is a major new market
for Trafficmaster as it not only provides large scale deployment of our
in-vehicle units but also provides an opportunity to sell our other compelling
services. The deal provides a new way to deliver Smartnav and it will allow us
to offer insurance products to many of our own subscribers."



Stephen Doran, Director of Business Development at Norwich Union said "Our
partnership with Trafficmaster will allow us to deliver some very compelling new
customer propositions combining "Pay As You Drive" TM Insurance from Norwich
Union with a range of added value in-vehicle services that Trafficmaster will
deliver. Norwich Union have been the pioneers of PAYD insurance in the UK, and
this partnership will allow us to take the programme to the next level."



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Trafficmaster Tel: 01234 759 300
Tony Eales, Chief Executive
Stuart Berman, Executive Director

Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113
Ben Atwell / John Gilbert



Trafficmaster

Founded in 1988, Trafficmaster Plc is the UK's leading journey management
company providing high quality satellite navigation, traffic data and vehicle
tracking systems.



Trafficmaster's traffic information is derived from its unique state-of-the-art
network of nationwide static roadside sensors and transmitters that gather and
distribute traffic data from over 8,000 miles of motorway and trunk routes.
Traffic data is then delivered to the customer through a number of screen or
speech-based receivers. These include a variety of in-car products and services
that include its satellite navigation - Smartnav, Trafficmaster Monitor, YQ(2),
Oracle and Freeway units. Traffic information can also be obtained by phoning
the 1740 service, which is run in partnership with the RAC and the UK's main
mobile phone operators.



The traffic data provided through Trafficmaster RDS TMC is used, in conjunction
with third party satellite navigation systems, to route drivers around
congestion. The data is broadcast on licensed radio networks owned by GCap Media
Plc and Chrysalis Radio and is provided to original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs) or direct to automotive manufacturers.



For more information please visit www.tmc.co.uk or www.trafficmaster.co.uk or
contact:



Pay As You Drive (PAYD)



Pay As You Drive is the concept of insurance charging based upon usage.



About Norwich Union Insurance

Norwich Union is the UK's largest insurer with a market share of around 14 per
cent.

With a focus on insurance for individuals and small businesses, Norwich Union
insures:

- One in five households

- One in seven motor vehicles

- Around 800,000 businesses



Norwich Union products are available through a variety of distribution channels
including brokers, corporate partners such as banks and building societies and
Norwich Union Direct.



Aviva, Norwich Union's parent company, recently announced its acquisition of the
RAC. The acquisition brings together the RAC's powerful brand and customer base
with the expertise and leading position in motor insurance of Norwich Union
Insurance.




This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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up another 2% today and still a lot further to go

Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:6759W
Trafficmaster PLC
09 January 2006

9th January 2006


Trafficmaster Plc


Holding in Company

Trafficmaster Plc ("the Company") has today received notification that Legal &
General Group Plc has a notifiable interest in 5,844,105 Ordinary Shares of 5p
each of the Company, representing 4.33 per cent of the issued share capital of
the Company.



This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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i think this will pass 40p tomorrow ;-)

10/Jan/2006
TRAFFICMASTER GOES MOBILE WITH WAYFINDER TO PROVIDE LIVE TRAFFIC INFORMATION


For immediate release - 10th January 2006



TRAFFICMASTER GOES MOBILE WITH WAYFINDER TO PROVIDE LIVE TRAFFIC INFORMATION


Trafficmaster Plc, the UKs leading provider of real time traffic information, announces a five year agreement with Wayfinder to provide live traffic data on Wayfinder navigation software for mobile phones in the UK. The service will be available from February 1st 2006.

Wayfinder is the UKs leading provider of navigation software for installation onto mobile phones. Trafficmaster will provide real-time traffic information to Wayfinder Navigator software, which will be used to dynamically calculate routes and update traffic information. The traffic service will use Trafficmasters high quality real time traffic flow data to deliver information on the traffic conditions to help users of the Wayfinder navigation software avoid congestion on the UKs motorways and trunk roads.

Jonas Sellergren, VP Product Management from Wayfinder:
"Wayfinder has a pedigree of working with leaders in the technology and mobile service industry. Trafficmaster Plc is delivering highly accurate information on the traffic flows on the UKs major roads. This data will provide a value added solution that will help our customers travel from A to B with ease."

The Trafficmaster service can be downloaded via GPRS onto your mobile phone and will help Wayfinder Navigator calculate the fastest route using the current road conditions. A detour symbol will be displayed if you have to be re-routed around congestion problems allowing you to reach your destination stress free. You can also update the current route with updated traffic information by recalculating the route.

Craig Blount, Director of Trafficmaster Services, comments:
"This is the first agreement that we have entered into to provide Trafficmasters traffic information on to a mobile phone equipped with navigation software. Wayfinder is at the forefront of developing mobile phone based navigation services which are now rapidly emerging as a new segment within the increasingly dynamic market for navigation devices in the UK."

The Trafficmaster traffic information service can be purchased directly through Wayfinder via your mobile phone or through a personal navigation home page - MyWayfinder.com.


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damn, you beat me to it...


anyway no harm in repeating it ;-)

news just out

10/Jan/2006
TRAFFICMASTER GOES MOBILE WITH WAYFINDER TO PROVIDE LIVE TRAFFIC INFORMATION


For immediate release - 10th January 2006



TRAFFICMASTER GOES MOBILE WITH WAYFINDER TO PROVIDE LIVE TRAFFIC INFORMATION


Trafficmaster Plc, the UKs leading provider of real time traffic information, announces a five year agreement with Wayfinder to provide live traffic data on Wayfinder navigation software for mobile phones in the UK. The service will be available from February 1st 2006.

Wayfinder is the UKs leading provider of navigation software for installation onto mobile phones. Trafficmaster will provide real-time traffic information to Wayfinder Navigator software, which will be used to dynamically calculate routes and update traffic information. The traffic service will use Trafficmasters high quality real time traffic flow data to deliver information on the traffic conditions to help users of the Wayfinder navigation software avoid congestion on the UKs motorways and trunk roads.

Jonas Sellergren, VP Product Management from Wayfinder:
"Wayfinder has a pedigree of working with leaders in the technology and mobile service industry. Trafficmaster Plc is delivering highly accurate information on the traffic flows on the UKs major roads. This data will provide a value added solution that will help our customers travel from A to B with ease."

The Trafficmaster service can be downloaded via GPRS onto your mobile phone and will help Wayfinder Navigator calculate the fastest route using the current road conditions. A detour symbol will be displayed if you have to be re-routed around congestion problems allowing you to reach your destination stress free. You can also update the current route with updated traffic information by recalculating the route.

Craig Blount, Director of Trafficmaster Services, comments:
"This is the first agreement that we have entered into to provide Trafficmasters traffic information on to a mobile phone equipped with navigation software. Wayfinder is at the forefront of developing mobile phone based navigation services which are now rapidly emerging as a new segment within the increasingly dynamic market for navigation devices in the UK."

The Trafficmaster traffic information service can be purchased directly through Wayfinder via your mobile phone or through a personal navigation home page - MyWayfinder.com.


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http://www.trafficmaster.co.uk/shownews.cfm?num=392

Another deal taking tfc in another direction,reaching a different kind of customer.

Smart-Nav,standard fit.Does anybody know how many units are in place since its launch?As time passes by the numbers keep growing even if sales are not as good as they could be.

Standard fit on Ford.
Just keeps getting better.


11/Jan/2006
FORD PROVIDES SMARTNAV ON FIESTA AND FOCUS ST


For immediate release - 11th January 2006



FORD PROVIDES SMARTNAV ON FIESTA AND FOCUS ST


In a Ford special promotion - The Test Drive Week - all Ford Fiestas and Ford Focus STs will come with Smartnav, an advanced satellite navigation system by Trafficmaster. The campaign, starting on the 14th January 2006, will offer motorists a Smartnav package that includes a 12 month subscription to the navigation service and one month free of Safe Speed, integrated speed camera warnings and RAC Trackstar, a stolen vehicle tracking service.

The Test Drive Week will run across all of Fords 650 plus retailers and will give customers the chance to drive all of Fords models and experience the benefits of Smartnav, before they purchase. The campaign will be supported with regional radio and newspaper advertising and prominent point of sale in the showrooms.

Smartnav was chosen as the standard fit satellite navigation for Fords Test Drive Week because it is very easy to operate and offers the most accurate up-to-date mapping available. This means that drivers can instantly see the benefits of using Smartnav within the test drive.

Pat Gallagher, Director of In-Vehicle Products at Trafficmaster, comments:
"This campaign comes from the successful relationship that Trafficmaster has built with Ford since Smartnav became an approved accessory 18 months ago. This is a great time for Smartnav to be fitted into a car as standard, as people will be looking for their next new car."

wow weee!!!

according to TFC they hope this will lead to standard fit on most ford cars this year ;-)

add to that NU increasing the PAYD insurance experiment soon and its starting to like a bottom for TFC. next stop a quid

more like 78

This link shows the offer on the Ford site.

http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/currentpromotions/-/test_drive_week/-/-/-/-

Is the L&G notification of % holding up or down?

Down i believe

Yes, by about 0.5%

In todays Shares Magazine:

Trafficmaster Helped Out of a Jam

Problems with its Smartnav car navigation
system dogged Trafficmaster (TFC) in 2005
but Ford has now given the product a vote of
confidence by announcing a week-long promotional
giveway of the system to all drivers who test drive and
then order a Ford Fiesta or Ford Focus ST.
In December, Shares suggested Trafficmasters
relegation from the FTSE All Share index could
provide a buying opportunity as index trackers
dumped the stock and, sure enough, the shares
troughed at 25.1p shortly after their demotion. But
they have bounced back nicely since.
Non-executive chairman Colin Walsh purchased
100,000 shares at 26p just before Christmas to double
his stake, and his confidence looks well founded.
Trafficmaster has since announced it is to supply
mobile navigation specialist Wayfinder with realtime
traffic information.
The Ford deal, which is being supported by a
high-profile advertising campaign, suggests that
Smartnav is competitive in the standard-fit
market, though portable solutions such as
TomTom still dominate the retail channel.
Trafficmasters balance sheet is net cash so it
can easily sustain its current losses as it sorts out
Smartnav.
A proliferation of road-charging schemes would
be a boost, too: Trafficmasters two-way
communication technology has a clear edge over
portable units as they cannot be used for pay-asyou-
drive schemes.
Shares says: The shares have already
suffered and if relegation from the All
Share pushes them down further,
Trafficmaster would look interesting at just
11 times 2006 earnings

The Ford deal may not be the biggest for Smartnav,the real test will be if Smartnav helps sales for Ford.If sales go well i think we could see this relationship grow.

time to break 40p

Trading Statement

RNS Number:2754X
Trafficmaster PLC
23 January 2006

23 January 2006


Trafficmaster plc

Pre-Close and Strategic Update


Trafficmaster Plc today provides a trading and strategic update ahead of its
preliminary results on 21 March 2006.


Trading improved significantly in the second half of the year with operating
profits, for the full year and before exceptional items, expected to be in line
with market expectations of #1.8m. This compares with #0.028m in the first half.
Revenues for the year are also improved and are expected to be #42.3m (2004:
#36.6m).


Our US fleet tracking business Teletrac, which accounts for approximately 50% of
revenue, has had another strong year with revenues up 23% on 2004. During the
year we opened a number of new metropolitan markets in the US and won
significant major accounts.


The strategic review of our UK operations has been completed and the business
has been restructured to deliver growth and sustainable profitability. Three
new operating divisions have been created to deliver a tight strategic focus:
Trafficmaster In-vehicle Products, Trafficmaster Services and Trafficmaster
Technologies.


This new structure has already delivered improvements in our product positioning
together with improved margins and significant cost savings which are expected
to be in excess of #2m per annum from 2006 onwards. This will result in an
exceptional charge in 2005 of #0.6m. This is in addition to the #0.6m for MG
Rover bad debt reported in the first half of 2005.


Trafficmaster In-vehicle Products


Trafficmaster In-vehicle Products concentrates on the sale of Smartnav and
Trackstar hardware. Our business to business focus combined with a simplified
product proposition is proving attractive to OEM partners. These partners are
investing significantly in brand building campaigns for our products. Ford and
Peugeot, in particular, have conducted extensive TV, Radio and press campaigns
supporting Smartnav, our award winning satellite navigation and integrated
traffic information system, in recent months.


Mitsubishi, one of our largest OEM customers in 2005, has extended the contract
to fit Smartnav as standard to a number of models in its range throughout 2006.
Trackstar, our market leading GPS stolen vehicle tracking system, continues to
grow in a stable market.


Trafficmaster Services


Trafficmaster Services is focussed upon generating enhanced recurring revenue
per user by offering the widest range of traffic and vehicle related services
available from one source in the market today. Already, we have made
significant progress on operating margins in this area and are seeing strong
take up in our Safe Speed and Trackstar services on the Smartnav platform.
Trafficmaster Services is also responsible for our traffic information business
which has made excellent progress this year gaining significant market share in
both the automotive and the fast growing portable navigation markets.


Trafficmaster Technologies


Trafficmaster Technologies is responsible for developing new strategic markets
for our black box technologies and our relationships with our partners in these
areas are progressing well. The Transport for London initiative is now providing
live traffic information based on every vehicle entering and leaving the
congestion zone.


Tony Eales, Chief Executive of Trafficmaster commented:


"The actions taken to reposition the business in the latter half of 2005 have
lowered the cost base and improved margins. Trafficmaster is now aligned to
maximise profit from each business and is well placed to benefit from further
revenue growth during 2006."

there is a tv program on satnavs beating congestion on tv tonight with trevor mcdonald at 8pm, and it talks about smartnav, now that would be a boost

sold out too early at 36p last week, now at target 40p but looking at chart -no real resistance to till 60p. with all the pos newsflow could go straightup- i'm tempted to pile back in. what do other's think

U.S business doing great.

Smartnav is being pushed more.If Joe Public finds out this product is the best on the market every car maker will want it.Tfc have been very slow at marketing this product.This is now changing.I saw Smartnav advertised with Ford and Peugeot in one Saturday paper.

No news on the dividend that was mentioned a while back!

Should keep climbing.