Electronic Bus Stop Displays

Dear Sir or Madam,

There are a number of electronic displays on special bus stop posts
along the A6 in Derbyshire - intended to inform potential
passengers of the time until the next bus on a particular service.
These displays have been in position for a very long time, but are
still not operational.

I would like to know:

- The source of finance for the project, the total amount of money
approved to be spent, and the completion date originally planned
- Whether these displays are intended to show real-time running
information, or merely a calculation of the time until the next bus
is due according to the timetable
- How these displays - apparently capable of displaying just two
digits or characters - will display wait times exceeding 99
minutes, eg between evening buses in the current "Trans-Peak"
timetable.
- When the installation of the displays first started.
- The total cost so far of installing the displays, including (but
not limited to) the special bus stops, the cost of connecting the
electricity supply and data connections, and all associated
equipment and services)
- The ongoing costs, including (but not limited to) the costs of
service contracts, standing charges for power and data connections
- For each of the ongoing costs: the duration of the commitment to
that cost - or, if no term is specified, the cost to cease that
cost
- The latest date by which DCC is confident that the displays will
be fully operational (ie to show real-time running information if
this was the original intention)
- If no such date can be set for their operation, the date at which
the County Council will decide to admit defeat and remove the
displays.
-The financial implications for Derbyshire County Council if the
project is abandoned

I would also like a copy of the project submission which was made
in order to obtain the government funding for the project. If there
is a valid reason that I cannot have this, then I would like at
least the sections of the application which explain the objectives
of the project and the intended timescales.

Please note that where costs involve the recharging of salary and
expenses costs incurred by Derbyshire County Council or any other
public body, I would like these to be split out separately.

Yours faithfully,

John Geddes

Dear Jain,Rajat (Corporate Resources),

My understanding of the law is that you were required to give me a
substantive response to my FOI request on "Electronic Bus Stop
Displays" by 23rd December 2009.

I have not received any such response. Please tell me whether you
believe you have sent a response that has not reached me, whether
you believe that a different deadline applies, or whether you
accept that you have failed to discharge your legal responsibility.
If the latter, then please tell me when I CAN expect a substantive
response so that I can decide whether I wish to request an Internal
Review.

Yours sincerely,

John Geddes

Dear Derbyshire County Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Derbyshire County
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Electronic Bus Stop Displays'

By law, you should have given me a reply by 23rd December 2009. You
did not meet this deadline.

I wrote to you on 24th December asking for an update on when you
would be answering my request. Nobody has bothered responding.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/el...

Yours faithfully,

John Geddes

Dear Contact Centre (Chief Executives),

Having heard nothing beyond your electronic acknowledgment on 12th
January, I am writing to remind you that I am expecting a reply to
my request for an Internal Review of your failure to answer my FOI
request on Electronic Bus Stop Displays no later than Tuesday 9th
February 2010, in accordance with the 20-working-day response that
you are required to achieve.

Yours sincerely,

John Geddes

Dear Jain,Rajat (Corporate Resources),

I have received your response (although the txt document has a
non-standard character for the pound symbol, which makes it a
little difficult to read).

Yours sincerely,

John Geddes