How much does traffic light hire cost?
Cost depends on the type of installation, the number of heads, the hire duration and the level of maintenance and attendance the location needs, plus any authority permit costs. A short two-way shuttle hire is inexpensive; a multi-way junction arrangement maintained for months is a larger commitment. We quote the specific installation in writing.
Is installation included or do I set them up myself?
Included. We deliver, install to an approved drawing, commission the timings and check them in live traffic. Signals dropped off for site staff to position are exactly how mis-sited installations and uncontrolled sections happen.
How quickly can signals be on site?
The equipment and crew are usually the quick part; the constraint is the authority permit or notice period for the works. Tell us the location and dates and we will confirm what is achievable in writing. We also run 24/7 cover for urgent situations.
What happens if the lights fail overnight?
You call us and we attend. Maintenance and fault response are part of the hire, with 24/7 call-out, because an uncontrolled single lane on a live road is not something that can wait for morning.
Do you handle the permit for signals?
Yes. We handle authority liaison end to end, including permit applications and Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders where the arrangement requires one, and we take the drawing through highway authority approval.
How long can I hire signals for?
From a single day to many months. Long hires include the ongoing inspection, resetting, battery management and timing reviews needed to keep the installation as designed rather than as it has drifted.
Will the signals cause queues?
Any single-lane arrangement introduces delay; the objective is keeping it proportionate. We set timings from the actual section length and observed flow, use vehicle detection where it helps, and revisit the settings if queues develop. Where the section is simply too long or too busy for signals, we say so and recommend stop-go or convoy working instead.
Can you control a junction with temporary signals?
Yes. Three and four-way arrangements are available for junctions and for sections containing side roads, including situations where permanent signals must be taken out of service. These need more design and commissioning attention, which we build into the scheme.
Do you provide pedestrian provision with the signals?
Where the works affect the footway, yes, and it should be specified together. Signals control vehicles only, so a compliant signed and separated pedestrian route with tapping rails and defined crossing points is designed alongside the installation.
Which areas do you supply signals to?
Oxfordshire and Oxford as our base area, plus London and all boroughs, the South East, Gatwick, the South West, Wales, the Midlands, the North and Scotland. With around 150 lorries, vans and cars, delivery and service across the network is part of the normal operation.
