154.Section 176 allows charging authorities to install and maintain any equipment or buildings in connection with effective operation of a charging scheme. It als provides for the Secretary of State and NAW to prescribe in regulations the basic specifications for roadside equipment, so that all schemes will be technically interoperable.
155.Section 177 allows the Secretary of State or the NAW to direct a charging authority to put up traffic signs on their land in relation to a charging scheme; and to direct any authority to put up traffic signs in connection with a trunk road charging scheme.
Commentary on Sections Part Iii: Road User Charging and Workplace Parking Levy Chapter I: Road User Charging Sections 176 to 177: Supplementary