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Tispol rebrands as Roadpol

Enforcement group Tispol is to rebrand as Roadpol – European Roads Policing Network.
By Ben Spencer March 25, 2020 Read time: 1 min
Tispol is to change name to Roadpol (© Evgeniy Parilov | Dreamstime.com)

The network of European traffic police forces issued a statement saying that it will continue to devote its energy to making Europe’s roads safer.

Roadpol’s road safety campaign and awards programme Project Edward will continue under a new name, which will be announced in the future.

The pandemic has also forced the consortium to suspend its pan-European speed enforcement weeks which which now run under the name Roadpol.

 

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