VGL Public Sector Quarterly Magazine VGL Public Sector Magazine #2 | Page 11

Monitor

Protect

Telematics systems also give you the

Telematics can also support Duty of Care

capability to monitor driver behaviour

obligations and can help with ascertaining

and encourage better driving techniques.

responsibilities if incidents occur. Knowing

In fact telematics may be one of the main

where your drivers are and how they are

protagonists that is changing the way fleet

driving can help improve driver behaviour

vehicles are being driven for the better. In

and reduce risk. What’s more, in one

recent research from RAC Business* 40% of
,

particular case a local council used its

company car drivers actively changed driving

telematics system to protect its drivers from

behaviour to improve their fuel economy,

false allegations given by residents who had

compared to 27% of private vehicle owners.

accused council vans of damaging their cars.

As well as the HMRC cuts to company car

When insurance claims came in the council

fuel allowances, the RAC attributes this

checked them against the actual location and

change in behaviour to in-car technology

times recorded by the telematics technology^

that allows drivers to personally monitor fuel

and it was found beyond doubt that some

consumption and to telematic systems that

claims were untrue.

monitor speed and journeys.

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