With telematics, you can ensure that a stolen vehicle or fraudulent fuel card use won’t be the end of the world.

Our vehicle tracking protects your vehicles by alerting you if your vehicles are moving out of hours, if your Vehicle Trackers are tampered with, or if your vehicle leaves a specified zone.

Asset trackers also avoid detection from scanners by only activating once per day, meaning thieves are less likely to find and remove your tracker.

By integrating your fuel cards with telematics, any attempts of fuel fraud against your business will be caught, as you’ll be alerted to any suspicious usage.

Telematics also give you complete fleet visibility at any time via the online portal. You can monitor driver behaviour so you know that they are not only being safe, but making the most of every litre of fuel. Are your drivers idling when they shouldn’t? Are they braking harshly and turning dangerously? You can see it all within the online portal!

All reports are automated, and you can customise them to see the information that you need. Our telematics can report on the MPG of each vehicle, time spent idling, and can even rank your drivers so you know where improvements are needed.

Once you have a camera in your vehicle, you can download footage straight to our telematics software, so there’s never any doubt about what’s happening out on the road.

You can build your own reports and alerts, and add users to your account without the need to get in contact with us.

Our UK based support team is available through the week to answer any queries and assist with any issues you might have via a call, email or live chat.

We offer a variety of hardwired and self-install trackers for your vehicles, as well as two camera options. Once in your vehicle, the telematics software is ready to track your assets.

You can view all of your fleet activity through our telematics online portal, which will show you where your drivers are (updating every 10 seconds or less), whether they are being safe or not, live traffic updates, and more!

The DVS is in place to protect other road users by minimising the number blind spots in HGVs and had been a major part of the Mayor of London’s Vision Zero for London plan, which aims to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries from London’s transport network. There were 125 deaths on London’s roads in 2019 – a 12% increase from the previous year.

It is a permit that HGV drivers need to obtain before operating in the Greater London area. This permit is granted when the vehicle is proven to comply with the required safety standards.

As of October 28^th 2024, the requirements for the Direct Vision Standard are changing to require HGVs of 12 tonnes or more to have a DVS rating of three stars or have a Progressive Safe System fitted, in order to drive in the Greater London area.

This means that HGVs with a rating of zero, one or two stars will have their permit expire at midnight on October 27^th, and to continue operating in Greater London and avoid penalty should have a Progressive Safe System fitted before this date.

Fuel Card Services can help you meet the Direct Vision Standard with a bespoke solution for your HGV fleet – get in touch today to find out more.

Contrary to popular belief, telematics software isn’t going to tell tales to the police or record in-vehicle conversations. Fleet managers may wish to reassure their employees that they are protected by company policies concerning privacy at work, and our telematics come with a privacy button for when they use their vehicles for personal use.

Showcasing and demonstrating the software to your employees is a great way to dissuade any fears they may have. The system is designed to help improve their safety and ensure the business reaches its targets. Some fleets even use data from telematics in incentives, by offering rewards to the safest drivers for example.

Telematics refers to the collective system of applications, communication services and technologies used to collect and track data in vehicles. This can include GPS systems, black box technology, vehicle diagnostics and tachographs. Telematics systems are invaluable for fleet management, allowing fleet operators to effectively manage driver behaviour, vehicle faults and errors, and journey and asset tracking. You can read more about what fleet telematics is and the role it plays in fleet operations on our blog.

Gathering data on driver behaviour, vehicle activity and location, engine diagnostics and more, telematics is in place to collect and manage data to allow fleet managers to allocate time, money and other resources effectively. You can read more on the benefits of fleet telematics systems on our blog.

While telematics systems can include vehicle and asset trackers, they are not tracking devices in the conventional sense. They do, however, track a wide range of vehicle data, such as engine performance, fuel consumption, speed and idling, and more. This data can then be used by fleet managers to ensure that vehicles are operated and maintained safely and effectively.

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