AA to launch Sat Nav Tracked insurance in UK

vetstu

Basically a black box in the car which tells your insurer if you are being a bad biy on the road so they can charge you more.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16969509

The system involves the installation of a small black box into the driver's car which records how they drive.

The measures include monitoring speed, braking severity, cornering and the types of roads used during certain times of day.

This information is transmitted remotely to the insurers, and can also be accessed by users via a website which gives information on overall performance, warning them if they are likely to be moved to a higher premium.

probably means we will see it here in 5 years or so when we catch up with them.

puppetmaster

vetstu wrote: »

probably means we will see it here in 5 years or so when we catch up with them.

Axa have been doing it here for atleast ten years for younger drivers.

MidlandsM

they can fook off.......and that pompus prick Conor Faulknen......lol

kirving

Sure thats AA UK. Conon Faughnan was on the radio giving out about stupid speed limits, he's grand.

CiniO

Good god.
That would mean the end of motoring for me, as I wouldn't be able to afford my insurance premium anymore.


:eek::eek::eek::eek:

vetstu

puppetmaster wrote: »

Axa have been doing it here for atleast ten years for younger drivers.

Remember that alright. Thought they quit doing it though a few years after they started.

Tigger

CiniO wrote: »

Good god.
That would mean the end of motoring for me, as I wouldn't be able to afford my insurance premium anymore.


:eek::eek::eek::eek:

this

its a dry sunny day that i don't hit the limiter in top

patwicklow

Big brother yet again..

eringobragh

If I had one I'd feed it a nice can of coke. that would surely kill it

Satanta

I developed a similar set up in 2001 intending to aim it at the private market (parents who had their kids driving their car). Then everyone got rich and every 17 year old had to have their own car. Presented it to Hibernian at the time but it wasn't as complete a solution as the guys that did the axa solution. Theirs apparently could tell what speed limit you were in. Mine could do things like alert by text if the car went over a configurable speed, triggered a configurable g-sensor, broke geo fencing when supposed to be stationary and could be located on an online map. No google maps at the time so I spent a fair bit on getting good digital ones.

jayok

Satanta wrote: »

I developed a similar set up in 2001...

Fair play to you for attempting this.