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TomTom Telematics tops 400,000 vehicles!

August 14th, 2014

TomTom Telematics is continuing to grow from strength to strength now having 400,000 vehicles subscribed to its Webfleet software as a service. At the end of the second quarter of 2014 it had 395,000 subscriptions a 47% year-on-year growth, in Fleet Management and vehicle Tracking. The TomTom Telematics Webfleet services intergrate seamlessly into enterprise processes, providing data such as fuel consumption, trip information, driving efficiency and information about order status from connected vehicles on the road.The integration of real-time vehicle…

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Increased fines? 6 points? or a Hands Free phone kit? An Easy decision?

July 21st, 2014

Where will the law go on the use of hand-held mobile phones in vehicles? The media have again featured a story about Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin saying that the high death toll from accidents is caused by motorists making calls and has prompted him to consider ” a fresh clampdown” to increase punishments for drivers who are caught using a mobile phone while driving. The latest proposal suggests increasing the penalty points to six per offence, meaning drivers could be…

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‘Old Git on a Bike’ Going around Europe in 60 Days

June 25th, 2014

This Particlular Old Git on a Bike is Bill Budd. Bill is about to celebrate his 60th birthday, but not by having a quiet pint with a few close friends, nor by having a nice meal with an aged bottle of the nectar of the gods, or even a lazy weekend in Cornwall; oh no, that’s not how this Old Git is going to celebrate. Bill is making what some might call an ‘utterly bonkers’ trip to raise money for…

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Crash for Cash Scams

May 30th, 2014

Every day 164 bogus claims are made pushing up insurance premiums to every driver by £90. There is an 18 per cent increase in ‘Crash for Cash’ scams claimed insurance companies yesterday. The staged crashes and false claims helped fuel the increase in insurance fraud last year, costing £1.3billion. Nearly two thirds of this was paid out to motoring claimants – with the equivalent of 164 crash scams exposed every day. Insurance chiefs warn the true figures could be much higher…

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Scorpion Track – Stolen Vehicle tracking offer

May 27th, 2014

Ensure the safety of your vehicle today with a Scorpion Stolen vehicle track. With the holiday season approaching what could be better to protect your Motorhome, Boat, etc or to protect your car/van while you are away. Scorpion Track is a British designed and manufactured, insurance approved tracking system, established as a trusted brand since 1973. Not only monitoring your vehicle on a 24 hour basis, it will also allow you to gain cheaper insurance. In Car Technology are a…

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Engaging and Motivating Your Fleet Drivers

May 9th, 2014

Would you like to boost your companies performance? Would you like to cut the cost of fuel and vehicle maintenance in your fleet? Do you need to boost driving performance standards? Have you tried various methods of incentivising your employees to help achieve a higher level of success? If the answer to all of these questions is yes, then read on….

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TomTom Telematics – The New Name for TomTom Business Solutions

May 1st, 2014

Yesterday 31st April 2014 TomTom announced that their dedicated business sector Tom Tom Business Solutions have changed their name to TomTom Telematics. TomTom Telematics provide the latest in fleet management and vehicle telematic services and have said that their name change “reflects its strong position in providing Telematics Software as a Service (SaaS).” Fleet management is a rapidly expanding market, with increasing demand from companies to keep moving towards their business goals in the most efficient and cost effective way…

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DAB Radio

February 4th, 2014

Now get DAB radio installed into your car. Looks like it is factory fitted and easy to use. We fitted this kit into the new Nissan Qashqui 2014 customer was very pleased.

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Tom Tom fleet management business grows by 38%to 330.000 connected vehicles

January 20th, 2014

Amsterdam, 14 January 2014 TomTom has enjoyed another year of strong growth for its fleet management business after recording a 38 per cent increase in its install base. A total of 330,000 vehicles are now managed by TomTom Business Solutions’ technology – up from 239,000 in January 2013. In excess of 27,000 clients use TomTom’s fleet management service to manage vehicles driven in more than 60 countries worldwide.

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TomTom Portable Tracking and Navigation device – Free Trial for one Week

January 10th, 2014

In Car Technology are offering you a free trial for one week of the TomTom Portable tracking and navigation device. Managing people and vehicles is hard enough, its harder still when they’re miles away and moving in different directions. So when the time comes to make business-critical decisions, how can you be sure you have all the relevant facts? The detailed figures? The most up-to-date information? You can have it all and more with the TomTom WORKsmart technology.

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