Telematics Watch: Using data variables to find the safer drivers
Teachers are safer drivers than sales people; Edinburgh residents are better drivers than those from Glasgow; and Toyota owners score better than those that own BMWs. These are among the insights gleamed by Matt Munro, Igo4 chief executive, from the latest analysis of the broker's telematics data.
Telematics is delivering on its main promise – to make the UK’s roads safer. That was the verdict of the previous instalment of Telematics Watch, which showed evidence suggesting that awareness of how
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