Big Brother and Insurance - thin end of the wedge...

[spareparts]

Big brother watching you... is this not the beginning of the end

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

[otolith]

Just a way for all those young drivers who say that it is unfair that they are judged on the behaviour of their peers to be judged on their own behaviour.

[GhostDriver]

Black box schemes have been around for a while.
They are getting more and more popular. Although being far from compulsary, with rising premiums I think they will get installed by alot more 'sensible drivers'.

Eventually if you havnt got one, you will be a driving thug, and therefore your premiums will be stupid.

So yes in my opinion thin end of the wedge. I think Im gonna be telling my grandkids how we used to have fun driving, and they will look at me with an air of disbelief.

[Bowler]

None of this ste will have any affect until the judiciary implement realistic fines for driving without insurance

No insurance son? Couldn't afford the £2k premium? Aah, never mind, here's a nice fine of £300 and 3 points. Please try to remember to insure your car next time....

[SystemParanoia]

remember you also loose the shed you were driving at the time, so £300 + £???

[soad]

GhostDriver said:

Eventually if you havnt got one, you will be a driving thug, and therefore your premiums will be stupid.

Just what we need

[Liokault]

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[BoostMonkey]

SystemParanoia said:

remember you also loose the shed you were driving at the time, so £300 + £???

So about £500 total, still cheaper for many people to drive with no insurance with the current legislation.

[TheTurbonator]

Bowler said:

None of this ste will have any affect until the judiciary implement realistic fines for driving without insurance

No insurance son? Couldn't afford the £2k premium? Aah, never mind, here's a nice fine of £300 and 3 points. Please try to remember to insure your car next time....

It's 6 points for driving with no insurance which with a new license (less than 2 years) would mean a ban and a retest.

[matthias73]

Gah, don't like this.

I like the idea of cheaper insurance for safe drivers, but I really really don't like where this is headed.

[thinfourth2]

TheTurbonator said:

It's 6 points for driving with no insurance which with a new license (less than 2 years) would mean a ban and a retest.

And the punishment for drivng without a lisense is points and a fine

Our courts are pathetic

[untakenname]

[quote]
He added that the system could also detect sudden hard braking so assistance could be sent.

Extreme speeds would be greeted with "a stern email" to the driver.


[/quote]

What sort of assistance would be sent? If it sends the emergency services and there's no crash then surely the company will get done for wasting police time?

I wonder what would happen if you went on a trackday with one of these devices fitted?

Considering you can get gps blockers for under £20 online I can see people simply blocking the signal then going on a hoon.

[SystemParanoia]

where would they Fit this GPS unit on a Series landy ? these absolutely nowhere for them to hide it!


just quickly looked at a website...

apparently it costs £249 per year for the tracking unit !

http://www.quotelinedirect.co.uk/car/new-driver.as...

Edited by SystemParanoia on Friday 10th February 15:26

[kambites]

otolith said:

Just a way for all those young drivers who say that it is unfair that they are judged on the behaviour of their peers to be judged on their own behaviour.

Sounds good as long as it's never compulsory.

[ZOLLAR]

untakenname said:

What sort of assistance would be sent? If it sends the emergency services and there's no crash then surely the company will get done for wasting police time?

I wonder what would happen if you went on a trackday with one of these devices fitted?

Considering you can get gps blockers for under £20 online I can see people simply blocking the signal then going on a hoon.

Don't you think the company would query why all of a sudden your car has disappeared off their system?, blocking the signal would raise an immediate "moral risk" and the insurer may decide to cancel your insurance.

[CBR JGWRR]

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kambites said:

otolith said:

Just a way for all those young drivers who say that it is unfair that they are judged on the behaviour of their peers to be judged on their own behaviour.

Sounds good as long as it's never compulsory.

It will be by implication.