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Insights and expert guides on fleet safety, video telematics, GPS tracking, compliance and risk from the Vision Telematics team.

Illustration of a refuse collection vehicle with 360-degree multi-camera MDVR coverage around the vehicle

Fleet safety7 August 2026

Ten Times the National Average: Why Waste and Recycling Fleets Are Standardising on 360° Camera Coverage

Waste and recycling carries a fatal injury rate around ten times the UK average, and almost half of those deaths involve a moving vehicle. See how 360° MDVR coverage protects crews.

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Illustration of a van, car and HGV on a UK road with telematics driver-risk data overlaid

Compliance & duty of care7 August 2026

Driving for Work Is Now a Workplace Risk: What the DfT Road Safety Strategy Means for Your Fleet

Work-related driving accounts for 29% of UK road deaths. Understand the DfT Road Safety Strategy targets, employer duty of care and how fleet telematics evidences control.

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Illustration of an excavator with AI human-form recognition detection zones highlighting a ground worker

Plant & site safety7 August 2026

Struck by a Moving Vehicle: The Site Risk That Hasn't Moved — and How AI Human Form Recognition Closes It

Struck-by incidents remain a leading cause of UK workplace deaths. See how AI human form recognition, staged proximity alerts and pedestrian signalling protect people around moving plant.

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Illustration of a work van with a Bluetooth asset tag and GPS tracker protecting tools and site equipment

Asset security7 August 2026

One Theft Every 20 Minutes: Protecting Tools, Vans and Site Kit When the Law Won't Do It For You

A set of tools is stolen from a UK van roughly every 20 minutes. See how Bluetooth asset tags, battery GPS trackers and van telematics cut losses and speed recovery.

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Illustration of an AI dashcam and video telematics protecting a fleet vehicle

Road safety24 July 2026

Four Deaths a Day: Why AI Video Telematics Is Now Essential for UK Fleet Road Safety

Four people die on Britain's roads every day. Discover how AI dashcams and video telematics help UK fleets cut collisions, exonerate drivers and slash insurance claim costs.

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Illustration of GPS asset tracking protecting construction plant and equipment

Asset security24 July 2026

Plant Machinery Theft: The £800 Million Problem — and How GPS Tracking Fights Back

Plant theft costs UK construction over £800 million a year and fewer than 10% of stolen machines are ever recovered. Learn how GPS asset tracking protects plant, tools and equipment.

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Guardian AI driver fatigue detection camera unit on its in-cab mount

Driver safety24 July 2026

Asleep at the Wheel: Why Driver Fatigue Is Your Fleet's Most Underestimated Risk

Fatigue contributes to up to 20% of UK road crashes and 40% of sleep-related collisions involve commercial vehicles. Discover how AI driver fatigue detection protects your drivers in real time.

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Illustration of an HGV blind-spot camera system protecting a cyclist on the nearside

Compliance24 July 2026

DVS Phase 2 and the Progressive Safe System: What Every HGV Operator Needs to Know

Since October 2024, HGVs over 12 tonnes need a 3-star DVS rating or a Progressive Safe System to operate in London. Here's what PSS requires — and why the data proves it saves lives.

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Fleet platform showing dashcam event footage and driver event timeline

Insurance & risk24 July 2026

Crash for Cash: Why Fraudsters Target Fleets — and How Video Evidence Shuts Them Down

Crash for cash scams cost honest motorists hundreds of millions a year — and fleets are prime targets. Learn how connected dashcams and telematics data defeat fraudulent claims.

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Illustration of an HGV being warned away from a low railway bridge

Routing & navigation24 July 2026

One Every Five Hours: How Truck-Specific Navigation Ends the Bridge Strike Problem

A vehicle hits a railway bridge every 5 hours in Britain — 1,666 strikes last year at £13,000 each. Discover how truck-specific navigation and routing eliminates bridge strike risk.

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