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Telematics could halve the number of breakdowns by 2020

Date: 21 June 2017   |   Author: Daniel Puddicombe

Advanced technology could halve the number of breakdowns in the UK by 2020, new research has claimed.

According to telematics company In-car Cleverness, harnessing telematics data in the future could cut repair bills by £1.3 billion a year.

The company added that business drivers could save millions of hours stuck on the hard shoulder each year, with the firm's sales director predicting a future with barely any breakdowns.

Telematics systems can often provide a proactive repair and maintenance schedule compared with 'normal' servicing patterns, which rely on estimated lifecycles of parts and regular check-ups.

"It's not impossible to foresee a future in which almost no unexpected breakdowns occur," said Paul O'Dowd, head of sales at In-car Cleverness. "In-vehicle technology - remote diagnostics in this context - has come on in leaps and bounds and as uptake increases, we will be able to anticipate a large percentage of the nation's vehicle glitches before they cause a failure."

He added: "This predictive maintenance alongside routine check-ups will reduce the cost of running individual or fleets of vehicles - prevention is always better than the cure."



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