Many councils are now using vehicle tracking to help keep tabs on their large fleet of vehicles. It is quite common for vehicle tracking systems to be installed in the fleet of council owned vehicles.
Recently Nottinghamshire County Council installed Masternaut vehicle tracking in their entire fleet of vehicles.
This has helped to improve efficiency and accountability of the many council workers working in Nottinghamshire. Such benefits will save money for the council which will help them to keep council tax down.
Such problems with rising council tax are a problem which vehicle tracking can help with in more than one way. Vehicle tracking can help to keep council workers from skiving off, using the vehicles for private use, putting in false fuel claims and driving too fast. It can also help to improve security so insurance premiums can be kept lower. All of these things help keep costs down.
Telematics companies such as Masternaut love to win contracts with councils as they usually run large fleets of vehicles and are therefore worth a great deal in ongoing fees. Plus the kudos of winning such contracts is extremely beneficial when selling their services to other large organisations and even other councils.
