How a 'black box' that tracks your driving can cut your insurance bill

The accessory of choice for all young drivers - The Black Box

20% of road accidents are avoided with the installation of this new ‘it’ gadget.

The day a young driver passes their driving test is one filled with pride, joy, and for the parents of the young driver, apprehension.

Young drivers are inexperienced and make mistakes on the road, this coupled with the thrill of the independence within a car, 80% of young people know someone, or have themselves been involved in a road traffic accident which has resulted in serious injury, or a fatality.

Blackbox Technology - The Facts.

Uses telematics technology to monitor speed, acceleration, cornering and braking
Encourage safer driving amongst new drivers
Drives down insurance premiums
Reduced road accidents by 20%*
Huge savings for first-time insurers in the region of 50%. (A staggering 18% of a young persons’ salary is spent on insurance)

The former Transport Secretary, Justine Greening, has urged young motorists to get the Black Box not only to improve their safety in the crucial learning stages of being an independent driver, but also to save themselves some money.

The message behind the installation of Black Boxes is clear, the better the driver, the less they pay in insurance premiums.

*survey based on a sample of 180,000 cars.

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