AI safety cameras ramp up pressure on fleets
Fleets have been urged to remind drivers to beware of the growing use of AI safety cameras.
This comes after one camera in Sussex caught 2,200 drivers using their mobile phones or driving without a seatbelt in just four weeks.
Peter Golding, CEO at FleetCheck, said: “Safety camera technology has improved over the years but this new generation of technology does appear to be a step forward, especially when it comes to not just speeding but harder-to-detect offences such as mobile phone use.
“We welcome any development that improves road safety and believe that all fleets should do the same but it is sensible to ensure that drivers are aware of the much higher risk that now exists of being caught.
“An employee who thought it was safe to quickly pick up their phone on a straight stretch of road to check their e-mail was always taking a huge risk in terms of practical safety, but they are now also much more likely to receive six driving licence penalty points and a £200 fine.”
Administrative burden
He added: “Nearly three million driving offences were committed in the UK in 2024, which was nine per cent up on the previous year and the highest on record, resulting in something like 15,000 points being issued every day.
“The fact is that fleet drivers who commit offences are ever more likely to get caught and this is creating an ever higher administrative burden for those involved in running fleets, as we know from our software user base. Just processing physical paperwork and digital documents is hugely time consuming.
“The best way to contain this problem is at source, with a low degree of tolerance for company car and van drivers who are caught.”
