{"id":74682,"date":"2017-12-16T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T07:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/motoring-myths-what-black-boxes-reveal-about-our-driving-habits\/"},"modified":"2017-12-16T15:04:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T08:04:22","slug":"motoring-myths-what-black-boxes-reveal-about-our-driving-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/motoring-myths-what-black-boxes-reveal-about-our-driving-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Motoring myths: what \u2018black boxes\u2019 reveal about our driving habits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nAre 17-year-olds really the worst drivers? \u2018Telematics\u2019 boxes installed to cut insurance costs can show us how we driveBillions of miles have been driven on Britain\u2019s roads this decade in cars fitted with \u201ctelematics\u201d boxes recording every detail of a driver\u2019s behaviour \u2013 whether they are speeding on a 30mph urban road, how they are cornering on a country road, and how they are braking or accelerating on a motorway.Installed in about 1m cars by insurance companies, they offer drivers \u2013 usually 17 to 25-year-olds \u2013 less costly insurance if they drive more carefully. But the telematics black boxes also reveal a wealth of data about how Britain drives &#8211; debunking a lot of modern myths, but confirming many others. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2017\/dec\/16\/motoring-myths-black-boxes-telematics-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">Motoring myths: what \u2018black boxes\u2019 reveal about our driving habits<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Are 17-year-olds really the worst drivers? \u2018Telematics\u2019 boxes installed to cut insurance costs can show&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-jqy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9192,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/black-box-car-insurance-a-young-drivers-new-best-friend-behind-the-dashboard\/","url_meta":{"origin":74682,"position":0},"title":"Black box car insurance: a young driver\u2019s new best friend behind the dashboard","date":"March 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Telematics-based motor insurance is teaching novice motorists better skills and reducing what can be sky-high premiumsIt\u2019s the \u201cblack box revolution\u201d that is slashing the cost of car insurance for young drivers, many of whom often struggle to find affordable cover. 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