A new in-vehicle camera system claims to cut fleet accidents by 70%, while improving driver behaviour and cutting insurance costs.

Truscene is fixed to the top of a van’s windscreen.

The camera is connected to the ignition and will record the last 25 seconds before an incident and five seconds afterwards by means of a continuous memory loop which is triggered to store the footage when subjected to a sufficiently strong G-force.

The camera can be removed from the vehicle for manual recording of external and third party damage, thus negating the need for any other cameras.

Recorded footage is fully encrypted, ensuring that all saved clips are tamper-proof and is saved on to the Truscene database for a number of years, providing fleets and insurers a free, secure and quickly accessible banking facility for their incident footage.

Dean Taylor, managing director of Vehicle Camera Systems, the maker of Truscene, conceived the idea following a motor accident for which he was not at fault.

However, due to a false witness he ended up on the receiving end of a fraudulent claim, resulting in him suffering financially and being held accountable for the accident.

Following this, Taylor developed a camera which is capable of recording exactly what happened from a driver’s perspective.

He said: “VCS has demonstrated that in more than 2,000 lorry months of fleet trials, our cameras have reduced accidents by 70% and in three incidents, clear evidence has enabled blame to be apportioned elsewhere. 

"Now, we are looking forward to expanding our market by attracting several fleet management companies.”

For further information, visit www.truscene.com