Vertical Markets

Taxi fleet CCTV

by Mark Rowe

A North East taxi company, whose insurance has doubled in the last three years, is seeking to save by installing CCTV in its fleet.

C&D Taxis, which operates across Tyne and Wear, had Sunderland-based Hadrian Technology install cameras in its cars, which record inside and outside the vehicle.

The Cygnus cameras that Hadrian install have a front-facing camera to record the driver’s view of the road and a rear-facing camera to record the inside, and behind the vehicle. The CCTV recordings can help against staged accidents and false whiplash claims, driving offences and traffic allegations. Some insurance companies are offering discounts on premiums to taxis with such CCTV.

Hadrian Technology does installation and maintenance of CCTV across a range of sectors, including retail, leisure and domestic property. The company operates around the UK and Ireland.

Chris Waterstreet, owner of C&D Taxis, said: “CCTV will provide me with evidence of what happens in my taxis. After the initial installation costs, I will re-coup the cost in just one or two years. I won’t get bogged down with lengthy and expensive investigations when someone makes a claim and hopefully my insurance premium will stop rising each year. At the moment when someone makes a claim, we have no evidence to find out the truth and my insurance company always has to pay out. One insurance company is knocking £500 off taxi insurance premiums if you have CCTV installed. My colleagues and customers will feel safer when I have these cameras in. For me, I will be saving money and hassle every day. I would certainly recommend it to other taxi drivers out there.”

Gary Trotter, general manager at Hadrian Technology said: “Local councils around the UK are discussing legislation that will require all licensed vehicles to install CCTV, ensuring the safety of passengers. Unfortunately serious offences like assault and sexual abuse, as well as accident claims relating to taxis come up again and again. A system like ours acts as a deterrent and a way of providing hard evidence when allegations are made against the passenger or driver. Cameras installed by Hadrian Technology capture footage that cannot be destroyed, even if someone rips the camera unit off from the car – the images that have been recorded are stored elsewhere in the vehicle. C&D Taxis will now have the evidence they need to avoid significant and avoidable losses. I hope we can help other businesses to tackle similar problems.”

For more on Hadrian Technology visit: www.hadriantechnology.co.uk

Notes about the installer

Hadrian Technology was founded in 1999 and is based at The Place, in Sunderland city centre. Hadrian Technology works with commercial and domestic clients. It also operates a CCTV rental service. Hadrian Technology offers High Definition Serial Digital Interface (HD-SDI) CCTV, the Concept Pro CCTV range.

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