Trak Global Group (TGG), the Cheshire-based telematics technology company, has urged policymakers and law enforcement agencies to partner with the sector and explore how telematics could help prevent terrorist outrages, where a vehicle is hijacked and driven into crowds of people.
Brown-Allan explained that the police are becoming increasingly aware of telematics, and there are several examples of data being used in prosecutions.
"750,000 drivers use telematics in the UK, mostly youngsters who use black boxes to bring down the cost of their insurance and drive safer. Many high value car owners use black boxes to track their vehicle's whereabouts and curtail theft.
Brown-Allan has called on the government to set up a working group with a brief to explore how a UTAR system can be set up, who would operate it, how it would be paid for, and what it could actually do.