Vehicle Tracking, Video Telematics and Driver Safety Solutions
“An Expert Witness can be anyone with knowledge or experience of a particular field or discipline beyond that to be expected of a layman. The Expert Witness’s duty is to give to the Court or tribunal an impartial opinion on particular aspects of matters within his expertise which are in dispute.”
Source: cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/expert-evidence
Nigel Porter is an independent Telematics Consultant and Expert Witness who helps companies, insurers, law firms, and end-users of telematics, vehicle tracking services, and GPS activity devices.
The aim is to help them better understand telematics, GPS data and associated services.
Due to extensive experience in telematics, vehicle tracking and GPS data analysis, Nigel Porter has provided Telematics Expert Witness services and technical knowledge for several criminal Crown Court and insurance litigation cases.
An experienced Telematics Consultant with over 30 years of commercial and technical skills. Extensive experience in vehicle tracking and video telematics, telematics/GPS data analysis, location services, mobile solutions (M2M / IoT), product development, Telematics operations, and Telematics SaaS platforms, including Big Data applications, in both UK and international markets.
Essential services in a telematics expert witness setting include telematics and GPS data analysis, hardware knowledge, and software knowledge.
Access to and daily use of telematics data from several commercially available Telematics Service Providers ensure up-to-date knowledge of current technology, including hardwired, battery-powered, and OBDII telematics units, video telematics, telematics data with integrated video footage, and GPS activity devices such as SatNav and personal activity Apps.
The continued daily use of telematics solutions provides detailed knowledge about current and legacy telematics and tracking technologies, which is essential for providing expert witness services.
Technical expert witness services and technical data analysis
Recent Projects
Crown Court Case. Murder charge. Analysis of location data recorded in vehicle ECUs and onboard Sat Nav units. Multiple vehicle data analysis, including analysis of journeys across three countries.
Crown Court Case. Robbery, kidnapping and firearm offences. Analysis of vehicle tracking data from vehicles involved.
Expert Consultancy Report into Telematics system. Review of data accuracy and reliability regarding speed infringement event monitoring and telematics hardware testing.
Road Traffic Collision. Personal injury claim involving Blue Light vehicle. Analysis of Telematics data to confirm the speed of the insured vehicle and activation of vehicle Blue lights and sirens up to and at the incident location.
Road Traffic Collision. Personal injury claim arising from a vehicle collision. Analysis of Telematics data to confirm the speed of the insured vehicle up to and at the incident location.
Technical analysis of telematics data supporting insurance claims and legal proceedings.
Technical review of telematics system used.
More information on Telematics Expert Witness Services can be found at TelematicsExpertWitness.co.uk.