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Fleet cameras and risk, explained.
What the rules require, what a camera can and cannot do, and why the footage is missing on the morning you need it. Written by the MANTIS team.
15 articles
Articles
Waste and recycling
Waste fleet insurance claims: where they come from, and what they cost
Nearly half of waste worker deaths involve a moving vehicle. Where waste fleet claims come from, what they cost in 2026, and what to do before renewal.
Fleet technology
AI in Fleet Operations: Real-World Impact on Safety, Risk & Visibility
A Motor Transport webinar on how AI and video telematics support driver safety, evidence gathering and risk management.
Risk & insurance
Why Loss Ratio Now Decides What UK Fleets Pay for Insurance
How loss ratio drives UK fleet insurance pricing, and where collision prevention and evidence gathering affect it.
Fleet technology
AI in Fleet Management: From Data Hype to Fleet Risk Intelligence
A Big Data Belfast talk on turning telematics and camera data into risk intelligence a fleet team can act on.
Road safety
Top 5 Riskiest Roads to Drive in the UK
Five of the most hazardous roads in the UK, and the driving behaviours that raise collision risk on each.
Hardware
Why MANTIS uses industrial-grade SD cards
Why recording hardware uses industrial-grade SD cards, and how they differ from consumer cards in a working vehicle.
Fleet operations
Six things UK fleets are dealing with in 2025
Operating costs, driver shortages, insurance, compliance and the electric transition, as UK fleets met them in 2025.
Company
Harry Girvan on hiring, customers and what earlier failures taught him
The MANTIS CEO on building a team, staying close to customers, and what earlier setbacks taught him.
Road safety
Driving for Safer Roads: Saying No to Drink and Drug Driving
UK drink and drug driving figures, the penalties that follow, and where an employer’s responsibility sits.
Vehicle CCTV
What Dash Cameras Can and Can’t Do
Where a single dash camera stops being enough, and what a multi-camera recorder changes about coverage and storage.
Vehicle CCTV
Five things fleet operators get wrong about vehicle cameras
Privacy, cost, fleet size and system quality: five things fleet operators often get wrong about vehicle CCTV.
Vehicle CCTV
A short history of the vehicle camera
How vehicle cameras developed from early road recording into the AI-assisted systems fleets specify today.
Vehicle CCTV
What AI actually does on a vehicle camera
What detection features such as vulnerable road user and fatigue alerts actually do inside the vehicle.
Telematics
Why cameras and telematics belong on the same platform
Four things that change when camera evidence and telematics data are reviewed in the same place.
Buying guide
Three questions to ask a camera supplier before you buy
Connectivity, footage access and fault monitoring: what to establish before choosing a camera supplier.