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The Specification Decision That Most Fleet Managers Get Wrong The most common MDVR specification mistake is not choosing the wrong system — it is choosing a system based on the smallest vehicle in the fleet rather than the most demanding use case. A 4-channel MDVR that works well on a small van does not scale […]

4 August 2026

The Camera Challenge on a Construction Site Fleet Construction vehicles operate in two distinct environments: public roads, where DVS and standard HGV regulations apply, and construction sites, where CLOCS requirements govern entry and where the hazards — banksmen, plant operators, pedestrians in PPE moving around the vehicle — are different from road-based risks. A camera […]

Why Waste Collection Vehicles Need a Different Camera Configuration A refuse lorry presents a camera challenge that a standard commercial vehicle does not. The vehicle stops hundreds of times a day in residential and commercial streets. Crew members work outside the vehicle at the rear, at the nearside, and around the bin lift. Pedestrians, cyclists, […]

What the Law Actually Requires from Fleet Operators Running an MDVR system on a UK commercial fleet is legal, widely practised, and — when done correctly — entirely straightforward to comply with. The difficulty is that the regulatory obligations span three different frameworks: road vehicle construction rules, data protection law, and the transport-specific requirements that […]

The Error You Find After the Incident The most costly MDVR error is the one discovered when the footage is needed. A driver reports an incident. The transport manager checks the platform. The rear camera shows a black screen for the last two hours. Or the MDVR is showing offline and has been for three […]

When the Footage Exists but Nobody Can Get to It A vehicle is involved in a third-party collision on a Thursday morning. The MDVR was recording. The G-sensor triggered and locked the footage. The transport manager knows the footage is there. The insurer is asking for it. The vehicle is on a return run and […]

What the GPS Is Actually For An MDVR that records camera footage but does not record GPS data gives you a video of what happened but not where, when, or how fast. In an insurance claim, that distinction matters. A forward-facing camera captures a collision. The footage shows the impact. What it does not show […]

The Difference Between a Camera and a Recording System A dashcam records what is in front of one camera. An MDVR records everything — multiple cameras simultaneously, GPS position and speed, driver behaviour data, and incident triggers — and can transmit that footage to your fleet management platform in real time over 4G. The dashcam […]

Introduction — why MDVR power gets installers into trouble Most MDVR failures aren’t software — they’re poor power design. We’ve seen operators wake to a flat battery, fleets suffer repeated MDVR reboots at night, HDDs corrupted by brownouts, and fuses that pop the first time IR LEDs kick in. Installers routinely misidentify ACC vs constant […]

“Footage missing when we needed it most.” “Installer said it would be plug‑and‑play – it wasn’t.” Those are common complaints we hear from fleet teams: missing evidence, incompatible cameras, complex wiring, footage that’s hard to access during incidents, surprise cellular bills and noisy false positives from ADAS/AI. This practical guide explains what MDVR camera system […]