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Enter our competition to win one of two FM Protector telematics systems from MiX Telematics.
One thing that most professional drivers have in common is that they work alone, and occasionally in
situations where danger of one kind or another is present.
Whether falling off a load, suffering a sudden illness or even being attacked, sometimes being alone can be fatal.
Now though, help is at hand from a new low-cost telematics system that features an SOS facility. A press of a button will summon help and tell your potential rescuers where you are.
The FM Protector from MiX Telematics is aimed at small fleets and has three main functions. As well as the lone-driver protection system, vehicle tracking is provided based on Google mapping and can be accessed online or by a mobile phone request for a location message via SMS. Geo-fencing can be incorporated, giving automatic notification of when a driver enters no-go' areas, It can also be used to detect theft or other unauthorised vehicle use, and send alerts as appropriate.
Two lucky readers can win their own FM Protector in our Christmas competition by answering the question below. The winners will each receive an FM Protector system worth £299, complete with free installation at their local dealer and a year's free Automatic Vehicle Location subscription, which covers tracking and reporting. You can find full details of the system at www.fm-protector.co.uk.
About MiX Telematics
MiX Telematics is one of the world's leading suppliers of telematics equipment — and has been for the past 25 years.
Until last year, its VDO-branded products were marketed in the UK by Siemens VDO. but that's all changed with the emergence of MiX Telematics as a global brand. In addition to the two FM Protectors being given away, the firm has a broad portfolio of telematics products, including DataTrak and its full-service FM300 Communicator, which comes complete with a dedicated reporting system, FM Web.
As an additional fitment to its FM300 Communicator, MiX has introduced a neat extra known as the RIBAS display, which feeds back live information to the driver in terms of excessive revs (R), idling (I), braking (B), acceleration (A) and speeding (S), the aims being to improve operating efficiency and fuel consumption while promoting safer driving. Find the full story at www.mixtelemalics.co.uk