Telematics specialist Quartix joins forces with Google
Quartix has become the first major telematics specialist to provide pay as you go vehicle tracking with Google Maps.
Google’s advanced mapping, satellite, terrain and hybrid views are now available with both the InfoPlus and Corporate versions of Quartix Pay As You Go.
Using Google Maps’ zoom and scroll controls to search a live tracking screen an operator can quickly trace vehicle-journey details or find the nearest vehicle to a customer.
The new mapping system, also included in Quartix’s unique email reporting facility, provides customers with direct access to maps and satellite images from locations named in journey reports.
Andy Walters, Quartix managing director, said: “We are an innovative company and our decision to incorporate Google’s industry-leading maps is a good illustration of this. It follows on from last month’s launch of a suite of real-time performance ‘dashboard’ displays with our Corporate package.”
Three months ago, Quartix became the UK’s first telematics company to introduce pay as you go vehicle tracking – and already 50% of its new clients are choosing this payment option.
Mr Walters added: “We are still the only leading vehicle tracking company to offer a genuine pay as you go service which is backed by the right of customers to cancel at any time. It will be interesting to see at what point our competitors are prepared to offer this as well.
“Pay as you go is attracting an enormous amount of interest and without doubt customers see it as the way forward.”
Founded in 2001, Quartix has grown to become the UK’s most successful vehicle tracking service provider.
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October 18, 2010
I would take issue with a number of things in this article.
Simplytrak have been offering Google Maps as standard in their suite of tracking solutions for months and incorporate not just the standard features but Google Street View also. We also offer flexible payment solutions such as PAYG, in-house leasing and outright purchase. We allow the customer to dictate their choices rathr than impose ours and always have done.
Simplytrak are the only company to offer exclusively in-house finance.
It is very debatable as to whether PAYG is even a reasonable option as it is a poor business model in an industry full of poor business models.
Nice article but a little light on the facts.
We don’t take issue with Simplytrak’s comments about its own offer, but like most vehicle tracking companies it does not publish its pricing or payment options on its website for some reason. We believe that the industry must change this approach, which would never be accepted in other sectors.
Quartix offers lease, outright purchase and PAYG options, and full details of these and prices are published on our website at http://www.quartix.net , and have been since 2001.
