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Does a Black Box Track Where Your Car Goes?Many telematics systems use GPS and can record location as part of journey data.Can Police Get Data from Your Black Box?Potentially, where there is a lawful basis such as a legal request or court order.Can Black Box Data Be Used After an Accident?Yes. Depending on the system, telematics can provide information about speed, location and braking around an incident.Can a Black Box Show Where Your Car Is Parked?A GPS-enabled device may retain location information, but the features visible to the customer vary.Does Your Black Box Driving Data Follow You to a New Insurer?Usually not as a simple portable score. A new insurer normally makes its own underwriting decision.Can You Ask an Insurer to Delete Black Box Data?You can ask, and UK data-protection law provides an erasure right in some circumstances, but it is not absolute.
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