IMS Working With Motability UK on Drive Smart Project

Data on behaviour, vehicle location, typical routs and more is essential for insurers working with Motability UK;

IMS, a UK-based global leader in connected vehicle data and telematics innovation, is delighted to announce its role as the telematics solution partner behind the Motability Scheme’s Drive Smart programme in the UK.

Building on its award-winning smartphone telematics technologies – IMS One App™ and IMS Wedge™ – IMS will power Motability’s Drive Smart system, to promote and reward safer, mindful driving among scheme customers.

Drive Smart is a telematics-based initiative for customers on the Motability Scheme, with a driver under 30 on their lease. The system combines a smartphone app paired with a discreet Bluetooth beacon, the IMS Wedge, to monitor key driving habits such as speed, braking, cornering, acceleration, and mobile-phone distraction.

Rising motoring and insurance costs, driven by inflation and other supply-chain pressures, continue to affect the affordability of vehicle leasing. As the Scheme evolves for the future, Drive Smart will play an important role in helping manage insurance costs down for disabled people. By encouraging safer driving and reducing accident risk, the Drive Smart technology will help support lower claims and indemnity costs, strengthening the Scheme’s long-term sustainability and ensuring it remains accessible to those who depend on it.

Paul Stacy, CEO at IMS, said:

“We are thrilled to support Motability – the largest vehicle fleet in the UK – in launching Drive Smart. Our proven IMS One App and IMS Wedge smartphone telematics framework, means this initiative will foster safer driving behaviours among the scheme’s younger and less experienced drivers while delivering a seamless and rewarding digital experience for all that participate.”

Andy Broadfield, Managing Director of Electric & Insurance at Motability, commented:

“The Scheme is vital to disabled people’s independence, and our priority is keeping it affordable and reliable as it evolves. Drive Smart is a practical step in that direction, giving customers helpful insights that can support safer journeys and contribute to managing insurance costs.

Partnering with IMS provides us with a proven and flexible telematics solution that aligns with our goals of enhancing safety, sustainability, and customer experience across the Motability Scheme, while helping us manage rising insurance pressures.”

Key Highlights of the Drive Smart programme:

•           Smart telematics delivery via IMS One App™ and IMS Wedge™, providing smartphone-based scalable monitoring and data capture.

•           Driving behaviour insights including speed, smoothness (acceleration, braking, cornering), and distraction.

•           Educational videos and content provided to support customers where their scores are lower and help them to foster safer driving habits

IMS’s new collaboration with Motability Operations reflects its ongoing commitment to delivering scalable, multimodal telematics platforms that blend deep data insights with consumer-friendly engagement, enhancing road safety and supporting insurance and mobility partners across the global mobility ecosystem.