“An Expert Witness can be anyone with knowledge or experience of a particular field or discipline beyond that to be expected of a layman. The Expert Witness’s duty is to give to the Court or tribunal an impartial opinion on particular aspects of matters within his expertise which are in dispute.”
Source: cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/expert-evidence
Nigel Porter is an independent Telematics Consultant and Telematics Expert Witness, helping companies, insurers, law firms, and end users of telematics, vehicle tracking, stolen vehicle tracking, and smartphone location and activity services.
The aim is to help them and, in court cases, the jury better understand vehicle and phone location and activity data and associated services.
With extensive experience in telematics, vehicle tracking, electronic methods of vehicle theft, and GPS location data analysis, Nigel Porter has provided Expert Witness services and technical expertise in several criminal Crown Court and insurance litigation cases.
As an experienced Telematics Consultant, Nigel Porter has over 30 years of commercial and technical skills covering vehicle tracking and video telematics, stolen vehicle tracking and electronic methods of vehicle theft, data analysis, GPS-based location services, smartphone applications, product development and testing, Telematics operations, including Telematics SaaS platforms and Big Data applications in both the UK and international markets.
In an expert witness setting, key services include telematics data analysis, knowledge of telematics hardware and software and in cases of vehicle theft, an understanding of electronic tools and methods used.
Telematics is a technology system that leverages telecommunications components, Telematics Control Units, Vehicle Onboard ECUs, Smartphones, sensors, wireless communications, and data dashboards to enable data interpretation from mobile devices and vehicle onboard systems.
Access to and daily use of location and activity data from several commercially available Telematics Service Providers ensures up-to-date knowledge of current technology.
Experience includes hardwired, battery-powered, OBD-II telematics units; video telematics; telematics data with integrated video footage; SatNav GPS data; vehicle onboard ECUs; and smartphone (iPhone & Android) location and activity apps and electronic tools used in vehicle theft.
This provides detailed knowledge about both current and legacy telematics and tracking technologies.
Technical expert witness and technical data analysis
Technical analysis of telematics and GPS location data supporting insurance claims and legal proceedings.
- Technical review of hardware and applications used. Vehicle tracking units, Stolen Vehicle Tracking systems, Satnavs, vehicle OEM ECU data, electronic vehicle theft methods, Activity & Health tracking Apps, Google Timeline.
- How the system works, how data was transmitted, stored, and processed, and an analysis of the telematics and GPS location and activity data received from the vehicle tracking unit, Satnav, or smartphone.
- Analysis of location data records for accuracy, data integrity, and location verification in alternative mapping systems.
- Review journeys against witness statements or other location data to identify inaccuracies or discrepancies.
- Management of product testing in a controlled environment.
- Location data verification with Google Earth Pro.
- Analysis of electronic vehicle theft methods. Equipment used and methods applied.
- Review of evidential statements and comparison with Telematics data or other location data (Cell Site, Call data Records, Smartphone Apps, Google Timeline or CCTV)
All services are provided via Telematics Consultancy Services