“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 and vehicle tracking services.
The aim is to help them, and in court cases, the jury better understand telematics data and associated services.
With extensive experience in telematics and vehicle tracking, Nigel Porter has provided Telematics Expert Witness services and technical knowledge for several criminal Crown Court and insurance litigation cases.
An experienced Telematics Consultant with over 30 years of commercial and technical skills. Extensive experience in vehicle tracking and video telematics, telematics data analysis, location services, mobile solutions (M2M / IoT), product development, Telematics operations, and Telematics SaaS platforms, including Big Data applications, in both UK and international markets.
In a telematics expert witness setting, key services include telematics data analysis and telematics hardware and software knowledge.
Access to, and daily use of telematics data from several commercially available Telematics Service Providers, ensures up to date knowledge of current technology.
Experience covers both hardwired, battery-powered and OBDII telematics units plus video telematics, telematics data with integrated video footage.
This provides detailed knowledge about both current and legacy telematics and tracking technologies.
Technical expert witness and technical data analysis
Technical analysis of telematics data supporting insurance claims and legal proceedings.
- Technical review of telematics hardware and applications used.
- How the telematics system works, how data was transmitted, stored and processed and analysis of the telematics location and status data received from the vehicle tracking unit.
- Analysis of location data records for accuracy, data integrity, and location verification in alternative mapping systems.
- Review vehicle journeys to compare with witness statements or other location data to identify inaccuracies or discrepancies.
- Location data verification with Google Earth Pro.
- Review of evidential statements and comparison with Telematics data or other location data ( Cell Site, Google Timeline or CCTV)
All services are provided via Telematics Consultancy Services