Notes from distributing the cameras
What a camera costs to run for a year, how long a fitting really takes, which channel count a vehicle needs, and where in the world these things actually sell. No listicles: every number here comes from our own measurements, our own price list, or a source we link.
How many camera channels does the vehicle need?
One, two, three, four or eight channels: what each one is actually for, what it costs in card hours and fitting time, and which model fits which vehicle.
What a fleet dash cam fitting involves, and what it costs
The seven steps of a fleet camera installation, how long a vehicle takes, what moves the price, and the step people skip that becomes a support ticket.
Where fleet dash cams actually sell, by the numbers
Brazil, South Africa and Britain search for these cameras. Mexico and Nigeria do not — they buy through people. What that means for a distributor.
Nobody searches for MDVR — what to call it instead
We measured the words buyers type across 14 countries. "MDVR" scores 0.6 worldwide, "video telematics" 0.7 in Britain. What to write instead.
What a fleet dash cam costs to run each month
A camera that does not stream costs about €0.12–0.23 a month in cellular and under half a cent in storage. Here is the whole bill, line by line.
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