Have you ever lost your car, got caught by a speed camera or spent too much money on petrol?
CBR has put together a list of apps that can help you save money and drive more safely.
The app uses GPS to monitor driving for 200 miles, allowing safer drivers to earn discounts off their car insurance. Motorists who drive carefully can receive a reduction of up to 20% on their premium. After 200 miles of motoring, the driver is given an individual score which will be used to calculate a discount from his or her insurance.
Cost: Free to download on iPhone and Android
The Confused.com MotorMate app
Confused.com also works in a similar way. This monitors you for 250 miles and gives more detail than the Aviva app. It even shows you on a map where events such as harsh braking, acceleration or speeding has occurred.
Cost: Free to download on iPhone and Android
Parking your car hastily only to return to the place you thought you left it and find it’s not there – something that’s happened to everyone.
Find My Car is designed to help make sure it never happens again.
The app uses the GPS in your smartphone to pinpoint the position of the car and directs you from your current position right to the driver’s door. Other features include an emergency button that sends a text message with your location to family and friends.
Just don’t forget to log your position before leaving the vehicle.
Cost: Free to download on iPhone and Android
Fuel Smart UK is a user-run app that guides them to the cheapest and closest fuel stations. It lists prices at petrol stations across the country. However, the app does not match prices consistently.
Cost: £1 on iPhone
The camera warning system gathers information from the PocketGPSWorld.com database to remind drivers about cameras or red lights, helping them to avoid speeding tickets and fines.
The app designers have tried to minimise the number of false alerts
Cost: Free on IOS, Android and SatNav devices
The app claims to offer the fastest offline map service in the world, which works anytime and anywhere. The app also includes routes that are not available on some of the other similar services.
Cost: £3.17 on Android.
Placed in a car dock or connected with a Bluetooth device, it works by recording acceleration, latitude and speed, which can then be uploaded to websites such as Youth Tube. It can also take pictures.
Cost: Free on Android
Road Trip allows users to keep track their fuel expenses and maintenance history and. It displays data through intuitive flow charts and graphs.
Cost: Free to download on iPhone
