UK Vehicle Tracking Laws, Privacy Policies & Data Protection

This is a question that many employers ask themselves – tracking business vehicles can be a huge benefit to a company, but vehicle tracking laws are very strict. That being said, it is quite easy to comply with legislation regarding vehicle tracking, as the main point of the GPS tracking law is that employees may not be tracked personally and that their human rights and employee privacy rights must be ensured.
Employees must know of and consent to the vehicle being tracked

I went through this a number of years ago. Yes you have to inform employees that trackers are fitted but you do not require their permission. You also need to amend their terms and conditions of employment and draft number of company policies and procedures .With regards to company vehicle used for private use none were fitted with privacy cut-off. There were company policies and procedures governing the use of the data and to protect privacy. There are data protection issues but this should not be overstated. Worked well with the vans and trucks but very very unpopular with the company car scheme that affected moral.