Before you book a demo
Questions fleet and finance teams ask us first
Accuracy, fitment, false alerts, warranty and cost. Anything not covered here, ask on the call.
Fuel monitoring — buyer questions
8 entries
01
How accurate is the reading, really?
Accuracy depends more on the fitment than on the sensor. A sensor calibrated to your specific tank shape, with readings smoothed for slope and road shake, gives a number you can act on. One dropped into a generic profile does not, and that is why some fleets have tried fuel monitoring before and stopped trusting it. We will show you the calibration method on the call rather than quoting a percentage that means nothing without it.
02
Will it raise false alarms on rough roads or slopes?
Fuel sloshes. A raw reading on an Indian highway would alert constantly, which is why readings are smoothed and a drop is only flagged when it holds and when the vehicle state supports it. Thresholds get tuned over the first few weeks of a deployment. An alert feed nobody trusts is worse than no alerts, and this is the most common reason fuel projects quietly die.
03
Does the tank have to be opened? How long does fitment take?
Yes, the sensor goes into the tank, so every vehicle needs to come in. That is the real project risk here, not the software. Fitment is scheduled around your vehicle availability, usually depot by depot, and calibration is verified against a known fill before the vehicle goes back out. Tell us your fleet size and how many depots on the call and we will give you a phased plan.
04
Does it void the vehicle warranty?
This depends on your OEM and your specific warranty terms, so we will not give you a blanket answer. It is worth raising with your OEM or dealer before fitment, particularly on vehicles still under warranty. Many fleets fit on older vehicles first for exactly this reason. Bring the question to the call and we will tell you what we have seen with your make.
05
What if a driver tampers with the sensor?
A sensor that goes quiet is itself a signal. Tamper and disconnection are flagged, so a vehicle that stops reporting fuel shows up on the same board as one reporting a drain. Fitment is tamper-resistant, but the honest position is that determined tampering is detectable rather than impossible — and detection is what you need for a conversation.
06
Can it be fitted on a DG set or site equipment?
Yes, and for a generator the question is different. There is no odometer to compare against, so the check is refill against runtime — how much was reportedly filled, how long the set actually ran, and whether the two agree. Telecom towers, plant rooms and remote sites are where refills are hardest to verify and where this tends to pay back fastest.
07
How is it priced?
Sensor and fitment per vehicle, plus a subscription for the platform. Sensor cost varies with tank size, and the price changes if you already have FleetRobo GPS fitted since the fuel sensor runs off the same device. Share your vehicle count and tank types on the demo call and you will get a written quote. The demo is free.
08
What happens on the demo call?
We open a real fuel graph rather than slides — the fill, the burn, the idling and the drop with no distance behind it, and what the alert looked like when it fired. Bring your vehicle mix, tank types and how many depots, and we will talk through sensors and fitment sequencing for them.
