[TrueLane] I have contacted The Hartford numerous because of huge discrepancies between my overall score 65 and individual scores of high 80s to high 90s

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Carol Rehder
4 months ago In TrueLane
I have contacted The Hartford numerous because of huge discrepancies between my overall score 65 and individual scores of high 80s to high 90s

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4 months ago

Hi! I understand you're seeing a big difference between your overall TrueLane driving score from The Hartford (around 65) and your individual scores which are high 80s to 90s. That does sound confusing. Just to clarify before we dive in: are these individual scores for specific trips or categories like braking, acceleration, etc.? And when you say overall score, is that what the app shows as your total driving score over a certain period?

From what I know and have seen, TrueLane calculates your overall safety score based on various factors including individual trip scores, driving habits like hard braking or acceleration, and location data. The overall score is not just a simple average of individual scores—it weighs behaviors differently and may factor in recent trends more heavily. So if you have some trips with great scores but a few trips with poor behavior (like hard braking), your overall might pull down much more than the average would suggest.

Here’s what I recommend checking step-by-step to understand and possibly improve your overall score:

1. Review Trip Details: Look at the detailed trip information under each individual score in the app. Check if any trips have recorded events like hard braking, rapid acceleration, or speeding which heavily impact the overall score.

2. Time Frame Considerations: Confirm the time frame the overall score covers. Sometimes it reflects recent weeks or a moving average, so if there’s a recent bad trip, it can lower the overall more than the past good trips raise it.

3. App Version & Updates: Ensure your TrueLane app is updated to the latest version available on your iPhone (iOS 18.7). Sometimes score calculation algorithms or bug fixes are included in updates.

4. Trip Data Accuracy: Make sure your location services and permissions for TrueLane are properly enabled under iPhone Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Also, TrueLane uses GPS data to record trips to calculate scores, so inaccurate GPS tracking might cause discrepancies.

5. Contact Support with Specific Examples: Since you said you contacted The Hartford multiple times, gather screenshots of your individual trip scores along with the overall score and dates. Sharing this with their TrueLane technical support can help them identify if there's a bug or data processing issue on their end.

If after these checks your overall score still seems disproportionately low compared to your individual scores, it’s a good idea to escalate within The Hartford support or ask for a detailed score explanation from their analytics team. I can also help draft an email with relevant info to [email protected] if you want, just let me know.

Does this explanation and steps make sense so far? And would you like help verifying your app settings or some other part of the process?

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