Obtaining vehicle usage information from a remote location

An apparatus for tracking vehicle usage of a vehicle, said apparatus being provided on-board said vehicle comprising:

• a user interface for receiving a measurement request;
• an interface to a vehicle status bus coupled to receive from sensors installed in said vehicle operation information of said vehicle;
• a receiver of a positioning signal;
• a processor connected to said interface to said vehicle status bus and said receiver, said processor receiving from said user interface said measurement request and in accordance therewith processing (a) said operational information received on said vehicle status bus to obtain values of operational parameters of said vehicle, and (b) said positional signal to obtain a location of said vehicle, and values of motion parameters relating to the motion of said vehicle;
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• a transmitter connected to said processor for transmitting said location and said values of said operational and motion parameters;
• wherein, using said transmitter, said processor further provides an interface over a data network between said apparatus and a database, such that location and said values of said operational and motion parameters are accessible by another via a user request over said data network.