Dashboard Camera

ref2468

Having watched Car Crash Britain on ITV recently it has made me consider getting a dashboard camera for my car. When it came to insurance claims and prosecuting other drivers the video evidence was invaluable in each and every case. Does anyone have one fitted in their car? Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance.

tight_scotsman

This would depend on how much you want to spend. They range from £20 from China (waste of money) to over £400.
I have the Nextbase 402g professional at £140 from halfords.This one does everything that the more expensive Roadhawk does.The nextbase came first in a autocar magazine survey. And came frst in a which survey.

The nextbase records your position via google maps . Your acceleration ,braking, and lateral movment with a time and date stamp.

What i particularly like is it has an HDMI cable and a HDMI port so you can review your footage on the TV at home . This is where you can really see the quality of the recordings.

A few insurance companies will give you a discount on your premium if you have a nextbase dashcam fitted.

I have had one for a while now and on at least one occasion has completely exonerated me from blame in an accident where i had 4 witnesses from the other car who concocted a story between themselves to put the blame on me.

Dont just take my recommendations google dashcam reviews there are loads on youtube. This will help you decide.

Come back and let us know which one you purchase.

ariba10

I have "Roadhawk" not cheap but well worth the money.

Was involved in a not my fault accident two years ago now (three months after I bought it ). And it paid fo itself then.

tight_scotsman

ariba10 wrote: »

I have "Roadhawk" not cheap but well worth the money.

Was involved in a not my fault accident two years ago now (three months after I bought it ). And it paid fo itself then.

Yes if you consider your NCB and excess they pay for themselves. Where liability is disputed. That is of coarse the camera footage proves your innocence.

ariba10

I am in my 80's and The assumption is that any accident I an involved in would probably have been my fault.

smitchy73

I have a nextbase 302g and I think it was £99 from Halfords, been excellent so far, I got mine's after a couple of near misses by other drivers, my mate also went on to buy two, one for his and one for his BH's car, has had no problems with it.
Has GPS so when you hook it up to your pc and download it has maps showing your journey, speed is on the video, as well as, if you have an accident, god forbid, it has a G-Force sensor which tells which direction you were hit.
Installation is fairly straightforward too.

tight_scotsman

Nextbase seem to have a good following especially amongst HGV and coach drivers .basically does what it says on the tin.
I notice https://www.policewitness.com are charging over £200 for the 402g . But you do get free membership to some kind of scheme . Which in my opinion is just a con. They take your footage and send it to the police for you.
So dont waste your money on them.

hatter68

Got the Transcend DrivePro 200 with optional suction mount easy set up. It has built in wifi you can use with your phone if you download iOS/android app.

mchale

http://uk.transcend-info.com/Products/No-675

hatter68

That link shows the 100 version don't think that one has wifi though.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Someone really should make a dashcam sticky thread. the forum gets the same question on a weekly basis.