Dash-cam advice please - I know nothing.

bengalknights

If you are comfortable using the internet i would highly recommend a Xiaomi Mai70 from Aliexpress.

DoaM

But bear in mind that "you pays your money and takes your chance" with AliExpress - the contract of sale is with a Chinese company, so if anything goes wrong your consumer rights are limited.

£30 fitting charge is probably worth it. A previous post said they spent 2 hours fitting it ... they obviously value their time at less than £15 per hour.

hdh74

Yeah, think we've decided to go shopping at Halfords together to choose, money saved is wasted if we can't use it so better to do it the easy way for us I think, thank you for all the help everyone.

cajef

DoaM wrote: »

. A previous post said they spent 2 hours fitting it ... they obviously value their time at less than £15 per hour.

Time means nothing when you are retired, fitting a dashcam was a couple hours of something to do plus saving £30.:D

lovesgshp

I bought the Nextbase 412GW from Amazon, with a 32Gb micro SD card and a hardwire kit.Local garage fitted it and just one wire comes from the roof lining down. It has a magnetic fixing so you can just remove the camera part, plus there is a mobile phone app from the wi-fi on the camera that you can download the data to if needed.

You can also remove the micro sd and put the info onto a pc.

JP1978

I think that the suggestion of Halfords Supply & Fit is a good one. However, I would maybe suggest either ensuring you can refund your selection or allow hubby to choose one himself - some will fit the car better than others - OK, so all will 'fit' the car, but some will look better and fit around or behind the rear view mirror and any sensors built into it or the screen.

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Nelski wrote: »

I had mine wired in at Halfords ...not a wire in sight:)

I wired my own. Aside from the few inches from the rear-view mirror to the headlining, there are no wires to be seen on mine either.

hdh74

JP1978 wrote: »

I think that the suggestion of Halfords Supply & Fit is a good one. However, I would maybe suggest either ensuring you can refund your selection or allow hubby to choose one himself - some will fit the car better than others - OK, so all will 'fit' the car, but some will look better and fit around or behind the rear view mirror and any sensors built into it or the screen.

Yeah, we've decided to go together for it, might go have a looksee around blackfriday to see if they have any deals on, thank you - I can wrap him a chocolate orange up for his surprise lol

RandomQ

Be aware that footage on a dashcam can be used against you, of course it may help to, just saying.

ballyblack

Be aware that footage on a dashcam can be used against you, of course it may help to, just saying.

Not your own footage if you don't produce it!