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Motoring: Dashboard Cameras on private vehicles

In the news yesterday was a report that many private motorists have cameras mounted on the dashboard, monitoring other drivers on the roads, besides their own driving abilities or otherwise. Good or bad, as members of the public are sending the recordings to the Police, who have used the footage for convictions. Big brother vigilantes, or is this a good move, and would you have such equipment fitted to your vehicle. I understand that many haulage companies already use them in their vehicles. what are your views, and has anyone got one fitted, or have been the subject of one?


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Cessna
18th Aug 2021 10:00:31
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Hope this is in the appropriate forum. Some time ago I read that should a motorist be involved in damaging a street lamp then he/she could be faced with paying the price of TWO lamp posts on the basis that the local council were charging for having to order another lamp post to make up their stock. Does this still apply
Omah
25th Nov 2016 09:55:34
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Several years ago, I was involved in a motoring collision where the other party was in the wrong but I couldn't provide witnesses to prove it. A dash cam would have resolved the issue, so I bought one from Nextbase. I have recently upgraded to a newer, improved, model.
klyne
13th Nov 2016 19:24:38
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I have one in my motorhome but that is for recording the route and access to campsite as much as it is use for recording bad driving.
Craftyfox
15th Oct 2016 19:37:23
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Two stories. My son had a car cross in front of him, at the traffic lights, both vehicles totally written off. Six people got out of the other vehicle and started shouting abuse and fowl language at my son, who was on his own and had no independent witnesses, they were accusing him of crossing a red light. When the police arrived he showed them his camera footage, which clearly showed a green light and the other car just turning across him. They shut up instantly!
I was following a van, on a dual carriageway, when it seemed to lose control and swerve into another car, severely damaging it. The van speeded off. My camera, caught the registration number and showed the police and insurance company what had happened and helped convict the van driver.
I will never drive without a camera onboard.
I could tell another two stories, but I won't bore you.
An absolute must have, but make sure it is good enough to read number plates at distances and records clearly at night.
Alan247
6th Aug 2016 12:03:25
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Dashcams should be fitted to all new cars. take a look at youtube at the videos people put up there, the amount of selfish arrogant road users, should be banned for life for some of the things they do on the roads
swallows
24th Jul 2016 20:29:06
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In my area, which is very rural, having a shunt would probably result in loss of no claims as witness statements would be very unlikely, as many of us probably are aware of, driving standards are definately NOT on the rise! Driving on the white line, speeding, driving whilst on the phone and tailgating are the most common actions exhibited by a large minority of drivers in my area (Lower Wye Valley), so having a dashcam is at least some reassurance that I am not alone! Doesnt seem to alter driver behaviour because unlike cylists (and an increasing number of motorcyclists) where the camera is much more obvious, in a motor vehicle it is not apparant, any ideas how this could be changed? ha, excluding big red flashing lights etc! Sam
lincsman
14th Jan 2016 11:29:55
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Anything that help you and other folk while driving can only be a good thing it would be great to have all cars fitted with cameras looking front and rear then if anything happened it would be on film no argument
As for sending it to the Police thats I would have to think about
windyweather
18th Sep 2015 17:09:23
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I have a dashboard camera. I had a car accident last year where it was blatantly the other motorists fault. I was lucky in that I had a very good witness to the accident who stayed and gave details to the police but it made me realise that it could have ended up as my word against the other motorists. I also had friends telling me horror stories of their accidents where the other party had lied about what had happened.
I bought the camera in case anything like that happened again and I wasn't lucky enough to have a witness.
I think they should be fitted as standard in all vehicles.
Dr Barrie Penhaligan
2nd Sep 2015 09:17:57
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I have read that some Insurance Companies are only allowing young drivers to be insured with them if they agree to having a camera fitted so as to ascertain exactly who was at fault in the case of an accident that involved the insured person.
Robbinn
31st Oct 2014 08:43:20
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I would welcome having a camera on board; no doubt it would pick up some bad habits of mine which I have developed over 48 years of driving but I would love to be able to capture the numerous drivers using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving.
I don't think it's Big Brother - just trying to make our streets a bit safer. This makes me feel really old but there are so many cars on the road these days that it is rarely a pleasure to drive. Everyone seems to be in so much of a hurry; impatient at any queue; tail-gating or overtaking when almost impossible. But my pet hate is seeing the phone users and for that reason alone, I would put up with a camera.

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