I am looking for a reliable dashcam for SWMBO's car. She only uses it to commute, and very rarely does she use it at night, unless driving home in winter, but on well lit roads.

She has had a couple of possible 'crash for cash' attempts incidents recently, (lone female, new car an obvious target),

I use a Blackvue which is great, but they don't come in at sub £50. So any suggestion would be appropriated. Updated- Waiting for a Scotland v England 6 Nations home win. 24th Feb 2018
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think Halfords have Nextbase ones up for £49 which look like they would be suitable for your needs.

I bought my other half a cheap Nextbase from Halfords for £45 in the sale. It's adequate. However, sometimes it plays up and takes a while to configure . Check the reviews on the Halfords Website.

I have a Nextbase, slightly over £50, £69 I think but improved on the cheaper model. I had a couple of set up problems but Nextbase have a telephone help line and they were very helpful soI would recommend either. 2013 GS Baltic Blue - part exchanged now for Volvo V40

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Quite a lot of folk now are saying they are going to fit a dash cam just in case anything happens such as when they are involved in an accident so they can prove who is to blame.
But it all seems to be about, Im having one so that I can show what happened when the other chap caused the accident, so when it comes to the claim they can prove they were in the right, which is fair enough great idea and stops all the arguments.

But if a person has a dash cam and captures images that shows they were in the wrong would they offer those to the other party so that they could claim against them? Somehow I dont think many folk would and the images would be craftily deleted, its all seems a bit me me me only??

Just a thought, its a great idea if everyone was going to be honest about it but I doubt many would want their own faults recorded on their camera for someone elses benefit? Or am I wrong???

The person who was in the wrong and to blame for the incident is always the other driver - honest!

J

Landiroamer wrote:

Quite a lot of folk now are saying they are going to fit a dash cam just in case anything happens such as when they are involved in an accident so they can prove who is to blame.
But it all seems to be about, Im having one so that I can show what happened when the other chap caused the accident, so when it comes to the claim they can prove they were in the right, which is fair enough great idea and stops all the arguments.

But if a person has a dash cam and captures images that shows they were in the wrong would they offer those to the other party so that they could claim against them? Somehow I dont think many folk would and the images would be craftily deleted, its all seems a bit me me me only??

Just a thought, its a great idea if everyone was going to be honest about it but I doubt many would want their own faults recorded on their camera for someone elses benefit? Or am I wrong???

Three cars in the GJ household at present and all with dashcams.

I have one Nextbase 112 model (£49 although I got it in the sale for £35) and two Nextbase 312 models (£99 although again I bought them in the sale around Christmas time for only £89).

The 312 models have been brilliant but the 112 has caused some problems with deteriorating image quality (could not even read number plates on it in daytime at one point). It seems to have got a bit better again but I honestly would not like to recommend it. My advice is to pay a bit more and go for the 312.

The reason I got the dashcam was that I had a no fault accident (two highway maintenance vehicles completely failed to recognize a mini roundabout, I managed to avoid the first idiot but the second one clipped the back of my Freelander as he steamed through!) Anyway I was lucky because a completely independent witness came forward and supported my case and also my insurance company pointed out to me (and the other parties) that the position of impact of their vehicle on my vehicle demonstrated that I was 'already established' on the roundabout. However it made me think, what if I had not been lucky enough to have a witness to support me or an accident where the position of impact made things so clear cut. Hence I now have the dash cams. Even in my case a forward facing camera would have helped me because it would have shown what I did on approach to the roundabout and through it.

I have a colleague who was also involved in a no-fault on his part accident and the dash cam footage was crucial in supporting him.

There are also all the crash for cash scams as well that you mention.

So yes, get a dash cam for SWMBO, but pay about £99 not £50

Regards

GJ gj100
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Dreamer wrote:

Landiroamer wrote:

Quite a lot of folk now are saying they are going to fit a dash cam just in case anything happens such as when they are involved in an accident so they can prove who is to blame.
But it all seems to be about, Im having one so that I can show what happened when the other chap caused the accident, so when it comes to the claim they can prove they were in the right, which is fair enough great idea and stops all the arguments.

But if a person has a dash cam and captures images that shows they were in the wrong would they offer those to the other party so that they could claim against them? Somehow I dont think many folk would and the images would be craftily deleted, its all seems a bit me me me only??

Just a thought, its a great idea if everyone was going to be honest about it but I doubt many would want their own faults recorded on their camera for someone elses benefit? Or am I wrong???

Just go on you tube and see all the videos that have been uploaded where the up loader says something along the lines of "look at this idiot"but when you actually look at it the poster is the biggest idiot. So working on that basis It can only help.

Had a lot of good advice off here with dash cams.. BUT bit confused now does the Nextbase model fit up behind RVM as I want to just hard wire and leave also not able to reach and press buttons when in drivers seat so am looking for something that can be left out of sight.

Thanks in advance.  If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Have a look at the Mini 805 which is now around £60. Very discreet and fits comfortably behind the RV mirror. You can hard wire by running down behind the A pillar cover to fuse box. driving on the right side

Many years ago I was walking along a road and thumbed a lift. A guy stopped for me whereupon someone ran into the back of him. Very embarrassing and to top it all, the driver who stopped for me asked if I would be a witness as I wasn't in the vehicle. I decided to decline and keep out of it as I could just see myself in the witness box as the ultimate cause of the accident!  3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
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Bet the good Samaritan hasn't stopped to give anyone a lift since

Many thanks Anglasit will have a look now If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Aldi have a great one in stock at the moment in their special buys

https://www.aldi.co.uk/reka-1080-pixel-das...4186594400