euan2020 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Anyone got any recommendations on dash cams Been thinking on getting for a while + had bird cut me up 2 weeks ago on roundabout so bringing it to front of my mind again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antidote Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) Don’t get the ones that record your speed as the police have a record of your speed if you’re ever stopped. Halfords have a good selection and they fit it for about £30 front and rear. Go speak to them. Edited February 9, 2019 by antidote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I bought one of the 'mini' series a couple or so years back & it's pretty good. The picture is very clear & it has GPS built in so the app shows where you are on playback. Of course that means it's tracking your speed as well but if you want clear evidence should you have a big problem, you kind of need that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ramy 1314 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I got caught on a dash cam giving a motorist the fuck off finger salute. He was following me after cutting ME off. I was repramended at work the following week. Good for a driver, no good for angry Ramy in work truck. Always wary of them now. ACH well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouf Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just buy a mirror phone mount thing that hold the phone. I caught a guy drive into the side of me in the second month. You need to have alot of memory and it's a pain in the hole if you have sat nav on your phone but my picture quality is better than any of the dash cams Ive seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Rouf said: Just buy a mirror phone mount thing that hold the phone. I caught a guy drive into the side of me in the second month. You need to have alot of memory and it's a pain in the hole if you have sat nav on your phone but my picture quality is better than any of the dash cams Ive seen. You're right about the camera quality - I tried that myself but found it easier just to have the built-in one as I didn't have to keep deleting recordings. There might be better apps now I suppose, but I paid around £20 to have it hard-wired in & never give it a second thought unless I want to watch something back. On a separate note, I think they can help make you a safer driver. There's a few times I've looked back at incidents where I was hacked off with another driver & realised that even in some part I've not driven by the book or I've potentially made a bad situation worse (e.g. accelerating when someone is dangerously overtaking for example to 'make a point'). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 never got round to it - had to pay that 2019 off my own insurance - apparently it;s now acceptable to turn right on the outside of a roundabout according to girls insurance ................... wife got bumped in April 22 as well - other girl denied it but cops in US attend any bump above $1000 and give report and blamed her Anyway - Looking at Garmin Mini 2 - no GPS, so no speed tracking https://www.bestbuy.com/site/garmin-dash-cam-mini-2-black/6464382.p?skuId=6464382#tabbed-customerreviews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Don't get one that records sound.....I wouldn't, I shout a lot and my singing is shite. Don't actually know anyone that has one. My dad's car came with one hard wired and he disconnected it, no idea why tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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