Body & Soul0 min ago
Dashcams
Do we think dashcams are likely to become the norm any time soon? I fear so and that they will appeal mostly to those with little better to do than to publish footage of people making fairly minor driving errors. Otherwise, who really needs one other than the police car?
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Maydup, thanks for the response, it was the impression I got, wrongly as I see now. The one in OH's car and the one I will be fitting in my car shortly will be for our protection and will not be being put on the net . . . . . . . . . . .unless something really funny/
13:16 Thu 09th Jan 2014
Will vehicles fitted with these cameras sport stickers informin of CCTV in use.
Will the also have to pixellate faces, number plates and anything else that Google has to do?
Round these parts the CCTV has to be date and time stamped like the one in the driving school car or it may be inadmissable as evidence.
We'll be all set for huge meteors appearing in our neighbourhoods though.
Will the also have to pixellate faces, number plates and anything else that Google has to do?
Round these parts the CCTV has to be date and time stamped like the one in the driving school car or it may be inadmissable as evidence.
We'll be all set for huge meteors appearing in our neighbourhoods though.
I recently watched a BBC programme on "Cash for crash" scams and one victim had a camera fitted which showed a car brake suddenly in the path of his van causing a very minor bump with little more than a scratch to the cars bumper,and also that the car had only one occupant,the driver.
The camera footage was later passed to the insurance company after they received a claim for a written off car and personal injury claims from 4 "passengers".
So I think insurance companies may encourage further use of these cameras to keep claims costs down.
The camera footage was later passed to the insurance company after they received a claim for a written off car and personal injury claims from 4 "passengers".
So I think insurance companies may encourage further use of these cameras to keep claims costs down.
MrG was sitting in his parked car. A chap and his wife were arguing in their doorway...the chap stormed off....got in his car and reversed at speed instead of going forward....mangling the back of his car and the front of ours.
He and his by now friendly wife swore MrG had driven into the back of him and we had no witnesses to say otherwise....so I would and probably will fit a dashcam.
He and his by now friendly wife swore MrG had driven into the back of him and we had no witnesses to say otherwise....so I would and probably will fit a dashcam.
Hi Baldric. I do drive and am a daily commuter. I am aware of the scams but am disappointed to see the dashcams become a trend. Mostly because of the sad folk who have nothing better to do than to post footage of others who haven't actually hit anyone, but who have either made errors or fools of themselves. The poor guy in the security van on my link probably lost his job because of the ar5e driving instructor who took joy in sending that footage to the press.
If anyone stupid enough to drive through red lights, cut people up, mess with their mobile and disobey the rules of the road and and generally drive like a maniac, I have no problem with their driving being recorded. I don't think it's necessary to post in on the internet though. I have witnessed some idiotic driving and I am now in the process of getting a dashcam to protect my full no claims bonus from these clowns.
