Posted on 30/10/2018 23:13
Any dash cam experts out there? I have a Nextbase 512gw which switches itself off when my car (16 reg Mondeo Estate) activates the stop/start. The camera isn't hard wired, its constantly left plugged into the 12v socket. Anybody got any ideas how I can overcome this annoying glitch. Would hard wiring it help? Thanks fo any ideas.
Posted on 26/11/2018 18:19 by brueWe spent £12 on ours, cant say we use it much, the novelty wore off quite quickly. It works very well and we have a rear camera attached which has been useful for more difficult parking, OH did the installation.
Posted on 24/11/2018 22:35 by allanandjeanWith a friend this week who bought a twin outlet plug in 12v lead. He said it was for his new dash cam which had cost him £100.
The question I asked him was why?
Not in a why would you want that way but in a what am I missing way-so what is it??
Posted on 27/11/2018 10:32
Since so many people have bought dash cams, but their reasoning isn’t obvious to you, perhaps I can help with an example.
Several years ago, we were towing in the middle lane of a motorway. There was slower moving traffic on our left and cars overtaking on our right. We were spaced sensibly far behind the lorry that we were following at 60mph.
A Ford Escort overtook us and pulled in close to us, then slammed on his brakes for no apparent reason. My husband braked very hard, the car ABS cut in, the caravan wheels locked and we managed to avoid a collision. Then the Escort pulled back into the outside lane and drove off.
His actions were clearly deliberate, goodness knows how the car behind us coped, and after stopping, we found the interior of our van to be awash with the contents of drawers and cupboards flung open be the violence of the braking.
So we bought a dash cam, had it wired into the car, so that it’s running on every trip, without any intervention from the driver, just in case we ever need to supply a recording as evidence to the police. It’s total cost, including installation was £130, which seems reasonable in view of the £thousands that damage caused by someone else might cost. There’s no shortage of examples of where other people have caused a collision but blamed it on someone else. The police, nowadays, will use dash cam footage as evidence. So what’s not to like?
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