Frederick Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I have recently found an app that permits the mobile phone to be used as a dash camera . It appears lots on insurers will give reduced premiums for there use . The app saves segments of in my case 3 minutes which are saved and listed to view and even email should Police or your insurance need to see it . The app I use is free . Given the love of driving in the middle of the road a lot of drivers in France have and seem to wait to the last second before they move over . I will definatly use it in France . They are on Android Playstore to download and Apple must do the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Managed to get by without one in 20 odd years so will give it a miss.I used to live on the Wilts/Dorset border. If I remember right people were not so good themselves on open country roads. I dread think what is like today given the car driving population has doubled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I used a paid one my Android phone for a while. The only down side is that you have to keep your phone charging whilst using it. Having the screen on eats the battery. It also crashed occasionally which either meant stopping to re-set it or prodding it whilst driving. Complicates things too if you use the phone for GPS and listening to talking books whilst driving.I gave up in the end and bought a dedicated one from Amazon which just loops on an SD card. Picture is quite good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 A stand-alone dashcam can be bought for as little as £30 or so for a full HD camera.IMO it is a mistake to tell your insurers you have one in advance. They will expect it to be in use at all times and in the event of a crash will immediately demand the footage. What if the footage could be interpreted differently to your statement? what if it shows you making a minor transgression? it could be enough to throw a debateable claim fully against you.The problem is that many dashcams use a wide-angle lense which distorts things somewhat and skews perception of speeds and distances when reviewing the video.In this clip, you could see the guy coming a long way off, but in real life it was not so clear cut and was a very, very near miss. Given the mood I was in that day, if I hadnt had others in the car I would have happily delayed my braking a fraction and plowed into the guy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSqGGN2jWNESame scenario here....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy85bR2VZPIDoesnt look as close in the vid as it was in real life.(Apologies for the pottymouth.)Best to keep it quiet and if the need arises and the footage helps you, THEN you pass it on to your insurers.I have one in each car - its a small price to pay for definative proof if needed. The few accidents I have been involved in have all been other peoples fault - some people happily admit blame and things go smoothly, but having been left in a he said / she said situation and lost NCB and accrued considerable expense due to other peoples arrogance and inability to admit they made a mistake, I will be certain to use dashcams to prevent that happening again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 And sometimes its there to capture interesting things....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVB4skET4RAApologies for the pottymouth again.In fact, having these things highlights how much I swear and talk to myself like a mental case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 LOLIs that a red capri ?....and what is that music ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy85bR2VZPI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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