Fitting a Dashcam

I didn't need to buy one, because I've got numerous already. I think I swapped one out of a GoPro clone I don't use any more (nothing wrong with it, just too big and clunky).

Those cameras only have to do a couple of quite specialised jobs. They probably wouldn't produce an output suitable for dash cam-ing.

If they did, car manufacturers would be selling their built-in dash cam as a (costly) extra.

Police and parliament seldom see eye to eye, so it isn't too surprising if the former find ways to 'reinterpret' the works of the latter.

I twice had work done on my car, camera runs when ever ignition is turned on. First one, I saw the car being manoeuvred around the various departments, all quite properly. The second company, it recorded the guy cursing and swearing at the car, and doing some damage, which I was later able to have them fund the repair.

The cam isn't deliberately hidden, it's just small, and not very obvious, tucked behind a sunblind.

just be aware that if you do use a hard wired kit, you will need to notify the car insurance company as this counts as a "modification" to the car. You run the risk of invalidating your car insurance if you failt to notify.

Obviously if its powered via the cigar lighter socket, then thats not considered to be a "modification" to the car.

I suspect any insurance company attempting to weasel out of a settlement on such a flimsy basis could be challenged in court. Insurance companies might state a lot of exclusions but that doesn’t make them fair or reasonable.

If the car bursts into flames due to faulty wiring, possibly fair enough (if they can prove the source of the fire). If you’re involved in an RTA or have another reason to make a claim that isn’t directly attributable to the fitting of a camera, I doubt they’d have much luck refusing a claim.

People need to stop running scared from insurance company’s ridiculous exclusions.

Tim

Do you have any evidence of that? Many insurers ask whether or not you have a dashcam anyway, and I've never seen a question which distinguishes between a hard-wired one and a plug-in one.