5 Great Reasons To Get A Dashcam

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Dashcams are one of the most popular driving gadgets right now, but what purpose do they actually serve? Here are just five good reasons to invest in a dashcam.

Record your road trips

Without pulling over or getting a passenger to take footage, it’s impossible to record car journeys when at the wheel. There may be times when you’re driving past an impressive landscape or when you see something funny or rare at the side of the road in which you wish you had a camera. Having a dashcam allows you to capture these incredible moments so that you can look back on them later. Some of it may even be worthy of uploading to Youtube.

Provide evidence when making a claim

Dashcams can also be useful for providing evidence when making a claim. If you were injured in a car crash and you need to hire a car accident attorney to prove that it was the other driver’s fault, having a dashcam could provide all the legal proof you need to sue the other driver. It could also be useful when making insurance claims – if your insurer is refusing to pay up for damage, you can prove to them that the damage wasn’t your fault.

Help report others dangerous driving

Many of us have witnessed dangerous driving on the road and been unable to catch the number plate of the driver. Having a dashcam allows you to capture their license plate and provide video evidence of the incident, which you can then take to the police. In doing so, you could help to get that dangerous driver off the road.

Protect yourself against fraud

There lots of situations in which other drivers can commit fraud. This could include insurance fraud, in which a driver may directly cause an accident in order to make it look like your fault so that they can claim compensation. Dashcam footage could help to prove that it wasn’t your fault. Meanwhile, there could be more serious cases of other drivers cloning your number plate and collecting speeding fines and parking tickets – having dashcam footage with a date on could prove that you weren’t the driver that committed those crimes as you were somewhere else at the time.  

Monitor teenage driving

A dashcam could also be useful for any parents that may be letting their kids borrow their car. If they’re a new driver and you’re concerned that they may be driving a little recklessly, fitting a dashcam can offer footage so that you can check your child is driving carefully. It may simply work as a deterrent, persuading your child to keep their speed down and to takes less risks in the knowledge that it’s all being recorded.