Dashcam fitting surrey area

[Phuture]

Hi everyone,

whilst i await the delivery of the new beast (feels like its taking forever!) im looking into costs/fitting of a blackvue dashcam in the Surrey area.

Was wondering if anyone had any recommendations? I see Halfords will be having a 10% discount next week, which would basically cover their usual cost of fitting, but would rather use an independent really.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, including whether the blackvue's are a good fit for the Gti.

Cheers, Steve

[Jim_mk7.5]

I used Halfords Sheffield for fitting a Nextbase one and they were absolutely spot on. £30 hardwire includes fitting so its a bargain.

Great job, very neat with visible signs that any trim had been moved.

[Phuture]

Thanks for the reply mate!

What cam did you go for out of interest?

[Jim_mk7.5]

Thanks for the reply mate!

What cam did you go for out of interest?

Nextbase 212. Just wanted something entry level. Does the job for £69 plus £30 for the fitting/hardware kit.

Blackvue look good though.

[Grahamt]

I had a dash cam, fitted it myself, but have since removed it..............why.............well the police can ask to take it away for analysis if there is an incident.............so sometimes the dash cam can provide evidence against you...........so be careful.......personally i only use mine in my campervan to record driving on beautiful roads ......like the Atlantic highway

[Finglonga]

You have to be a seriously dodgy driver to warrant you taking your dashcam out so police wont use the footage as evidence against you considering everyone else is recording as well.

[Jim_mk7.5]

You have to be a seriously dodgy driver to warrant you taking your dashcam out so police wont use the footage as evidence against you considering everyone else is recording as well.

I borrowed an new M3 for a week a few years ago off a guy I know and he had a dash cam fitted. He said if you make a mess and it all goes wrong, just eat the micro SC card! 

[Grahamt]

You have to be a seriously dodgy driver to warrant you taking your dashcam out so police wont use the footage as evidence against you considering everyone else is recording as well.

No I'm not a seriously dodgy driver at all, I just don't want any evidence to incriminate me if I'm out having a bit of fun and some other idiot makes a mess of things that I get caught up in.  I don't live in a city so don't have to worry about the odd brain dead school run car hitting me.

[Phuture]

Tbh I'm not worried about incriminating myself, the whole reason I want a dashcam is to be used if someone else is driving like a knob, and then disputing it with me.

If I was having "a bit of fun" and caused damage to someone else's property then I'm in the wrong.

Anyhoo that's not what this post topic was about, anymore cam recommends?

[mcmaddy]

I've got a Thinkware F770 and it's excellent.