Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270964106350
Thinking about this for a while now, might come in useful.
I did get one of those smaller ones last year but never really used it, was a bit too faffy, that one looks a bit more automatic.
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
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Few of my mates have one, quite useful for what they catch.
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BarnshaW
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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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out of interest can they actually be used in court? surely they dont show real speed or time or anything?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Not sure you could use it to secure a conviction for speeding but in terms of proving your statement is accurate and credible I would think it would go a long way.
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BarnshaW
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could be worth a go, looks pretty cheap and i can only imagine looks extremely nickable to criminals who think its something majorly expensive. Just think you might have a hard time proving anything with insurance companies even with evidence as bad as that is.
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Nath
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Bloke at work has one and recently tried to use the footage to stitch up a bus driver who 'pulled out in front of him' 
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Ian
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That's not going to go well for him when he is asked whether it was safe for him to stop and what he anticipated a bus would do shortly after stopping.
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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there are much smaller ones available and you just plug into your computer to view it. with an SD
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Brett
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I want one now  Although that one looks a bit of a monstrosity.
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CORSA NUT
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Some nice ones in this months 'Conrad' magazine. It's like Maplins. There £50 & £90 for the 720p version.
Www.Conrad-uk.com 
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BYRON
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few of our commercial clients use them. Has stopped fraudulent claims against their drivers on a few occasions, although the advice of their insurers was not to disclose this to any party on event of an accident - mainly because the 'crash for cash' syndicates change tactics once they know they are being filmed.
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nibnob21
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I've got a similar one to that Ian. Footage quality and sound quality isn't great but I suppose it does the job. It's handy to just be able to plug it into the cigarette lighter and mount like a Satnav.
The little £7 one that a few people bought in the thread in geek day looks like it is much better quality, you just have the faff of having to mount it and have a power supply.
Also don't forget you will need to get a memory card too. My 8gb one gets around 2 hours worth of footage of continuous 2 minute loops.
MX5 Project Thread
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
That's not going to go well for him when he is asked whether it was safe for him to stop and what he anticipated a bus would do shortly after stopping.
This is the same guy who rear ended somebody because 'they braked too hard'
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John
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Would have to be a bit more discreet than that one.
I'd also always be worried that the only time it ever got used as evidence was the one time I was doing something I shouldn't have been.
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shaunmods
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I've been looking at the Blackvue ones after getting completely fucked over for a crash that wasn't my fault. Quite a lot of money but would be worth every penny if I were in the same situation again!
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Andrew
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If this was something i was using a lot, i'd get something a bit better. But that is the geek in me talking.
I've done between 25k and 30k per year over the past 5 years and i have never needed a recording camera. I always seem in a rush which is why people probably don't jump out in front of me.
One of my mates has had 3 accidents in the past couple of months. Maybe there's a bit of scaming going on...
Seems very over the top setting up camera's in your motor.
[Edited on 02-01-2013 by Andrew]
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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I shall be doing some rigging up in my car in the future.
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