Yes i know it’s all been done before and by me a couple of years ago and never did get one but now i really do want to get one but not too keen on paying much more than about £60 for one, idealy one that just fits onto the windscreen easily as i drive different wagons each day, and one that is simple to use, we do have company forward facing cameras fitted but wanted my own to play with.
So what are best of the new bunch out there ?
I paid Halfrauds £79 plus cost of sd card for a hd one with gps, happy with it so far …
raymundo:
I paid Halfrauds £79 plus cost of sd card for a hd one with gps, happy with it so far …
Is it a nextbase ?
bald bloke:
raymundo:
I paid Halfrauds £79 plus cost of sd card for a hd one with gps, happy with it so far …Is it a nextbase ?
I got a next base for xmas and it does what it says on the tin . Easy and firm sucker fitting and mine has a 16gig memory card ( courtesy of my son ) plugs into 12v socket .
Techmoan on youtube is a brilliant guy who reviews dashcams.
I bought this one;
youtube.com/watch?v=Eo76bkytA3o
MrsHs oldest has just got one of these… tinyurl.com/jz8k3c7
I have a G1W
Bought it for £16 + the cost of a memory card m.ebay.co.uk/itm/G1W-2-7-1080p-H … Ciid%253A1
peirre:
I have a G1W
Bought it for £16 + the cost of a memory card m.ebay.co.uk/itm/G1W-2-7-1080p-H … Ciid%253A1
£18.89 now, and I blame BREXIT! 
Go for it CF… 
Transcend Pro 200.
We have 4 running in the various family cars, so far all trouble free, reasonable size, fair price but not cheap, easy to operate even for a technophope like i.
bald bloke:
raymundo:
I paid Halfrauds £79 plus cost of sd card for a hd one with gps, happy with it so far …Is it a nextbase ?
Yes, the 312 GW Deluxe with gps and wifi and either 12v or 24 v so ideal for a truck
I got a nextbase one off eBay for £40 and it’s been faultless. I used to have a blackvue one and it kept ■■■■■■■ up the sd card.
Thanks for all the info so far, a nextbase from Halfords sounds good as it would be simple to return if and when it packs up and Maplins do a good selection also .
I bought 2 x G1Ws off ebay, they both packed up 13 months later!!
I bought a Nextbase from Currys, had to return it; then had to return the replacement. Then bought a Transcend, 2 actually, and both still running, no problems.
I have one from GROUPON it works well enough ,cost about £15.00.
If you’ve already got a decent phone holder then you can download a free app for your phone. The one I’ve got records 2 min blocks and saves the last 10 or 20 or so in a temp folder. If the phone detects a knock then it auto saves to a permanent folder or you can touch the screen to save.
Ched:
If you’ve already got a decent phone holder then you can download a free app for your phone. The one I’ve got records 2 min blocks and saves the last 10 or 20 or so in a temp folder. If the phone detects a knock then it auto saves to a permanent folder or you can touch the screen to save.
Tried that but it’s saying hasn’t enough memory.
Try ebay, I got one for my truck for $40.00 and it works great, although I have to get my missus to download the records LOL.
I also bought one for the jeep on line, I think I got that one on Amazon for $35.00 and it’s better than the truck one.
bald bloke:
Yes i know it’s all been done before and by me a couple of years ago and never did get one but now i really do want to get one but not too keen on paying much more than about £60 for one, idealy one that just fits onto the windscreen easily as i drive different wagons each day, and one that is simple to use, we do have company forward facing cameras fitted but wanted my own to play with.So what are best of the new bunch out there ?
Seen this on amazon , a cheaper version of go pro and seems to be getting good reviews too -
amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01GEA … 3ZPF&psc=1
Just brought this little one…google.co.uk/search?q=ring+ … I8QQ…got it from Screwfix as they’re 5 minutes down the road so easy to take back when it packs up.
I’ll let you know how it performs in due course.
I’ve got through quite a few dashcams - you definitely get what you pay for. The £50 area is normally where they’re either cheap rubbish that lasts 5 minutes, or cheap rubbish that works OK. If your budget is £60 then spend £60 but don’t be tempted to go lower. There are some good dashcams out there at the £30/40 mark, but there’s so many bad ones out there. I’ve had issues with corrupted files, not being able to retrieve footage, crashing, freezing, etc.
If the £60 is a figure pulled from thin air, you might consider spending a bit more - the pricier ones can combine multiple lenses. I used to have one trained on the road and another at me, so I could prove if there were to be an accident that I wasn’t pratting about on my phone…
Buying one from a shop (like Halfrauds) and not en eBay retailer would be a better bet, as you have a receipt and far easier to bring it back to them if it packs in.