only (if the screen is on for any of the time while you are driving) ... just wondering ..once you've adjusted the rear mirror to your driving position the front camera mounted on the back of it is going to be recording what? if your short like me then most likely it will film the birds and bridges.

good point there! booster seat needed :(

I think some common sense must be applied. As people have said, sat navs are very similar - and yes, if you plonk your sat nav smack bang in front of you, you deserve to be pulled over.

I've been trying to find a pic on google of the mk2.5 rear mirror/rain sensor to show where the camera was located but not found anything suitable. Technically though it doesn't attach to the windscreen so I may be ok anyway. From a normal drivers position, you can barely see the camera as its hidden behind the rear mirror.

As for backward-facing cameras, I've actually got one of the plate-light + camera reversing cameras, and could attach a recording unit to that, though the angle isn't the greatest obviously.

It's worth pointing out though that such a camera wouldn't have caught any more of the accident in my example. The best camera would have been a rear facing from front screen camera (looking through the car) as a wide angle would potentially show the HGV impact.

As for phone cams... I messed about with similar apps. They are great for some people, but I'm lazy, and no doubt would forget/not bother to put the cam up especially for short journeys. I prefer set-and-forget.

some of the rear view cameras mounted by the windscreen appear to record what the occupants are doing (i dont wanna get caught dogging!) and doesnt appear to record anything outside the car so mounting a seperate camera into the roof lining on the rear so that it records the rear clearly and if its a wide angle camera then mabe this would cover any side impacts too.

I'm not sure any rear facing camera would capture a side impact very well personally.... though I accept it would be tough for my method to work - I guess the interior 'taxi cams' are too washed out.

Maybe this is the solution we're all after...

we seem to have hijacked your thread Mark but thats a good clear view (itb-100hd) can easily recognise numberplates and street signs - Arthur has raised a valid point about the positioning on windscreens my interest is due to the amount of cyclists that like to cut in close - had one the other day texting while i was doing a left turn ( he was in a cycle lane and i was waiting for him to pass) got very abusive when i tooted

Hmm. Uploading from the app doesn't work then?

Hmm. Uploading from the app doesn't work then?

Looks like it has? Looks 100x better than the first pic!

Oh it's working now! Weird

Yep got it back mid week and gave it a mental over the top wash, snow foam wash, wash again, dry, polish, wax!

By the way if you're in Yorkshire, links, humberside - check out MSM REFINISHERS in Winterton.

Glad to see shes back to full strength matey!

Unfortunatey though, I do not envy your next insurance renewal :(

Glad to see shes back to full strength matey!

Unfortunatey though, I do not envy your next insurance renewal :(

Oddly its gone down quite considerably.

I even rung them to confirm and they were sure it was right, could see the outstanding claim (which is still, and will remain outstanding for some time).

Tempted to do Aviva's fixed price for next year as well!

Its good you didn't roll it which is what happened when my Rover fought with a HGV on the M1 back in 2008

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