A dash cam records what actually happened, which is what settles an insurance dispute. Front-and-rear systems cover the shunt from behind as well as the pull-out in front, and a hard-wired parking mode keeps recording when someone clips the car in a car park and drives off.
We fit two ranges, chosen because they behave differently rather than because one is better than the other.
Nextbase
from £159fitted, front camera
- Built-in screen — easy to check footage in the car
- GPS, Wi-Fi and Alexa on higher models
- Modular rear camera option
- Good choice for a first dash cam
BlackVue
from £299fitted, front camera
- No screen — discreet cylinder behind the mirror
- Full HD or 4K front, Full HD rear
- Cloud and app playback from anywhere
- Best parking mode of the two, with optional battery pack
Front + rear, hard-wired
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- Second camera at the rear screen
- Hidden cable run, no visible wiring
- Parking mode with battery-protection cut-off
- Set-up and app pairing before you leave
Which one?
If you'd like to review footage in the car, choose Nextbase. If you'd rather not see the camera at all and want the best parking coverage, choose BlackVue — there's more on the range on our BlackVue page. Either way we fit a memory card sized for the number of channels, and set the parking-mode cut-off so the camera can't flatten your battery.