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tamzzy · 9 Jun 2026 at 12:22

wtf was that white EV thinking

piggin · 9 Jun 2026 at 13:07

Bubo said:
My father passed away last week. This is me on my way to the house to meet with the funeral director to discuss the funeral arrangements. See if you can spot what almost went wrong]

A close one & sorry for your loss

MissChief · 9 Jun 2026 at 16:01

Bubo said:
My father passed away last week. This is me on my way to the house to meet with the funeral director to discuss the funeral arrangements. See if you can spot what almost went wrong

I’m sorry for your loss.

That guy nearly wiped you out by drifting over the line.

Bradmax57 · 13 Jun 2026 at 20:02

I have a nextbase 622GW which has been great, the battery died meaning everytime I shut the van down the time reset which was a pain when and if I ever needed the footage, decided to buy a battery of ebay and after a bit of faffing around managed to solder it in, why oh why not just put a plug on it, issue is now the magnetic mount no longer works....... so have to plug the power directly into the camera which means I cant quite get it to sit in the right position, just wondering if I should just get another or what is recommended for around £200?

ShiWarrior · 13 Jun 2026 at 20:06

Bradmax57 said:
I have a nextbase 622GW which has been great, the battery died meaning everytime I shut the van down the time reset which was a pain when and if I ever needed the footage, decided to buy a battery of ebay and after a bit of faffing around managed to solder it in, why oh why not just put a plug on it, issue is now the magnetic mount no longer works....... so have to plug the power directly into the camera which means I cant quite get it to sit in the right position, just wondering if I should just get another or what is recommended for around £200?

look at Viofo
i use Blackvue myself though

ICDP · 14 Jun 2026 at 07:52

I got a 70mai 4k STARVIS 2 with 1080p rear for £170 and could not be happier. It came with a 128GB sdcard as well and clarity is on par with my VIOFO A139 pro. The 70mai is for my wife’s car and was at least £90 cheaper than every other equivalent from VIOFO and Blackvue etc.

If you get one make sure to do a firmware update as it significantly improves the license plate clarity even at night.

tamzzy · 14 Jun 2026 at 22:48

I got a 70mai A810s for £62 and couldn't be more happy with it. It replaces my StreetGuardian that has soldiered on for nearly 9 years...the difference in picture quality is immediately noticeable

tamzzy said:
£62 squids delivered from china...pretty cheap considering. also got an aftermarket CPL filter for a fiver or so.

Quartz · 14 Jun 2026 at 22:57

Bubo said:
See if you can spot what almost went wrong

That was a close call and a nice save! But you didn't have your wipers on which impeded your vision and at 47 mph you were driving too fast for the conditions so you almost lost control at about ~40 seconds as the oncoming car strayed into your lane.

tamzzy · Monday at 00:04

Quartz said:
That was a close call and a nice save! But you didn't have your wipers on which impeded your vision and at 47 mph you were driving too fast for the conditions so you almost lost control at about ~40 seconds as the oncoming car strayed into your lane.

and it's always the lycra-clad cyclist's fault

Rroff · Monday at 01:51

I have to wonder from that clip if the other driver reacted at all - it looked like lane assist started nudging them back from the centre line

bets they were on their phone?

Rikki · Tuesday at 01:18

Thinking of upgrading my ancient setup to a 4K system with front, cabin and rear. Anyone running something like this ?

Quartz · Tuesday at 10:12

Rikki said:
Thinking of upgrading my ancient setup to a 4K system with front, cabin and rear. Anyone running something like this ?

Yes, I have a Viofo A329.

Rikki · Tuesday at 14:47

Quartz said:
Yes, I have a Viofo A329.

Thanks fella - just had a look at a video on it - is it really close up for the cabin? The crappy one I have now covers the full cabin so will show if wearing seatbelt and actually holding a phone etc

Quartz · Tuesday at 15:00

Rikki said:
is it really close up for the cabin?

I don't actually know. I have it in case I need to prove I was not on my phone and was wearing a seatbelt, so I've not paid any attention to the wider picture.

Rikki · Wednesday at 01:15

Quartz said:
I don't actually know. I have it in case I need to prove I was not on my phone and was wearing a seatbelt, so I've not paid any attention to the wider picture.

Quartz said:
Ah ok thanks!