Why did you buy a dash cam?

[yogibear1]

Hi everyone

I’m thinking about buying a dash cam for my car, people I speak to about it say I’m being over the top and a bit strange for wanting to record my journeys. How common are dash cams, if you’ve got one what made you buy it?

Thanks

 

[yogibear1]

Thank you, I didn't expect to get so many replies - 4 pages

Its interesting that most of you who have dash cams seem to have purchased one after an accident in which a dash cam would have helped with the insurance claim.

I've had two crashes in my life, one on ice in which I would love to replay the footage to see how I managed to avoid all the other cars and only slightly damage my car so no insurance involvement. The other to see what exactly happened as it happened so fast.