Using your Dashcam Abroad

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Using your Dashcam Abroad

· Posted: 13.08.2018 · #1

Using your dash cam abroad: what you need to know about driving in Europe If you're taking your dash cam on holiday with you this summer, make sure you're aware of the laws on using them wherever you're going

Read more: https://www.which.co.uk/news/2…in-europe/ - Which?

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· Posted: 13.08.2018 · #2

I read about this before, and it made me think of our satnav. It has a built in camera. Does this make it unuseable in the the countries with a ban on dash cams?

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Quote by ROBANDSUE

I read about this before, and it made me think of our satnav. It has a built in camera. Does this make it unuseable in the the countries with a ban on dash cams?

Would think so, but can you not disable the camera separately from the SatNav?

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· Posted: 13.08.2018 · #4

That's crazy that you're not allowed to have one. I get the conditions on where it shouldn't obstruct the view and the fact that you can't make yourself a youtuber out of it but yikes... never thought about it being illegal.

Thank you for bringing this up!

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· Posted: 13.08.2018 · #5

Saw that article last week.
Similar to the dash cam, using a sat nat with police speed detection zone is also illegal in some mainland European countries.
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· Posted: 15.08.2018 · #6

Quote by Ally

Quote by ROBANDSUE

I read about this before, and it made me think of our satnav. It has a built in camera. Does this make it unuseable in the the countries with a ban on dash cams?

Would think so, but can you not disable the camera separately from the SatNav?

Yeah Ally it can. Never thought of that. Although Mal makes a point about satnavs with speed camera detection on them being illegal in some countries, so thats another i would have to check.

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· Posted: 15.08.2018 · #7

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Quote by ROBANDSUE

I read about this before, and it made me think of our satnav. It has a built in camera. Does this make it unuseable in the the countries with a ban on dash cams?

Would think so, but can you not disable the camera separately from the SatNav?

Yeah Ally it can. Never thought of that. Although Mal makes a point about satnavs with speed camera detection on them being illegal in some countries, so thats another i would have to check.

My Tom Tom automatically turns off the speed camera detection when in France.

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· Posted: 15.08.2018 · #8

makes all the difference

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· Posted: 16.08.2018 · #9

Interesting. I am using a dash cam for the last 5 weeks in France. Good to know the implications re downloading etc.
Question re Sat Navs: my sat nav alerts me to changes in the speed limits on the various roads, but I take it that ‘detecting speed detection equipment’ is not the same thing?? Not sure if my machine has that facility.
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