Rear dash cam recommendations please

Rear dash cam recommendations please

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oldbanger

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239 months

Monday 21st May 2018
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Today on the M6 I had a LR then a VW van aggressively tailgate me so close they were almost touching the rear bumper. I was going about 10 mph over the speed limit in the LH lane, in my Euros, with the top down.

I think I might consider investing in a dash cam which does front and rear. There's not a lot of room though. Does anyone have any suggestions please?

oldbanger

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Monday 21st May 2018
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I’d have got their number plates. Any closer and they’d have gone up onto the boot. The next lane was empty so it was all completely unnecessary.

The only time I have made a report previously was some tt in an old A5 with flashing blue lights on the front, using them to push through Birmingham rush hour traffic.

oldbanger

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Monday 21st May 2018
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Well perhaps I should

Can you recommend a dash cam though?

oldbanger

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Monday 21st May 2018
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It’s a variable speed zone with lots of cameras. The speed limit was dropped from 60 to 50 to 30. It then actually fell to 20 a bit later on. There are two lanes which clearly go to the motorway exit so plenty of room. I had two separate vehicles pull in about 2 foot behind me, whilst I was going 40, try to hustle me to speed up, then aggressively veer round me. I am not exaggerating on the closeness.

I have been driving for 30 years, including tractors, tanks, vans. I used to drive 50k miles per year and have had a few close calls in my time. Today was uncomfortable and not something I have ever had driving my usual shed selection on the same stretch of motorway.

If nothing else, a dash cam would help me work out wtf was going on.

oldbanger

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Monday 21st May 2018
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Thanks. It’s a sort top so I would assume i would need to attach everything to the front windscreen.

Birmingham is the UK capital for deliberate slam on accidents and dash cam footage is fantastic for proving this if you ever get stung by the way