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Posted on July 15, 2021January 24, 2023 by Eric Rogers

Car Camera Shop go multi-national

Demand for car cameras is increasing as more drivers, motorbike riders and cyclists learn about the options that are available. Good quality car cameras and bike cameras are now affordable so they are becoming a standard piece of add-on equipment. This is not surprising given how difficult and stressful it is to deal with insurance companies and the police when vandalism takes place or accidents occur. Savvy road users are increasingly turning to cameras to help clarify incidents and expose the truth.

This is true in the UK but it is also true in Europe. At Car Camera Shop we have seen a surge in inquiries from customers in Europe for our products as more people become familiar with what is available. Our customers tell us that they find it just as difficult dealing with an incident on a road in mainland Europe as they do in the UK.

As car cameras offer equal benefits whatever country you live in Car Camera Shop has decided to go multi-national. We now supply our full product range across Europe. Some of the countries we sell to include:

France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Hungary, Luxembourg, Malta, Cyprus, Croatia, Latvia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Estonia, Romania

Benefits of a Car Camera

If you are in Europe our car cameras can help you in a number of situations, including when you are making an insurance claim. This includes any sort of accident and if you have been in an accident before you will know how difficult it is to determine blame. Memories are not accurate and people interpret what they see in many different ways. A car camera or a bike camera provides you with documentary proof in the face of these discrepancies.

A camera can also help when you are not in your car. This could be a situation where your car is vandalised or a situation where someone damages it accidentally but then leaves the scene without letting you know. Normally it would be almost impossible to find the person responsible which would mean you would have to pay for any repairs. With a car camera you will have some proof.

As well as offering practical help car cameras also give you peace of mind particularly when you are faced with road rage or a dangerous driver. Because you have footage you can get it published (on the internet or through a local media outlet) or you can give it to the police.

Europe Wide Service

With the Car Camera Shop Europe wide service you can now enjoy all of these benefits where you live. You get the same low prices and the same top quality products as we offer our UK customers. Plus our delivery is just £14.99 and takes five working days.

So if you want a camera for your bike or car the Car Camera Shop is your number one European choice.

Posted on July 15, 2021January 24, 2023 by Eric Rogers

Helmet cameras for cyclists

Riding a bicycle is enjoyable for many reasons and millions of UK residents regularly take to the roads on two-wheels. Whether to commute to places of work, escape the hustle-and-bustle of city life or to get their pulses racing in more extreme cycling activities. However, there can be downsides and, at the top of that list, are the dangers that exist when you are on a bike, compounded by the lack of protection that you get when you’re in a car. It is because of these dangers that helmets are so important, and helmet cameras can also play an important part.

Benefits of Wearing a Helmet Camera for Cyclists

There are many benefits of wearing a helmet camera if you are a cyclist. These include recording your journeys, particularly when you are on a scenic or unique ride, so that you can capture treasured memories. It’s enjoyable to look back on your activity to re-live the excitement and share the footage with your friends and family.

However, there are more serious benefits of a helmet camera, including one that you hope we all hope we never have to call on; to look back on the moments surrounding an accident. Unfortunately accidents do happen – every year in the UK there are approximately 19,000 accidents involving cyclists – so wearing a helmet camera will allow you to demonstrate to the other parties involved and, if necessary, the police, how the accident was caused. It is not easy to argue with an image on a screen depicting the whole incident and being able to call upon irrefutable evidence can be invaluable.

Cyclists can also experience bad driving when they are riding their bikes and a lot of it can be a source of frustration. A helmet camera can provide an outlet for that frustration and a large community of cyclists upload videos to the internet showing poor and dangerous driving. If those drivers knew that their actions might end up on the internet, they might think twice before driving dangerously or acting aggressively. And with the power of social media growing daily, these videos can have a genuine impact. As recently as March 2014, a lorry driver was sacked for driving aggressively towards a cyclist who captured the event on their helmet camera.

Buying a Helmet Camera

Helmet cameras come in a range of different price ranges but they are all action video cameras. This means they are designed to be used outdoors – in situations like being on your bike – and they all come with a range of different mounts to attach them to your helmet. By using these mounts to affix the camera to your helmet, rather than to your bike, it means the camera will see what you see, rather than being fixed in one position.

There are also other features that are important to consider when buying a helmet camera. The first is loop recording. Essentially this means you do not have to worry about running out of recording space. The system records until its memory is full and then returns to the start and overwrites itself in a constant loop pattern. This only becomes an issue when you want to recover a recording as you will have to do it before it is overwritten.

Another is battery life, and you’ll need to consider the length of time that your camera will be able to record for before it needs recharging. Nobody wants to be on the ride of their life only to find that their camera has stopped recording!

A wide angle lens that shoots high quality video is also important: a resolution of 1280 x 720 is the minimum you should consider. Also make sure it is waterproof in order to deal with our weather in the UK and you will want it to be light and comfortable to wear. And finally make sure the controls are easy to use. Ideally you want one-touch recording so it is easy to operate while on your bike.

Stay Safe with a Bicycle Helmet Camera

It is unfortunate that many of Britain’s roads are not built for cyclists and it is a shame that cyclists have to put up with the behaviour exhibited by some drivers. A helmet camera, such as the RoadHawk Ride or the Replay XD 1080 Mini, gives you the advantage of the truth. This applies if an incident occurs and if you manage to avoid the incident but still witness terrible driving.

Plus you will be able to record all of those interesting things that you see on your bike every day!

Posted on July 14, 2021January 24, 2023 by Eric Rogers

Flash for Cash Scams

As featured in today’s media, incidents of a worrying new twist on the ‘crash for cash’ scams are being reported, where drivers waiting to exit junctions or driveways are flashed, signalling that they are safe to proceed, before they are deliberately crashed into. Dubbed ‘flash for cash’ these scams are engineered to place the blame on the innocent party and are generally followed by a substantial, and often grossly inflated, insurance claim. Read more on how this type of crash for cash scam is engineered.

So, is this the beginning of the end for common courtesy on UK roads? These incidents are thankfully isolated, but they have been reported widely in the media, including the BBC, and will be on the minds of drivers up and down the country. The next time you are flashed before exiting a junction or merging onto a busy, but slow-moving carriage way, will you think twice?

We sincerely hope that in defiance of this type of unsociable behaviour, drivers will remain courteous on the roads and help to make UK highways a calmer and safer place to be. However, if you’re looking for some additional protection against ‘crash for cash’ and ‘flash for cash’ scams, a car camera installed in your vehicle will record activity on the road around you to provide irrefutable evidence if you’re involved in an incident. Our range of dash cams offer HD video recording, multiple lenses and wide-angle lenses to help you capture as much detail as possible.