Dashcam footage helps to catch burglars

Two burglars in Mansfield have been sentenced for a combined total of more than eight years after dashcam footage helped secure the conviction.

37 year old Sefton Brown, formerly of David Street in Kirkby-in-Ashfield and 36 year old John Shaw from Mansfield Road in Sutton-in-Ashfield, burgled an elderly couple’s house in Chesterfield Road South on 27 July 2016.

Shaw, who was found guilty of burglary by the jury, was jailed for four years and six months. Brown, who pleaded guilty to burglary, was jailed for three years and eight months.

Leicester Crown Court heard how the victims had their front door open because of the heat. A short time later they noticed a wallet had been taken from their hallway.

They realised they had been burgled after a passing motorist stopped at their home to tell them she had seen two men acting suspiciously and entering their front garden – which she had recorded on her dashcam.

The lady told the court how she had continued to record the men walking down the road and looking through the stolen wallet before they threw items into a bin. When she checked the bin she found photos from the victim’s wallet.

Speaking after Shaw and Brown were sentenced, Detective Constable Luke Todd, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:

"These were vulnerable victims who should have felt safe and secure in their own home. I’m pleased with the sentences given which go to show that we will pursue those who commit burglary."

The judge also commended the actions of the witnesses in securing the evidence which helped massively with proving the case.

 

 

Car Left For MOT was Caught Speeding in Dashcam Footage

Vertu Motors has apologised after a staff member was caught speeding by the dashcam in a customers car.

Aguri DX10 - Popular Dash Cam

Andrew Siggens complained when his Nissan Juke’s camera showed a Bristol Street Motors’ staff member allegedly travelling at 54mph on a 40mph road.


“I was disgusted when I saw it - it certainly was a shock to see,” he told Gazette Live.
He left the car at the Darlington dealership on November 15 for its MoT.


“I am aspiring to become a police officer in the very near future,” said Siggens.
“Had I not had a dashcam and been landed with points on my driving licence due to a speed camera picking this up, I’d have been seriously prejudiced for my hopes of joining the police force.”


A spokeswoman for Vertu Motors told Gazette Live an investigation had been carried out.
She said: “We regret the incident at our dealership in Darlington and have conducted a thorough internal investigation in line with our company policy and procedures.


“Action has been taken with the colleague concerned and additional training has been completed by the team to ensure there is no repeat of this event.”

Dangerous driver is first to be jailed by dashcam footage after motorist video of his reckless overtaking

James Stocks, 24, of Cheshire has become the first person in the UK to be jailed by dashcam footage after a video showing his reckless overtaking move that forced a Ford Transit van off the road was posted online.

Mr Stocks was handed an eight-month sentence after he pulled off two heart-stopping overtakes on the A495 in Shropshire back in April.

The out-of-control driver's black Volkswagen Golf nipped past a silver Ford Ka on a blind bend, causing the Transit van to take emergency action and swerve on to a verge.

The landmark case is believed to be the first time that a dangerous driver has been convicted using dashcam footage posted by a member of the public.

Matt Stockdale, chairman of PoliceWitness, said: 'I formed PoliceWitness after I was almost killed by a reckless HGV driver.

'Frustrated that there were no police to witness what had occurred, I decided to empower the public to assist the police, in order to hold those who flout the law to account.

'To date, nearly 1,000 motorists up and down the country have faced positive formal police action following the submission of dashcam footage by those who call themselves PoliceWitnesses.

'Being banned from driving, or even losing your job following a moment of madness, has often been described as the ultimate price to pay having been caught on video by a dash cam.

'But this case has resulted in a driver losing their liberty and freedom - and in my view rightly so.' 

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Collision at Junction DashCam 13 Sep 2015

Ouch that had to hurt! at least with the footage provided by the dash cam he didnt have to worry about the other driver making any false claims.It doesn't mention in Umar Raja's post much about the incident  - what junction etc but this is a fairly standard accident that happens all the time

Bad Drivers of Newcastle #24

Another entertaining collection of clips from BadDrivers OfNewcastle

The video consists of random dash cam caught clips - mostly in Newcastle & surrounding areas.
BadDrivers OfNewcastle says that they do not claim to be a perfect driver themselves and that If honking offends you dont watch the video

Also please note that the wide-angle lens can distort the distance in which objects appear, and can often make it look like we are travelling faster than we really are. (I totally agree with this from footage taken on my wide angle camera)

Madness on UK Roads Dashcam March 2015 UK

Great video from Gary Mc Crashes, smashes, bumps and near misses. I think that the first one is great of the overtaking. Anyone else ever had this happen to them when they have gone to overtake? looks like this one was quite a near miss!

Bad Drivers of Newcastle Caught on Dash Cam

Some great examples here from a video by BadDrivers OfNewcastle that are filmed from his dash cam of taxi drivers that could do with retaking their driving tests.  Also "clueless pedestrians" that dont seem to take any responsibility for their own lives whatsoever.

Caught on dash cam - compilation

One of the things that I noticed on these clips that I was a little shocked about is that on clip number 3, (the one where the car stops to let the people cross the road and then gets back-ended by the person behind him (really hard)) is that the people that the car driver had stopped to let across dont stop to help him or check that he is ok they just walk off!! am I the only one that is shocked at this?!

Drunk Pedestrian Dash Cam Footage

Thank goodness that both of these drivers were on the ball and did not collide with this inebriated pedestrian.  

 

Just think if this man in his drunken state had somehow stumbled in to the path of one of these vehicles then at least they would have been able to prove that it was entirely the drunken mans fault.

UK Crash & Close Calls Compilation

Great compilation from WelshDrive, I particularly like the one that shows the use of a 2 camera system such as the Road Angel Halo.  Dash cams are worth their weight in gold when it comes to apportioning blame

Some great examples of why you should get a dash cam

Some great examples of why you should get a dash cam on here. Footage is from UK dash cameras including insurance scam attempts and a runaway lorry.

Some of these near misses caught on dash cam are unbelievable!

BAD LANGUAGE WARNING! although im sure if some of you had these near misses that you would be using some of these "choice" words too ;)

Bad driving in the UK compilation

Captured from Welshdrive's Dash Cam. Quite a large selection of examples of bad driving that you find on the average road including an example of the ultimate lane hog ion the motorway. Those people are so frustrating and they hold everyone up

What happens to you in a head on with a truck?....this

This just shows how you really get thrown about all over the place! Dont worry he walks away without  a scratch! how I will never know!

Just as a side note I love this 2 camera set up, it is especially good for taxi drivers. Its a normal 2 camera dash cam kit such as the road angel halo but the camera that you would normally face out of the rear of the car you hang on the front windscreen pointing inwards.

Russian Car Crashs Caught on Dash Cam

As with most dash cam videos that we post, these just show you how things on the road can change in less than a second with no warning.

4X4 Pulls across dash cam car - 24/3/15

Wow this last minute pull out from a junction was really something. I think that the driver of the dash cam car was incredibly lucky as he got way with bad bruising.

The notes with the video state that the sound you hear at the end is the airbag smacking the driver in the chest and winding him and that the date should be ignored on the video as they just hadn't set that yet

Caught on dash cam rolling back accident rear end scam

The Honda driver in front at the lights rolls back a long way in to the car with the dash cam.

This driver in the car with the dash cam was extremely grateful that he had the evidence he needed to prove that he was not at fault and therefore protected from being blamed for this accident.

Darwin Award Nominee, Lane Hogger & More

More from EastAnglianBadDriversUK on you tube, more from his Dash Cam journeys, im sure things that we can all relate to but what is that car at the end?

Its great that we can share what is captured on our dash cams

Australian Car Crash Compilation 3

Its sometimes interesting to see what the driver did not see, what is also great to see is the kindness of those who helped in each of these incidents.

There are some real out of nowhere moments in these clips as well, a few times we had to rewind to see exactly what the obstruction was on some of the night time videos. Im thinking that the footage caught was a god send for insurance claims in some of these

Minibus misses car by inches - terrifying dashcam footage

Knowing how dash cams make distances people are from your car look further away than they actually were when you watch footage back, this must have been mere inches of a near miss.

This footage was Filmed on a notoriously dangerous road (A9 near Blair Atholl), the footage shows a minibus just avoiding an oncoming car.

The near-miss, posted on the Aberdeen Dash Cam Facebook page, the Daily Record claims the van which has the camera in it is doing 50mph when out of nowhere the minibus overtakes and just avoids an oncoming car.

Rikki Evans commented on Facebook: "The people in that car would have not stood a chance. That would have been an instant fatal. Stupid impatient driver!!"

Protect yourself from idiots like this who if an accident had occurred would have tried to claim that you went in to the back of them through no fault of their own firmly pinning the blame on you!!