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  Dash cam of the Year shortlist (Article)
  Anker Roav For £80 the Anker Roav is a very impressive dash camera, especially if you want a discreet solution. It’s barely noticeable when installed, especially compared to typical suction cup mounted cameras and we think this is the key selling point. >> Read the full review AUKEY DR01 The AUKEY DR01 can’t offer the same detail as many of the higher quality dash cams, but it's available at a low price and you can often find deals on Amazon.
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  Review: Nextbase 512G dash cam (productReview)
  This is perhaps the most important feature of a dash camera – if the sky is particularly bright it’s quite possible for footage of the road ahead to come out very dark, while at night the glare from headlights will often obscure the number plates of cars in front.
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  Review: Suaoki R800 dash cam (productReview)
  You can go through all the menus and play with the settings, but essentially, all you really need to do is set the date and time before slotting it into the mount. From then on, every time you start the car, the camera will start recording. However, our test camera did crash a couple of times when going back and forth through menus (a quick press of the reset button on the base sorted it out). And trying to play with the settings when the dash cam is mounted on the windscreen isn't particularly easy as it's hard to see the text on each button, especially in anything but bright conditions.
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  Review: Ring RBGDC50 (productReview)
  width=500&height=333.33333333333337" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/50a1cc48db254d31ad2fdc39a9f2806c" /> Adjusting the settings is easy, thanks to a logical interface and well-defined buttons on the sides of the dash cam. Getting footage off the camera is similarly simple. Plug the USB cable into the top of the unit – not the charging port on the mount – and the device appears as a USB drive that you can access the video files on. The footage from the camera is adequate, considering the price, as you can see in the clip below.
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  Review: TomTom Go6100 sat nav (productReview)
  That depends very much on what you need your nav for. Garmin’s similarly priced Nuvicam has an ace up its sleeve in the form of a built-in dash camera, but we think as a navigation system it isn’t quite as good as the TomTom. So, if you’re in the market for a top-end, dedicated navigation system and you don’t need a dash camera, the Go 6100 is ideal.
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  Review: Anker 24W PowerDrive 2 car charger (productReview)
  And since it has two ports, you can keep a dash camera and iPhone plugged in at once (as you can see below) and in some cars that will leave a spare USB socket for any other tech you want charged, like a sat nav.  The charger is nice and small, meaning it doesn't look obtrusively out of place in a car. 
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  Review: Garmin DriveAssist 51 LMT-D (productReview)
  It’s an excellent sat nav unit, for starters, and is easy to use. While the quality of the footage from the camera isn’t great, it serves its purpose and the set-up helps minimise the number of cables, mounts and devices in the car. Otherwise, you’re perhaps probably better off considering a standalone sat nav and dash cam.
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  Top 10: Best sat navs for motorhomes (Article)
  It gets its bigger brother’s voice control system, too, so you don’t have to take your hands off the wheel to make changes. Similarly, a version with a back-up camera is also available.   Snooper S2700 Ventura Pro – from around £219.99 If you’re looking to spend a little less, cast your eyes over this mid-range Snooper offering.
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  Review: AUKEY DR01 dash camera (productReview)
  While this is good enough for the average buyer, Full HD recording can seem a little dated next to the Quad HD offered by some dash cameras. What's it like? The box is small and neatly packaged. In it comes the dash cam, a suction mount, a sticker mount, a dual-port USB 12V charger (meaning you can charge a phone or satnav at the same time as the dash camera), a 5V mini USB cable, some stickers, cable clips and some paperwork.
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  Review: Nextbase 522GW dash cam (productReview)
  Gone is the big clunky mount of the 512GW. Replacing it is a mount that connects straight into the body of the camera using a magnetic attachment. It's very smart. The charging cable also plugs directly into the camera or the mount - there's the option for both. The new Click&Go Pro dash cam mount comes with an adhesive 3M and a suction option.
• SPEEDING DEFENCES 1. Is inadequate posting of a speed limit a valid defence to a speeding NIP? (FAQs)
  The Dorset Safety Camera Partnership The Dorset Safety Camera Partnership, which was set up in August 2002, constitutes a partnership between Dorset County Council, Borough of Poole Council, Bournemouth Borough Council, Dorset Police, NHS South West, Highways Agency, Her Majesty’s Courts Service and the Crown Prosecution Service.
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  Review: Z-Edge Z3 Plus dashcam (productReview)
  While the Z3 Edge doesn't seem that great when you first take it out the box, its talents lie in its camera. It produces superb quality footage in all conditions and is one of the best all-round dashcams we've tested.  It may not be feature-laden but the footage it takes is excellent - and surely that's the main purpose of a dashcam.
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  Sat nav buying advice guide (Article)
  Many sat navs also show your current speed. Speed cameras: These automatic alerts will highlight when you’re approaching a speed camera site, potentially helping you avoid a penalty. Live traffic: Continual updates that will help the sat nav offer up the quickest, least busy route.
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  Sat Nav of the Year shortlist (Article)
  TomTom GO Essential The TomTom GO Essential offers some excellent features - live traffic updates, speed camera warnings and genuinely helpful directions with clear advisories along the route. However, one of the biggest advantages this sat nav has over the Waze app is the Road Trips feature in the MyDrive app.
• Day Eight Prize - Mio MiVue 766 WiFi Dash Cam (Article)
  The GPS tracking also provides accurate location and speed details, while the WiFi function hooks the camera to a smartphone for mobile video playback and quick downloads. Read our Dash Cam buying advice here Enter our Christmas advent calendar competition now!
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  Review: TomTom GO Essential (productReview)
  The speed camera is shown on screen and a voice warning also alerts us. The TomTom GO Essential tracks your speed in average speed camera zones, too, alerting you if you go over the limit.

  Top 10: Products to improve van security (Article)
  That means it’ll detect vandals, accidents and criminals who want to take items from inside the van. You will, of course, need to keep the dash camera mounted out of sight. Obviously a dash camera is useful when driving, too – recording accidents and proving blame to insurers. Nextbase makes good quality cameras that record clear footage, with a range of different models to suit most budgets.
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  Top 10: Best SD cards for dashcams (Article)
  Samsung EVO 64GB Higher-specification dashcams tend to require SD cards to match: the Nextbase 612GW, one of our highest-rated cameras, needs a 64GB card as a minimum and Class U3 too, which makes this Samsung card ideal. Priced at just £18, Samsung promise high reliability and even resistance to water and extreme temperatures. Kingston 128GB Kingston are recognised as a value brand that provides products of decent quality too.
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  Review: Vantrue OnDash N1 Pro dash cam (productReview)
  Fixing it is simple thanks to a suction mount, which we much prefer to an adhesive mount because it's much easier to remove. The camera is powered through the mount and easily clips off, so you don't have to leave it on display. It's also useful when you want to take the SD card out as you don't need to reposition the mount afterwards. 
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  Review: Garmin Drive 51 LMT-S (productReview)
  But for everyone else, the best solution to navigation is either to just use your phone and Waze, or go for a more feature-packed standalone nav. Systems with built-in dash cameras and handsfree calling are available for not much more and are worth the extra – including Garmin’s own DriveAssist 51 LMT-S. Price:  around £120 for UK and Ireland mapping, or £140 for European mapping.