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  Do insurers need notified if I use a dash cam? 16 Mar 2020 (Ask HJ)
  If I fit a dash camera into my car, do I need to inform my insurance company?
• Transit - Speeding in Transit panel van 8 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Hello, Not a major issue, probably £100 fine and some points, I have a clean licence at the moment, but, after passing many mobile speed cameras, police cars etc doing 70mph in my van with no issues for many years, now been clobbered for doing 77mph on dual carriageway rather than 60mph. You can only do 70mph in car derived van, not that anyone has ever been bothered about that before, I knew, just assumed they never did.
• A century of car evolution, and yet... 3 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  Could this be why so many drivers neglect basic maintenance?  So many of the modern goodies like "auto hold"  "hill hold", reversing cameras and countless safety features are cracking good, but I despair at (most) car manufacturers' inability to get these little details right!  
• My number plate cloned! 6 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  4 weeks ago, I got a speeding ticket for motorway works on A64 in Tadcaster doing 53 through 40mph limit average camera at 19.31pm I was in Colchester Vet at 5.37pm with my car same reg number, I have fill out form to say I was not the driver and my car never been in Yorkshire on that day. I posted by first class with proof statement from my vet to say I was with him at that afternoon.
• 12 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  It records 15 seconds after press, but before press it is a lottery what you will get. It can go from 2 min and 45 sec down to 1 sec. Because this camera splits files in 3 minute parts, it depend in what part of that video file you press the button. Here is my footage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGKkBthxymVMSpbptXR8leQ It is set at 1080p and 30fps.
• Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 09-12-2017 Part 2 11 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Second hand-over... What happens if the dealer or test driver has an accident or gets caught speeding by a camera. The car is registered to the buyer - this could cause lots of trouble. You have more rights to reject a car within 30 days of buying it and if the dealer holds on to it for a few weeks then this will eat in to your time to reject it if there are any problems.
• Oh No... - More inconsiderate Parking 9 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  I saw a "Parking Warden" the other day on the main road nearby, who, after explaining, told me he would drive past in his camera car, no need to stop, and it would be monitored /uploaded and a ticket issued by post. I have no wish to confront the said person as he gets very verbally aggresssive quickly. We'll see..
• Car Hire - Damage on Collection 7 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  If the vehicle is being checked in and damage is noticed (and I am sure invoiced) then it must be on their systems surely. The other day I collected a car from Dublin and told the rep that I had a digital camera and would take photos after I declined the excess waiver premium. I still had to go back in and get the damage signed off, and when I pointed out that the car had not been washed, she shruggeg her shoulders and smiled, said oh sorry!
• A20 Dover TAP has been removed! 19 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  I can attest to this, I'm no slouch on the road but want to keep my licence free from points   Problem for UK motorists is that there were SPECS cameras to enforce compliance ...  the other direction retained the national speed limit throught.
• Headlight dazzle prevention 7 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Several ‘things’ are necessary for measuring the amount of light needed, including, but probably not restricted to, a camera, maps, and sensors measuring acceleration, steering, levelling and ambient light/rain.   Algorithms are involved and CAN bus systems to individually control the light output of LED pixels.  It sounds very clever and no doubt expensive.
• HJ letters 10th May 2013 17 Jun 2013 (Forum)
   This was at one point the "crash for cash" capital of the universe.  The buses there were the first ones to have video cameras on permanent recording mode pointing forwards through the windscreen, because they were plagued by drivers who would slam their brakes on deliberately, cause a crash, after which all five of the car's occupants would jump out wincing and rubbing their necks.
• Citroen C1 - Pot hole damage council reject claim 18 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  And the road had been checked two weeks previous ! I actually have the incident caught on incar camera and the car literally jumped in the air and the g force sensor went off the scale ! I haven't sent the video to the council, keeping that for rainy day. Anyone else had similar issue with council claims ?
• Audi A4 - Nominating 12 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  I received a speeding ticket and i was not the driver at the time of the alleged offence nor did i give permission for them to use my vehicle so after finding out who it was, i nominated that person. The problem is they live abroad and the police camera enforcement unit keeps harassing me for more information. Ive replied to them stating that i have provided all the information i have and they should get in touch with him directly, they have no photographic evidence of who was driving apparently, but they still wont leave me alone.
• VW Passat estate - NIP 24 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  Today he received a NIP from a third party who had forwarded it to him that is dated "15th October 2012". He was doing 61 approaching a 40mph on a bend & the manual device camera was just around the bend. Are they allowed to retropectively change the date on a NIP & are their any rules governing where police can park when it is close to a bend 60mph going into a 40.?
• Any - Occlusive numberplates 8 Sep 2012 (Forum)
   To make sure my eyes were not deceiving me I tried the same with all the parked cars for the next 50 yds and they were all perfectly legible under headlights. I said to SWMBO that the numberplates must be made to defeat the gantry cameras that register average speed through a section but she thinks I am a conspiracy nut.  Has anybody else come across them ?
• Any - Tailgating 28 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  The reason I ask it that most weekends I drive along a stretch of road that has a 30/40mph mix plus a number of speed cameras. It used to be 40/60 but was reduced following an accident that, I suspect, the lower limit would not have prevented. In reality the speed limit is rather on the low side for the road. The problem is that because people could drive faster just as safely there is a lot of tailgating on this stretch of road.
• Second offence? 22 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Got 66 and 69 on the breathaliser In my first 2 years of driving i picked up too many points (never been a boy racer but got unlucky with the camera guns, flashed in an area i didnt know etc). My license was suspended - Didnt say i was banned but i guess i was as i wasnt allowed to drive but i rememeber suspended being the term they used. I had to retake my driving test i think this was about 8 or so years ago.
• Insurance Dilemma - Informing Insurer of Points 4 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  My wife's insurance is due for renewal and when she checked the form she realised that she hadn't informed them of the 3 speed camera points that I had picked up. Unfortunately she had been at fault in a rear end shunt this year (after I got the points) which apparently has already cost over £4000 with a personal injury claim still in progress.
• Eyes in the back of their heads ? 22 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  London, ended up behind a 5 Series Beemer late reg Police estate. This thing had mounted on the rear roof, facing backwards , a camera lens. Have never seen it before . Is that also linked to the ANPR or merely for recording of evidence ( or both ? ) Shame that this sort of kit doesn't deter the kind of idiotic driver that just a mile earlier on the same road ; Tried to pull out without indicating infront of me , to do a U turn, in a car with very dark side glass , so I only just saw he was on the phone, indeed only just saw there was a driver in the car....
• Speeding ticket photo question [Read only] 22 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  The photo is of the front of my car but at the time II didn't have a front number plate (was damaged in a shunt) so the registration is not visible in the photo. I presume they got my reg from the rear plate using the ANPR camera in the front of the van - or a plod was quick with his notebook - but my question obviously - is this ticket legal given that at the point the speed was measured by cars indentity could not be known and should I plead not guilty , or could they use the ANPR evidence to back it up even though it won't have a speed readout?