The on-board camera, fixed on the dashboard or on the windshield, starts recording as soon as the vehicle starts. It is completely automatic and requires no manipulation on the part of the driver.
Everything is then filmed until the car stops. Once the maximum capacity of the memory card present in the dashcam has been reached, the device will begin to erase the oldest videos in order to keep space in the camera’s memory to cover future trips.
A legal system in France
While the installation of an on-board camera is prohibited in Austria or Luxembourg, equipping your vehicle with a dashcam in France is legal.
Any driver has the right to film their journeys, since they take place in a public space from a private place. However, it is important to use these videos with caution.
Indeed, article 226-1 of the Penal Code provides for severe sanctions, up to a fine of 45,000 euros and one year of imprisonment, for the unauthorized exploitation of dashcam images and videos.
If you want to share your videos on social networks, you will need to blur license plates and people’s faces.
Images that can be evidence
The use of a dashcam can allow insurance companies to better understand the circumstances of the loss because it helps analyze the causes of an accident, determine the responsibility of each party, resolve a possible dispute between drivers in the event of of disagreement over the circumstances of the accident.
The records can also help the insurer estimate an insured’s share of liability in the event of an accident alone or if the other vehicle fled the scene. To do this, you will need to make the video available to the insurer.
First the amicable observation
The images collected by on-board cameras can be invaluable aids during complex accidents. But they do not replace the amicable report which is established in a contradictory manner and signed by the two drivers.
It remains the best tool for establishing the circumstances of a disaster and determining responsibilities. Drawing up the report, its signature and the possible intervention of an expert remain essential elements for insurers.
The recordings from the on-board camera can be used by the competent authorities, such as the police, the insurance company or even a court.
However, the validity of the filmed sequences is left to the discretion of the judge who decides on the admissibility of the images.
2024-03-13 08:15:52
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