Dash cam use abroad

flatcoat
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edited August 2018 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

Just to be aware not all countries have the relaxed laws when using dash cam's we enjoy in the UK. There is a useful feature on the Honest John website however some highlights are:

Austria - completely banned, not just the use but also the ownership/posession. VERY large fines...... Portugal is the same.

Use is ok in Spain, Sweden, Holland, Denmark, Bosnia, Serbia, Malta. Other countries have restrictions on how you use any footage filmed....

So check before you travel.....!

 

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  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,864 ✭✭✭
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    edited August 2018 #2

    I think they can be used in Germany but any film can't be used in evidence if you are involved in an accident, probably because you did not have the other persons authority to film!!! I am not sure what the reason is for a ban in Austria. Most use is perfectly innocent just filming the beautiful scenery? Perhaps Lutz might be able to through some light on the rules in Germany and Austria?

    David

  • Oneputt
    Oneputt Club Member Posts: 9,145 ✭✭✭
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    edited August 2018 #3

    And there’s me just purchased a new one🌞

  • Lutz
    Lutz Forum Participant Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2018 #4

    I have no definitive information on Austria, although to the best of my knowledge Flatcoat's statement is correct, but the situation in Germany is a bit unclear at present. It used to be the case that recorded footage from a dashcam with recognisable vehicle number plates and/or identifiable persons may be used for personal use only and must not be shown to any third party, and that includes the police or any court of justice. However, a court in Germany has since turned over that ruling. A short film sequence only showing the situation immediately prior to and during the course of the accident may be used as evidence, but no more than that. Permanent recordings portraying more than what has anything directly to do with the accident in question, remain illegal. In theory and in practice this means that the dashcam can only be switched on seconds before an accident is about to happen, but not all the time, or the recordings must be overwritten at very short intervals.

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