dashcam of an incident - what to do?

ask the Police, they will be able to tie the number plate to an owner.

And isn't there a police website now that you can upload direct to? I think you have to fill in an online reporting form, and confirm that you would be prepared to make a formal witness statement if necessary. (Google currently having hissy fit).

I tried the website which figured on BBC news in july, but it was pretty off-putting.

For a start, the website location feature didn't work. But I continued anyway. But then the questioning started getting harder with threats of procecution, as it was assumed that it was me who was in the collision with another vehicle. That was not my intention as I was way back from the incident and could not possibly have affected it. So I bailed out - no thanks. Just one of those things.

Interesting, thanks. Actually set up by one of the web cam manufactures though free for all to use, based on an earlier prototype from a road safety group. Still sounds like a good idea in principle.

If you make it public it won't be admissible as evidence. If it goes viral the case against the defendant would be dismissed as they can't get a fair trail.

Sadly, yes, there is.

And to think the Stasi used to blackmail and bribe people for this kind of surveillance.

Dash-cam warriors will be first against the wall when I'm running the show.

There has been at least one conviction based on video posted by the defendant on social media (mentioned recently in uk.legal.moderated)

Can you cite any cases where evidence before the acting of charging the suspect has resulted from an acquittal purely from the publishing of a video?

The reason I ask, is there was a Panorama documentary a while ago, where the Police delayed the interviewing and charging of suspects specifically until after the program was aired.

So you don't want bad drivers dealt with? Remember that when one hits you.

I do want them dealt with, I just don't want a society where we are actively encouraged to report each other to the authorities.

Do we never learn from history?

(this is aside from the fact that most people with dashcam stickers will deliberately provoke and engineer situations so they can upload the footage to the 'net or send to the police)

Perhaps you will change your mind if your house is ever broken into or you car is ever stolen etc.

I'd be very surprised if the police have any interest in a damage only accident, after the time.

I have issues with those who want us to become a nation of state informers.

Look back on recent history and let us know how that went last time.

Especially the pushbike ones who break every law going just to get video of the evil cars.