Amazon gadget for under £30, deemed a ‘must-have for every driver’, could help cut insurance costs

Depending on your experience and personal preferences, driving can be something you do for hours every day without thinking twice, or it can be a rare event that signals a weekend getaway or vacation. Either way, the value of a dash cam cannot be overstated. These cameras are designed to capture everything that happens while you are driving so that any accident or collision is fully documented to clearly determine who was at fault. Some insurers offer better deals with dash cams installed because they are so useful for determining liability.

Dash cams can be really expensive, so anytime you see a chance to buy one, it’s worth taking the plunge. That’s a perfect description of the Ssontong card-based dash cam, which usually sells for £41.99 but it’s now reduced to £39.99 and what’s better, if you take advantage of the 30% off on Amazon the price drops to £27.99. For the price you get quite a few features.

The camera comes with a microSD memory card for recording footage and records in full 1080p resolution for clarity. The easy suction cup mount means you can install it anywhere in your car, and the 170-degree field of view means it records a lot at once.

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These features and the price have earned the camera over 4,500 customer reviews on Amazon, averaging a reassuring 4.4 stars. One of those satisfied reviewers wrote, “One of the standout features of this dash cam is its night vision feature, which allows you to record clearly even in low light conditions. This ensures you get reliable footage no matter the time of day or weather conditions. The compact design of the dash cam makes it easy to install and it mounts discreetly to your dashboard without obstructing your view of the road.”

It sounds like an all-round success, with another customer saying: “The dashcam is easy to install, the instructions are simple to follow. Highly recommend, great service!” A third underlined this by writing: “This is a great dashcam. Very easy to install and incredibly good value for money.”

Of course, a few people had slightly less than great experiences with their cameras. One said, “The button controls are a bit weird and took me a while to get used to.” Others echoed this, so it may take some getting used to using the camera. Another customer said he expected “slightly better image quality.”

There are dash cams that cost much, much more – like the incredibly compact Garmin Dash Cam Mini 2, which costs £99.99 and is a simpler camera. Nextbase is another big name on the market, and for £99.95 you can pick up the Nextbase 222x, a flexible camera that can act as a front or rear option and has a display.

So if you can spend more, there are plenty of options to choose from. However, when it comes to value for money, there is no better car camera than the Ssontong Dash Cam with Card. It is an incredibly affordable and effective solution that protects against insurance fraud and false claims.