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Motorists have sent over 57,000 clips of dangerous driving to an online police database since 2018

By Tom Gibson | August 8, 2022

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The data reveals 70% of the clips (almost 40,000) were used in evidence against offenders

Motorists have sent over 57,000 clips of dangerous driving to an online police database since 2018

Road users disgruntled by poor road etiquette, dangerous driving and illegal manoeuvres have been sending footage to on online police database in their droves since it was set up in 2018.

Nextbase, one of the UK’s biggest dashcam manufacturers, created the National Dash Cam Safety Portal (NDCSP) and has released figures that show 70 per cent of all footage sent in by the public has resulted in punishment of some form.

By not having to source witness statements themselves, the portal is estimated to have saved 458,000 hours of police time – or 52 full years. 

The figures have been released on National Dash Cam Day with Nextbase claiming that all but three UK forces now use the database.

'Police aren't just sitting on these videos – they are using them,' explained Bryn Brooker, head of road safety at Nextbase.

'Almost every force in the country is now signed up, with the remaining handful intending to do so soon. 

'The system we built four years ago is not only helping police, it is removing dangerous drivers from the road.'

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