It’s a must these days. One thing is guaranteed in the event of an accident – PEOPLE WILL LIE! I have had CCTV in my cabs for several years now and in that time there have been at least three incidents where it proved to be priceless and was the difference between losing my NCB or sticking it to the smart arse that smashed in to me.
There are at least 3 essential reasons to have it:
- Evidence in case of accident or vandalism
- Evidence of any incident inside the cab with customers
- Evidence against any biased persecution
Here is a link to the CCTV unit I swear by, and it is only £33.99
This unit records forward & inward with audio. There is no need to spend huge sums on a unit that is only half as good, and it’s easy to fit. This unit will come from Hong Kong or something, but at least you won’t have to pay additional markups just for buying it in this country. I use 32GB memory cards which are enough to record a whole shift, and have a spare card to swap out if I need to capture any footage to computer. I also recommend that you wire it to a permanent power source so that it is on all the time, then nothing gets missed!
Don’t forget window stickers though!