I had a similar incident yesterday while i was sitting stationary parked in a bay outside Wimbledon station, a guy coming from the other directions decides he needs to do a U-Turn to come and park behind me (silly move on a busy high street), you could tell it was going to go wrong from the outset, but he cocks up the manoeuvre, which resulted in having to do some back and forth under the pressure of traffic. Needless to say that he managed to end up whacking it to my bumper simply because he cannot drive. He tried the "it's just a scratch" while attempting to use his finger as some sort of magic t-cut.

When I said "err, don't fink so my friend, I think we need to exchange insurance details", he said, "but that will put up my insurance premium?"

"Yes, well try pressing your brake next time"


It actually hasn't caused lots of damage, it has scratched the black metal plate under the bumper and a couple of marks on the bumper itself. I taken it to the dealers to have a look at for a quote. Anyone know if the dealers can do this sort of repair without having to change the bumper etc? Range Rover Sport SVR - Santorini Black
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Tim, that really sucks, feel for you big time. Get yourself a 16 year old Peugeot 206 for car park work

Muddy, have you tried Datakam Player? It's free and pretty good too, available for Mac and Billy . There is also Dashcam Viewer which is very comprehensive, but a slightly messy screen layout unless you have a massive laptop / monitor! There is a trial version which has limited functions, worth a look.

I agree regarding the Blackvue software, apart from it has a fixed 4:3 ratio which is odd, so you can't use your whole screen.
My Blackvue DR650 2 channel works perfectly, although I took it out of my old X5 and it's still sat on my office desk! I have the Power Magic Pro too, so you can leave the thing on 24 hrs in parking mode and it'll pick up movement near the car as and when. The Thinkware looks really good, but the front unit is the size of a house brick compared to the Blackvue!

When I bought the RRS, I also bought a Mini 0806 dash cam, which turned out to be really good, so that's still installed. Only front facing, but the video quality is impressive! It can take some time to get a GPS fix, but reckon that's due to the heated screen elements helping to block reception...

Cheers Slim

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Netsters wrote:

It actually hasn't caused lots of damage, it has scratched the black metal plate under the bumper and a couple of marks on the bumper itself. I taken it to the dealers to have a look at for a quote. Anyone know if the dealers can do this sort of repair without having to change the bumper etc?

I have a spare bumper now when I have another scrape on the front bumper - there's a few around, incl eBay, from garages changing front styles and are relatively easy to exchange.

I have the spare aero bits and these do clip in to the bumper and two screws. The bumper is removed to replace these. No new bumper is required or you can buy a moulding from LR for £37 + VAT Retail.

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