TIL spending $40 on a dash cam saved me $1,200 in insurance BS

I was driving down 290 in Houston last month when this guy swerved into my lane and hit my passenger side mirror. He jumps out yelling it was MY fault, saying I cut him off. I was PISSED because I knew he was lying but had no proof. Then I remembered I finally bought that cheap dash cam from Amazon after my brother nagged me for a year. I pulled the SD card, plugged it into my laptop right there in the parking lot, and sure enough the video showed him drifting into me clear as day. Gave the footage to my insurance and they ruled him at fault no questions asked. Has anyone else had a cheap piece of gear save them from a big headache like this?

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the_lucas3mo ago

Read somewhere that most insurance fraud claims involve hit and runs or lane disputes.

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emmap163mo ago

Hate that it's true since it makes people less likely to believe real victims.

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