Did the Dealership wipe my Dashcam file?

[Transporter]

i understand some people may feel uneasy having their work recorded.. but personally as long as they do proper job with respect, i have no.issues.

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Maybe you should seek their permission first if you wanted to record the video in their workshop. It's their property so they have every right to unplug your camera.

[Umai Naa!!]

That's a very fair point, Miro.

There are a few dealerships out there now that are insisting customers either turn off, or remove their dashcams prior to work being carried out, on the basis of privacy and security reasons.

[Shortstuff]

If they're not doing anything wrong, they shouldn't have an issue with dash cams being left in cars. There's a few instances of techs being caught joyriding in customer's cars by the dash cam.

I can't think of any other reason it would need switching off or unplugging. Having worked in dealerships I'd say it's highly unlikely anything secret is going to be going on in the workshop

[Umai Naa!!]

There's the issue of the manufacturer's intellectual property potentially falling into the wrong hands too.

Most workshops don't have cameras in besides where entry points are monitored for security. Any more than that, and staff would have to sign off that they're OK with it. A customer's dashcam is no different. It is still an invasion of the technician's privacy.

[nat225]

and to be honest, i only saw my bonnett on most the clip duration (checklist: work on the engine, ticked) surely that helped with their privacy lol

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[Transporter]

There's the issue of the manufacturer's intellectual property potentially falling into the wrong hands too.

Most workshops don't have cameras in besides where entry points are monitored for security. Any more than that, and staff would have to sign off that they're OK with it. A customer's dashcam is no different. It is still an invasion of the technician's privacy.

100% agree. Maybe those who think it's okay, should have the cameras everywhere at work over their working environment recording their every move.

[Guest001]

When I got my service I pointed out the cameras to the receptionist. If the ignition hadnt been left on for nearly an hour it wouldnt have worked. I am surprised that other than the battery check they would work on the car with power to it for the whole time and did say so later.

[The_Hawk]

I've had the camera unplugged after servicing, I'm guessing it's pretty common (and probably an internal memo) to check for and unplug cameras.

I doubt they went to the trouble of screwing with the card, if anything they would just delete files, not corrupt them.

[jrathgen]

Thank you all for your comments.
I must reply to the following (to no one in particular):
- If the workshop had a problem with dash cams, then why not be upfront prior, or when i picked the car up "we turned off your dash cam as we have a privacy policy..." I would respect that.
- there are plenty of other "private" things dash cams capture during their journey...
- Hillbilly, thanks for your constructive comment, I'll test a quick on/off (under 2 mins) and see if the file corrupts, good point.
- Mattaus, if you still want a pic of where the cam sits, please let me know and I will post one
- donweather, thanks for the humour, gotta remember it is a friendly community!

I think Hillbilly is on the money and the file was corrupted internally, not via the Dealership
Will update this thread once I have tested the short term running of the cam as I never run my car like that, it is always warmed up before it gets switched off.

[Sunny43.5]

I was at a large Holden dealer here in Brisbane today and they have put up large signs warning about dash cameras or other covert recording devices . Apparently they will take legal action if any incident is raised as a result of covert recording due to privacy concerns . You have to remove or disable the camera or they will not do the work .