European Dash Cam Legality 2022

16th Dec 2022

European Dash Cam Legality 2022

Recently Dash Cams have become incredibly popular with 1 in 4 People in the UK now owning one and their presence in European countries becoming even more apparent. Every year a new country is accepting Dash Cams and their utilities allowing the footage to be used for police evidence as well as for insurance purposes. However due to older legislation some countries haven’t been able to accept Dash Cams into the everyday motorist life, below is the latest list for Dash Cam legality.

European Dash Cam Legality List

Country	Legal?	More info...
UK	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. (Did you know in the UK you can get discounted through Nextbase insurance)
Austria	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. The camera must also be registered. (Did you know at one point you could be fined just for having a dash cam in your car, even if it’s turned off)
Belgium	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. (Did you know, like France, for the footage to be used as evidence in any case it must be given to the police immediately to become official)
Bulgaria	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Croatia	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Cyprus	Not yet	Due to privacy laws the use of Dash Cams is not legal yet
Czech Republic	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Denmark	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Estonia	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Finland	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. (Did you know, Nextbase products just became available to Finland for purchases directly and through approved retailers)
France	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. (Did you know, for the footage to be used as evidence in any case it must be given to the police immediately to become official)
Germany	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. (Did you know in Germany you can get a discount through Die Bayerishe insurance)
Greece	✔️	Dashcams are legal for personal use but publishing your footage and using it for insurance purposes is illegal. Footage can only be used as evidence when someone is accused of a crime
Hungary	✔️	You are allowed the dash cam for personal use, but the footage must be low-resolution and have a low frame rate, and you must make sure that nobody else will misuse it and is erased after five working days
Ireland	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. (Did you know, Nextbase products just became available to Ireland for purchases directly)
Italy	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. (Did you know, Nextbase products just became available to Italy for purchases directly through our site)
Iceland	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Latvia	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Lithuania	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Luxembourg	Not yet	You’re allowed to own one, but not to use it
Malta	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Netherlands	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Norway	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. (Did you know, Nextbase products will shortly be available directly through our site)
Poland	✔️	You may use one but making the footage public must respect the law on personal data and privacy. In other words, it must be impossible to identify individuals and registration numbers
Portugal	Not yet	You’re not allowed to own or use a dash cam
Romania	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Russia	✔️	They are not only legal but encouraged to ensure drivers have the evidence they need for insurances claims
Slovenia	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. (Did you know that our Nextbase products can be purchased directly through our website)
Spain	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. (Did you know that our Nextbase products can be purchased directly through our website)
Sweden	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Switzerland	✔️	Although legal, there are rules for dash cams, firstly you need lawful reason, secondly everyone recorded by the camera must be aware and lastly you can only record key events not ordinary driving
Turkey	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage
Ukraine	✔️	Legal but the camera cannot obstruct the driver’s view and you blur out all faces and registration numbers before publishing the footage. (Did you know Ukraine has some of the highest cases of insurance fraud and dash cams are encouraged to stop it)