How to Share Dashcam Footage When Reporting Dangerous Driving

Short answer: protect the journey in Dashoo so it isn't deleted by loop recording, review the clip to confirm it shows what you think it shows, then share the original file yourself by email or your phone's share sheet to whichever police force or reporting service you're contacting — including the date, time, location and a brief description. Dashoo does not send reports on your behalf, and it can't guarantee that footage will be investigated, accepted, or acted on. Reporting routes vary by country and police force, so check theirs before you send anything.

1. Protect the journey first

Loop recording is designed to reuse storage automatically, which means an unprotected clip can eventually be overwritten. As soon as possible after the incident — once you've stopped somewhere safe — open Dashoo and either lock the journey from your journey history, or use the bookmark you added while recording. Protected or locked journeys are excluded from the loop-recording delete cycle, so the clip stays put while you decide what to do with it.

2. Find and review the footage

Open your journey history and find the recording by date and time. Watch it back before sending it anywhere — check that the incident is actually visible, that the timestamp and any GPS/speed overlay look correct, and that you've got the right clip if the journey was recorded in more than one segment.

3. Share it by email or your phone's share sheet

Export the clip and use your phone's normal sharing tools — the share sheet on iPhone and Android lets you send it by email, attach it to a message, or upload it to whichever reporting channel you're using. There's no dedicated "send to police" button in Dashoo, and no automatic transmission of any kind: you choose the destination and you send it, the same way you'd share any other video from your phone.

4. Include the right information alongside the footage

A video on its own is often harder to act on than one with context attached. Alongside the clip, it's worth including:

• The date and approximate time of the incident
• The location, or nearest identifiable landmark or road
• A brief, factual description of what happened — avoid speculation about intent
• The other vehicle's registration if it's visible in the clip
• Your own contact details, if the reporting channel asks for them

5. Keep the original file

Keep a copy of the unedited export somewhere safe — your phone, cloud backup if you're on Dashoo Pro, or wherever you keep important files. If a police force or your insurer follows up later, they may want the original file rather than a version you've since deleted or overwritten to free up space.

6. Don't edit or crop the only copy

It's tempting to trim a long clip down to just the incident, but do that on a copy, never on your only file. Editing the original can raise questions later about what was cut and why, and cropping out the lead-up or aftermath can remove context that turns out to matter. Keep the full, untouched export as your reference copy and only share a trimmed version alongside it, not instead of it.

7. Reporting procedures vary by country and police force

How you submit dashcam footage — online portal, email, a dedicated dashcam-evidence scheme, or in person — is different depending on where you are and which force you're reporting to. Some forces run their own online submission tools; others ask you to email a specific address or attend in person. Check the current guidance for your own country and police force before sending anything, since Dashoo has no way to know which route applies to you.

8. Don't use your phone while driving

Review, export and share footage only once you've stopped somewhere safe and legal to do so — never while driving. This applies whether you're reviewing a clip, adjusting Dashoo's settings, or sending anything by email. If you need to act quickly, pull over first.

Where Dashoo fits in — and where it doesn't

Dashoo's job is to make the first half of this straightforward: recording the journey when you choose to, protecting the clip you need with a bookmark or lock, and giving you an easy way to export and share it with GPS, speed and timestamp information intact. What happens after you send it — whether it's accepted, whether anyone investigates, whether it leads to any action — is entirely down to the police force or reporting service you send it to. Dashoo doesn't file reports, doesn't contact authorities on your behalf, and doesn't decide whether footage proves anything. Treat it as a tool that helps you prepare and share your own evidence, not a substitute for making the report yourself.