Ride safe with a dashcam from Otto Car

Yes - you’re free to use a dashcam whilst driving with Uber if you want to. It’s your choice. If you already use a dashcam, that’s great! 

If you do not have a dashcam, and would like to hear more, speak to Otto Car about their dashcam scheme. 

As the owner of the dashcam, you are the Data Controller. That means you are responsible for any footage you record. Please make sure to check and adhere to local regulations for notifying your riders including privacy and local authority requirements:

• Guidelines for CCTV in taxis and PHVs
• TfL Approved CCTV suppliers
• ICO guidance on dashcams and UK GDPR

There are many dashcams on the market - we’ve partnered with Otto Car to bring you an affordable, TfL-compliant dashcam scheme for professional private hire drivers. To learn more about the Otto Car dashcam scheme, click here.

Otto Car will install a TfL-compliant dashcam, the Kasava KDC507, which has both inward and outward facing cameras. Otto Car will provide the camera, install it in your vehicle at one of their hubs, store the video footage on their internal systems, and provide the footage to you upon request, all for a weekly fee.

Please ensure to read the Terms and Conditions from Otto Car which includes terms of usage, privacy reminders, and payment obligations. Note that the contract is between Otto Car and yourself. Uber is not a party to this contract.

If you need to see the footage because a safety incident occurred on a trip, you should contact Otto Car using the details listed on their site. 

You should provide Otto Car with the trip details including date, time, location, and any other identifiable information. Otto Car will then share the footage with you via email so that you can download the footage. 

Footage requests are subject to Otto Car’s fair usage policy, as outlined in the contract. Uber does not have access to any footage stored by Otto Car.

In the case of a safety incident, you should inform Uber support that you have relevant dashcam footage and they will inform you of the next steps. 

If you are driving with Uber in London, you can register your dashcam in the Uber Driver app to upload dashcam footage easily in the event of a safety incident. Read more here.

You will need to take the following with you to your installation appointment:

• V5C Logbook or permission letter from your rental / Hiring company stating you have permission to have the dashcam installed in your vehicle 
• Insurance certificate 
• Driver license 
• PCO badge and PCO license 

You will need permission from the owner of the vehicle to install the dashcam in your PCO car. Speak to your PCO rental company before signing up to the Otto dashcam partnership.

Drivers that are already renting with Otto Car will have a dashcam installed by them upon agreement, and therefore, do not need to take part in this scheme.

Please contact Otto Car through the website for any other questions about the scheme.

Please contact Otto Car through the website for any other questions about the scheme.