Does dash cam footage get deleted? This is a question I get asked from time to time, seeing as I review a lot of the best dash cams. It’s not an unreasonable query – recording incidents when you’re behind the wheel is what a dash cam is designed to do, and the last thing you want is to lose any crucial clips.
The simple answer to the question is yes, and for good reason. Dash cam memory cards get full, and quickly too if you're a frequent traveller. To work around this, the majority of dash cams overwrite older footage, generally on a rolling basis: as the card fills, the oldest clips get deleted.
Human error is also a factor – even as a seasoned dash cam tester, I've accidentally delete video recordings, usually in my haste to free up some space on the memory card inside.
