Hi, I am just about to take delivery of a 70 plate Octavia mk4 1.5 TSI - My question is can I power and run a dash cam from the USB port in the rear view mirror please?  According to the specs. this is a USB C charging point.  If this is possible it would save the cost of a hard-wire installation!  Thanks, Alan

You can but it's not a permanent live, i hardwired mine in and tapped into the 12v socket

20 minutes ago, AlanOsborne said:

Hi, I am just about to take delivery of a 70 plate Octavia mk4 1.5 TSI - My question is can I power and run a dash cam from the USB port in the rear view mirror please?  According to the specs. this is a USB C charging point.  If this is possible it would save the cost of a hard-wire installation!  Thanks, Alan

hard wired kits are only £10 on ebay, the problem with the usb-c in the mirror, is that it is on the wrong side for rhd cars, 

a hard wired kit might be neater

5 hours ago, 310golfr said:

hard wired kits are only £10 on ebay, the problem with the usb-c in the mirror, is that it is on the wrong side for rhd cars, 

a hard wired kit might be neater

Thanks, I will look into this

I posted here about the cable I used and how I fitted my dashcam:

 

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/498486-dashcam-cable/?do=findComment&comment=5592749

 

Anyone thought about how to change the USB-C ports to always on?