If you are installing CCTV to protected your property (even cars in the street) then this is totally legal to do. You do not need to register under the DPA Act as it is a domestic premises.
As a word of advise the best camera angle is one at low level as used in evidence you will need to make sure that it is the person. A persons head is no good and a bad lawyer could get someone off with ease. 6 to 7 ft is about right but what about vandalism? Many systems come with an alarm out which if you have a security system can be linked into the tamper of the alarm. The other is to use a loop and take this back to the alarm panel. Unless someone can get to the back of a camera 9 times out of 10 you have got them before they know.
Legal side. Reporting traffic wardens who were driving danegrously in and out of parked cars in a residents area bought down on the wrath of the depatment dealing with parking tickets only to find themselves severly put into place. As long as CCTV is no facing into peoples windows etc there are no issues. Some claim human rights but conisdering when you go into town you are captured by at least 100 cams this does not wash.
There are many comments on the internet that are misleading about domestic CCTV and the public highway. If you are covering your cars etc then there is no problem. If the cam was pointing into your neighbours window and you could see into their house this is a breach of privacy. If you catch your neighbour coming home they are in Public view whislt on the street.
Having had the BiB use evidence about 4 times so far, and mainly neighbours also ask if anything happens in the area if I have picked up somthing the only thing I would say about this is do not hand it to your neighbour unless you have asked the Police for permission as this could be an issue if the person in the dock got to know about it.
Maplins do a good range of cameras but be weary of packages that come with a basic DVR. You need a night range of about 15 meters to get a good enough evidenc picture at night.
Hope this helps people and I am willing to install professionally in my area and around this helps if you catch a crime as there is a proceedrue to follow. One bit is to keep a log of making sure that the time is correct.
Regards John. ***********************
As a word of advise the best camera angle is one at low level as used in evidence you will need to make sure that it is the person. A persons head is no good and a bad lawyer could get someone off with ease. 6 to 7 ft is about right but what about vandalism? Many systems come with an alarm out which if you have a security system can be linked into the tamper of the alarm. The other is to use a loop and take this back to the alarm panel. Unless someone can get to the back of a camera 9 times out of 10 you have got them before they know.
Legal side. Reporting traffic wardens who were driving danegrously in and out of parked cars in a residents area bought down on the wrath of the depatment dealing with parking tickets only to find themselves severly put into place. As long as CCTV is no facing into peoples windows etc there are no issues. Some claim human rights but conisdering when you go into town you are captured by at least 100 cams this does not wash.
There are many comments on the internet that are misleading about domestic CCTV and the public highway. If you are covering your cars etc then there is no problem. If the cam was pointing into your neighbours window and you could see into their house this is a breach of privacy. If you catch your neighbour coming home they are in Public view whislt on the street.
Having had the BiB use evidence about 4 times so far, and mainly neighbours also ask if anything happens in the area if I have picked up somthing the only thing I would say about this is do not hand it to your neighbour unless you have asked the Police for permission as this could be an issue if the person in the dock got to know about it.
Maplins do a good range of cameras but be weary of packages that come with a basic DVR. You need a night range of about 15 meters to get a good enough evidenc picture at night.
Hope this helps people and I am willing to install professionally in my area and around this helps if you catch a crime as there is a proceedrue to follow. One bit is to keep a log of making sure that the time is correct.
Regards John. ***********************
