Under the Occupier's Liability Act 1984 householders owe a duty of care to anyone on their property, whether they are entitled to be there or not. The duty is to protect people from an injury as a result of a foreseen hazard. If anti-vandal paint has been applied to a wall and an intruder slips and injures himself as a result, this is something that the householder could have predicted. Householders could also be caught up by the Highways Act 1980 if anti-vandal paint is used on a wall or surface which adjoins a public highway. The Highways Act states that care must be taken to avoid "harm or injury" to any person or animal using the highway.
A decent DVR will set you back £500 and cameras about £60. You can go higher but it all depends on your budget and fitting ability.
The "evidence" is only useful if the intruders can be recognised from it and then in court the clarity of images is good enough to prove beyond doubt the accused were the people in the CCTV image. And the evidence is only there if the intruders do not find and remove the recording device which they can then sell for a few pounds.to use it as evidence is the whole purpose of CCTV otherwise I wouldn't bother.
Good for what ?and scared them off but some CCTV with a HDD would be good.
Low cost and/or poorly designed CCTV paints it's own poor pictures. Frequently so poor that proof by facial recognition is difficult if not impossible to achieve.you seen to paint a poor picture about this medium Bernardgreen.
That is sensible and is often not considered by the average DIY installer and sometimes even "professional" installers overlook the possibility of the recorder being stolen.I always advise the recording medium to be placed in a secure area or even backed up remotely. I have even sold 2nd hand units as running dummies with the real being tucked away.
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