Dirty neighbours

goz83

One of the neighbours from across the road asked me if I could check my CCTV to see/prove who damaged her car yesterday between 6pm and 10pm.

Unfortunately my DVR died at Christmas and I have yet to replace it. I checked my dashcam and I can see that the damage happened before I got home and parked up. Best I can do is tell her it happened before 7pm, so it narrows it down a little.

There was some white paint smudged onto the impact area and there happens to be a white suv on the other side of the road with a particularly bad driver and apparently there is some small damage to the bumper of the suspected car.



Felt sorry for my neighbour, as the very same thing happened to a mini I had only just restored and had taken a deposit on.

Pretty scummy thing to destroy someones car like that and drive off. Door won't open on it. There is no way the driver did not know about it.

Isambard

I'd knock on that neighbour's door and ask if they saw anything.... some small comfort to see them squirm whilst lieing.

dar83

I'd be calling in and asking that alright, then mentioning casually as if I've just remembered, that Goz has CCTV there sure doesn't he... I bet that caught what happened and we'll be able to see what hit it. I'll knock into him straight away now and see.

Then see what they say.

Masala

These days - you have to be very careful with handing over CCTV. Data Protection has gone mad... and people have also sort a of rights on being captured on camera. IF YOUR CAMERA WORKED..... I would suggest that you tell neighbour to contact Gardai to make a complaint and the can request same legitimately. Otherwise you could be the one up in court

antodeco

People being recorded in a public place is perfectly fine. No data protection there. If it was on private property, it would be a different matter

Del2005

antodeco wrote: »

People being recorded in a public place is perfectly fine. No data protection there. If it was on private property, it would be a different matter

There are data protection issues with domestic CCTV

https://www.dataprotection.ie/docs/Data-Protection-CCTV/242.htm

bazz26

Epic thread title fail....:D

Wetbench4

bazz26 wrote: »

Epic thread title fail....:D

Got us all to read it though:D

liamog

Del2005 wrote: »

There are data protection issues with domestic CCTV

https://www.dataprotection.ie/docs/Data-Protection-CCTV/242.htm

You linked to a doc which specifically points out that there is not a data protection issue for domestic CCTV.

Domestic use of CCTV systems.
The processing of personal data kept by an individual and concerned solely with the management of his/her personal, family or household affairs or kept by an individual for recreational purposes is exempt from the provisions of the Acts. This exemption would generally apply to the use of CCTVs in a domestic environment.

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liamog

Stops it being domestic CCTV then

goz83

When the cctv is working ( new dvr to be got in a few days ) it covers my garden and a small portion of the public road. A couple of years ago, it caught an assault and the Gardai have the footage. The defendant tried to argue that the cctv was not lawful and that there is no signage to stare there is no cctv. Didn’t stop the gardai from using it though.

I wonder what the view is on dashcam footage.