Neighbour's CCTV covering our driveway

[Hoink]

Hi all,

After some practical help here...

Our immediate neighbour has decided to install a camera on their garage door which is adjacent to our property. Unfortunately, there are a couple of issues I have with this:
- In normal day to day operation the camera is activated when on our driveway.
- When their garage door is open (old style wooden door which opens out) the camera is pointing directly at our house. And his garage door is open most days, if not every day.

I'm looking at options.

I'm planning on fixing something on the garage post on my side to obscure the view. Most likely a hanging basket hook with some netting. That should hopefully resolve the issue but what else can I do?

I've been reading all about this on the gov.uk website and ICO guidance but it's all a bit woolly. And to note, there are no signs to warn of the cameras.

Does anyone have any practical advice or been through similar?

Talking to the neighbour is out of the question.

Thanks!

[tegwin]

That's great! Someone else is paying to cover the front of your house in CCTV? Should someone steal your car you now have video evidence!


Unless the camera has a good chance of seeing your naked ass through a window.... what's the issue?

[Hoink]

tegwin said:

That's great! Someone else is paying to cover the front of your house in CCTV? Should someone steal your car you now have video evidence!


Unless the camera has a good chance of seeing your naked ass through a window.... what's the issue?

It's not really.

Look at my posting history about my hedge in the DIY section. This is the last person you'd want watching your wife and kids.

[Dingu]

I think in real practical terms your plan to block the view to your property sounds the most sensible, pragmatic and effective way to solve the issue.

[Ham_and_Jam]

Get a really big CCTV camera, spray it bright yellow and point it at their house

[Evanivitch]

If possible, kindly request they redirect or block our parts of the video stream, as per ICO.

Alternatively, discreetly aim a very bright IR lamp at it.

[Wackywoo105]

I hate to post Daily Fail articles but here goes:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10085561/...

I've no idea what's happened since this article was published.

Edited by Wackywoo105 on Wednesday 13th March 17:28

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Wackywoo105 said:

I hate to post Daily Fail articles but here goes:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10085561/...

I've no idea what's happened since this article was published.

Edited by Wackywoo105 on Wednesday 13th March 17:28

I guess this probably has something to do with it.

“ She found that Mr Woodard, had failed to process her data in a 'fair or transparent manner' in accordance with his role as a 'data controller' as laid out by the Information Commissioner.

Judge Clarke said Mr Woodard had 'sought to actively mislead the Claimant about how and whether the Cameras operated and what they captured.'”

It would be interesting to know what a fair and transparent manner means.

Signage maybe?

Edited by 119 on Wednesday 13th March 19:50

[anonymous-user]

Take a picture from where the camera is located
Mount it in front of the snooper weirdos
camera.
They’ll soon get bored.

Or remove it & bash it up with a hammer.

[Hoink]

Thanks all, following this...if only it was as easy as getting my hammer out and smashing it up!

They don't have any signage so the data side could be a good angle. I'm going to do some more reading here. I'm also going to see what the ICO says about requesting they redirect or block parts of the video stream. It's just such a grey area when you read about it and not something I've ever looked into.

I'm definitely putting up a barrier this weekend. I'll probably also add some light string or ribbons so the movement triggers the camera all the time and kills the battery.

[CharlesElliott]

The ICO might write to them, but they won't do anything if the neighbour doesn't comply.

https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/domestic-cctv-sy...

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

When I set one of my cameras up I couldn't avoid capturing next door neighbour's back garden.

I activated a privacy zone. This meant I captured the section of my garden that I wanted to view, but my neighbour's garden was blacked out.

I took an image round to settle their nerves, but got the reply "we'd rather you covered our garden!".

[Evanivitch]

CharlesElliott said:

The ICO might write to them, but they won't do anything if the neighbour doesn't comply.

https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/domestic-cctv-sy...

Adds weight to a civil case though.

[paradigital]

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[oobster]

I've had a read at your other thread (hedge) and my only comment is: move.

I'd managed to get mortgage-free a few years ago and I enjoyed many aspects of my small home, my mother lived close-by, but for my own sanity and that of my family we had to move due to really horrible neighbours.

Yes, you shouldn't have to, but give it some serious consideration.

[hidetheelephants]

Set up something like this on lightweight poles so it obstructs the boundary where the CCTV is spying. Loads of vendors will do cheap printed banners, Vistaprint etc.

[CoolHands]

He sounds like a numpty fixing it to the door? Mental.

[Killer2005]

Legally, they need good reason to have the CCTV covering anyone else's property if they were being reasonable then they should move it so it's not covering your land.

Then theres GDPR rules covering what they do with any footage, how it's stored and any rights you have.

[SlimJim16v]

WiFi jammer

[anonymous-user]

Killer2005 said:

Then theres GDPR rules covering what they do with any footage, how it's stored and any rights you have.

Unless his neighbour has a business there, GDPR regs don't apply.