Law on photographing from window or property

Xeorix

hollydays wrote: »

Have you asked advice from the police as to whether this constitutes obstruction ( what they are saying is obstruction) ? End of dispute.
Are the gardens owned by the neighbours or is this council owned verges?
Can you explain what they are saying they can't achieve by your parking?
These parking disputes can get very heated and childish.

That is a bit touch and go, as I'm not actually sure myself. In the time we've been here, we have never once seen the council come and maintain the verges. They've always been mowed, turfed and tended to by the owners of the garden they are attached too.

The same applies to us, however at the time they parked on ours they were in the car and I politely asked them to move (didn't know they were developers at the time!)

As of things right now, im not going to go and commit a criminal offence! They're not actually impeding my access or anything like that, but since I'm at home and have CCTV, I get to see what happens on the street when the neighbours go out to work!

hollydays

ok, but what is it they are saying you are obstructing them from doing?
If it's they can't get their wider construction lorries up a narrow road, surely they will have discussed this( which appears to be suggested in the use of their word" continue")It's not a problem to keep the road accessible for them surely?
If you are all deliberately parking in the road to stop their vehicles getting up there..

neilmcl

Be aware that by filming a public place, or neighbour's property without their consent, you could now be in breach of the DPA. I understand that a new EU ruling came into force removing exemptions for private homeowners from the Act.

You might want to read this before going down the CCTV route - https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/cctv/

Mojisola

Xeorix wrote: »

Now, I've got CCTV that I need to install however in the mean time (and for the CCTV) I was wondering what the law on cameras were.
Am I allowed to legally take a photo out of my window, that shows contractors parking on neighbours gardens or is it against the law (or do I simply need my neighbours permission)?

neilmcl wrote: »

Be aware that by filming a public place, or neighbour's property without their consent, you could now be in breach of the DPA. I understand that a new EU ruling came into force removing exemptions for private homeowners from the Act.

Is Google going to have to take down Streetview? The OP isn't suggesting doing anything more than the Streetview camera cars are doing.

hollydays

m0bov wrote: »

Yes, but sometimes if you play by the rules people will walk (or park) all over you.

It's looking like the op doesn't own the piece of verge.
You don't have the right to stop someone Parking in front of your house. You don't own it.

Undervalued

Mojisola wrote: »

Is Google going to have to take down Streetview? The OP isn't suggesting doing anything more than the Streetview camera cars are doing.

No.

If you include the street or someone else'd property in your CCTV you become SUBJECT to the requirements of the DPA. That is not the same as breaching it or being prohibited from doing it.

If it only sees your own property then you are largely exempt from the act.

Mojisola

Xeorix wrote: »

I was wondering what the law on cameras were.
Am I allowed to legally take a photo out of my window, that shows contractors parking on neighbours gardens

Undervalued wrote: »

If you include the street or someone else'd property in your CCTV you become SUBJECT to the requirements of the DPA. That is not the same as breaching it or being prohibited from doing it.

If it only sees your own property then you are largely exempt from the act.

The law doesn't cover someone taking a photo.

Undervalued

Mojisola wrote: »

The law doesn't cover someone taking a photo.

Indeed.

I explained the law on photographs in some detail back in post 6.

neilmcl

Mojisola wrote: »

The law doesn't cover someone taking a photo.

Don't be so sure. Images of individuals whether still or moving film images can be caught within the definition of personal data with regards to the DPA. Only photos taken for personal use aren't covered by the Act, otherwise it'll come down to consent.