Wing mirror broken

JReacher1

eschaton wrote: »

Well why WOULDN'T you report it unless you like your car with a broken wing mirror?

I’ll have to phone the police, get the insurance company involved. It’s a lot of hassle. Maybe easier just to fix and forget it.

JReacher1

Manxman_in_exile wrote: »

I thought private CCTV could only cover your own property - for data protection reasons? (eg you cannot have CCTV covering a public road outside your house).


EDIT: Are you permitted to have CCTV coverage of a public street outside your house?

Lol I’m sure it will be fine.

unforeseen

Manxman_in_exile wrote: »

I thought private CCTV could only cover your own property - for data protection reasons? (eg you cannot have CCTV covering a public road outside your house).


EDIT: Are you permitted to have CCTV coverage of a public street outside your house?

If you are registered under the DPA it's fine as images recorded in public places from CCTV fall under the act

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-cctv-using-cctv-systems-on-your-property/domestic-cctv-using-cctv-systems-on-your-property

Norman_Castle

JReacher1 wrote: »

I’ll have to phone the police, get the insurance company involved. It’s a lot of hassle. Maybe easier just to fix and forget it.

Start by finding the cost of a new or used replacement then choose whether to involve your insurers or the police.

Joe_Horner

Manxman_in_exile wrote: »

I thought private CCTV could only cover your own property - for data protection reasons? (eg you cannot have CCTV covering a public road outside your house).


EDIT: Are you permitted to have CCTV coverage of a public street outside your house?

Basically this.

You can set it up to record public places like the street outside but, if you do, you should register as a data controller, pay the annual fee, and abide by the rules on data security, retention, and access by those recorded as any commercial CCTV operator is required to.

Just like not telling your insurer, the fact that lots or people don't do it doesn't make it technically ok

eschaton

JReacher1 wrote: »

I’ll have to phone the police, get the insurance company involved. It’s a lot of hassle. Maybe easier just to fix and forget it.

Well why ask if it's worth reporting if you think it's too much hassle?

GrumpyDil

Depends on the model of car. Our VW Eos cost over 600 pound to sort out a broken door mirror