So this morning a man taking photos of me

landman17

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PasturesNew

He is legally allowed to stand on public land and take photos of anybody and use them in any legal way he wishes. You could find yourself on the front page of the Daily Mail tomorrow under a heading of "School run drivers destroy grass verges" - all perfectly legal. He pockets £250. All legal.

He must be "fighting for some cause or other" - whether that's the grass verge being chewed up, or the inadequate off road drop offs, or some other traffic issue. That's his right, to have an issue and address it for himself or anybody else of his choosing, so long as what he is doing is legal, which it is.

Browntoa

Blue badge does not allow you to park on or "mount" private land , even for turning. Disabled parking on private land has no legal status , only on council land

There's no "safeguarding" issue taking pictures of your vehicle on their private land

paddycharlie

If it is for drivers damaging private property by being inconsiderate in their driving how else do you expect them to get proof of it?


As someone who has had there land damaged by inconsiderate drivers such as yourself I hope they give you a bill for it to be repaired and knock you off your high horse.

arcon5

What does his business card say

EmmyLou30

Why do modern parents freak out and assume everyone is a bad person out to abuse kids!? He's not breaking any laws taking photos in a public place.

More likely he's been getting grief from the council about the churned up verge outside his house and despite his denial of being the culprit and saying it's the school Mum's who can't stick to the road, the council are going to fine him. So he's gathering proof for them that it isn't his fault and to go after you instead. Can't blame him for that!

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It is a safeguarding issue in general, if he's photographing children near a school. Yes, it's legal, since it's in a public place, but there are certainly issues. I'd argue it is a bit of a worry if he's documenting children going in and out of school.

You could always phone 101 and report it to the police if the school isn't interested.

JP1978

ringo_24601 wrote: »

It is a safeguarding issue in general, if he's photographing children near a school. Yes, it's legal, since it's in a public place, but there are certainly issues. I'd argue it is a bit of a worry if he's documenting children going in and out of school.

You could always phone 101 and report it to the police if the school isn't interested.

If the OP does ring 101, mind to tell them that you mounted the grass - you know, that green stuff where children like to play on - but thats not a problem, just taking pictures of a van with kids is?

Aylesbury_Duck

I agree with others. There are three primary schools within a mile of my house, all of which are surrounded by churned-up muddy verges, cracked kerbstones and damaged pavements caused by inconsiderate parents who believe that their right to park where they like to drop off and collect their kids outweighs the neighbourhood's right to a safe and pleasant environment. Our council must spend a fortune on repairs that shouldn't be necessary.

Taking photographs of your van and its occupants - even if one of them was your child - is not a safeguarding issue. Good luck at the parish council meeting. I'm sure they'll be delighted to hear about how you are willing to damage their property for your own convenience.

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JP1978 wrote: »

If the OP does ring 101, mind to tell them that you mounted the grass - you know, that green stuff where children like to play on - but thats not a problem, just taking pictures of a van with kids is?

I don't think you're forced to self-incriminate , are you?

blindman

ringo_24601 wrote: »

It is a safeguarding issue in general, if he's photographing children near a school. Yes, it's legal, since it's in a public place, but there are certainly issues. I'd argue it is a bit of a worry if he's documenting children going in and out of school.

You could always phone 101 and report it to the police if the school isn't interested.

Have you actually read what he was doing?

He was taking photos of an inconsiderate driver's vehicle mounting a grass verge.
The child was a passenger in the vehicle.

I'd argue it is a bit of a worry if he's documenting children going in and out of schooll.

And where did you get that from????