Reliable CCTV System which can be viewed on a mobile, cost less than £1,000, reasonable night vision

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Can anyone recommend a reliable CCTV System which can be viewed on a mobile, has at least 8 cameras, can read number plates which are 6 or 7 metres away, has reasonable night vision but doesn't cost any more than £1,000?
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-anpr-standards
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-cctv-using-cctv-systems-on-your-property/domestic-cctv-using-cctv-systems-on-your-property
8 cameras - Yes - easily achievable
Mobile - Yes - easily achievable - dependent on whether it's a fitted price or a DIY price
Read number plates - Daytime - yes - night-time not easily without specialist cameras
How about hard drive space? How long do you want it to keep the images for?
Do you want constant recording or movement detected recording?
Do you want alerts?
How wide an area does each camera intend to cover? (To rear numberplates either the vehicle must get close to the camera - or the camera focal length needs to be longer - longer focal length means less in the picture)
Is this for your home or your business?
I would be happy if the images were kept for 4 weeks.
I would prefer constant recording.
I would prefer alerts.
I don't have a clue about width needed as our current system is so old and needs replaced. We live in the countryside so probably a combination of width to see what is going on but also able to read number plates.
It is for our home.
There has been a few thefts on the road we live on so we thought we would update the current cctv system so we could see what is happening at ours when we are out. One day we were out someone had opened our gate, as the latch was not the way we left it, so it would have given us peace of mind if we had been able to rewind the cctv to see what happened and who it was.
We had another incident since but luckily nothing was stolen that time.
A friend has a cctv system and one of these cameras which they recommended,
“Reolink 5MP PTZ WiFi Security Camera Outdoor, 5X Optical Zoom, 190ft Full-Color Night Vision, 2.4/5GHz WiFi Camera with Human/Vehicle Detection, Auto Tracking, 360° View, 2-Way Audio, IP66, RLC-523WA” so we have ordered two of them. We now need to order the rest of the cctv system.
Has anyone any recommendations which cameras would be best? Also are the cctv cameras better with or without lights?