Need a sub £200 car…..

[chris79]

Done that now - bought a wireless one to PC for just £35. Got an old Siemens P4 desktop that I have decomisisoned for my laptop, so will jack that up and running again.

Just need to work out how to get the camera feed on a continuous record, and overwrite after a couple of days or so to avoid filling up the hard drive in no time!

May even get it up and running in the garage to be honest - don't like the risk of fire with a PC left on in the house, but happy for this to be in the garage. cheers for the advice!

Have a look but I'm pretty sure you can get some software which only starts recording once there is movement sensed etc..

Pretty tulip you have to resort to doing this, but it's worth it if the situation has got to the point of threats etc. Could prove invaluable if things did go the next step etc.

[Cyberman]

Exactly my point. It is not a chav area, but chavs have moved into the house opposite - the house owner chav has changed from a nice 2 bed semi to a 5 bedroom semi from building on his driveway to sub-let to other chavs.

Nice.

I need a hitman......

Why did you not challenge the planning permission on the basis of loss of parking spaces? I had a similar scenario with my neighbours who wanted to extend and challenged anonymously on the basis that car parking spaces would be lost which would cause chaos. The council then made them agree to converting an area of their frontage into an extra parking spaces.
It seems to me that you have brought this problem upon yourself.

[miffy]

Have a look but I'm pretty sure you can get some software which only starts recording once there is movement sensed etc..

Pretty tulip you have to resort to doing this, but it's worth it if the situation has got to the point of threats etc. Could prove invaluable if things did go the next step etc.

I read a lot on this topic about a year ago with a colleague from work. The bottom line is you need to have continuous recording, ideally with timestamps (not recording upon detection) and the video evidence needs to be of sufficient quality to be able to identify them without any doubt.

Most cheapo cameras aren't up to the job and are therefore useless as evidence in court.

Have a google around and see for yourself. You need to spend a fair few quid on quality cameras with the correct lenses and a quaility video capture card or you're wasting your time really.

[Wilmslow]

Why did you not challenge the planning permission on the basis of loss of parking spaces? I had a similar scenario with my neighbours who wanted to extend and challenged anonymously on the basis that car parking spaces would be lost which would cause chaos. The council then made them agree to converting an area of their frontage into an extra parking spaces.
It seems to me that you have brought this problem upon yourself.

I did challenge - they made them create 3 spaces out of thin air at the front of the house.

They don't have to use them though.

They are still building (over a year later) and not got round to buiilding the spaces as yet choosing to use the road over the last year instead.

[Wilmslow]

Well, here is an update…..

Neighbour opposite me beat me to it with camera – he has a camera outside his house which is pointing in the direction of my house. Hence, in addition to being concerned for my personal safety (he said he was going to kick my f-ing head in, and has a history of violence) he is now invading my privacy.

I was going to get a CCTV on my drive – however, to have one facing my house it outrageous.

They are now parking irrationally again, hence informed the police – all they seem to do though is have a chat, things settle, then flare up again, hence not any use!

I live in a semi, there is a 2 bed detached in a modern estate a mile away in an oka area for £10K less than mine is worth – will cover the stamp duty nicely.

Going to see it tonight.

Plan B – contacted my local counsellor, also got 2 eminent people involved with meeting the counsellor – the former counsellor and a mate of his who is the local Red Cross ambulance guy.

Interesting times lie ahead!

[tay]

Interesting times lie ahead!

indeed.....

[Ardesco]

May even get it up and running in the garage to be honest - don't like the risk of fire with a PC left on in the house, but happy for this to be in the garage. cheers for the advice!

Excellent work, a new laugh every day.... Obviously a fire in the garage is not nearly as worrying as a fire in your house, I mean the garage burning down wouldn't cause the house to light up as well would it

Not to mention the chance of a PC spontaneously combusting??? I hope you unplug all electrical items in your house, like the TV, microwaves, dvd player, etc every night before going to sleep....

[Wilmslow]

Excellent work, a new laugh every day.... Obviously a fire in the garage is not nearly as worrying as a fire in your house, I mean the garage burning down wouldn't cause the house to light up as well would it

Not to mention the chance of a PC spontaneously combusting??? I hope you unplug all electrical items in your house, like the TV, microwaves, dvd player, etc every night before going to sleep....

The garage is a standalone building outside

[miffy]

The garage is a standalone building outside

Sorted then. Put all your household electricals in there!

Don't forget the smoke alarm

[Ardesco]

The garage is a standalone building outside

Which is how far away from your house?