Kent CCTV Systems

Sales of CCTV Systems in Kent for both the home and the office have increased steadily over the last few years.Kent's CCTV System sales figures for both home and office have risen steadily in recent years

These installations can range from a single camera above the front door to a series of cameras placed both inside and outside the property or premises, recording digitally onto a hard drive with built in CD/DVD writer.

The most obvious reason for installing a CCTV System is as a deterrent, since thieves who are actively looking for properties to burgle will be far less likely to pick yours if the house next door does not have an obvious cctv camera keeping an eye on what is going on within its lens's reach.

If you do get burgled or suffer an anti-social behaviour incident, the film from a wall-mounted CCTV camera can be used by the police to identify and prosecute the offenders.

With the various high profile cases concerning prosecutions for retaliation by homeowners in the News recently, the value of preventing such crimes applies equally to rural properties and those in suburban areas.

An Englishman's home is no longer his castle when it comes to intruders and the law and the grey areas make it hard to know the limits of your legal ability to defend yourself against interlopers, especially when the fight or flight reflex kicks in.

Whether you live in an isolated farmhouse or the built up outskirts of a major town or city, a spy camera linked to an internal recording device that can monitor anyone coming near your property can make any potential felon think again about coming under the watchful scrutiny of that little black lens. If no one tries to get in in the first place, there is no need for you to have to fight anyone off.

However, there are also rules governing the siting/positioning of the cameras involved in any closed circuit surveillance system.

For shops and offices, the Data Protection Act also applies to the installation of cctv and it is now a legal requirement for operators to register their system with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.

Signs making the public aware that surveillance equipment is in operation should be obviously sited, along with the contact details of those responsible for the system.

To comply with these privacy laws in a domestic setting, you must make sure that your cameras are not pointed at public space or other people's houses or gardens.

Having a chat with your neighbours about a potential closed circuit television camera plan could well result in them agreeing to share a system and the cost so it's worth a conversation, if only for the sake of good relations.

Advances in technology mean that you can view the footage from your cctv cameras on your laptop, whether you're inside the property or on the other side of the world on holiday.

And, an extension of that is to have a security company monitor things for you 24/7, alerting you or the local emergency services immediately if one of your sensors is activated.

Whether you own a home or a business in Kent, cctv systems are a valuable aid to preventing criminals from entering your building.

Spy Alarms Ltd