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Original poster

To think there should be CCTV footage of someone keying our car last night?

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ohcarolina2001 · 29/10/2020 08:48

Our car is parked on the street opposite at the moment as our driveway is being done. Someone keyed our car last night.
I understand that you are never too far from a CCTV camera in this country. AIBU to think that there is something we can do about it if we can get the right footage?
It's absolutely maddening as it I so pointless and I don't see why we should have to shell out to get it fixed, so I am channeling my rage into trying to do something. DP thinks its a lost cause and the police will do nothing.

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Shoxfordian · 29/10/2020 08:57

The police can request the footage if there's a camera and you report it to them

CandyLeBonBon · 29/10/2020 09:02

Good luck with that! Our car was keyed a couple of years ago. By my ex. He was caught on cctv right outside the front door, on the driveway, and we knew it was 100% him but as his face was only partially visible, and not clear enough for a prosecution, the police could do little more than sympathise. It's unlikely that street cctv will give you enough detail to go on.

Whammyyammy · 29/10/2020 09:21

This happened 3 times on a local spotted site near me in a certain street in a new build area with limited off road parking.
Each timevthe cars were supposedly outside the same house, people are convinced the guy in that house was doing it as he's vocal about parking outside his house.
Police were involved etc, not sure how it painted out.
I'd suspect your car has been keyed due to where its parked? Is it blocking the path or outside someone's house?
I loathe people that key cars

AmuckAmuckAmuck · 29/10/2020 09:41

Depends how much effort the police want to put in I guess. A few years ago before we moved, the house down the road was 'burgled'.

I was doing my ironing when they knocked on the door and asked if they could see my CCTV. I invited them in, handed over the remote and gathered from their convos that the supposed burglar had run past our house, only he wasn't there. I also heard them say the glass in the back door where they had gained entry was kicked from the inside out.

I can only assume it was a slow day to put that kind of effort in. I doubt they would do it for a keying. Might be better to invest in motion activated dash cams all round the car?

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ohcarolina2001 · 29/10/2020 10:14

@Whammyyammy

This happened 3 times on a local spotted site near me in a certain street in a new build area with limited off road parking. Each timevthe cars were supposedly outside the same house, people are convinced the guy in that house was doing it as he's vocal about parking outside his house. Police were involved etc, not sure how it painted out. I'd suspect your car has been keyed due to where its parked? Is it blocking the path or outside someone's house? I loathe people that key cars
We deliberately parked at the very end of the road not in front of anyone's house, driveway etc to avoid this potential issue and annoying the neighbours (although of course it is totally legal to park in front of someone's house and shouldn't result in your car being keyed). It was parked in front of a side fence with no gates/doors. Plenty of space and parking on the road too - most people have large enough driveways for their cars - so it's not a stressful parking area.

I suspect it's some bored youth but who knows.

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ohcarolina2001 · 29/10/2020 10:16

@Shoxfordian

The police can request the footage if there's a camera and you report it to them
I have reported it to the police, if only to prevent it happening to more people if there is a spate of it going on. If someone catches the person doing it then they might at least face some consequences. Just infuriating at a time when people are getting made redundant and businesses are going under to vandalise property.
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ohcarolina2001 · 29/10/2020 10:20

@AmuckAmuckAmuck

Depends how much effort the police want to put in I guess. A few years ago before we moved, the house down the road was 'burgled'.

I was doing my ironing when they knocked on the door and asked if they could see my CCTV. I invited them in, handed over the remote and gathered from their convos that the supposed burglar had run past our house, only he wasn't there. I also heard them say the glass in the back door where they had gained entry was kicked from the inside out.

I can only assume it was a slow day to put that kind of effort in. I doubt they would do it for a keying. Might be better to invest in motion activated dash cams all round the car?

Yeah unfortunately I think the police are a bit busy these days dealing with people reporting their neighbours for breaking the rule of 6!
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AmuckAmuckAmuck · 29/10/2020 10:21

Yeah unfortunately I think the police are a bit busy these days dealing with people reporting their neighbours for breaking the rule of 6!

You know, I'd laugh by a neighbour did have them turn up to turf out her elderly parents last weekend....

Bookriddle · 29/10/2020 11:06

The police will probably take about 2 weeks to come out in my experience!

Your better off reporting yourself anonymous that you are having a party of 30 people, the police will be round in about 10 mins

Idunnoyou · 29/10/2020 11:42

Doubt it and the police won't do anything about it even if you knew who it was.
I had a neighbour do this to me and nothing

OrigamiOwl · 29/10/2020 11:53

@Idunnoyou

Doubt it and the police won't do anything about it even if you knew who it was. I had a neighbour do this to me and nothing
The problem is that a lot of people "know" who committed the crime, but have no evidence (I know it was my neighbor because we're having an ongoing dispute with them over parking, I know it was my ex because...none of this is evidence).
throwaway100000 · 29/10/2020 12:03

I understand that you are never too far from a CCTV camera in this country.

What does this mean? Isn’t the saying that you’re never too far from a rat?

You weren’t in a busy public area at London’s west end; your car was parked on a residential street, at night. Highly unlikely there is council cctv, you would have to rely on cameras your neighbours or local businesses have installed which isn’t guaranteed. Chances are that there were no cameras nearby, or that the act itself wasn’t caught on camera or that any footage isn’t clear. Sucks but it is what it is.

Perhaps take this opportunity to buy your own car camera.

araiwa · 29/10/2020 12:30

You must surely know if there are CCTV cameras outside your house?

CandyLeBonBon · 29/10/2020 13:01

Except even when there is evidence, in the form of cctv, it's rarely good enough as a stand-alone prosecution @OrigamiOwl - that's what police said when they watched our cctv.

vanillandhoney · 29/10/2020 13:07

Even if there is CCTV, it may not be clear enough to pick up who it was. I used to live in a tourist town and there was lots of keying going on - especially on residential streets.

I never heard of anyone getting arrested or convicted for it.

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