CPS and Police procedures

[jatindersangha]

Looks like the driver of the Citroën van in case 2 has found my video on YouTube and filed a privacy complaint.

Recorded by me in public with a fleeting glimpse of the driver.

Any ideas on how to approach this other than simply deleting or obscuring the video?

Thanks,
Jatinder

[jatindersangha]

Video deleted as I could do without the hassle.

--Jatinder

[thirdcrank]

Video deleted as I could do without the hassle. ...

This might be an opportunity to take stock. I get the impression you are keen to get some of your complaints of bad driving to court. Depending on your own feelings, that can amount to a lot of hassle. Cold feet can develop as the date for giving evidence approaches. Have you thought that through?

(I've no idea about the privacy issues.)

[jatindersangha]

I believe I'm ok with going to court if it gets that far.

This particular case didn't get very far (but should have IMO), hence I don't want to spend wasted time on it.

--Jatinder

[Steady rider]

How does Google earth cope with filming issues? legal aspects?

[[XAP]Bob]

There is no legal expectation of privacy in public in the U.K.

[jatindersangha]

There is no legal expectation of privacy in public in the U.K.

Would that extend to including the business name as displayed on a van on a youtube page?

Especially if it's possibly the name of the motorist involved...

[Vorpal]

How does Google earth cope with filming issues? legal aspects?

Google theoretically blurs faces and vehicle registration numbers. It's done automatically by software, so sometimes Google gets it wrong. They tend to err conservatively. That is, you are more likely to find that they have blurred something that they shouldn't, like a street sign, than failed to blur something that they should, like a vehicle registration.

[mjr]

... One important thing with the NIP (of many) is that it is sent in time, ...

And as I've surely posted before, my memory goes back to the time when the police investigated many more accidents and an NIP was required even when there had been an accident. [...]

Does anyone's memory go back to where NIPs started and why the time limit seems to have gone down from 21 days to 14 since the Lords debated them in 1930?

It does seem crazy that motoring still has effectively a two week statute of limitations now that there's so much motoring and so many motorists per traffic police officer.