An alarm or cctv

[nobblebonce]

What do people think is the best way to protect my car at night either an alarm or cctv.

 

[DAVE_RSi]

im just getting a ncie big security light for now, cheaper and easier

although id go for alarm mate, a decent 1 and security light for urself

 

[nobblebonce]

I park right under a lamp as it is but things still get done, if i had cctv i could prove whos doin things and get em done couldnt i, what alarms ppl recommend

 

[Toypop]

I have CCTV combined with a security light. I think its more useful for the deterent effect than anything else. At night with the harshness of the light it is hard to pick out the details of peoples faces and even if you could see their face the old bill wouldnt be remotely interested in looking for them. We have caught a few crimes on tape but the police couldnt give a monkeys toss and didnt ask for the tape.

Would be very useful if it was someone in your street doing the vandalism and thieving because then you could identify them and take appropriate action...

I always make sure its recording when the dumb ass neighbours kids are playing football in the road.

 

[nobblebonce]

so do u think its best i get a camera then i park under a st light so ive got the lighting sorted ive seen one foe £200 its colour with sound etc etc think it has zoom effects and u can freeze in on their faces

 

[Toypop]

Firstly colour cameras are not very good in low light and to be honest I dont think a street light is enough. You need one of those security lights that comes on when someone walks past it and point it in the direction the camera is facing.

Secondly you are not going to sit there all night watching the screen and zooming in. Most of the stuff on mine happens between 1 and 3 am. I bought a wireless black and white camera and connected it in the house to a seperate VCR dedicated to the camera with a pack of 4 hour tapes. On long play each tape covers 8 hours and I tend to just record from 8pm to 4am with a tape for each day plus a couple for filming during the day at weekends when kids are playing in the street.

I may upgrade to a more expensive camera next year as mine tends to over expose faces when the security light is shining on them. With the police being so hopeless I am thinking about somehow getting my car on the garden and building a fence/gate around it. Only way to keep the chavs at bay.

You can see some pics from my camera here:

http://www.garywoodruff.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/http://www.garywoodruff.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

A lot of quality has been lost in capturing. It looks a lot better when you play it on TV. Id say its twice as clear on TV but you get the basic idea about the faces turning into a white blob in the light. A better camera will fix it.


Ive got loads more vids that I havent captured like the chavs kicking the window through on a Fiesta, neighbours fighting (the camera has a very sensitive mic too) and chavs turning off my cat scarer.

 

[connor]

well if its only at ur house ur worried about then a camera and a spot light is good...

where as an alarm means ur car is protected away from home to which I thinks quite important! ive had a clifford on my last car and ive got it on my current clio and my previous car (even tho it was a softop) never got broken into and nor hsa my clio yet and it is quite appealing to the eyes!

Im deffo gonna get a cctv and light installed at my house soon tho, but for now the best trick that u can do (and i have it myself) is a baby monitor in the car and the other end in ur room! coz believe me, u can hear them wispering outside ur car and u can hear them keying it etc, and as soon as u hear them, u do what ya want!

 

[ChrisO182]

i have a PIR operated camera out side the front of the house, when it picks up movement it operates and sets off the vcr to start recording, just need a light now as its a bit dark at night, only £100 from argos.

 

[Toypop]

Whats the range of those baby monitors then and how long do the batteries last?

 

[Danny P]

Shotgun.