Is the Samsung Galaxy S10 and approved Camera, Can a smart phone be used as evidence? |
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Helping the motorist get justice
Is the Samsung Galaxy S10 and approved Camera, Can a smart phone be used as evidence? |
 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 - 11:44
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Member Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 14 Feb 2023 Member No.: 119,128  |
I received a PCN by post. I had stopped briefly on a double yellow as something had fallen from my car.
When I returned an enforcement officer had appeared. I got back in my car and drove off. I received a ticket in the post. Posted that very same Saturday. I downloaded the photo and looked at the meta file. The camera used was a Samsung SM-G973F. A camera phone. I read that photos and videos need to be taken by a device approved by the Secretary of State. How do you know what devices are approved? Is this one? I assume this is the officers personal phone. Are their GDPR implications of keeping a photo of my car on their personal phone? |
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Tue, 14 Feb 2023 - 16:00
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 41,585 Joined: 25 Aug 2011 From: Planet Earth Member No.: 49,223 |
Who issued the PCN?
-------------------- RK=Registered Keeper, OP=Original Poster (You!), CoFP=Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty, NtK=Notice to Keeper, NtD=Notice to Driver
PoFA=Protection of Freedoms Act, SAC=Safety Awareness Course, NIP=Notice of Intended Prosecution, ADR=Alternative Dispute Resolution PPC=Private Parking Company, LBCCC=Letter Before County Court Claim, PII=Personally Identifiable Information, SAR=Subject Access Request Private Parking - remember, they just want your money and will say almost anything to get it. |
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Tue, 14 Feb 2023 - 20:49
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Member Group: Members Posts: 7,244 Joined: 5 Jan 2007 From: England Member No.: 9,919 |
forum rules....
you appear to have 2 threads running for this subject... not allowed press the report button and ask for it to be merged |
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Wed, 15 Feb 2023 - 18:39
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,007 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
If the photo was taken at the roadside by a CEO, then it doesn't need to be an approved device because the primary evidence is the officer's testimony, the photos are just corroboration and as a matter of law they're not actually required.
Many councils now equip CEOs with smartphones to take photos, we've seen this before and there's nothing unusual. It won't be the officer's personal phone. -------------------- If you would like assistance with a penalty charge notice, please post a thread on https://www.ftla.uk/index.php
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