Drone over our property

[JohnGalway]

what footage would you have if fired from out of sight.would the drone not just blow to pieces, nothing could be proved

Why ask if you're sure

 

[Goweresque]

However as drone operators, we also know that the chances of shooting one down is remote due to their speed combined with distance, further complicated by the fact that you are unlikely to be equipped with a gun just at the point the drone comes with in range.

So basically you're saying that drone users can break the law with impunity? And you think this is right? What are the point of laws if they are not/cannot be enforced?
You're effectively saying that you can do what you like and you're fine with that because its your hobby, but if a landowner does what he likes suddenly thats illegal and wrong etc etc. Can't you see that this situation is utterly one sided? Not only that its completely biased against country dwellers. Anyone flying a drone around houses in a built up area would soon find the police on their tail, but do the same in the countryside as the OP found out the authorities don't want to know. If drone users had any integrity they'd be demanding that the rules be tightened and properly enforced, rather than swanking in the knowledge they can do what they like.

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

This country has gone down the pan big time!! If I went in ex farmer or any other drone users garden or outbuildings and had a good nosey about they would be a bit pi$$ed at me and rightly so , but if I used a drone that's OK. World's gone mad

 

[milkloss]

I suspect the authorities won't tighten any restrictions on them. They need the flexibility to spy on people during hosepipe bans and planning issues. Oh, and it's the future for small deliveries don't you know?

 

[roscoe erf]

Six ways to disable a drone

<p>With more drones in the sky every day, there have been some creative and dangerous attempts to disable drones. The reasons for disabling a drone can vary from boredom and curiosity to privacy and safety concerns. </p>

www.brookings.edu

 

[roscoe erf]

 

[D14]

Was doing a few jobs this evening in the workshop had my headphones on so wasn’t aware. Mrs appears pointing at the sky me being me thought she’s lost it again….

low and behold there’s a drone 5-6m above The workshop door, had flown over a spinney of trees and an acre, picked up a brick end and launched it at it for it to disappear over the hedge row, we hid for a moment and it returned. Set off on the quad to find three 40 year old blokes one walked off deleting what I assumed is footage recorded. I went bazerk and followed them home. Call to the police led to two cars and four police offers appearing to stop a breach of the peace an hour and a half later, the Police were not interested at all as there’s no crime committed. Just glazed eyed oh yes sir but there’s no crime committed. I don’t want to wake up at 2am to three blokes in our shed again to be quite honest.

What legally can I do about these drones as it’s the second I’ve had in 12 months.

We've shot two down now and put the remains into the dustbin collection as you don't want any evidence laying around just in case its reported. However we knew it was a local gang as lots of farms had reported incidents and then burglaries.

 

[D14]

Drones have cameras don’t really want a firearms offence

Yes but they record on a SD card actually in the drone itself mainly so if you've got the drone then you've got the evidence. Very few haves cards recoding to a cloud but yes its something to be wary of, so on the two occasions we shot one down we did so from cover and whilst behind it, but we had time to get set up as the local rural watch had pre warned us.

 

[Exfarmer]

So basically you're saying that drone users can break the law with impunity? And you think this is right? What are the point of laws if they are not/cannot be enforced?
You're effectively saying that you can do what you like and you're fine with that because its your hobby, but if a landowner does what he likes suddenly thats illegal and wrong etc etc. Can't you see that this situation is utterly one sided? Not only that its completely biased against country dwellers. Anyone flying a drone around houses in a built up area would soon find the police on their tail, but do the same in the countryside as the OP found out the authorities don't want to know. If drone users had any integrity they'd be demanding that the rules be tightened and properly enforced, rather than swanking in the knowledge they can do what they like.

You have me wrong, I am absolutely in agreement with you and would equally be pee'd off if a drone was deliberately scouting my property.
It is just the same as the farmer up before the court for dumping that little scrotes car on to the road, who is the one in the dock?
Shooting down a drone is criminal damage just as tipping a car over, sadly scouting out your neighbours place is not, with in limits.
However I also know with the right drone and camera i could from my house go and check all the fit girls in my village sunning themselves on a Sunday afternoon, and I suspect most would have no idea I was filming them. They might realise it was flying about, but have no idea where the camera was actually filming.
I suspect if you live in the middle of nowhere and you shot down a drone hovering over or even inside your workshop, there is not a court in the land would convict you, unless it was a police drone and they suspected you had a cannabis farm

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

I am with you all the way on this one, I too have complete sympathy with anyone who suspects a drone is casing a joint, as they say. However it is quite legal in the UK to fly a drone within certain limits nearly anywhere, if you have the correct licence. Even in some else's grainstore or workshop and itis up to the owner of said property to prove you were there maliciously .
There is no criminal law of trespass for privately owned property, only a few military , nuclear and other publicly owned establishments have such protection.
However if you suspect, however slight that they are spying on you or better still your children then the courts would take a dim view of the operator.

Actually vehicular trespass and armed trespass are criminal offences...

 

[teslacoils]

Actually vehicular trespass and armed trespass are criminal offences...

Hence the magic words "and I think I saw one with a gun".

 

[TheTallGuy]

Why bother with a drone? Just go and stand outside their house for a hour watching what they're doing. As soon as they leave their property, film them, it's not illegal to film in a public place.

Except that could be construed as harassment

 

[Classichay]

I’ve bought a nitro helicopter 150.00 main aim is to simply smash the drone out the sky…. Just need to actually learn to fly it

 

[Phil P]

I’ve bought a nitro helicopter 150.00 main aim is to simply smash the drone out the sky…. Just need to actually learn to fly it

I have one ore two helie’s as well, just wouldn’t fancy crashing into anything with one though

 

[steveR]

I’ve bought a nitro helicopter 150.00 main aim is to simply smash the drone out the sky…. Just need to actually learn to fly it

Does it come with some targeting software??

 

[ACEngineering]

Surely you just disrupt the signal abit, not block it completely just so it loses control and crashes?

Or maybe join them? Get your own drone and have a drone fight

 

[steveR]

Surely you just disrupt the signal abit, not block it completely just so it loses control and crashes?

Or maybe join them? Get your own drone and have a drone fight

Which is one of the methods used by the military and police ...

 

[ACEngineering]

Which is one of the methods used by the military and police ...

I play with RC car abit so I would assume it's quite similar? There are weird things that happen sometimes, I was in playing field jumping mine off some ramps and a guy turned up with a small cheap drone and moaned my RC was interfering with his signal and someone in village said they had random issues with a device in there house when I go past on way to playing field

 

[Dry Rot]

AsI suggested earlier, devise some method of firing fragments of tin foil in the drones direction (12 bore cartridge?). Wouldn't that disrupt a radio signal? Worked on radar during the war.

 

[Classichay]

AsI suggested earlier, devise some method of firing fragments of tin foil in the drones direction (12 bore cartridge?). Wouldn't that disrupt a radio signal? Worked on radar during the war.

Not sure that would work as a lot work on WiFi not radio frequencies hence being able to ru from iPhones and tablets. There are however WiFi jammers- but these are massively illegal. Probably more so than shooting down said drone.