Is recording without consent legal in Britain?Sounds like a case for putting your own phone into recorder mode and sending the result to his employers.
Is recording without consent legal in Britain?Sounds like a case for putting your own phone into recorder mode and sending the result to his employers.
You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) by Meat Loaf.Someone at work had a ringtone which was the start of a song, it went something like "Would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?"
Is recording without consent legal in Britain?
"Dear Mr Chief Executive of Whatever plc,
On ( date ) I was travelling from x to y and, being an ardent railway enthusiast, I had planned to use this trip to make a recording of the noises the modern Class 390 train made, in the same vein that many people in the past recorded steam locomotives and the classic diesels.
Unfortunately this plan was ruined by one of your senior directors on his mobile phone. The resultant ruined recording is attached.
I was nowhere near him - at least 30 feet from him down the carriage - and the number of seats that were already occupied made it impractical for me to move; in any case he was clearly fully audible throughout the entire carriage.
Given that the purpose of my journey was rendered useless, I am claiming from you damages to the cost of making the journey again in order to obtain an uninterrupted recording. A copy of my ticket is attached as proof of expense.
As a very busy person to whom this has obviously caused me some considerable inconvenience I am also claiming for my time for the second journey at £50.00 per hour; from start to finish including the necessary connecting journey and time taken getting to / from my home this totals z hours resulting in a charge to you of £ ( sum total of hours plus ticket ).
Your prompt settlement of these costs would be appreciated.
Thank you for your attention.
( Name )"
No, but it is legal to make a recording of the noises of the train ride itself, so...
But if someone is talking so loudly that he can be heard clearly from 30 feet away, isn't he effectively addressing a public meeting rather than holding a private conversation (doing which implies some attempt to keep what you're saying confidential)? So doesn't he become just like one of the politicians whose gaffes, both in their actual speeches and in what are intended to be private asides, have long been fair game for all and sundry? I suppose what I'm asking is when you surrender your right to privacy (and so not to be recorded) by your own conduct?
Passengers who decide to stop to check their phone just outside the train doors, getting in the way of other passengers wanting to alight and also passengers waiting to board
Not as bad as the ones that step off the train and stand there faffing about trying to get the handle up on their trolly bags.
In fact trolly bags in general
Passengers who pile onto the train before anyone can get off.
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Passengers who pile onto the train before anyone can get off.
A couple of weeks ago I had the opposite... I stepped aside to allow people off, but the young lad getting off instead stayed on but stood to one side in an attempt to let me ON first!
Passengers who eat McDonalds or Burger King on trains.
Passengers who pile onto the train before anyone can get off.
Passengers who take up the entire stairwell after getting off.
Canine passengers who do their business on the train.
Not as bad as the ones that step off the train and stand there faffing about trying to get the handle up on their trolly bags.
In fact trolly bags in general
Anyone who thinks it's okay to subject other passengers to the same text alert over and over and over and over and over and over again, especially that five-note whistle one.
Head down and lead with the shoulder. Usually gets them to move out of the way
Ah I know the one you mean, its usualy emitted from someones crap phone 5.
If it's the one I am thinking of then it's an android device thats being heard
The Samsung whistle.
If it's the one I am thinking of then it's an android device thats being heard
shelling monkey nuts all over the floor creates the most mess I've ever seen.... and happens regularly
I don't know why he was in such a hurry to get on as he sat in a not very good seat position anyway.
shelling monkey nuts all over the floor creates the most mess I've ever seen.... and happens regularly
He's probably aware of SWT's overcrowding problems and wanted a seat. Still rude though.