Surveillance

Surveillance is the direct observation from a distance using no or low technology methods, and also observation by electronic equipment or other technological means.

Uses for surveillance

Covert surveillance, both physical and electronic, is a key investigation service provided for the general public, business and solicitors. Surveillance is used for gathering evidence.

• Partner / marital infidelity.
• Anti-social behaviour.
• Fraudulent personal injury claims.
• Fraudulent income protection policy claims.
• Long-term sick, malingering and moonlighting.
• Theft.
• Damage to property.

Type of surveillance

The term surveillance covers three types of activity:

• Static Surveillance - observing activities from a fixed point, such as a van or a building, in a pub or restaurant, in a hide.
• Mobile surveillance - tracking a person on foot, on public transport, in a car or on a motorbike.
• Electronic surveillance - covert cameras, listening devices, mobile trackers.

Surveillance equipment

Surveillance uses a wide range of equipment, from no-tech, through low-tech to high-tech.

• Pencil and paper for taking notes.
• Digital and roll-film cameras.
• Audio recording equipment, such as hidden microphones and recorders.
• Video recording equipment, such as static hidden cameras and body worn cameras.
• Covert devices, the ‘bugs’.
• Night vision scopes.
• GPS tracking devices, recorders and real-time.
• Computer surveillance software.

Contact TT Investigations for surveillance assignments.

Where we work

• Hampshire - Southampton, Southampton airport, Eastleigh, Winchester, Basingstoke, Farnham, Aldershot, Portsmouth, Gosport, Fareham, Locks Heath, Alton, Newbury, Andover, Salisbury, Hythe, Lydhurst, Lymington.
• Dorset - Poole, Bournemouth, Bournemouth International airport, Christchurch, New Milton, Ringwood, Wimbourne, Wareham. Dorchester, Weymouth, Portland.
• South East England.
• Throughout the UK.

The Principal of TT Investigations is an associate member of the Association of British Investigators.

With origins dating back to 1913, the Association of British Investigators is now recognised as the premier professional body for private investigators working in the United Kingdom.