I was filming on the Chesterfield today, I use a drone and a woman who worked for the council tried to tell me I wasn’t allowed to fly a drone in the whole of Derbyshire. I think she confused the council with the Civil Aviation Authority. I soon explained how wrong she was and we had a pleasant conversation after but it does show how even council people have little knowledge of the rules around filming on public land.
Yes, the rules are quite clear. Keep your feet on publicly accessible land and your (less than 250g) drone away from prisons and airports. The CAA are very helpful and will advise if one is in doubt! Heavier drones need need a pilot ID and are restricted by distance to buildings ... I think!
Thank you, I’m actually really enjoying being back in the UK!! I caught the canal bug whilst traveling down the canals of France & Brittany! And I will be visiting other stretches of the canal, restored and yet to be restored in the coming weeks!
Freedom to photograph and film Members of the public and the media do not need a permit to film or photograph in public places and police have no power to stop them filming or photographing incidents or police personnel.
I think the problem with the driver was that you briefly turned the camera to film him and said 'smile your on candid camera', if you hadn't done that he would most likely have carried on. When one is filming you should really be respectful for others privacy (regardless of the laws relating to what you can and can't do). In this case you could have easily avoided the issue, maybe consider this next time.
Thanks for that, as soon as I saw the car was stopping, I turned the camera away from the driver and said “Smile you’re on candid camera” more to myself and the camera before the car had stopped and as the gentleman was winding down the car window. But I take your point, one must always be respectful to others whilst filming in public. Thanks for your comment.
