CCTV OK with UK

Brits think CCTV is OK - as long as it's not used to catch them speeding behind the wheel.

Eighty-eight per cent of Brits support the use of CCTV cameras to tackle street crime and 82 per cent approve of the tech for tracking stolen cars, a new survey shows.

But despite the fact transport monitoring tech, such as speed cameras and automatic number plate recognition, has become part of daily life, apparently not everyone approves of all its uses.

Just over half of those surveyed support the use of camera tech to catch car-tax evaders or to detect speeding offences.

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On certain issues women favour CCTV more than men. For instance, 82 per cent of women say CCTV should be used to catch drunk drivers compared to 74 per cent of men.

There is now one CCTV camera to every 14 people in the UK, with people being caught on camera five times per day on average.

The survey, commissioned by cableco NTL:Telewest and carried out by YouGov, polled more than 2,000 individuals