Considerations on vehicles for surveillance. When planning for a surveillance operation there is one critical factor that is overlooked when carrying out risk assessment strategies and that is the vehicles that will be used on the surveillance operation. Let me explain a little more. Quite often especially for larger surveillance operations you may have to call in for assistance using surveillance operatives that you have never worked with before. Jobs get posted on various PI forums such as “X2 operatives required for a surveillance in Coventry on Monday”. What will usually happen here is an ..read more

The Utilisation of Subcontractors in the Private Investigation Industry In the realm of various professional industries, including that of private investigation, the engagement of subcontractors has become a strategic approach for executing certain tasks. Although some entities within this field may choose to downplay their reliance on subcontractors, the reality is that they are frequently employed to ensure efficient and effective operations.   Rationale for Subcontracting Assignments Several factors motivate the delegation of tasks to external investigators. Geographical considerat ..read more

Garden Leave Investigations and surveillance. Before we go any further, perhaps we should explain what garden leave, or gardening leave is and why we would carry out garden leave investigations or gardening leave investigations and surveillance. Garden leave is sometimes implemented when an employer requests that an employee or employees, upon submitting their notice, are not required to  return to the office. They are  asked not to work during their notice period but in anticipation of their departure, are still  kept on the payroll. The “garden leave” clause in an employment ..read more

Can Private investigators prove drug dealing or benefit fraud? Quite often we receive calls to our offices asking us to investigate drug dealing in Coventry & Warwickshire. Usually these calls come from clients that suspect someone involved with a family member that they suspect of peddling drugs such as cocaine or weed to the family member and would like them to be exposed so that a prosecution could result in the offender being taken to court and imprisoned, thus taking them off the street and cutting off the supply chain to their family member. On the flip side, sometimes the client ma ..read more

No Fault Divorce Laws Impact On Private Investigators? On the 6th April 2022 there was a shake-up of divorce laws which means that petitioners no longer have to give reasons for divorce and begs the question how will this impact private investigators? Before we look into this lets have a look at what changes have been brought in. For decades there has been campaigning for a ‘no fault divorce’ position which eventually resulted in the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill obtaining Royal Assent in June 2020. So what exactly are the changes? Married and couples in a civil partnership can o ..read more

What are the best radios for private investigators and surveillance teams? One of the most critical bits of kit that a private investigator or surveillance operative should have is radio communications. Reliable communications are paramount when carrying out a surveillance operation. A question i’m often asked is what are the options available? This is usually asked by new operatives that are just getting into the industry or by others that have a few jobs under their belts and have realised that a mobile phone is not up to the job. Recently I have worked with some surveillance operatives and ..read more

Should I Carry out My Own Surveillance? With suspicions aroused it might be tempting for you to carry out your own surveillance. The internet is awash with spy gadgetry that can be bought and delivered to your door, sometimes as quick as a next day delivery.   The main issue with using any type of electronic means of surveillance is that at some time you will need the actual proof. Many a time we have been called by a spouse who tell us that they have been monotoring their partners phone or tracked their car and have reason to believe their other half is cheating. They then go on to say ..read more

Can Private Investigators Use Drones? The answer to the question can private investigators use drones is yes and M.R.Investigations have been using the technology for some time now. We have used them to assist us on many occasions over the last six months and their use has been invaluable. We have used them to assist us with surveillance in Coventry and Warwickshire in a number of ways that will be explained later and are definitely a welcome tool to our arsenal. Is it legal? Again the answer is yes as long as we adhere to privacy laws, just as we would when filming with conventional camera t ..read more

Is it legal to hire a Private Investigator to investigate your employees? A question we often get asked, usually by small companies that suspect wrongdoing by one of their staff, is it legal for them to hire the services of a private investigator to investigate one or more of their employees? The short answer is yes. As long as the investigation agency carry out the investigation using legal methods then it is fine to use the services of a private detective agency in Coventry, Warwickshire or anywhere in the UK. Due diligence. We would however, advise choosing  local private investigator ..read more

Have You Been Accused Of Sending A Malicious Letter? We recently received a call to our offices asking for assistance in a matter where a man had been accused of sending poison letters to a recipient which was not only causing great stress for the recipient of the letters but also the client being accused was worried that he maybe arrested. Both contacted the police and both were advised to contact someone offering independent handwriting analysis, or a Graphologist, giving the profession it’s correct name. Graphology services in Coventry or anywhere in the country for that matter  is a s ..read more