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I usually avoid taking photos of parked cars with people in them, and then if i'm desperate, i will go behind the car and take a photo from there. Nothing like that has ever happened to me (yet) I have gotten some weird looks though on the Moorhouse Spots, and even someone who asked if i was ok. I have photographed some cars when i didn't notice people coming up to them, but no bad luck. So maybe resort to other spotting methods if it bothers you alot

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Any word from US or Russian-based spotters on this matter? I just don't want to worry that I'm alone in this.

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Well, here in Poland i usually take photos when owner is not inside of the car or close to it, but if someone is inside i take photos from back of the car and make sure that the owner or other passengers can't see me
In July i had not funny situation, when a guy just shouted at me that i make photos of cars, even tho that this wasn't his car. Unfortunately, most of the people here are getting angry about making photos of their cars, but i still make them cuz it's not illegal to make them and post online.

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Something like this has never happened to me. I've only gotten a strange look or two

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I got confronted as well by some car owners who were WAY too displeased about that. Last time I got confronted was in January 2021 (almost 3 months ago), when I wanted to spot a British Mercedes-Benz. I do remember the registration plate tho', and it is KL68 WWS. Just when it was about to leave, whilst preparing my phone to spot that Merc, its owner saw me and scolded me about that. Got out of there as quick as possible. So yep, my first British plate of 2021 went down the drain.

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I copy/pasted this from another conversation (Sc plate QRY 999)
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“I’ve been yelled at, cussed at and flipped off, it’s not that easy to explain (especially in my case where I’m only doing common cars/numbers) I know that it doesn’t break any laws BUT most people I’ve dealt with don’t know that, just a few days ago I was taking a pic of a Honda Accord with TX plates and a man comes walking up and said “why do you F***ing do that! your so F***ing weird” so I just walked away and didn’t respond but I could hear him talking about me under his breath and that’s just one story! people down here are irrationally angry all the time for no reason, I’ve never had a person be ok with me taking a pic of their car but I’ll keep on doing the best that I can”

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It happens to me a couple of times in the past, so don't worry about it, Unfortunately, some people think taking a photo of a car mean owner did a bad thing on road like pull out in front of you. Here is some tip for you or any spotter is keep calm and tried to explain why you took the photo and they still cause a problem, just walk a away from then.

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I was still worried about the police car, though. "id he call the police? Am I going to get a dressing-down?"

I've looked up the NZ Police guidelines on taking photos in public; it is lawful to photograph people in public without their consent, except where they can expect privacy like public toilets. So I reason, "If these are the laws on taking photos of people, I imagine it will be more lenient for cars."
I was given the advice that some people like what I'm doing and some people don't like it. That guy just didn't like it.

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A couple tips from me:
1. Just like VehicleSpotter said, keep calm and just tell the truth. I would just say that I like cars and found their car interesting to photograph.
2. If it's busy, either hide the camera, take a photo while walking, or skip it and do it from a car.
I really hope this helps. Hope you don't get caught in the future

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This is a very familiar story. I always try to take pictures of cars so that no one will notice it, before taking a picture I look around so that no one is there and that no one is in the car and I take a picture very quickly, before anyone understands anything. All this happens in a split second so that no one understands anything. But if there is a very rare car, then I will have to take a picture of it, even with the driver inside, if I realize that I will never see such a car again. A lot of people in Russia will react aggressively if they notice that you are photographing their car, such a mentality, people often break the rules and are afraid that you will spread information or send it to the police. This will be a red rag, it is even possible that the person will not only scold you, but also want to fight with you or break the phone, although by law we have the right to take photos. But since there are such risks, it is necessary to take photos quickly and secretly.

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I honestly say that aggression from people happens only in Russia, here you can face it every day, this is a common situation for our society, I did not know that it could be in the UK or New Zealand

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That Sounds tough to live with... Would really put several Russian Carspotters off...

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