Mudgie
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Thanks for that.Remote Monitoring: Making unmanned forecourts a safe, and popular option - Farsight Security | Alarm Receiving Centre
If you haven’t seen it already, CCTV footage from a petrol station in Greenwich shows the shocking moment a man starts a fire – you can watch it here. We all know the dangers of flames near petrol! The footage got us talking about security at petrol forecourts and how advances in CCTV technology...www.farsight.co.uk
It acknowledges that "more supermarkets and petrol forecourts are running on a 24-hour basis and ........ there’s a continuing issue on manning" with "these areas at serious risk from fire".
Being what they're selling we get "Remote monitoring is solving the battle" and "Opting for high-technology CCTV and monitoring is now a great solution to the difficulties of opening a petrol forecourt 24 hours a day". But then it's pot luck whether the CCTV footage will be seen soon enough just as it is if your car breaks down on a so called Smart Motorway.
Doing away with staff, whether at petrol stations, supermarkets or railway stations, is always for the benefit of the shareholders not the customers or passengers.