Anti climb spikes have a role as part of effective perimeter security but the law means you must be careful that they don t injure anyone including intruders.
Is it illegal to put carpet grippers on your fence.
Ultra security centre explains how to protect property and stay within the law.
I had an email from harry today asking me if it s illegal to put carpet gripper on top of a fence.
A carpet gripper also referred to as a tack strip is a long strip of wood about 1 4 inch thick and 1 inch wide that contains several sharp pins or tacks.
If the deterrents causes a nuisance or by your negligence injures a passer by then they may be able to sue you.
How to install carpet grippers.
However if the wall fence borders the public highway then the local authority has powers to protect the public by having the deterrent removed if it thinks it could cause a danger to highway users.
My intrerpretation is that carpet gripper is placed for the sole purpose as a man trap and therefore any person who suffers injury whether performing a legal activity or not will be legally able to seek recourse from the fence owner should an injury occur.
There are various laws relating to personell barriers which are more closely related to scissor wire razor wire and the like.
It therefore follows that you should not put injurious toppings on the inside face of a fence or wall such as carpet gripper or otherwise hide them even if you have put up warning signs.
I get asked this all the time so here s my answer.
You might be the one going to jail if an attorney successfully proves.
It really depends upon which attorney represents the persons injured by the carpet grippers.