Thermal Busters

Council bosses are sending thermal imaging vans down streets to take photos of houses in a bid to capture people's energy use. File photo

Now council chiefs are sending heat detector vans down your street... to snoop on 'wasters'

By David Derbyshire

Last updated at 4:35 PM on 22nd January 2009

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Town hall chiefs are sending out an army heat detector vans to take thermal pictures of homes and then confront owners with evidence that they are wasting energy.

Tens of thousands of homes have been photographed at night over the last few months using cameras which reveal where heat is escaping from windows, doors and roofs.

Council bosses hope the images will shock householders into plugging up gaps in draughty windows and doors, and persuade them to insulate their homes.

The company behind the taxypayer funded Heatseekers scheme hopes to survey every home in the country in the next few years.