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Leave a light on in more than one well-used room such as the lounge and bedroom, and vary the room you illuminate to avoid predictability.
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Use a timer switch to operate the lights as it starts to get dark, especially during autumn and winter, when the days are shorter - frequently change the times that the light comes on so that times do not become predictable.
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Outdoor security lighting should operate either on a timer switch or parmanently from dusk to down - low energy lighting that is controlled by a photo-electric cell (a light sensitive, dusk to dawn switch) is recommended as it is very energy efficient and inexpensive to run - West Yorkshire Police do not recommend the use of movement activated (PIR) lighting
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Outdoor lights, including all wiring should be sited out of reach
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Privacy for you is also privacy for the burglar to work unseen - keep plants and hedges trimmed and illuminate the dark corners of your premises
