Private Detective London logo
  • +44(0)2037471865

PDL Latest News

Welcome to the PDL Blog. We hope you find the posts below insightful and informative.

We use our blog to provide clients, potential clients, and anyone interested with further context around – and insight into – our industry.

The private detective industry naturally generates questions – around legality, legislation, confidentiality, ethics, pricing, and very simply: how investigative operations work.

Our aim is that the PDL blog answers these questions, and relates the key information to educate readers about how we and our wider industry operate.

Our blog will absolutely not contain any information that compromises the confidentiality or discretion of our clients or our operatives.

Any details within case studies are altered sufficiently to preserve anonymity without affecting intelligibility to a reader.

Contact Us

You can view our contact details and send us a secure message, or call us on +4402037471865

Contact Us Today

You can view our contact details & send us a secure message at any point during your visit to the site or  call us on +4402037471865

What Happens During A Confidential Consultation?

pdldevv2

/

September 23, 2026

A confidential consultation represents your first opportunity to explain your circumstances to one of ourexperienced private detectives, such that we can qualify your requirements and explain how we mightproceed should you instruct us. At PDL, our initial no-obligation free consultations are available by telephone, secure web conference orat our Mayfair base. Is The Consultation Confidential Throughout? Yes. Confidentiality applies

Read More

Signs You May Need An Employee Fraud Investigation

pdldevv2

/

August 5, 2026

Employee fraud can take many forms – including theft, false expenses or expense manipulation, misuse of company assets, data theft, bribery, or conflicts of interest. Discrepancies may be warning signs of employee fraud – or may have innocent explanations. This is where PDL’s corporate investigations come in: to provide answers and/or reassurances to concerned employers. We are here to

Read More

4 Ways To Ensure Confidential Conversations Are Private

pdldevv2

/

June 7, 2026

Ensuring a confidential conversation remains private is vital in legal, commercial, professional, and sensitive personal matters. It is understandable for good-faith people to respectfully assume these conversations are confidential. However, in our 25 years’ experience, we’ve witnessed things like covert recording, eavesdropping, information gathering, and accidental errors – all ultimately disclosing sensitive information. Fortunately, there are a number of

Read More

Is It An Offence To Put A Tracker On Someone’s Car?

pdldevv2

/

March 16, 2026

Is It An Offence To Put A Tracker On Someone’s Car?
One of the most commonly asked questions we encounter at PDL is “Is tracking someone’s car legal?”. It’s a deeply understandable question, as vehicle tracking can provide so much helpful information in a range of crucial professional or personal circumstances, but it is of course vital to ensure any investigations are conducted within the law at all times. We’ve

Read More