Published: June 18, 2009
Google's controversial camera car spotted in Burnham-On-Sea

Google's camera car was spotted in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge for the first time on Thursday afternoon (June 18th), gathering thousands of images of the town's streets for its controversial mapping service.

Burnham-On-Sea.com captured this image of the vehicle as it travelled along Burnham Road, near the entrance to King Alfred School.

Members of Burnham's discussion forums also reported here seeing the car next to The Lighthouse Pub and also coming into Highbridge over the River Brue bridge.

Google's use of the cars has sparked privacy concerns in some parts of the country due to 'street view' images of people and their homes being published without prior permission on the search engine's mapping website.

No 'street view' images of Burnham-On-Sea have yet appeared on the search engine, although Thursday's visit makes it highly likely that this will now change in the near future.

Burnham-On-Sea.com's photographer may even be featured on the service taking our photo above!