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to ask how best to report someone for no MOT?

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MOTexpired · 11/10/2021 10:41

I have some unpleasant neighbours in my street - not immediately next door but close proximity. They tick most of the poor neighbour boxes - loud, large parties (earlier this year they had about 50-60 mid teens round who were all drinking, dropping bottles and cans all over the street etc), their garden is full of rubbish, broken furniture etc, they let their dogs roam the streets - and kids for that matter, they do some small time drug dealing etc. You get the idea.

They have a car which is often illegally parked, driven by one of the elder kids who is under 17, doesn't look or sound particularly roadworthy - out of interest I looked it up today as I saw it backfiring down the street (driven by one of the adults) - and the MOT ran out in mid August.

On the gov.uk website it said to report to our local police (Met) via 101, I tried calling but gave up after about 10 mins on hold; looked online but the form seems to require me to give name and address which I'm not keen on in case there's any way they find out it was me - they're the sort of people to key your car or worse. Is there a way to report without this? - do I just need to go on hold to 101? The online form also seemed more geared to reporting a 'someone's broken into my house' crime rather than this kind of thing?

If anyone has reported for this it would be most helpful, thanks

OP posts:
MrsTulipTattsyrup · 11/10/2021 11:31

Can you report it anonymously to Crimestoppers? They might not be too interested in the lack of MOT, but an unlicensed, underage driver might get their attention.

mikedyson · 11/10/2021 11:30

@TheQueef

As others have said they won't do anything unless they are caught in the act and won't have resources to sit and watch out. As frustrating as it is it may be best (best for you) to try and forget it.
Yeah, no MOT is fine - I won't bother with getting one either then.
mikedyson · 11/10/2021 11:28

@hellywelly3

I’ve been reporting someone driving banned for drug driving but the police won’t do anything unless they actually see them driving. It’s an absolute joke.
This is a poor excuse from the Police - I assume they don't apply the same rule to burglaries? Or assaults? Oh, hang on, maybe they do.
TheQueef · 11/10/2021 11:28

As others have said they won't do anything unless they are caught in the act and won't have resources to sit and watch out.
As frustrating as it is it may be best (best for you) to try and forget it.

mikedyson · 11/10/2021 11:27

It is a joke - the Police said they would "keep an eye out" for him. They sent a Police car twice - one at about 11am and the other time at 10am - times when there was never any chance of him even being awake.

The amount of dangerous driving and illegal vehicles I see every day tells me the Police have given up enforcing all but the very most serious traffic laws.

hellywelly3 · 11/10/2021 11:24

I’ve been reporting someone driving banned for drug driving but the police won’t do anything unless they actually see them driving. It’s an absolute joke.

mikedyson · 11/10/2021 11:04

Good luck OP.
I had to get my MP involved in order to get anything done about the scrote who lives in our road.
He was driving car with no tax and MOT. We wouldn't even have noticed him except he kept parking up outside our houses to smoke weed, then drive on.
The Police might as well have told me to fuck off - I gave up on 101 but I was able to report online. I got no response but when I chased it up they tried to put me off by saying I'd have to give evidence (I said fine which obviously disappointed them) then they said they wouldn't do anything unless a Police officer saw the car being driven.
At this point I wrote to my MP and a senior copper got involved - he was very dismissive though. The kid was never done for anything, but the cops did make him get an MOT and tax at least. The MOT was an initial failure for dangerous brakes.
I have given up on the Police - they always seem to look for ways they can avoid acting against obvious scrotes and treat law-abiding people as mugs and idiots..

Burgerqueenbee · 11/10/2021 10:51

Pretty sure last time I called 101 they asked for my name and address, although this was about 5 years ago so perhaps they have stopped.

YourFinestPantaloons · 11/10/2021 10:45

10 minutes with 101 is nothing. Takes ages to go through. Keep trying