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Bin cleaners told DH to fuck off

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Rudeness101 · 06/05/2026 16:41

The neighbours have recently started getting their bins cleaned and the bin cleaner keeps moving our bin to the middle of the driveway creating an obstacle when we return.

DH saw them earlier and went to explain the issue and ask they kindly put the bin back when finished to which the guy told DH to fuck off. DH was taken aback but repeated that he’s having to stop the car in the street to move the bin to then drive in, to which the cleaner again told him to fuck off and started laughing.

His colleagues then joined in calling DH a cunt and the pair of them left laughing. DH wrote an email of complaint to the company but learned they’re a small family owned firm. Therefore quite likely one or both of the men are probably related to the owners.

DH is trying to take the high ground and assume they were having a bad day but that doesn’t solve the problem and inconvenience of the cleaners blocking our driveway. The bin is cleaned the same day they’re emptied so not possible for us to hide the bin away, and the street and properties are small so it’s not like we can leave our bins out elsewhere.

We also don’t know the neighbours well enough to think they’d change companies.

WWYD?

OP posts:
inmyhair · 06/05/2026 16:43

There's not much you can do really. I would definately tell the neighbours about what happened and I'd certainly be giving them a bad review on facebook but other than that nothing you can do. If people are determined to be rude and combative instead of resolving problems then i don't know what the answer is.

LeaderBee · 06/05/2026 16:42

I don't really think there's much you can do, the police wont give a toss about this and i'm not sure who else you can go to that would get it sorted out quickly.
A letter to the local council or trading standards but that will move like a glacier.
Best bet is just have a word with your neighbours and see what they can do?