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To not want to be woken at 4am for this?

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Hicks123 · 06/07/2026 06:57

Every day I am woken between 3am and 4am by a newspaper delivery guy with a car that sounds like a motorbike. Drives into my quiet close leaves the car idling outside my window while delivering newspapers to my (mostly retired) neighbours. For context, I am menopausal with insomnia, a light sleeper, with a child with SEN who is unwell (long term), am battling the system for support, I work, and I am already on my knees. This is the last straw. What can I do? I have tried white noise, can’t do earplugs as I need to hear my child, too hot to shut the windows. Am thinking of cancelling everyone’s papers on their behalf so I can have a decent nights sleep. 😂. I’m only half joking.

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JMSA · 06/07/2026 07:10

I agree with the others who say you should be proactive and feed this back to the business he works for.

PixieCrust · 06/07/2026 07:07

My neighbour works shifts (uses a motorbike for work) and I bought a Snoozeband (there are lots of cheaper alternatives) because I was fed up of being woken up by him going out/coming home in the early hours.
It doesn't completely drown it out but I play the same sleep sound to go to sleep and then just put it on again when I get woken up by his bike. I can still hear my children over it when it's on. I think the trick is to find ways to settle back to sleep quickly rather than stay asleep, at least that's what's worked best for me.

onmylastnerveseriously · 06/07/2026 07:07

Have you gone out and just asked him nicely not to do that?

readingmakesmehappy · 06/07/2026 07:04

Have you found out the delivery company and contacted them to complain? If you haven’t yet done that, why are you posting rather than doing something?

Urgentbiscuitrequired · 06/07/2026 06:59

And I know how you feel about the SEN stuff. I've been there too. It is exhausting.

Urgentbiscuitrequired · 06/07/2026 06:58

Have you spoken to him already? You could get some cones to put him off parking there.

AtlasPine · 06/07/2026 06:58

Contact the business and ask them to be more considerate? Your elderly neighbours could give you the contact number.

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