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To hate my neighbours new hobbies..

15 replies

mrfreeze · 22/05/2012 16:27

Up until a year or so ago they were lovely, slightly loud and noisy but theres husband and wife and 4 kids so what can i expect.

The teenage boy loves motorbikes, so thats his new hobby having his friends round revving them up and down the st at any given chance while he helps out fixing them, very annoying when im trying to have a sleep at 9 at night, the other teenage daughter loves loud dance music (again though cant argue with that as she doesnt play it at stupid times, just really in the day) and the youngest 2 are 11 and 7 so still in that lovely phase where theyre happy with simpler things. the husband (who was stabbed for some reason last year - nobody has ever found out why), has never worked in all the years hes lived here (nearly 20) although everyone knows they are both a bit dodgy as they always have the latest cars and designer clothes etc. they always have people knocking day and night at their door, i now know why, its because they are dealing drugs from their house. i had a man knock late last night to tell me he had the coke with him in the car and to send my fella out with the other stuff.

Im ready to drop in the next few weeks, my "fella" was upstairs after a hard days work on a building site and was shocked to hear what this man just said to me, i asked who he was actually looking for, he told me the mans name and i pointed him in the direction of next door, i then heard through the walls the caller get a bollocking for knocking at the wrong house!

do i report?? what would the police actually do, i know theyve been reported before as they used to have constant rows and the police were often called, but i dont think for drug use, Luckily were not planning on staying in this house for much longer, but god, surely you wouldnt do anything like that with your own kids in the house.

Its the constant noise of the motorbikes right up the path i hate, they're right up to our front window on 1 side so not like i can get away from it, i go and sit in the kitchen but i can still hear them. Sad

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Poulay · 22/05/2012 16:29

They're selling drugs next door?

Do they own, rent, council?

I'd tread carefully, wouldn't want to get violently murdered for reporting them to the police. They'll know it's you.

LaurieFairyCake · 22/05/2012 16:29

Don't report if you're going to move.

But move quick Grin

manicbmc · 22/05/2012 16:35

Report them just before you move.

SCOTCHandWRY · 22/05/2012 16:39

If you report now, the drug dealer will know it was you. I'd wait a while.

AmazingBouncingFerret · 22/05/2012 16:42

Report them the day you exchange keys!

KellyElly · 22/05/2012 16:48

Well if they have all those kids and coke and who knows who coming in and out then call social services. They will in turn contact the police.

MrsTerryPratchett · 22/05/2012 17:29

He was stabbed and no one knows why? I think I could hazard a guess. Only report if you are moving.

DPrince · 22/05/2012 18:14

I would report it but leave a while as they will know its you since they know he went to your door. Maybe the day after you move. Tbh the police and social services need to know for the sake of the kids. My friends sister was a dealer. Her family found out after one of her kids licked and 'e' tablet and nearly died. The family would have been fearful if someone had have reported her before that, turned our loads of the neighbours knew.

Debeezandbirds · 22/05/2012 18:19

Do not report, we had this in our old street. It used to get nasty if police were outside your house for any reason at all, ie traffic incident for which you were a witness. They were always getting hassle from police, assumed it was from you and then windows out and graffiti.

When police go to that street now they know not to come to your door in uniform with the marked car.

You could leave it a few months then report but don't give your name or address or anything, you'd be surprised how often these things are let slip. 99.9999% of officers are a credit to this country and work so hard, we had a rogue bastard round our way who was too friendly with some people.

FeakAndWeeble · 22/05/2012 18:22

I agree to leave it until you're out of there, then report anonymously. We got tip-offs about this sort of thing all the time when I was a police lady and they were always investigated.

ivykaty44 · 22/05/2012 18:22

I would go and knock on the door and let him know you are moving and would like some peace and quite from those pesky motor bikes and loud dance music until you move Wink

mrfreeze · 22/05/2012 19:48

Well were not moving for quite a while yet still in the searching process so im still hopeful of getting out sooner rather than later, we'll be renting our house out when we do leave though, once id told the wife this she seemed to get really angry that she would be having new neighbours to contend with and her actual words where "you better not have any joe raquis or polish moving in".

i kind of ignored her and said we'd obviously be vetting tennants and whoever was suitable will be getting the house to live in, as if theyre the worlds best neighbours. The husband was most certainly stabbed over a drugs related thing, he stopped going out after it and has become a recluse in the house (yet still manages to scream an awful lot).

i wont report them just yet, id hate for whoever ends up living here though to be accussed of it, or worse still have to put up with it though, so im half tempted just to ring social services now and let them know the situation. god knows what else there up to in there, and i have to constantly ask the son to ask his friends to stop revving their bleedin bikes - hes a good kid really and does stop everytime but after a while you start to think why dont they just take the hint and not do it?

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DublinMammy · 22/05/2012 19:55

Definitely don't report them until after you have moved out. We used to have similar neighbours, maddening and so bloody inconsiderate. Step up your house-hunting and look forward to getting the hell out of there. THEN report them.

LostMyIdentityAlongTheWay · 22/05/2012 20:25

Hmmm. I agree not to report until you have moved for safety reasons, but I am really upser for you. You sound a total saint to me!
The wife sounds bloody awful...bent cow, insinuating that 'polish' ate rough. How ironic. I'll be blunt, the parents sound scum and inconsiderate. Dreadful that you can't do the right thing for fear of retribution.
hoiks Pants of Judgement and leaves

mummymeister · 22/05/2012 20:59

If you report them and then decide to sell your house then there is a question on the sellers disclosure form along the lines of "have you complained about your immediate neighbours in the last 5 years" it then is a right pain to decide whether to lie or put the truth and know that noone will touch your house with a barge pole. some letting agents ask this as well apparently (so Mr google tells me). You can make an anonymous complaint to crimestoppers and to social services. this has to be the way to go and as it is anonymous i would do it sooner rather than later personally in case the next oik knocking on your door wants the £100k you (your neighbour) owes him or he will smash his way in. speak from very bitter experience living above a brothel/drugs den in London and just felt on edge when strangers came to the door.

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