Noisy neighbours

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This is my first thread so be kind. 5 years ago I moved into my house and there were very few houses built on the estate then, however as more houses are built it's become noisier understandably. Anyway from the day I moved in the girl across the road must have had a 5am taxi pick up each weekday morning. The taxi would leave his engine running everyday no matter how many times I rang the company, the council and taxi license. The constant chugging for approx 15 to 30 mins each morning drove me insane. He always arrived early. I was exhausted as I was pregnant and had 3 other kids. After 18 months an opportunity came for me to move rooms. Low and behold the house opposite had the same set up. 5am pick up from a mate who beeped and chugged every day. New neighbours moved in next door and proceeded to park their two vans on the path and load deliveries every morning between 4am and 4.30. This went on for a further 3 years. Now the lad across the road starts his car up at 3am. It has a load boy racer type exhaust. AIBU to put a note on his car explaining I'm at breaking point and I may smash the fuck out of his car if he doesn't stfu.

Can't understand why the taxi needs to be there 15-30 minutes before leaving? Have you spoken to the neighbours? And maybe the council can help with the 4am loading situation, I know certain sized shops can't accept deliveries before/after a certain time so maybe there's a residential law too.

I thought you were going to say your neighbours are having all night parties! YABU. Not everyone works 9-5 jobs. People are free to come and go whenever. Sorry it is keeping you awake, but maybe should should move to a quieter place?

I'm guessing it's the taxis 1st call and he would read the paper. Notanothernc. It was quiet when I moved here and what I'm trying to explain is. I totally understand people work different shifts but the van loaders are on the path. It's a path not a drive. Not the road. But they back the vans up and load with both van radios on with the van doors open. They don't even live in the house. They use it for storage. It's not quite so easy to pack up and leave so that's a stupid comment

I feel your pain and totally sympathise. I lived in a lovely quiet road with brilliant neighbours until 2 years ago when new people moved into the one bed house opposite us. A mum, her partner and adult son (and his 3 year old daughter every weekend). The mother and son were out in the road shouting at each other at 1am for weeks, they are in and out of the house, slamming doors and car doors (they have 3 cars) at all hours, they seem incapable of speaking to each other, they have to shout all of the time.
The arguments have stopped for now, but they now walk their dog between midnight and 2am, this involves them standing in the middle of the road throwing a ball and whistling and shouting to the dog (and each other). It makes me so angry, I barely sleep. The other neighbours are old and don't want to approach them as they are not nice people.
This sort of thing can severely impact on your life.
I'm thinking of a letter through the door, if I'm brave enough

Where the frig do you live?! you need to move. Who uses a house just for storage?!

Oh and it's not a stupid comment to suggest someone moves, don't post in AIBU if you can't accept the replies.

Train yourself to sleep with noise. White noise machine, music, TV on low. Constant noise easier to sleep through.

Taxis, as long as they are paying road tax, are allowed to be on the road. People are allowed to load their van whenever they want. I understand it might not be ideal for you, but there is nothing you can do about it. People have trouble getting help with actual anti-social noise... like all night parties or dogs that bark all day and night. You have no chance getting this noise to stop. If you are so sensitive to this noise your only hope is to move to the middle of no where.

I suspect there is nothing you can do to stop 5AM taxi pick ups; people have to get to work.

Have you tried sleeping wearing noise-cancelling headphones? I am a ridiculously light sleeper, and any light or noise wakes me up. I sleep much better if I have an eye mask, and in noisy situations with noise-cancelling headphones. Much more comfortable than ear plugs, and they block out a lot more noise.

Rule 123
The Driver and the Environment. You MUST NOT leave a parked vehicle unattended with the engine running or leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road. Generally, if the vehicle is stationary and is likely to remain so for more than a couple of minutes, you should apply the parking brake and switch off the engine to reduce emissions and noise pollution. However it is permissible to leave the engine running if the vehicle is stationary in traffic or for diagnosing faults.

Sorry, no good at links but the above is from gov.uk Highway Code website, with regards to taxi driver leaving the engine running in the mornings.

Some people are so inconsiderate. Of course some work shifts and drive or get picked up early, but consideration for their neighbours would mean they keep noise a minimum. That means not leaving their engines idling for ages (just get in, start it and go), not having your music audible to others, keeping your voice down. In other words, understanding that sound travels and will be more intrusive when the world around is quiet, such as in the early hours of the sodding morning. And no, OP shouldn't have to move house, because unfortunately that's very disruptive, expensive, and she has no idea whether her hext house will be home to inconsiderate twats either

God I really feel for you op. It's like water torture. Ffs 'just move'. Nice victim blaming there.

Have you ever spoken to the actual person in the car? I mean go out in your pjs and say ' please, I'm begging you...'

I had it with a milk float that let radio on when delivering to neighbours. Luckily my neighbours spoke to the milkman and asked him to be considerate and voila problem solved. I don't know what I'd have done if that didn't work. It's miserable being woken by someone else's needless noise

Some posters are just twats, instead of being dicks to the OP can you not just summon a little empathy.

I totally hear you op, our neighbour is a mobile dj, at 2.00 am this morning he was unloading his shite right outside. Then I was woken up at 6.30 this morning because he was loading it all up again! I've only lived here 3 months but this has happened about 15 times.

We have really noisy neighbors. 6 children under 11in a very small 3 bed. Doors slamming till 10 at night, screaming and contestant shouting. I use ear plugs every night. Isolate is the brand name and they do work. We intend to move before they become teenagers or number 7 arrives which we think might be soon. They are actually on holiday this week and it has been true bliss.

I honestly think it might be useful to go and speak to the taxi driver, non confrontational, just tell him he's waking up your DC, you, every bloody morning. Could he please arrive later, not leave the engine running etc? As for the van loading, hopefully it'll be short term, because who really only uses the house for storing goods? Weird. Boy racer, equally, speak to him. Even if he's a twat in response, at least you've tried. Poor you, I would hate this and it would make me move. I can't bear any noise at night.

That would drive me nuts. I already have DD waking me up every time I drop off saying she can't sleep, then DS2 waking me up at 5.25 asking for the tablet. 😴

I've spoken to the driver who always turns his engine off when approached. I've rung the taxi company who were very accommodating to begin then I received abuse. The council for noise etc stated he can't leave engine running but what can you do etc etc. Licencing say they personally have to catch him in the act even tho I have his car details and the taxi company. Anyway like I said I moved rooms so that problem is solved. It's now the neighbours who don't live in the house and use it for storage. They are not approachable by any means. They have broken their tenancy agreement in many ways and the courts are involved to kick them out. Takes time. But the house next door but has recently become occupied by the same people. I'm wondering g if they're either moving in there or relocating their storage unit. Other neighbours have said the same and at times you hear them all screaming in the street at each other to shut up. Ironic really. My nice neighbour bless her is heard screaming shut up. There is a lady in that house with 2 tiny babies and you're making all this noise. Bless her. She's now woken everyone. Anyway I think I may move as one comment suggested. It's something to look into but with 5 children it's difficult. Thank you everyone for your kind words