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Original poster

to not want my neighbour to run a valeting business from home?

44 replies

blueiris71 · 07/07/2019 19:59

Several times at the weekend and on week- nights our next door neighbour has people turning up to have their cars washed/valeted. His driveway is directly next to ours. The water from the pressure hose gets on our side and on our garage. The car vac often starts at half 9 on Sundays when we're trying to have a bit longer in bed. He's obviously running a business from home. Am I being unreasonable to be pissed off at the noise?

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littlepaddypaws · 07/07/2019 20:49

if you aren't going to report or be proactive in talking to him about it being a problem why did you ask if you're bu ?

fiorentina · 07/07/2019 20:49

On our old house we had a covenant to say we couldn’t run a business from the house. Do you have anything like that?

This may be of interest. www.carwashadvisoryservice.co.uk/washing-your-car/handling-waste-water

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blueiris71 · 07/07/2019 20:51

I'm going to speak to him, wanted to post here to see what others think

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GinDaddy · 07/07/2019 20:55

Highly amused / disturbed by the people jumping down OP’s throat saying “well done for reporting a hard working person” etc

For goodness sakes.

The OP has the right to quiet enjoyment of her home. If someone set up a full on mechanics workshop next door, with banging and crashing every hour, would that be exempt due to it being “good honest working class work” etc...

I’m sure it’s not just a bit of water and a vacuum. It’s constant noise, it’s water entering into your side of the property, it’s not on basically and I’d be on the side of OP here.

littlepaddypaws · 07/07/2019 20:59

i think most people would be nimby on this one. i certainly would be.

Biancadelrioisback · 07/07/2019 22:09

How dirty are the cars? Is this dirty water having any impact on anything? Is it damaging your house? Ruining your washing? It's hitting the side of your garage...

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blueiris71 · 08/07/2019 08:21

so you'd be ok with dirty water from daily valeting next door sloshing over your driveway and garage? Really?

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regmover · 08/07/2019 08:47

If it was only 10 cars a week I'd probably just ask him to sweep the water off my drive when he was finished.

Rosemary46 · 08/07/2019 11:01

Highly amused / disturbed by the people jumping down OP’s throat saying “well done for reporting a hard working person” etc

Indeed. And I’m also concerned how many people have no concern for the environment. Trade waste shouldn’t be discharged into public drains.

Eliza9919 · 08/07/2019 11:09

He's obviously running a business from home. Am I being unreasonable to be pissed off at the noise?

Yes.

With the way things are at the moment just let people earn where they can. This could be the difference between going under or keeping their kids fed and a roof over their head. You don't know the complete ins and outs of their situation so mind your own business.

If you are so bothered, get a fence between your driveways.

He's allowed to make noise between 7am and 11pm, isn't he?

If you report him I hope seagulls move in on top of your garage.

LakieLady · 08/07/2019 11:10

How are all of you getting the idea that his business is unlicensed and illegal? Is there a large part of the OP that just I can't see or something?

Unless his home has consent for business use as well as residential, he's in breach of planning rules. This wouldn't be an issue if he was just using a spare room as an office, where there is minimal impact on neighbours, but where it leads to noise and a fair amount of extra traffic, that's a different matter.

There was a thread on here a few months ago where someone's neighbour started a dog grooming business from home, and had clients bringing their dogs to his house. She reported him to the council (primarily because the CF was telling his clients to park on her drive!) and they issued a "stop" notice. He had to stop trading from the home.

Business use is a different thing from residential use for a reason, people are entitled not to be disturbed by comings and goings, noisy equipment etc, and this man is bang out of order.

Eliza9919 · 08/07/2019 11:13

blueiris71 Mon 08-Jul-19 08:21:09
so you'd be ok with dirty water from daily valeting next door sloshing over your driveway and garage? Really?

Because rain water is filtered through a spring before the clouds hover over your house, yes?

Girlofgold · 08/07/2019 11:14

Most people don't sustain businesses like this as they're so repetitive and relentless. He might stop after the summer.

I would rather pay him than organised crime modern slavery set ups like you see set up all over your city. 🤷‍♂️. Pain in the arse for you though.

JacquesHammer · 08/07/2019 11:20

I would certainly be following up as to whether he has the relevant license.

OP - do you own your home? There may be covenants in the deeds surrounding the carrying on of a business in a residential area.

pelirocco123 · 08/07/2019 11:34

How are all of you getting the idea that his business is unlicensed and illegal? Is there a large part of the OP that just I can't see or something?

because I would doubt he would get permission
There is environmental impact when disposing dirty contaminated water into drains , plus business's attract higher rates , water rates and electricity charges , so he isnt competing fairly with other business's who run legally
can understand how this would impact negatively on people living in the same street

Mintjulia · 08/07/2019 11:49

10 cars a week doesn’t sound too bad. 10 a day and I might complain.

lmusic87 · 08/07/2019 12:01

I would report him, its only going to get worse!

Isatis · 08/07/2019 12:13

I'm not going to report. (although I don't think it would be morally wrong to, I'm abiding by rules, why is he exempt?) I was just trying to figure out if I was being unreasonable at the noise of a very loud car vac and karcher jet spray over 10 times a week when I'm here most of the time?

I don't get this. Obviously you're not unreasonable, so I don't see why you needed to try to figure it out, and I don't see why you wouldn't take sensible steps to put a stop to this.

LakieLady · 08/07/2019 12:23

I don't see why you wouldn't take sensible steps to put a stop to this

Me neither. The noise would drive me demented.

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