We moved here recently and are near to a secondary school - closed during lockdown so not really any problems until kids went back to school after Easter. Since then one of the mums on the school run parks outside our house in the morning for drop off and afternoon for pick up. The issue is this. She turns up about twenty to thirty minutes or so minutes before school begins and before home time and sits in the car on her phone with the engine running - it’s a diesel car.
It started out as mildly irritating but I didn’t realise it would be every day and now it’s becoming a problem. It’s a loud engine and the fumes from the exhaust are coming in to the front lounge and bedroom. Problem is, I’ve mentioned this to a neighbour further down the road and she had the same problem with this person and asked her to either turn off the engine or move away from the house. She was met with abusive language and for the next couple of weeks loud music was added to the exhaust fumes before she moved to another spot. It’s really becoming a problem as my elderly mum is in the front bedroom and she’s really not well - she’s mentioned noise from the engine as well as the fumes coming in and I’ve shut the window as a temporary measure, but with summer coming, keeping windows closed won’t be an option. I know this may sound trivial to some, but how would you tackle it ? I think I’ve read somewhere that it’s against the law to sit with a car engine idling, but not sure. Advice please.