To report neighbour for this?

[Skittles12345]

AIBU to report my neighbour for seemingly setting up a taxi firm from their house? Is this even allowed?

Get a life ffs

Poor folks trying to make a living and put food on the table .

Leave them be for goodness sake.

12:40mygood
"Seriously what is this obsession about reporting people ?
Fair play to them using their initiative and earning a living. Would you rather them be on benefits?"

While it's possible that the licence hasn't gone into the system, unregistered businesses means that workers rights, wage structures etc aren't adhered to. This is how everyday slavery also happens. Taxi drivers have to hold DBS. Smaller taxi firms have allowed relatives of the one licensed driver to work and there's been sex offenders who've assaulted passengers. Taxis are 24/7, so shouldn't be operated from residential homes, for good reason.

Are their initials N and K?

"Why are they not remaining in area and using a rank or even sitting marked on the system in an area they are likely to get work?"

Because they would be sitting ducks for the taxi regulators, so they are flying under the radar.

@iwilldoitsoon is it possible they've just registered the company there as a cover up? I know where the place it's registered to and they never have taxis around from the firm in my street. It's in the same district but not the same town if that makes sense.
I would also be dubious that a DBS would have been done due to known drug use and misuse of alcohol.

@TheCanyon

Are their initials N and K?

Not that I know of, unless I only know nicknames!

Generally dont need any kind of a "lisence" to run a business from home unless its something like an HMO, childminders, etc.

However if part of the premises has a "change of use" from domestic to commercial then you need to inform the local council, as you may be required to pay business rates on that part of the property. Also if you employ people you may need insurance and other formalities in place.

Using your spare bedroom as an office with a computer etc so you can sell on Ebay/run some kind of online or professional business does not normally count as change of use as the space can easily be turned back into a bedroom. Home offices are common now. However installing machinery to make it into a hairdresser, or changing substantial parts of the building (to make a custom conversion) could entail a change of use. This particularly applies if customers call to consume a service or buy goods.

What your NDN has done with their driveway may apply. Whether they then have to pay business rates would depend upon a number of factors.

Unless its causing you personal inconvenience I would keep my head down and my mouth shut because I despise snitches.

[quote Skittles12345]@iwilldoitsoon is it possible they've just registered the company there as a cover up? I know where the place it's registered to and they never have taxis around from the firm in my street. It's in the same district but not the same town if that makes sense.
I would also be dubious that a DBS would have been done due to known drug use and misuse of alcohol. [/quote]

I think you have it in for them tbh. You have no understanding of the licensing laws and despite repeated asking cannot seem to explain where you think they are breaching laws.

Every post just adds another bit of how awful they are for doing X/Y/Z bit there is nothing to substantiate your posts.

ffs contact the council or let it go. stop analyzing everything, you seem to be over invested in their private lives.

Snitches is such a childish word.

No driveway, if they’re driving over the path I’d make it known to the council. Repeated loads going over the path could cause damage to underlying cables, it’s a bloody stupid thing to do.

Lots of covenants for houses stipulate businesses can’t be ran from them.

Have a word with the council, if it’s all above board it’s not snitching is it, it’s a concerned citizen factchecking. If they’re doing things incorrectly then more fool them for having shit for brains tbh.

People do what they have to its called survival.
People also have to abide by laws, rules and regulations too. I’m skint so I’ll break into your house and take your things to survive and that’s fair game is it? After all, I’m on the bones of my arse and need to survive.

If you're in London they would need a licence from TFL. I'd imagine other areas have similar schemes.

If it was affecting me getting parked then yes I would get involved but if not then they can crack on.

Snitches is such a childish word

Take your pick - snitch, rat, grasser, tattle tale, stool pigeon etc. They all mean the same thing - someone with a personality problem who cant mind their own business and obsessed with their own grandiosity rather than someone genuinely concerned for the wider community.

Yes, I would.

If they aren't registered for carrying fare-paying people, then they probably aren't insured correctly (or at all).

@Jaxhog

Yes, I would.

If they aren't registered for carrying fare-paying people, then they probably aren't insured correctly (or at all).

They won't be having multiple licensed taxis outside their house if they are not registered.

We need some actual facts to base this on.

@Skittles12345

I don't think it's fair to call me bat shit!

I've never reported anyone for anything before. It's a council house estate and looks like a taxi rank has just set up shop next door.

What difference does it make to you? Are they noisy or something? Is it just one taxi?

I would also be dubious that a DBS would have been done due to known drug use and misuse of alcohol.

You also have no understanding of how the DBS works. I'm a pot smoking ex alcoholic and had a full dbs. Any criminal activity that shows up, it is then down to their boss if they want to hire them or not, of course depending on what the crimes were and when they took place. A part of a job application asks for disclosure about criminal past.

Not sure why people are coming to you about it unless you are known for easily been wound up.

@VodkaSlimline

If you're in London they would need a licence from TFL. I'd imagine other areas have similar schemes.

All areas do. Taxi drivers - whether black cab or minicab - need an enhanced DBS check. Some councils make them sit a local knowledge test like hte one in Central London, or prove their English language skills are adequate. This is all in addition to checks on their vehicles.

Unlicensed cabbies are dangerous.

I’m sure all the people on here being arseholes to OP would love to have someone running a business like that from the house next door to them!
If it’s disturbing you in terms of noise and/or road obstruction then yes you should report. Try The Council first as they may need permission to run a business from home
If they aren’t doing anything wrong then they haven’t got anything to worry about have they?

How do you and your neighbours know so much about why is going on inside someone's house?

They probably followed the standard advice on here and got a ring doorbell. 🤷‍♂️

@PhilCornwall1

How do you and your neighbours know so much about why is going on inside someone's house?

They probably followed the standard advice on here and got a ring doorbell. 🤷‍♂️

To see inside the neighbours house?

People running that sort of business from home need to have permission - some councils have local bye-laws which prevent residential areas from being used as commercial premises. They may also need to pay business rates and have public liability insurance.

The council would be the people who need to know.

It will now be easy for you to get a taxi in an emergency, and maybe at a cheaper rate,as you are a good neighbour !!

Awwlookatmybabyspider Mon 19-Jul-21 22:26:50 Why are people so obsessed with reporting. Are they harming you. Will it enhance your life to report to them. Do you have nothing better to do than worry about what your neighbors are up to. People do what they have to its called survival.

You can not ruin the lives of neighbours in order for yourself to 'survive' though. During lockdown my next door neighbour decided to start up a construction company at the side of my house. ALL. FUCKING. DAY. I hear power tools and radios blasting and people coming and going and my drive is constantly blocked when I need in or out. The neighbour behind has suddently decided to start a motorcycle repair business and so ALL. FUCKING. DAY. on top of my next door neighbour noise I hear engines revving up and people coming and going and more engines revving up and fumes from it all filling my garden. I work from home but online. No one visits my home, no parking issues, there is no noise apart from my keyboard tapping, no smells coming from my property. So my working from home isn't affecting anyone that I'm aware of but my two neighbours are impacting upon my ability to work (and otherwise enjoy my home and garden) due to noise and smells and not being able to get out of my drive to get to meetings or doctor appointments.
I'm all for people setting up businesses but you can't do so in a way that it significantly and negatively impacts upon your neighbours.

OP years ago I lived across from a neighbour who set up a taxi and car sales business from his home. It was a bloody nightmare. There were cars coming throughout the day and night, they would park various cars in my drive when I was out and then refuse to move them when I got home and the road would be filled with cars for sale and two or three taxis that various drivers were coming in and out to collect. It was a nightmare. The police and council didn't care and I ended up moving in the end, only to now have a construction site and motorcycle repairs shops next door. So complain if you wish but I doubt anything will come of it and beware of moving because it might not solve your problems. There are inconsiderate arseholes everywhere.