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To think five cars is fucking ridiculous

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VividVoltage · 22/02/2022 13:56

Background: New neighbours moved in around a year ago. They are loud, rude, and messy. Loud parties in the summer where they're out in the garden shouting until the small hours, coming home drunk from nights out and spewing all over the street on their way to their door, leaving their rubbish where it lands, whole can of paint spilled on the pavement and just left, the husband was tipping paint and oil down the drains in the street, loud music played outdoors at all hours, and so on. Anyone who complains to their faces gets told to "fuck right off" and then usually gets a follow up doorstep visit from the husband. We live in a nice area and a small street that was quiet until they arrived. Last week we had the fire brigade out to the street because he started a bonfire on the driveway (at 10am) chucked petrol on it and then went off in his car, leaving it to burn on its own. The front garden daytime bonfire is an almost weekly occurrence.

So yes, they're nobs and yes, we have complained about them as have other neighbours.

He's been working on a scrap car in his driveway since they moved in. When he's working on the car he has loud music thumping the entire time, he will go out or go in the house and leave the music going even when he's not there with it. He has tools everywhere, not just on his driveway but scattered all over the pavement too and just leaves them there for days so you have to step around them to get past. He uses various chemicals, spray paint, etc and again they're just left lying around before, during, and after plus they stink. He has power tools going, and so on. And this isn't just in daylight hours, he's out there at 10pm at times. Even when it is daylight hours, explicit rap music at top.volume for 8-10 hours straight is too much (and by explicit I mean sexually explicit language as well as swearing).

This scrap car was then joined by a second scrap car that he is also working on and is side by side with the one one on the driveway.

In addition to this they have three running cars. They drive these like utter dickheads, speeding in the street (it's a 20 zone). The three cars get parked on what used to be the grass verges in the street but are now tyre-churned mud baths where they're ripped all the grass up from parking on them. They don't park considerately on these either and will park wholly on the verge so that two wheels are on the grass verge and two are on the pavement so you have to go on the road to get around them. Or they'll park directly opposite a driveway (narrow street) so that you can't get your car on or off without knocking and asking them to move it.

This morning a third scrap car has been delivered and squashed onto the driveway with its back end hanging out and completely blocking the pavement.

AIBU to make yet another complaint to the council and how do I get them to fucking listen? I know I'm not the only person in the street who has complained and the most they do is send a letter. We know when they receive the letter because he will stand at his door and bellow "fuck you all" and then will blast his music or bang around or set a bonfire like he's punishing us all.

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Justkeeppedaling · 22/02/2022 14:06

Jeez Louise, that's sounds awful, and is my nightmare, everytime a hous on our street goes on the market - it's never happened to me though.

I don't have any suggestions, other than to take photos and keep a record. Is anything they are doing actually illeagal, rather than antisocial? eg, is there anything in the deeds about not parking on the grass verges?

VividVoltage · 22/02/2022 14:09

The verges are owned and maintained by the parish council.

We live in a clean air zone so there are rules on fires, especially around burning rubbish and using accelerants as well as properly supervising fires. Environmental health sent a letter.

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VividVoltage · 22/02/2022 14:11

Just realised I put five cars in the thread title but it's bloody six now!

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Easterbunnyiswindowshopping · 22/02/2022 14:12

Report them to the police. And the council. And the fire dept.. Hopefully at least one will go see them.

grafittiartist · 22/02/2022 14:12

If he's working on them as a business- that might give you something to complain to the council over- I am sure that people can't run companies from home without permission.
Good luck- it sounds awful.

FAQs · 22/02/2022 14:12

Do they own the house?

VividVoltage · 22/02/2022 14:13

Will the police come out for parking and antisocial behaviour though? And the fire brigade for an unattended bonfire even though its at a house?

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ChuckBerrysBoots · 22/02/2022 14:13

Are they renting or own?

Leftbutcameback · 22/02/2022 14:16

Was going to suggest report to council for running a business unless the scrap cars are a hobby?

Keep records of all the burning / spills / loud noise etc as the council can take action over a public nuisance.

They sound bloody awful.

Cognoscenti · 22/02/2022 14:16

Wow, I used to have 3 (although all runners) and after a while thought it might be excessive! We don't have neighbours though so wasn't inconveniencing anyone else.
YANBU, sounds nightmarish. 😕

VividVoltage · 22/02/2022 14:16

Renting. The council is their landlord and doesn't care beyond sending letters. This is not a council tenant bashing thread, the street is a mix of council tenants, private tenants, and owners and I honestly could not tell you who is who. I only know their house is a council house because the council did some update/renewal work to it while it was empty before they moved in.

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rambleonplease · 22/02/2022 14:17

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Danikm151 · 22/02/2022 14:18

Keep reporting to the council. Keep a log of noise complaints, it can lead to court proceedings if the council have enough evidence.
Tools on the pavement is a danger to pedestrians as is the parking.

Report the parking with photo evidence especially if you have to go in the road.

Leftbutcameback · 22/02/2022 14:20

And talk to your councillor - that’s what they are there to help with.

VividVoltage · 22/02/2022 14:20

They're not travellers. We used to live next to a family from the travelling community and they were lovely when they were there, noisy now and again but very community minded and used to always bring a cheque for the local playgroup that I volunteered with.

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VividVoltage · 22/02/2022 14:21

Councillor might be a good idea with local elections coming up, they could be motivated to take charge.

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Greenhillfaraway · 22/02/2022 14:22

Are you talking to the council or your councillor? We had a very good response when we worked with our councillor who kicked up a stink on our behalf. I know it’s dependent on the councillor themselves though. The police and fire brigade came out to deal with our local kids being antisocial and setting fires (although didn’t prosecute even when they caught them).

I hope you get it sorted. There are some people who should not be allowed to live anywhere near others. Must be very disturbing to live with Flowers

NrlySp · 22/02/2022 14:23

Sounds like you need to encourage your neighbors to complain too. Can you form some sort of committee- maybe get professional mediators involved.
Hope you get it sorted. Sounds nightmarish

VividVoltage · 22/02/2022 14:24

The council but I'm going to look at contacting my local councillors, I didn't realise they could deal with this sort of thing.

Going to ring 101 every time there's a fire too - its a roper MN thread now that I'm going to log it with 101! Grin

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Chasingsquirrels · 22/02/2022 14:24

Keep reporting as other have said.

Consider getting your MP involved.

Mumofsend · 22/02/2022 14:25

You are in the best position as they are council, in our area its the easiest group of people to evict. Just keep logging absolutely everything. Recording clips. Have you got a ring doorbell? You can set to record with that too. Log with the appropriate authorities every single time.

It's a case of the squeaky wheel gets the oil.

Twizbe · 22/02/2022 14:25

@VividVoltage

Will the police come out for parking and antisocial behaviour though? And the fire brigade for an unattended bonfire even though its at a house?
The fire brigade will come out for that. They have a non emergency number and do have some powers of enforcement around this.

Our back neighbour is a landscape gardener who often burnt rubbish from his job at the bottom of his garden. He tended to do it one hot sunny days when we wanted our windows open. One day he didn't put it out properly and we were woken at 2 am by an inferno outside our house! Luckily the wind was blowing away from our house so there was just minor damage to our garden. The house on the other side wasn't so lucky. It burnt down the shed of an elderly widow. That she'd contains loads of her late husband's belongings.

The fire brigade read him the riot act and left us details of how to report any further breaches.

Alexandra83190 · 22/02/2022 14:26

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MartinMartinMarti · 22/02/2022 14:28

@rambleonplease what an unpleasant and racist comment. Shame on you.

BobLep0nge · 22/02/2022 14:32

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