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To think five cars is fucking ridiculous

191 replies

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.

OP posts:
PuggyMum · 25/03/2022 10:26

Thank you for the updates!
I hope the turn in the weather hasn't kicked off their partying etc.
We have a local councillor that's worth their weight in gold too.

longtompot · 25/03/2022 10:37

I am so pleased something is being done about these people and their cars. Here's to them hopefully moving away soon Wine

purpleboy · 25/03/2022 10:44

It's all sounding positive, I hope things stay on the up.
Has their behavior changed at all since the formal notice?

ittakes2 · 25/03/2022 11:04

I would take a photo and send to local paper about how the council is not helping.

ittakes2 · 25/03/2022 11:04

Sorry posted too soon great news you’ve had success

Wouldntitbenicetobeinyourshoes · 25/03/2022 11:06

Brilliant updates op.

VapeVamp12 · 25/03/2022 11:17

Get your MP & local councillor involved mine are excellent and really harass the council which they hate

A have a couple of customers who are councils and when the local MP calls literally everything is dropped and everyone is running around like headless chickens. People get scared for their jobs. Personally I only think really serious issues should be raised with an MP - most of the people who will have to deal with the actual issue are being paid eff all

DaisyDeli · 25/03/2022 12:04

I love a positive update !

VividVoltage · 25/03/2022 12:21

From the phone conversation he had in the garden, he has also been driving without an MOT and has been picked up for that too Shock

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Ilikewinter · 25/03/2022 12:28

Brilliant!

Momicrone · 25/03/2022 12:49

Great news, what a knob

DogInATent · 25/03/2022 12:56

It sounds like you're making progress. If you need to escalate or just want to add to the regulatory soup...

Report to the Environment Agency as a suspected unauthorized End of Life Vehicle Treatment Facility. This requires planning permission, a ELV ATF permit from the EA, and a scrap dealers license.

(or just mention those words to the helpful councilor)

P1ainJanine · 25/03/2022 13:02

If the scrap cars have not been SORNed, he may owe car tax on them. The cars in use should have insurance, which given they have no MOT, is unlikely.

You can check insurance at: ownvehicle.askmid.com/

and TAX and MOT status at: www.gov.uk/check-mot-status

Good luck! (though it sounds like you and the councillor are on the ball).

debwong · 25/03/2022 14:03

Great news.

WifeMotherWorkRepeat · 25/03/2022 14:14

Fantastic news… karma ☺️

billy1966 · 25/03/2022 15:03

Great to read.

I cannot imagine the stress of having that move in beside you.

Taking plenty of photos too of fires etc., so you have dated proof.

Crazycrazylady · 25/03/2022 15:07

Happy Friday.
Ain't karma a b*tch

VividVoltage · 25/03/2022 16:55

Karma... or car -ma Grin

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

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hedgehogger1 · 25/03/2022 16:58

Complain every time. No matter how small (although it doesn't sound like anything's small). They sound truly horrible

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 25/03/2022 17:02

Check the council website for the anti social behaviour policy and procedure and for a copy of the complaints procedure. See if they use Noise App or iWitness - basically services where you can record and send direct and they are billed by these companies and have to respond/react.

Once you have exhausted the Housing company/ Council, you can write to the MP (cc in the CEO of the Housing/Council). They (housing) have to formally acknowledge, deal with, and respond to the MP regarding the complaint.

If that isn't enough to get either the behaviour stopped or (ideally) the family relocated, raise a complaint with the Ombudsman.

VividVoltage · 27/03/2022 12:25

Well it's all escalated rather quickly.

We had three police cars and a police van here. The husband got arrested and the police had one of his cars taken away, it was definitely taken as part of the arrest because the police supervised it going onto the tow truck and did paperwork with the recovery driver. Would they do that for no MOT? He got home this morning and cut the DVLA wheelclamp off one of the other cars and went racing off somewhere in it so expecting all of that to kick off again when the DVLA realise and it means he's driving around a car that is untaxed, un-MOT'd, and uninsured (I checked the links posted above).

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livyaz · 27/03/2022 12:44

Wow op, I remember this post
Well, it looks like they will be on their way and out of your hair soon!
They sound horrific

billy1966 · 27/03/2022 13:53

You can definitely report that to the police.

Update the councillor that helped too.

NigellaLawdaughter · 27/03/2022 13:54

Loving the updates! The last one a bit scary maybe, but also looking like they might be out of there soon! Fingers crossed!

Travis1 · 27/03/2022 13:58

I’d be reporting that to the police today. God forbid he has an accident and hurts someone