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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:
Weenurse · 31/03/2022 10:51

Any more news?

VividVoltage · 31/03/2022 12:28

The DVLA came and took the van away, I'm guessing they'll be taking some sort of action because of him driving it around after cutting the clamp off. It's been blissfully quiet since then Smile

OP posts:
Ilikewinter · 31/03/2022 16:25

Ooh im loving the update! - fingers crossed for some peace and quiet for you!

irishfarmer · 01/04/2022 15:23

Thanks for the updates! Glad to see something is happening!

Weenurse · 02/04/2022 01:40

Thanks for the update

k1233 · 02/04/2022 03:06

Don't you love it when something positive actually happens! Great news OP

hattie43 · 02/04/2022 03:21

That sounds horrendous , I don't know what the answer is but I feel for you .

hallygore · 02/04/2022 03:58

Gosh. What a nightmare! I'm a council tenant and what he's up to would certainly be in breach of our tenancy agreement. We're not allowed to work on cars on our driveways, store scrap cars etc.

YukoandHiro · 02/04/2022 04:09

Report them to your council's Anti social behaviour team

YukoandHiro · 02/04/2022 04:12

Oh just seen your councillor has done the job. Nice one!

Spud1130 · 02/04/2022 04:21

Sounds like our old neighbours. Their past caught up with them one night when 2 cars screeched up the road, broke their door down and beat the bloke with baseball bats badly enough to put him in intensive care and leave him with a permanent brain injury. They moved out not long after that.

WiddlinDiddlin · 02/04/2022 04:56

Jeez, you don't live somewhere in the North West do you... I had a neighbour like this, though he had monster trucks and a gym in his garage-cum-work shop, same music thumping day and night, same delightful response to requests to move vehicles/shut up/etc... most of the estate were terrified of him!

TriTrey · 02/04/2022 06:46

This is awful I really feel for you. Keep complaining and keep a log of everything! Evidence if you can - photos, video, if legal and you can.

I had a similar experience with a nightmare family on our street, the council didn't do anything until the feral kids of the family started throwing stones at the bus going by the street. They stopped the buses for a week for safety and the family then magically got moved on.

TriTrey · 02/04/2022 06:48

Oooh yay for updates, great news!

lightand · 02/04/2022 07:13

@VividVoltage

Further update.

It turns out that some of the cars aren't taxed. The DVLA have been out this morning, clamped two of the cars that are parked on the road, ticketed them, and put big red and yellow "untaxed vehicle" stickers on the windows.

Ah.

We had no trouble in a quiet village until a run down caravan rocked up.

We thought it broke all manner of rules necause of where it was parked, how it was parked, it was chained to a lamppost, causing pavement obstruction or so we thought. etc. Blocking the view of a public building. Blocking light.

But the man made the fatal error of taking off its wheels. That made it unroadworthy. And then the police were able to act and enforce it's removal.

The police had been sympathetic to the villagers. But couldnt act until a law had been broken.

Not sure how much of this is relevant to anyone else.
But thought I would add it to give hope.

Not sure I got all the facts 100% correct above, but you get my drift.
Sometimes, things are just a matter of time.

Sswhinesthebest · 02/04/2022 07:13

Such good news, especially if it can’t be traced back to you.

twominutesmore · 02/04/2022 07:16

Great updates.

Why do people work so hard at fucking up their own lives. If he could've lived with three cars, no fires and considerate music his family would have been able to live happily in that house for a long time, on a quiet street with lovely neighbours.

I love that he has been bested by the quiet neighbours he thought he could intimidate into submission, and am so pleased to hear that the council are taking meaningful action.

ThatPosterIsSoRight · 02/04/2022 07:52

Great news!

sandgrown · 02/04/2022 07:59

I thought our neighbours were bad with two cars and a flipping car transporter which takes up 3 spaces in a cul de sac that’s already tight for parking . There are 3 houses with children who treat the street as a playground. It’s great they can play out reasonably safely but some are very young and run out from behind parked cars. They leave toys strewn across the street which drivers have to move. The children leave their sweet wrappers and bottles/cans where they drop them. We all have back gardens but these families sit in the front for some reason ! They are basically ok people but the street is a mess at the moment .

saleorbouy · 02/04/2022 08:01

Keep a log of everything that is anti social and get other affected neighbours to do the same too.
Continue to call the council and your local councillors and also send emails as you will have a record.
Report any threatening behaviour and language to the police so that a log is build up.
Ring the fire service each time a fire is lit on the drive.
Soon all these services you and your neighbours contact will become fed up of the badgering and have to do something.
Your local MP might also assist aswell.
Form a residents association and tackle the issue as a group.

BottleBrushTree · 02/04/2022 08:03

We’ve got 6 cars in our place. Haven’t thought about pulling them apart or starting a bonfire in the driveway though 🤔

NdefH81 · 02/04/2022 08:16

The car issue is surely a tiny drop in the ocean?Confused

WalltoWallBtards · 02/04/2022 08:30

Just keep complaining. They will eventually be moved on for antisocial behaviour but you have to record and complain and call EVERY
Time.

user3837313202 · 02/04/2022 08:32

@grafittiartist

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.
You're not allowed to run a car repair business on the street, but as they're repairing the scrap cars on their driveway and parking the running cars on the road, they're in the clear there.

In general you can start many types of business from home without needing permission. Even if you're starting a food business from home you must register with the council but this registration cannot be refused. You can expect to be inspected eventually, but can only be shut down if things are completely beyond the pale and below the score needed to attain a 0 out of 5 (a low food hygiene score should put most customers off though...)

Shade17 · 02/04/2022 08:33

he's driving around a car that is untaxed, un-MOT'd, and uninsured (I checked the links posted above).

If you checked the insurance on AskMID then you’ve committed an offence yourself.