Help me not go and stab their tyre

[TeaAndCakeFTW]

Someone is sitting outside my house idling their engine. Not directly outside, I can't see them, they must be sitting outside next door.

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Just ask them to turn their engine off

I can't see that going well!
From experience the type of people who think it reasonable to sit for ages with their engines idling aren't the type of people who take kindly to be asked to turn the engine off!

Maybe the heater is on because it's cold.

Not outside your house, not causing you a problem. Engine likely to be idling longer if you stab their tyre.

Read that back and see if you think you are reasonable.

Help for anger and violence is available.

Is this post for real? I'd suggest you try anger management.

I ask people to turn their engines off all the time, if you're cold wear a coat

Maybe this person has the engine on as they are charging their phone as they are lost? people need to mind their own business 🙄

Simmer doon min.

Idling engines are all our business, given we are affected by the fumes

It's not that cold that they need to air there with the heater on, maybe they should wear a coat if so 🤔

It annoys me, I have knocked on car windows before I tell people their engine should be off

It’s illegal! You can receive a fixed penalty notice for it.

And its an offence

Yanbu. Scummy people who idle do my head in. I do tell them sometimes but they've always been too thick to care its illegal.

I take photos and email the relevant school, council parking team and CSPO officer.

That is so annoying!!

People who idle are the sort of people who throw litter out of their cars

People idling their engines when stationary drives me potty. It's antisocial and inconsiderate as well as being an offence. I was seething the other day when a van had been parked outside our house with the engine running for at least thirty minutes so get where you're coming from OP. There's absolutely no need for it.

But apparently you're meant to put up with it and 'simmer down'

I've asked someone in the past and all I got was abuse.
I admire you for doing it.

Seething 😂

How dramatic

And this affects you how????

It was filling my house with fumes and I had to fucking listen to it

https://www.newsweek.com/women-more-affected-air-pollution-men-study-1739279

Like a mad woman I have been known to rise from my bed, don dressing gown and slippers and swiftly go outside into the culdesac, in the early hours, to tell some silly c*w to cut her diesel engine!
She was sat there chatting to her mate. Not on my watch was she going to do that again!

What did she say?

*@Blushingm

And this affects you how????*

Are you completely unaware of the risks of air pollution to health????
Idling engines affect everyone.