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TalkToTheHand123 · 2025-04-12T18:38:55+00:00

Hi all. AIBU to want / call the police for neighbour blasting music? I could probably tolerate but DD9 is getting very upset.

MesmerisingMuon · 12/04/2025 21:05

TalkToTheHand123 · 12/04/2025 20:56

Maybe but it is still ignorant and there are laws to abide by.

Yes. Laws to abide by. So they need to turn it off at 11pm.

You are being way over sensitive and getting worked up over someone having some fun. If your child sees you getting worked up then they will also feel anxious.

Just put some headphones on your child and play some white noise or calming music to block the noise out. It's not the end of the world.

Or just go round and ask nicely for the music to be turned down.

I'd suggest moving somewhere more remote if you're sensitive to noise.

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TalkToTheHand123 · 12/04/2025 21:07

I suppose at least the neighbours' dogs couldn't be heard for a while. I'll not get started on them. Don't want anyone thinking I'm a grump!

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Velmy · 12/04/2025 21:08

TalkToTheHand123 · 12/04/2025 20:56

Maybe but it is still ignorant and there are laws to abide by.

No law has been broken here, unless there's something massive you've not told us.

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TalkToTheHand123 · 12/04/2025 21:10

MesmerisingMuon · 12/04/2025 21:05

Yes. Laws to abide by. So they need to turn it off at 11pm.

You are being way over sensitive and getting worked up over someone having some fun. If your child sees you getting worked up then they will also feel anxious.

Just put some headphones on your child and play some white noise or calming music to block the noise out. It's not the end of the world.

Or just go round and ask nicely for the music to be turned down.

I'd suggest moving somewhere more remote if you're sensitive to noise.

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I strongly disagree as I was told directly by council noise team that any time of day causing a nuisance is valid.

The music stopped about half an hour ago. (Not long after someone shouting "Ya music's sh*te!"😂)

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IntheSpaghetti · 12/04/2025 21:11

MaryBeardsShoes · 12/04/2025 21:04

OH come ON. This is not acceptable!! No one wants to hear your shitty music. Turn it down, stop being an arsehole to all around you. Doesn’t matter what time of day it is, you are being a shit.

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Um, I think you need to calm down. I'm not/don't play loud music but I also don't begrudge my neighbours playing their music in their garden occasionally. It's just part of living near other people imo.

I think it's more antisocial to be making vague threats about taking a hammer round to your neighbours house to do god knows what.

Prettygreeneyes43 · 12/04/2025 21:11

Go and knock and have a chat with them. It’s not unreasonable to ask to turn it down if it’s upsetting your daughter. You say they’re new neighbours - let them know you don’t want to hear it, otherwise you could have a whole summer of annoying music!

My dh works for environmental health and was saying yesterday people have lost the ability to actually talk to each other to try and sort a problem out, rather than go to the council/ police as a first port off call. Why make things complicated!

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TalkToTheHand123 · 12/04/2025 21:11

Velmy · 12/04/2025 21:08

No law has been broken here, unless there's something massive you've not told us.

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It is law. Anti social behaviour law.

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Goldenbear · 12/04/2025 21:12

Velmy · 12/04/2025 21:08

No law has been broken here, unless there's something massive you've not told us.

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Surely the law of 'good taste' has been broken!

Ddakji · 12/04/2025 21:12

kitchenplans · 12/04/2025 20:58

Yup. The laws say not between 11pm and 7am.

Come back at 11.01 and you might have a point.

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Our council investigate noise complaints at any time of day.

Portakalkedi · 12/04/2025 21:13

Zebedee999 · 12/04/2025 20:50

This thread makes it easy to see those who are considerate for their neighbours and those others who are all about "me me me". If only each house had their owner type pasted above the door then the former could avoid the latter and the chavvy types can live together blaring noise out to their hearts content. Then everyone is happy.

I've often thought the same! If only we could choose to live like this....

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TalkToTheHand123 · 12/04/2025 21:14

Prettygreeneyes43 · 12/04/2025 21:11

Go and knock and have a chat with them. It’s not unreasonable to ask to turn it down if it’s upsetting your daughter. You say they’re new neighbours - let them know you don’t want to hear it, otherwise you could have a whole summer of annoying music!

My dh works for environmental health and was saying yesterday people have lost the ability to actually talk to each other to try and sort a problem out, rather than go to the council/ police as a first port off call. Why make things complicated!

Judging by the type of music and sound of them, they sound quite chavvy and I don't feel comfortable to approach them as people these days can be unpredictable. I may also struggle to keep my cool. As I said, all sorted now. Again my point was more about whether or not it was acceptable or not for other neighbours.

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Goldenbear · 12/04/2025 21:14

Velmy · 12/04/2025 21:04

You won't though, will you, given that you haven't even got the bottle to ask them to turn it down before you're thinking about complaining to the police(!).

It's not late, it's a warm summer's evening and they're having a garden party. The police won't care and your daughter will have to deal with it.

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It's not the summer, it's the spring and it isn't even "warm", even if all that was true, still no excuse to inflict your music on others in the form of the speakers in the garden.

Abracadabra12345 · 12/04/2025 21:19

Velmy · 12/04/2025 21:04

You won't though, will you, given that you haven't even got the bottle to ask them to turn it down before you're thinking about complaining to the police(!).

It's not late, it's a warm summer's evening and they're having a garden party. The police won't care and your daughter will have to deal with it.

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Actually it’s a warm APRIL spring evening. At least the days are still relatively short

JBJ · 12/04/2025 21:20

I feel your pain. There’s currently a very loud party going on two doors down, with teenagers spilling onto the street. Not feeling particularly stabby just yet, but hoping they STFU before I want to go to bed!

Gogogo12345 · 12/04/2025 21:20

Goldenbear · 12/04/2025 21:14

It's not the summer, it's the spring and it isn't even "warm", even if all that was true, still no excuse to inflict your music on others in the form of the speakers in the garden.

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21 degrees here today That's warm

Goldenbear · 12/04/2025 21:23

Gogogo12345 · 12/04/2025 21:20

21 degrees here today That's warm

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What 21 degrees at 8pm in the evening where you are in the UK?

fatandtrying · 12/04/2025 21:28

if you could send me your neighbours address that would be brilliant..... I'm in the mood for a good party

LittleCharlotte · 12/04/2025 21:31

Ddakji · 12/04/2025 20:09

I can well believe it to be true. We have a house next to us with zero soundproofing and when there are Airbnbers in we have to just put up with them having the TV or music on full blast and no idea how long for. It’s happened so often as soon as it starts up I can feel my heart start racing.

One pair of twats left the TV on full blast for hours to keep their dog calm while they were out. Another couple left their dog behind two days in the trot with the poor thing barking in such a distressed manner for up to 6 hours. Who the fuck takes their dog to an Airbnb and then just leaves it in a strange environment while they hit the big city??

The guy living there (who isn’t even the owner) has a grand piano in his unsoundproofed living room, that’s fun too…

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Report all this. Councils are cracking down on Airbnbs and antisocial behaviour.

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TalkToTheHand123 · 12/04/2025 21:52

fatandtrying · 12/04/2025 21:28

if you could send me your neighbours address that would be brilliant..... I'm in the mood for a good party

You're an hour too late. Music was awful unless you like chav music?

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Bringbackjaspers · 12/04/2025 22:03

I'd quite happily call myself and most of my family "chav", by MN standards anyway. Not one of us have EVER played loud music, nor any music for that matter, in our gardens. Not once. Why in the world would you think inflicting one's music choices loudly upon the neighbours is a common, and only, working class practice.

Middle-class snobbery much.

Holidaysun2025 · 12/04/2025 22:06

TalkToTheHand123 · 12/04/2025 21:52

You're an hour too late. Music was awful unless you like chav music?

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So did it finish at 9pm?

availablecupcake · 12/04/2025 22:07

NeilDiamondsBlowDry · 12/04/2025 20:01

It’s easy for people to say go and ask them to turn it down, but that can be very intimidating, I tried that once and was verbally abused and they also did it more so it’s not always that simple

I agree, this is terrible advice.

Sorry, but it feels like a lot of people are far more violent and antisocial than decades ago and someone already antisocial enough to blast out music to all their neighbours might be just the kind of person to threaten, intimidate and make the behaviour even worse if you go and ask them. Or worse they start harassing you regularly.

If that happens you have much bigger problems so I totally agree with calling the authorities to deal with it. As a student it would be police who turned up to tell you that neighbours had made noise complaints, so I assume you call the police to complain.

JorgyPorgy · 12/04/2025 22:09

Ddakji · 12/04/2025 19:54

It’s upsetting when you have no idea if it’ll be switched off in 10 minutes or carry on for another 5 hours. The mental impact of other people’s noise is draining.

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Agreed

JorgyPorgy · 12/04/2025 22:09

TalkToTheHand123 · 12/04/2025 19:57

I shouldn't have to. Should be common sense and respect.

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Agreed

Cosycover · 12/04/2025 22:10

What's chav music?