Neighbour starts petrol strimmer when in the back garden
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garyhun said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Petrol strimmers are usually fairly quiet when they're idling. It's when they're revved to working speed that the volume goes up dramatically.
Can't imagine it's much fun having it idle for an extended time whilst in the garden though.Greendubber said:
Chainsaw Rebuild said:
Knock on his door and ask what the problem is and why he does it.
If that fails call the non emergency police and complain.
Or you could drown it with the hose - just don't get caught ;-)
Complain to the police about what? If that fails call the non emergency police and complain.
Or you could drown it with the hose - just don't get caught ;-)
The people you actually need to speak to are the environmental health department at your local council. Have a look on their website and it should explain how they can deal with nuisance noise.
What happens here is they will take the details and send the 'offender' a letter explaining that a complaint has been made, you will get some diary sheets to log any further noise as evidence. If it continues the council can issue him a noise abatement notice.
Just evidence everything so date, time, duration, type of noise etc.
Good luck, I've been through similar.
Chainsaw Rebuild said:
Greendubber said:
Chainsaw Rebuild said:
Knock on his door and ask what the problem is and why he does it.
If that fails call the non emergency police and complain.
Or you could drown it with the hose - just don't get caught ;-)
Complain to the police about what? If that fails call the non emergency police and complain.
Or you could drown it with the hose - just don't get caught ;-)
The people you actually need to speak to are the environmental health department at your local council. Have a look on their website and it should explain how they can deal with nuisance noise.
What happens here is they will take the details and send the 'offender' a letter explaining that a complaint has been made, you will get some diary sheets to log any further noise as evidence. If it continues the council can issue him a noise abatement notice.
Just evidence everything so date, time, duration, type of noise etc.
Good luck, I've been through similar.
We had someone phone the police not long ago because someone had leant some slabs against a fence.... which wasn't actually theirs yet demanded the police come out and make the neighbour move his slabs from the fence he owns. You couldn't make it up.
Brummmie said:
Hi Guys,
All summer long i have a neighbour who when the adjoining neighbours try and use their back garden, kids go out to play or a BBQ whatever, he starts hid petrol strimmer and leaves it idling in his garden, I am next but one but its a noisy thing.
I even hear the idle go up when it runs out of fuel, he even re fuels it and repeats. My neighbour just ignores him, hes a horrible old git (late sixties i guess) and loves doing letters about parking etc to the road, the road is only 12 houses in total.
What can be done?
Get bird scaring cartridges like they use on airfields All summer long i have a neighbour who when the adjoining neighbours try and use their back garden, kids go out to play or a BBQ whatever, he starts hid petrol strimmer and leaves it idling in his garden, I am next but one but its a noisy thing.
I even hear the idle go up when it runs out of fuel, he even re fuels it and repeats. My neighbour just ignores him, hes a horrible old git (late sixties i guess) and loves doing letters about parking etc to the road, the road is only 12 houses in total.
What can be done?
TooMany2cvs said:
garyhun said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Petrol strimmers are usually fairly quiet when they're idling. It's when they're revved to working speed that the volume goes up dramatically.
Can't imagine it's much fun having it idle for an extended time whilst in the garden though.Edited by Brummmie on Sunday 17th September 14:12
ked. Don't be polite about it. It won't do anything, but it will make you feel better and him feel more disliked by his peers, so a plus all around. TooMany2cvs said:
garyhun said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Petrol strimmers are usually fairly quiet when they're idling. It's when they're revved to working speed that the volume goes up dramatically.
Can't imagine it's much fun having it idle for an extended time whilst in the garden though.
He did it yesterday it was a 1 year old grandkids birthday party, so it was on, and a couple of weeks ago we were at a BBQ around there it was on, I heard the revs rise as it leaned off and run out of fuel, we all cheered, but like I say he filled it back up and ba,ba,ba,ba,ba,ba.......
His property is surrounded by spikey metal railings and he even has massive rocks directly outside so no one can park outside.
He's universally hated down the road because of his cantankerous letters, about anything he can dream up.
His property is surrounded by spikey metal railings and he even has massive rocks directly outside so no one can park outside.
He's universally hated down the road because of his cantankerous letters, about anything he can dream up.
plus it would be video evidence!
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