Noise nuisance

[sadako]

Greetings. I have been roped into helping an old lady having trouble with her neighbors. Long story short they are annoyed with her over an incident that was out of her control. They have decided to play loud music all night for the last eight weeks. Environmental officers have been brought in, and leaving equipemt to get legal evidence but this equipment keeps breaking down.

My question is this. What kind of recording of volume/sound pressure level is legally admissable in court?

[gh0st]

My sympathies, I have a similar problem with the chavs-next-door.

I think its 40DB which aint much so by the sound of it, they should be easily prosecuted.

[parrot of doom]

If I were her, I'd drill a very very small hole through the party wall mortar in the loft, shove a hose through it, and connect it to the tap.

I'd then turn it on at random times during the week. See how they like that.

[cortinaman]

parrot of doom said:

If I were her, I'd drill a very very small hole through the party wall mortar in the loft, shove a hose through it, and connect it to the tap. I'd then turn it on at random times during the week. See how they like that.

you evil bastard!


















my sort of humour

>> Edited by cortinaman on Monday 6th June 06:41

[sadako]

I am quite sure that I can come up with inventive methods regarding retribution, however I am just looking for info regarding getting admissable evidence. I gather the lady in question wishes to throw the book at the neighbor.

[bryan35]

it won't be 40dB. That's really quiet.
Not difficult to get a noise abaitment order, then if they don't comply the neighbours will have all their noise making kit confiscated.

Not dificult these days!

[fq400]

What are the allowed times that you can play music? Is there a set hour past which you cannot, or is it simply a single decibel limit 24-hours a day?

I've got this neighbour that complains any time after 8pm and when its ludicrously quiet. I'm talking I can't actually hear the TV and she comes over and tells me to turn it down. I've been complying for years now, and she's getting worse and worse. It would be nice if there was a set time-limit so that I can at least watch TV happily until then!

[gh0st]

fq400 said:

What are the allowed times that you can play music? Is there a set hour past which you cannot, or is it simply a single decibel limit 24-hours a day? I've got this neighbour that complains any time after 8pm and when its ludicrously quiet. I'm talking I can't actually hear the TV and she comes over and tells me to turn it down. I've been complying for years now, and she's getting worse and worse. It would be nice if there was a set time-limit so that I can at least watch TV happily until then!

Check out your local council website - should have the regulations on there somewhere.