Noisy neighours

[dot.hawkes]

What can you do at 7.30 on a sunday night when the neighbours are playing loud music? Would the police come if you rang them?

It's for my daughter, not me.

[Buenchico]

What to do at 1930 on a Sunday, when the neighbours are playing loud music?

Er, . . .dance?

Seriously, 7.30pm (on any day of the week) is hardly 'late'. If you're trying to get your toddlers to sleep (and you get on well with your neighbours) it wouldn't be unreasonable to politely request that they turn the music down (while explaining the circumstances). However, any 'formal' complaint would seem to be unreasonable

Everybody has a different view about noise pollution. My own feeling is that it wouldn't be unreasonable if my neighbours had all-night parties (preventing me from getting any sleep at all) once or twice per month. (I'd certainly not consider complaining and I'd vehemently take the side of the party-animals if other neighbours complained).

However, if your daughter is being subjected to persistent noise problems (at genuinely unreasonable times), this might help:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/W hereYouLive/NoiseNuisanceAndLitter/DG_10029682

Chris

[Therema]

I dont know where you live hun or if you have people called the Anti Social Taskforce i live just outside Glasgow and this is what we use they have a number for mornings and evenings,and you can report during the day but they only log it during the day, and come out in the evening 11pm till 7am had to use it on many occasion she's now being taken to court

[dot.hawkes]

My daughter was the one playing loud music at 7.30 tonight and she had about 4 mates in, the police came and asked her to turn it down, as a neighbour had complained, her next door neighbour (it;s a terraced house) is a policewoman and my daughter thinks the policewoman has asked them to call.

Is that the way it should be done?

[KRUSTYMAN]

I would write a letter to the Chiel Inspector detailing the events, asking him/her if this was 'normal procedure' in this situation or is it simply because the neighbour complaining is a serving Police Officer. If not, is this a case of Police Officers abusing their position? Seeing as how difficult it is to get a Police Officer to attend a real crime I think this stinks - in fact I would also write to your local paper and let the Chief Inspector know that you had done this. I think your neighbour might be a little subdued as a result.

[dot.hawkes]

I'm not pleased about this because that policewoman leaves two large dogs in the small 2 bed terrace all day and they bark non stop!!! my daughter has asked her if she would like her to let the dogs out during the day but the policewoman declined. My daughter is going to ring the RSPCA in the morning.

[Whickerman]

Hi Dot

It's easy to let this grow into something it's not, so for the sake of an quiet life - just my opinion here mind - would it not be easier for her to just forget about it this time? I know it's bloody annoying, but if this grows into a neigbourly tit-for-tat it could ruin your daughter's enjoyment of her home. I'd personally wait to see if a pattern emerges - it could be that someone there just had a bad day/had a migraine/was on nights that night and that this could be a once off? I'd certainly take action if it hapened repeatedly though

[daffy654]

Maybe the police woman was on a late shift and was sleeping at 7.30pm???
I have to say that I live next door to a young woman who plays loud music and even in the daytime it gets on my t1ts!!! Especially when she plays the same song 3 or 4 times in a row. We all have the right to enjoy living in our homes peacefully.
Usually it isn't something the police would get involved in but obviously as your daughter's neighbour is a police officer she will have friends who would have 'done her a favour'.