thank you thank you
I will certainly try the MP route if the council continue to be reluctant - my MP is in fact Jaqui "Husbands porn on expenses" Smith!

I'm just scared that if I complain and the council reject my complaint as not being serious enough, the problem will get worse as I get known as "the moany twat next door" and they'll just make even more noise :o/
( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Thu 1 Oct 2009, 21:43, 1 reply)

PM'd you
Same MP, same town hall I guess.... sent you a name and phone number.

B3tans, working together to rid the world of noisy little feckers!
(randomstupidname would really like this signature field to be bigge, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 22:00, closed)

If you have the knowledge of someone who has been there and done it
it will all be easier. It won't be swift but at least you'll know what to expect and where to go next.

We'll nail the little shites!
(randomstupidname would really like this signature field to be bigge, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 22:53, closed)

thank you, your help has been invaluable and I will definately follow the plans you gaz'd me
thank you for taking the time to type them all out.

One question remains - what bright spark decided that it isn't a police matter anymore? If it's illegal to make noise that disturbs others after 11pm why can the police not enforce it anymore? Why must residents have to jump through hoops with the council just to get things done?

Gaah!
( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Thu 1 Oct 2009, 23:19, closed)

not sure who decided
but it was a national government decision so we can safely say it was not the LibDems!

As others and I have said it is a case of plugging away. It can be tempting to go round and kick some ass or to have someone do it for you, (and I know a couple of providers of such services) but the only real way to get the result you need is to toe the line with written logs, phone calls, sound recordings and so on.

When I had my problem it ended up with a professional sound engineer being contracted to carry out a full noise leakage and soundproofing test. When he rocked up with a monster speaker that chucked 120 decibels of white noise and blasted it around, the little scrote next door realised they meant business- this was last stop before court order and eviction.

One other thing I did was to call the out of hours office on my mobile using a hands free kit, and get them to wait on the line whilst I went and hammered on the door, so they could hear (1) the noise and (2) the verbal abuse I got. Questions like "gosh I'm not at the door yet and can you hear it, isn't it loud?" are good because they will almost always say something like "oh yes", this gives you extra evidence as all calls are logged and/or recorded.

You will get there. It will be slow. It will be frustrating. You will curse a lot. You will bay for blood. One day you will win, and then you'll look back and smile.
(randomstupidname would really like this signature field to be bigge, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 15:47, closed)

Thank you
Just knowing that someone who lives nearby has taken on the noisy cunts and one fills me with confidence. cheers for all your assistance :D
( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 2 Oct 2009, 17:18, closed)