Children riding scooters in the street very late, can we do anything?

jamespir

fluffnutter wrote: »

Well, there could well be. If the noise they make is deemed a nuisance, then yes, there's a law against it. Whilst only the churlish would complain about kids playing in the street during the day (it's a fact of life that the little buggers are noisy), it's not unreasonable to complain if this noise goes on past midnight.

Whether it's a kid on a scooter or a party going on all night, there are laws against excessive noise late at night. Rightly so.

yes they should complian but its unfair to call someone a chave or scum based on the fact kids play outside

kittykat100

jamespir wrote: »

yes they should complian but its unfair to call someone a chave or scum based on the fact kids play outside

Its not the fact the kids are playing outside but the TIME they are doing it, which disturbs their neighbours. They obviously do not care that their kids are doing this which as another previous poster pointed out speaks volumes of the character and the fact that the children are not in bed at a proper bed time also points to this too.

Most decent people have respect for their neighbours and do not do unreasonable things to upset them.

Katinkka

I'm sure the police would come quick if you told them there was a six yr old alone on the street at midnight.

jamespir

Katinkka wrote: »

I'm sure the police would come quick if you told them there was a six yr old alone on the street at midnight.

hes not alone he has others with him and how do you know the parents arent watching

fluffnutter

jamespir, it is very difficult to defend parents who allow their little children to play outside at gone midnight. It shows a marked lack of consideration for others which is not a great thing to teach kids, plus, most importantly, they should be in bed.

lipsthefish

jamespir wrote: »

hes not alone he has others with him and how do you know the parents arent watching

The parents are definitely not watching them, quite often the parents are nowhere to be seen and the children are in the house (or not as the case me be) by themselves. There may not be a legal law against it but I think there is a moral 'law'. I don't mind kids being kids and living in a family street we expect kids to be playing, just not after midnight as has been the case lately.

Thanks for all the advice, we have an active neighbourhood watch and PCSO is very approachable so I think that will be the first step.

I am quite interested in how illegal it is to shoot them

thegirlintheattic

I would give your local SS a call. Whilst playing outside at midnight in itself is not classed as neglect, this could be the last piece of the jigsaw.

I would be very concerned about a 6 year old out playing at that time, even supervised by an older sibling. TBH if any of my 13 year old students told me they'd been allowed out past midnight to 'play' - I'd be reporting it to our child protection officer.

I also concur with spendless, if this is the odd one or two nights a week (particularly Friday/Saturday) and does not happen earlier in the evening, then it could be parents leaving the children home alone. Whilst there is no law that says how old a child needs to be to take care of younger siblings unsupervised, it is generally suggested be people like the NSPCC that under 16s do NOT supervise younger children. If an under 16 is in charge the parents are still responsible for the safety of the children and can be done for neglect or endagerment should the situation warrant it.

lipsthefish

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

I would give your local SS a call. Whilst playing outside at midnight in itself is not classed as neglect, this could be the last piece of the jigsaw.

I would be very concerned about a 6 year old out playing at that time, even supervised by an older sibling. TBH if any of my 13 year old students told me they'd been allowed out past midnight to 'play' - I'd be reporting it to our child protection officer.

I also concur with spendless, if this is the odd one or two nights a week (particularly Friday/Saturday) and does not happen earlier in the evening, then it could be parents leaving the children home alone. Whilst there is no law that says how old a child needs to be to take care of younger siblings unsupervised, it is generally suggested be people like the NSPCC that under 16s do NOT supervise younger children. If an under 16 is in charge the parents are still responsible for the safety of the children and can be done for neglect or endagerment should the situation warrant it.

I know they are left home alone as the parents walk past our house to go out and we often hear them returning very late/early hours. The noise though happens almost every night, it was worse in the Easter holidays but last week when they were back at school it was still going on past 11pm.

DylanO

lipsthefish wrote: »

I know they are left home alone as the parents walk past our house to go out and we often hear them returning very late/early hours. The noise though happens almost every night, it was worse in the Easter holidays but last week when they were back at school it was still going on past 11pm.

In that case the next time you see it happening, immediately telephone the police.

They sound like utter scum, and hell to be around.

jamespir

lipsthefish wrote: »

I know they are left home alone as the parents walk past our house to go out and we often hear them returning very late/early hours. The noise though happens almost every night, it was worse in the Easter holidays but last week when they were back at school it was still going on past 11pm.

if thats the case then phone social services