Private Car Park Used To Keep Untaxed Cars

AdrianC

ontheroad1970 said:

AdrianC said:

lorryw said:

The noise interferes with my sleep after a hospital night shift.

You mean there's noise in an urban environment during normal working hours...?
It is simply not realistic or reasonable to expect silence at all hours of the day. Most people are diurnal, and it's your night-shifts that put you out of kilter with the rest of the world's clock.
Is that a pain for you? Yes, unfortunately, it is - but it's part of what you simply have to get used to when you're working nights and trying to sleep in the day.

I struggle to pay my road tax and fail to see why it seems to be okay for others not to bother.

If you see a car that you think is being used untaxed, you can report it to DVLA...
https://www.gov.uk/report-untaxed-vehicle

Doesn't mean that the OP has to put up with nauseous smells, and so I would see this as a legitimate source of complaint to the local environmental health team.

Oh, indeed. As I suggested in the very first reply to the OP.

But we're talking about noise now.

angrycrow

If they are spraying paint with a compressor let's remember that modern 2 pack epoxy paint is highly toxic and sprayers should be using full face masks with separate air feed. They should not be spraying 2 pack in a car park. Rattle cans are a bit more open to interpretation on where they can be used. 

macman

Just empty your vacuum cleaner bag out of the window when they are spraying, it'll deter them from spraying in the open air...

NottinghamKnight

AdrianC said:

ontheroad1970 said:

AdrianC said:

lorryw said:

The noise interferes with my sleep after a hospital night shift.

You mean there's noise in an urban environment during normal working hours...?
It is simply not realistic or reasonable to expect silence at all hours of the day. Most people are diurnal, and it's your night-shifts that put you out of kilter with the rest of the world's clock.
Is that a pain for you? Yes, unfortunately, it is - but it's part of what you simply have to get used to when you're working nights and trying to sleep in the day.

I struggle to pay my road tax and fail to see why it seems to be okay for others not to bother.

If you see a car that you think is being used untaxed, you can report it to DVLA...
https://www.gov.uk/report-untaxed-vehicle

Doesn't mean that the OP has to put up with nauseous smells, and so I would see this as a legitimate source of complaint to the local environmental health team.

Oh, indeed. As I suggested in the very first reply to the OP.

But we're talking about noise now.

Noise is exactly the same, environmental health will come and monitor or the OP could monitor himself. Levels may or may not breach limits or background.

AdrianC

NottinghamKnight said:

AdrianC said:

ontheroad1970 said:

AdrianC said:

lorryw said:

The noise interferes with my sleep after a hospital night shift.

You mean there's noise in an urban environment during normal working hours...?
It is simply not realistic or reasonable to expect silence at all hours of the day. Most people are diurnal, and it's your night-shifts that put you out of kilter with the rest of the world's clock.
Is that a pain for you? Yes, unfortunately, it is - but it's part of what you simply have to get used to when you're working nights and trying to sleep in the day.

Doesn't mean that the OP has to put up with nauseous smells, and so I would see this as a legitimate source of complaint to the local environmental health team.

Oh, indeed. As I suggested in the very first reply to the OP.

But we're talking about noise now.

Noise is exactly the same, environmental health will come and monitor or the OP could monitor himself. Levels may or may not breach limits or background.

Indeed.

And, during the working day, a bit of spannering and even the odd bit of hammering, is not going to be perceived as a high priority.

NottinghamKnight

AdrianC said:

NottinghamKnight said:

AdrianC said:

ontheroad1970 said:

AdrianC said:

lorryw said:

The noise interferes with my sleep after a hospital night shift.

You mean there's noise in an urban environment during normal working hours...?
It is simply not realistic or reasonable to expect silence at all hours of the day. Most people are diurnal, and it's your night-shifts that put you out of kilter with the rest of the world's clock.
Is that a pain for you? Yes, unfortunately, it is - but it's part of what you simply have to get used to when you're working nights and trying to sleep in the day.

Doesn't mean that the OP has to put up with nauseous smells, and so I would see this as a legitimate source of complaint to the local environmental health team.

Oh, indeed. As I suggested in the very first reply to the OP.

But we're talking about noise now.

Noise is exactly the same, environmental health will come and monitor or the OP could monitor himself. Levels may or may not breach limits or background.

Indeed.

And, during the working day, a bit of spannering and even the odd bit of hammering, is not going to be perceived as a high priority.

Very much depends; if this is an isolated industrial operation without planing in a residential area then it may well be investigated. I wouldn't have said it would necessarily be a high priority in any case. The OP could of course commission consultants to provide an assessment but that starts to become expensive quite quickly, alternatively the EHO may loan some noise monitoring equipment to allow the OP to monitor to determine object levels initially.

silverwhistle

macman said:

Just empty your vacuum cleaner bag out of the window when they are spraying, it'll deter them from spraying in the open air...

This time of year I'd innocently use a leaf blower...

JustAnotherSaver

Neither DVLA or the police give a toss whether a vehicle is taxed or not...Unless it's right in front of them and they've got nothing else to do.

Within the past 12 months i've reported 2 vehicles that were untaxed but in use. They couldn't care less.

"They've got more important things to deal with". Yeah don't we all. We can all look at any issue and point out something bigger to say the previous issue doesn't matter. When you start playing that game, before you know it there's only 1 thing that's worth anything in the world.

Car_54

JustAnotherSaver said:

Neither DVLA or the police give a toss whether a vehicle is taxed or not...Unless it's right in front of them and they've got nothing else to do.

Within the past 12 months i've reported 2 vehicles that were untaxed but in use. They couldn't care less.

"They've got more important things to deal with". Yeah don't we all. We can all look at any issue and point out something bigger to say the previous issue doesn't matter. When you start playing that game, before you know it there's only 1 thing that's worth anything in the world.

All the OP can tell the police or DVLA is that he's seen the untaxed vehicles on a private car park. He doesn't know whether they've been driven on the road. So no offences to report, let alone investigate.

macman

Surely the first port of call is the LL or managing agent for the flats attached to the car park? The residents there are presumably suffering the same issue?