IVA it, tax and insure it - then drive it up and down your Close until you run out of petrol
Oops....
So saw a police car driving into my close this morning, was having a good nose out the window to see where they were going.... missus was telling me i
should just go and ask them what they're do if i'm so interested!
Anyway, was no need for that because about a minute later i get a knock on the door from the very police!
I have been given a telling off for driving my kit in the close endangering pedestrians etc. Fair enough i suppose really, it's not been
iva'd or anything so they do have a point, but why can't neighbours just come and talk to you directly instead of having to phone the old
bill?
Oh well, guess i have to behave now....
What harm was you doing, I assume you wasn't doing handbrake turns etc ?
IVA it, tax and insure it - then drive it up and down your Close until you run out of petrol
haha, my thoughts exactly.
If the neighbour concerned came and talked to me it would have been sorted out there and then and i'd be "more considerate" or
something.
Just annoys me that people just phone the old bill over such a trivial matter
Blimey Andy!!
The last ime i saw your car (2 weeks ago) it wouldnt even turn over, let alone start and drive!
my fuel pump must of put you in a different gear
Well done, stuff the rozzers, and now you have had a smaLL drive get the bloody thing finished
Steve
I agrree with the neighbour thing (winker), but I think you could also count yourself lucky the law kept a a can on it and did'nt get heavy and
prostitute you
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Originally posted by ReMan
I agrree with the neighbour thing (winker), but I think you could also count yourself lucky the law kept a a can on it and did'nt get heavy and prostitute you
I have been given a telling off for driving my kit in the close endangering pedestrians etc.
Is that what the copper said? 1st i would of said i dont know what your talking about and i know exactly who called you and why, i cought him nonsing
at my wife while he was rubbing his crutch and i went and told him off, and also for him to stand on your street and make sure pedestrians are using
the pavement instead of the road(or was you driving on the pavement).
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Originally posted by spiderman01980
I have been given a telling off for driving my kit in the close endangering pedestrians etc.
Is that what the copper said? 1st i would of said i dont know what your talking about and i know exactly who called you and why, i cought him nonsing at my wife while he was rubbing his crutch and i went and told him off, and also for him to stand on your street and make sure pedestrians are using the pavement instead of the road(or was you driving on the pavement).
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Originally posted by scootz
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Originally posted by spiderman01980
I have been given a telling off for driving my kit in the close endangering pedestrians etc.
Is that what the copper said? 1st i would of said i dont know what your talking about and i know exactly who called you and why, i cought him nonsing at my wife while he was rubbing his crutch and i went and told him off, and also for him to stand on your street and make sure pedestrians are using the pavement instead of the road(or was you driving on the pavement).
Do you find that the 'spouting-sh*te' approach works often?
When I started my motor for the first time and turned the car around in my cul-de-sac I had most of my neighbours around for a quick look-see very
shortly afterwards! 
TBH, they could have got you for all sorts of traffic offences (no tax, no insurance, etc.) so I think you got off lightly. If it was me I'd
take the telling-off and be more careful for a while.
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Yes, for some reason who ever lies gets believed and who tells the truth gets F***ED!
always take the bollickking, and avoid being "clever".....
There are a number of different ways to deal with uninsured, unregistered, dangerous cars. Worse scenario is they seize your car, and summonse you for
the motoring stuff.
You obviously nodded and looked apologetic at the right times, your intolerant anon neighbour has fired one across your bows, dont let them catch you
out again.
Like all profession there are knackers within, seems you got two decent types still capable of using common sense.
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Originally posted by mistergrumpy
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Yes, for some reason who ever lies gets believed and who tells the truth gets F***ED!
Let me just quickly correct this as I have a belting example from last night at work to disprove this.
Women phones us, is having argument with husband who has hit her in head.
Get to address, woman gives sob story and husband produces iPhone with recording of her saying she was going to lie and fit him up to the police. Excellent! and totally blows your statement out of the water as she was hauled away for a lonely night without shoelaces
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Originally posted by mistergrumpy
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Yes, for some reason who ever lies gets believed and who tells the truth gets F***ED!
Let me just quickly correct this as I have a belting example from last night at work to disprove this.
Women phones us, is having argument with husband who has hit her in head.
Get to address, woman gives sob story and husband produces iPhone with recording of her saying she was going to lie and fit him up to the police. Excellent! and totally blows your statement out of the water as she was hauled away for a lonely night without shoelaces
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you would of been asking him to leave the house and go stay with a friend. am i right!
So what your saying, is the OP (Andy) should be locked up, and the key thrown away ?
seems fair to me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nope. I think discretion was used perfectly in this case.
As said the neighbour should have really had a word themselves imo. It just creates divisions in the neighbourhood and I stand by what I always say.
There's nowt worse than bad neighbours.
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Originally posted by AndyGT
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Originally posted by ReMan
I agrree with the neighbour thing (winker), but I think you could also count yourself lucky the law kept a a can on it and did'nt get heavy and prostitute you
Is that a deiberate typo or am I missing something?
What exactly were you doing again on the close?
when I first fired my locost up I got a visit from the council a short while later!!
My elderly, and incredibly two faced, neighbour, had reported me for running it at 13:00-14:00 ish on a sunday afternoonm for maybe 5-10 mins to set
the throttle body balance up.
She never spoke to me, or even came out of the house!
the council guy was just doing his job, fair enough, he seemed to realise I wasn't a troublemaker and loeft seeming happy enough.
A couple of weeks later I had a "chat" with my neighbour, and asked why she hadn't spoken to me, and why she was spreading rumours
amongst any neighbours that would listen about how bad I was, even though she was as nice as pie to me and regularly brought cakes over, and not to
mention that I had fixed here car foc several times, plus put out a fire in her kitchen, taken here to fetch a new fridge etc etc..
Fortunately I am friendly with all the other neighbours and know exactly what she was saying to them!
She has now started complaining about my dog, even though he is only at home in the evening, with me, never barks (well, maybe once or twice,
literally in two days, and he is only a lab pup! ) and she had a dog until recently that barked every morning and night................
Nosey cow basically. Our little chat reduced her to tears, and the following day there was a big routine with an ambulance, whereupon she spouted
another, contradictory load of cobblers to the paramedics (I know as my missus was with her making sure she was ok at the time) and the medics decided
there was absolutely nothing wrong with her!
Bloody nosey old bastards with too much time on their hands cause a huge amount of neighbourly grief. If only people would just get the hell on with
it and realise that they will be dead too soon anyway, without all the time wasted complaining!
Just organise a kit car meeting at yours. A few would do the trick. don't even have to rev them up
Party at Nat's house!
how are her house foundations? I seem to recall your old grasser was damaging them when you started it or something.
I have to say that whenever mine has gone up and down the street - completely unlicensed of course - the neighbours came out to wave hello! I was spending all my time apologising for the noise and lack of plates, and all they wanted was rides! Especially the girls, which for old people like me, is great!
I have old people either side of me and regular rev the tits off mine, with, and without, exhausts/silencers, and, varies bikes inside the garage.. I
never hear a peep off either. However theres a nosey old trout out the back who complains all the time, slips nasty notes through the letterbox
threatening this that and other... not about engines but everyone's dogs and the bloke opposite with ducks and hens and a 5am cockerel
Whoever it is has given up as the council have done bot all.
The other nose in the street is a councillor who quite likes my automotive creations but winges on about the dog!
I seem to be able to make as much noise in the garage as I like but nobody likes animals round here. I've now upgraded to a V8 and cannot wait to
get the thing fired up, that should shut the dog up and I'll see if I can wake the olds up!!
I am surprised the cops had time to come out to such a trivial complaint,We had two forklift trucks stolen and the police were too busy to send anyone
round but did give us a crime number.
Denis.
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Originally posted by NS Dev
when I first fired my locost up I got a visit from the council a short while later!!
My elderly, and incredibly two faced, neighbour, had reported me for running it at 13:00-14:00 ish on a sunday afternoonm for maybe 5-10 mins to set the throttle body balance up.
She never spoke to me, or even came out of the house!
the council guy was just doing his job, fair enough, he seemed to realise I wasn't a troublemaker and loeft seeming happy enough.
A couple of weeks later I had a "chat" with my neighbour, and asked why she hadn't spoken to me, and why she was spreading rumours amongst any neighbours that would listen about how bad I was, even though she was as nice as pie to me and regularly brought cakes over, and not to mention that I had fixed here car foc several times, plus put out a fire in her kitchen, taken here to fetch a new fridge etc etc..
Fortunately I am friendly with all the other neighbours and know exactly what she was saying to them!
She has now started complaining about my dog, even though he is only at home in the evening, with me, never barks (well, maybe once or twice, literally in two days, and he is only a lab pup! ) and she had a dog until recently that barked every morning and night................
Nosey cow basically. Our little chat reduced her to tears, and the following day there was a big routine with an ambulance, whereupon she spouted another, contradictory load of cobblers to the paramedics (I know as my missus was with her making sure she was ok at the time) and the medics decided there was absolutely nothing wrong with her!
Bloody nosey old bastards with too much time on their hands cause a huge amount of neighbourly grief. If only people would just get the hell on with it and realise that they will be dead too soon anyway, without all the time wasted complaining!
Sounds to me the Rozzers were actually doing their job to me. I suppose they could have strung you up on all sorts.
I haven't turned my car over yet and I am worried about this situation.
im always quite careful with starting my car up, and the outer wall of my garage is only 3 inches from the neighbours living room wall.
always roll it out etc and have even pushed it 50m yards (they arent heavy are they) and started it away from the houses one very early morning.
last thing i want is to upset the neighbours.
so far they have always been quite happy about it and curious etc.
as a bit of balance they are late seventies early eighties and couldnt help us enough; take in parcels, feed cats often for us and didnt object when
we built a two storey extension right by their wall. so some old folk are great, but i want to keep it that way with them.
So far I can say I've not had any complaints from either neighbour about the Westy and the build. I try to make sure that I'm only doing
quiet stuff of an evening, past say 7pm- wiring, basic fastening and assembly etc. Whilst I was cutting out all the panelling I tried to do this on a
weekend around the middle of the day. All my neighbours love the thing though, next door (joined) keeps popping his head over the fence asking
'when lift-off' is going to happen, I started it up for the first time a month or so ago and all I got was people dropping by to
congratulate me on the job so far!
I try to be concious towards everyone else, have spoken to the other neighbours and said if I'm ever making too much noise or too late on they
just need to tell me and I'll stop, so far I've had no complaints. Think they're alright with me as there's a couple of lads down
the street the same age, all turn up in loud cars with sub-woofers cranked up, driving like nutters through the village, whereas I've always been
sensible and drive quietly round the village (does help acting older than you are, from time to time!). Neighbours also liked the fact that before the
Westy was rebuilt, I'd pootle out of the village quietly, then they could hear me hunting them down :-P
Consider myself lucky I have understanding neighbours...
david likes this.....
there was one terrible time when i was taking my bec to get an exhaust made, and at about 6am i was having to rev it, with no exhaust, to get it up
onto the transit. That was a bit of a mistake 
OP, your neighbour didnt come direct to you because they didnt want to fall out with you. As it is you dont know who it was and thus there is,
technically, no aminosity.
Or even, animosity!
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unless the police catch you driving or have sufficient evidence (e.g video) it then they cant prove that an offence has been committed. all they can do is give you a warning. remember if they didn't catch you in the act never incriminate yourself to admitting to the claimed offence. there is no need to be rude, just respectfully deny the allegations made.
I too work with oldies. The issue is not that they are a sad and lonely lot, which most are, but that they try to drag the rest of us into their
world. And these dog haters are everywhere. I blame the pitbull people, who give us all a bad name.
You know, it wasn't like this in the old days. Then, you could make fun of them in public, and of course, half the time, they wouldn't hear
you. Great fun, and then there got to be so many of them. Who let them into the country anyways?
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Originally posted by mistergrumpy
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you would of been asking him to leave the house and go stay with a friend. am i right!
No. He would have been locked up on suspicion of assault.
I have to work within certain constraints and guidelines. Like it or not and when an allegation has been made, I'm duty bound to investigate and in the respect of domestic assault then there really is no leaway. Remove the alleged agressor from the location for questioning.
This was only an example that sprung to mind as it only occurred less than 24 hours away. I'm afraid that you're showing your narrow view in saying that liars always get away with it. We're under a lot of pressure and have been give a lot more discretion back to deal with false reporting and beleieve me, it is dealt with. No one likes a lying time waster in the same way that you wouldn't appreciate it in whatever your line of business is.
Back to Andy the OP
I will come over on saturday, and we can drive up and down your close all day till the Police turn up
Then they will appreciate how quite your car IS!!!