u/1nferno23

We have a potential situation arising with a neighbour about a classic car kept in our back garden. Abit of background, our property is a unique corner property and the rear garden has a dedicated dropped kerb with double gates for access, these were built original for disabled access over 20 years ago and have a H bar marking. The previous owner was an older gentleman whose wife was very sick so used it as access to the back door for her and working his car. Since buying the house we use this area to store a classic car, it is registered, insured and MOT’d so not scrap, it sits under a wooden car port built at the far right of the garden up against the boundary line. Until this weekend our neighbour on that side has been lovely, but a conversation arose on the weekend where his demeanour was different, complaining that it’d exhaust fumes were a nuisance or the exhaust noise. News to me, I’ve since built an exhaust hose and agreed to roll the car forward when starting it so it’s away from the boundary line. I know they can report to the council for a nuisance and the council can choose to intervene if it’s proven to be. I obviously don’t want to gas my neighbour and appreciate if they’re in the garden having lunch maybe I should choose another time to start it or roll it forward by hand which I’m ok with, I just don’t want to end up in a legal dispute over someone’s opinion as it seems he maybe rallying other neighbours to agree with him.

We have a potential situation arising with a neighbour about a classic car kept in our back garden. Abit of background, our property is a unique corner property and the rear garden has a dedicated dropped kerb with double gates for access, these were built original for disabled access over 20 years ago and have a H bar marking. The previous owner was an older gentleman whose wife was very sick so used it as access to the back door for her and working his car. Since buying the house we use this area to store a classic car, it is registered, insured and MOT’d so not scrap, it sits under a wooden car port built at the far right of the garden up against the boundary line. Until this weekend our neighbour on that side has been lovely, but a conversation arose on the weekend where his demeanour was different, complaining that it’d exhaust fumes were a nuisance or the exhaust noise. News to me, I’ve since built an exhaust hose and agreed to roll the car forward when starting it so it’s away from the boundary line. I know they can report to the council for a nuisance and the council can choose to intervene if it’s proven to be. I obviously don’t want to gas my neighbour and appreciate if they’re in the garden having lunch maybe I should choose another time to start it or roll it forward by hand which I’m ok with, I just don’t want to end up in a legal dispute over someone’s opinion as it seems he maybe rallying other neighbours to agree with him.

We have a potential situation arising with a neighbour about a classic car kept in our back garden. Abit of background, our property is a unique corner property and the rear garden has a dedicated dropped kerb with double gates for access, these were built original for disabled access over 20 years ago and have a H bar marking. The previous owner was an older gentleman whose wife was very sick so used it as access to the back door for her and working his car. Since buying the house we use this area to store a classic car, it is registered, insured and MOT’d so not scrap, it sits under a wooden car port built at the far right of the garden up against the boundary line. Until this weekend our neighbour on that side has been lovely, but a conversation arose on the weekend where his demeanour was different, complaining that it’d exhaust fumes were a nuisance or the exhaust noise. News to me, I’ve since built an exhaust hose and agreed to roll the car forward when starting it so it’s away from the boundary line. I know they can report to the council for a nuisance and the council can choose to intervene if it’s proven to be. I obviously don’t want to gas my neighbour and appreciate if they’re in the garden having lunch maybe I should choose another time to start it or roll it forward by hand which I’m ok with, I just don’t want to end up in a legal dispute over someone’s opinion as it seems he maybe rallying other neighbours to agree with him.