A charging cable running from a front door across the pavement to an electric car, a caravan that simply stays outside your window after the holidays, or a car parked right across your driveway: small things in the public space that can feel big on your side. You step over a cable with the pushchair, your front room is noticeably darker or you can’t get out in the morning. In this article you’ll read why your neighbours often don’t notice, what you can ask for and how to rais

Every morning it is the same: your neighbour leaves the engine running for ten minutes or more before driving off. A neighbour leaving the engine running can seem like a small thing, but with the rumble under your bedroom window and fumes drifting into your home, day after day it adds up. In this article, you’ll find out why people do it, how to raise it kindly, what the rules say and what you can do if nothing changes. Why do people leave the engine running? There is rarely

A car pulls away from the corner with a screech of tyres, or a moped races past where children were playing an hour earlier. Speeding on residential roads is one of the most common worries in UK neighbourhoods, and quite often the drivers live nearby. In this article, you’ll find out why it happens, how to raise it calmly, which rules apply and when to involve the council or the police. Why do people speed in their own street? Most people who drive too fast near home are not

You get home after a long day and there is a strange car in your space again. “Someone’s parked in my space again,” you think, and the irritation rises straight away. Or you want to leave in the morning, but your drive is blocked. This article looks at why it often happens without much thought, how to raise it calmly, what you could ask for and what the rules in the UK say in general terms. Why it happens People who park in someone else's space are rarely trying to annoy anyo