Beep Beep! "Vehicle is reversing". Vroooooom! Smash!

Crimefighter · 30 Aug 2013 at 10:53

Better then than later on, when their trucks bring rush hour traffic to a standstill.

I shake my head when I see them out still at 8:30am/8:45am.

d_brennen · 30 Aug 2013 at 10:54

Crimefighter said:
Better then than later on, when their trucks bring rush hour traffic to a standstill.

I shake my head when I see them out still at 8:30am

This

Skeeter · 30 Aug 2013 at 11:59

Rossi~ said:
What time would you like them to turn up?

After the point in time where anyone else would get arrested for noise pollution.

If I made that much noise at 5:30am I would expect to get into trouble for it.

p1RATE · 30 Aug 2013 at 15:18

Am i the only one to have thought of Park life by blurr?

"I get up when I want except on Wednesdays when I get rudely awakened by the dustmen"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIEsmGzo2UE

PiKe · 30 Aug 2013 at 15:28

As Phil Daniels once said, Parklife.

Boo beaten

Dave L · 30 Aug 2013 at 17:16

Get up earlier. Sorted.

Skeeter · 30 Aug 2013 at 18:05

Dave L said:
Get up earlier. Sorted.

The project I'm currently on means I'm up at 6am on Thursdays anyway for the moment. But come October I won't be, and my GF doesn't get up until 7.

One · 30 Aug 2013 at 18:10

Rossi~ said:
What time would you like them to turn up? Bearing in mind that they have to get around to everyone and back to the dump/landfill/recycling for processing.

You ARE being that moaning neighbour, it's a part of life, you can't have everything your way, learn to live with it. It's only a bit of racked from some guys taking your filth/rubbish away.

Perhaps they should employ more people to lighten the load on everyone else thus making the route begin at less anti-social hour?

Voicon · 30 Aug 2013 at 19:05

Skeeter said:
The project I'm currently on means I'm up at 6am on Thursdays anyway for the moment. But come October I won't be, and my GF doesn't get up until 7.

Shouldn't she be up making you tea and breakfast?

I think the points made by people saying if we made that noise they would take action against us, but the council can get away with it.

Have you spoken with your neighbours, are they feeling the same way?

Rroff · 30 Aug 2013 at 19:11

Dave L said:
Get up earlier. Sorted.

Not so fun if you've got a family reasons that means you have to stay up fairly late and work reasons to get up fairly early (but not that early).

Skilid · 30 Aug 2013 at 19:29

Ours come about 7, as I'm leaving the driveway. The lorry is sodding loud but they don't use reverse beepers or anything. All you hear is loud turbo and diesel noise.

Scania · 30 Aug 2013 at 20:31

The reversing bleeper thingy is there for pedestrians protection, there is no law regarding the use of it afaik although my Scania has a button to kill it which I use at night more often than not.

People still ignore them though!!

#Chri5# · 30 Aug 2013 at 22:02

OP - check with your council. For instance, Elmbridge say:

Waste collections from domestic premises
These are the carried out by contractors working for Elmbridge Borough Council. Collections do not start until 7.00 am. If you are being disturbed by noise from domestic waste collections before 7.00 am, please contact us

Waste collections from commercial premises
These are not carried out by the Council. Businesses hire their own contractors. Environmental Health & Licensing discourage commercial waste companies from making noisy collections in residential areas before 7.00am or after 11.00pm Monday to Saturday or before 9.00am or after 11.00pm on Sundays and Bank holidays.

My other half's sister lived in Sheffield and the council bin-men were getting earlier and earlier (before 6am IIRC). She complained to the council a couple of times and they sorted it out.

funguST · 30 Aug 2013 at 23:14

I just find it annoying when they block the roads, no attempt to move over a little so people can get through.

d_brennen · 30 Aug 2013 at 23:18

Voicon said:
I think the points made by people saying if we made that noise they would take action against us, but the council can get away with it.

Most people making a racket at an unsociable hour aren't usually doing a service for public good :confused:

PMKeates · 30 Aug 2013 at 23:41

d_brennen said:
Most people making a racket at an unsociable hour aren't usually doing a service for public good

They aren't doing it out of the good of their hearts.

kefkef · 31 Aug 2013 at 12:01

They've got to do it early, so they can get their own round done in time and then cream the overtime in due to the understaffing that goes on.....

edelweiss800 · 31 Aug 2013 at 12:44

tbh dont moan bout people just doing their job,you feel the need to post on ocuk about binmen ? chaps just doing a job tbh

Voicon · 31 Aug 2013 at 13:12

d_brennen said:
Most people making a racket at an unsociable hour aren't usually doing a service for public good

But there has to be a line drawn or are you happy with them coming around at 3 or 4 am???

I think that line is closer to 7 and the only reason they are coming round so early is because of cuts in manpower equipment etc.

I pay my taxes for them to collect my bins not wake me up early.

hurfdurf · 31 Aug 2013 at 14:58

I don't get up until around 1pm most days, decent double glazing and a blackout blind works wonders.