to think beeping a horn every morning at 7am on a residential street is a bit early?

[BettyButterknife]

A neighbour over the road gets a lift to work every morning at 7am. I know it's 7am because the driver beeps his horn repeatedly to signal that he's there.

I'm considering asking neighbour to ask his friend not to beep, as it's woken me up so many times. It's a quiet residential street, not a rat run or anything, so I think beeping at 7am is a bit early.

But AIBU? Perfectly willing to concede I might be as a sleep-deprived pregnant mum of a nocturnal toddler!

[diddl]

I thought it was between 11pm & 7am that you couldn´t/shouldn´t do this.

But it does sound very rude& if your neighbour is reasonable I would ask.

TBH, if I was getting a lift at that time I would be outside waiting so that there was no need for any beeping!

[DaydreamDolly]

That would really pee me off.
I think beeping your horn in a residential street at any hour is downright rude to be honest.
I'd ask him to get his friend to signal he was there in some other (quieter) way if I were you (if you're brave enough!)

[oldandgreynow]

OK between 7 am and 11pm apparently.

[AMumInScotland]

I think, even if its legal, there's no problem in politely asking your neighbour if he could ask them not to beep their horn - specially not repeatedly. He's probably been out of bed for ages by then and hasn't thought about the fact that other people may legitimately still be trying to sleep.

[cupcakesandbunting]

Oh YANBU. I used to live over the road from a family who used to leave the house at 6.40 and the mum used to sit honking the horn until her brats children came out of the house. Just get OUT of the car and hurry them up!

I hate being woken up by other people's noise so I would definitely say something!

[YellowDaffodil]

My parents neighbours always beep when they get home - whatever time of day or night this might be. Presumably it is so whoever is in the house jumps up and opens the door Butler style for them. Very odd imo.

[Downdog]

You could just have a polite word - though it may be legal at 7am, you might find things change if you bring his awareness to the fact that he isn't the only one who hears the toots - and surely one is enough? The others are just 'hurry up' toots.

I got a scolding one day from a neighbour who objected to my childminder coming to collect DD at 8am. We are in a block of flats and though we are usually pretty quiet throughout the child exchange (I am aware of my neighbours), sometimes the girls (CM DD is 6) get a little squeally & excited as girls tend to do.

So neighbour comes down one morning (before I am there) & tore strips off childminder. She works nights & would like the world to be quiet all day so she can sleep! I am heartless and have no tolerance whatsoever for this person (I have previous history with this woman pre her moving into my block of flats so I was not at all inclined to respond to her hysterics esp as she has never brought subject up with me, but was verbally very aggressive to CM).

Sorry but by 8am you can't expect kids to be silent. She suggested we could meet up the road & round the corner - FFS I'm usually still in my pj's.

But we aren't a quiet street - we live on a very busy road in central London. We have a bus stop outside flats - on two major bus routes. We also get every fire engine, police car and ambulance in the postcode schreeching past at all hours. If you have trouble sleeping in your noisy central London flat I think ear plugs are in order rather than being extremely rude to childminders and young children at 8am.

Sorry not meaning to hijack - I enjoyed the rant & it has been very useful for me to find out that after 7am children are entitled to squeal occasionally (I suspected as much but this thread has confirmed cheers).

[Mouseface]

I HATE when this happens.

Our next door neighbours used to get a cab to god knows where at the same time, three times a week and the driver sat and beeped until they came out.

IT'S THE SAME TIME ON THE SAME DAYS!!!! THEY KNOW YOU'RE COMING! PACK IT THE F@@K IN!!!.....

...... is what I wanted to scream, what I actually did was ask them very nicely to wait outside for said cab as his constant beeping woke a very newly born DS.

It may have been my mad hair, wild red sleep deprived twitching eyes, milk stained clothing........ but they did say yes!

Problem solved.

[ChippingIn]

I would just go and ask - blame it on the toddler being woken up if you have to

[Firawla]

If they come every day @ same time no need to beeb is there really?
I would have a word politely, they may stop it.
They can just give a missed call from their phone if they have stopped the car, thats allowed isnt it and wont disturb others

[DumpyOldWoman]

YADNBU, ask them nicely to stop it.

AFAIK, you are only ever supposed to beep for safety / warning purposes anyway.

Suggest he calls him one ring on his mobile if he really can't look out of the window at the right time.

[mumdrivenmad]

It IS legal to sound your horn during the hours of 7am and 1130pm, but only in order to warn other people. This is nuisance noise, and you can report them for doing it.

[RustyBear]

From the 'Ask the Police website

"A horn should not be sounded when stationary on a road at anytime, other than at times of danger due to another vehicle on or near the road."

So it is illegal, unless he does it before he stops.

[BritFish]

you could go round and ask really really really nicely, toddler in hand looking all cute [or evil, depending on how you want to play it!]
just go and ask, he might not be aware its bothering anyone. and then if he continues, go round and ask again.
then if he continues, print out the 'its illegal' page and stick it on his front door.