Noise in the neighbourhood.
Loudspeakers
(except for the police, ambulance and fire
brigade) must not be used in the streets
between 9.00pm and 8.00am. It is illegal to
use loudspeakers in the street at any hour
for advertising, entertainment, trade or
business. There is an exemption from this
rule for vehicles which sell food (such as
ice cream), but loudspeakers or chimes on
these vehicles may only be used between the
hours of noon and 7.00pm in such a way as
not to annoy people nearby. Any complaints
about noise from loudspeakers or chimes
should be made to the police or to the
environmental health department of the local
authority.
All local authorities have the power to
deal with noise nuisance from vehicle alarms
and other street noise, for example, music.
This includes the power to break into the
vehicle and silence the alarm if it is
creating a nuisance.
The National Society for Clean Air and
Environmental Protection can provide general
advice on noise. It also produces an
excellent series of leaflets on noise
pollution. The address is:-
136 North Street
Brighton
East Sussex BN1 1RG
Tel: 01273 326313
Fax: 01273 735802.