My neighbors play music late. When do I call the police?
In the Netherlands, there are many rules to adhere to. Noise-disturbance is also included. Downstairs, my neighbor runs hard-core music very early in the morning at 7:00am when he goes out of the house. In addition, when it comes back at 00:00 at night, the sound blows too loud and often wakes us up.
This is clearly against the rules, but I also feel very bad calling the police, because I don't want to be the “snitch”. Remember, if you call the police, this can have different consequences. Mostly positive, but often negative. For your neighbours, yourself and of course the police. 112 bubbles reserved for blood and emergency alerts.
Always call 0900 - 8844 in case of noise, so you don't keep the 112 line unnecessarily occupied.
What is and what isn't noise?
By noise, we mean loud noises above a certain decibel level that can be heard at unexpected, regular and inappropriate times. In this article, we discuss noise disturbance to neighbours, even though there are different types of nuisance. Till when can you play music? Can I vacuum after 23:00? Can I call the police when my neighbours are having a party?? See the following scenarios that can be used as examples:
What is NOISE?
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