Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

I have been in the same position as the OP. The misery would start at around 11pm and carry on escalating into the early hours of the morning. Any attempts to move the 'children', however nicely done, was always met with an increase in the aggravating behaviour.

The Police tried their best, they attempted to use reason, and even tried to take names and addresses but the children had an escape route across a playing field. That playing field, despite its seating area, held no attraction to the youngsters who wanted to congregate on a street corner where they could indulge their need to showcase their inane behaviour.

We did discuss the use of a Mosquito devise amongst the neighbours and with the Police but we all quickly ruled it out as we had babies, children and young people living in the immediate area who would suffer if we used it.

The Rooster Pellets were a mad idea which I used in desperation but which worked for us.

We have not needed to use anything so far this year but I will do so if the problem starts again. A 50 pence solution.

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

Yes I have thought of getting one of those noise devices to use just when the kids are out there but I can imagine all kinds of problems and it really couldn't be kept on all the time. I believe it is the fault of the parents letting their kids out so late of an evening/night. Don't they know where they are? I can't imagine letting my kids out at that sort of hour on any night of the week let alone a school night.

For today, I have just distributed the chicken pellets and will let nature take its course for tonight. Hopefully when they all congregate at around 7pm for their night out they will move on swiftly elsewhere - fingers crossed

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

I wish you luck lulukimmi, as you say where are the parents of these kids? I wonder what their reaction would be if this was happening on their doorstep? At present I'm lucky in that my road is very quite, and the neighbours are all decent people with regard for others, but many years ago I went through this nightmare with kids congregating outside, and in turned into a constant battle, so yourself and Jo have my sympathies. Everybody has the right to peace and quite and to feel safe in their own home, without some mindless morons trying to ruin it for them.

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

OK, so Virgin sink these things into the ground (removing them is not an option). What then? Oh, the kids just arrange to meet at another nearby piece of street "furniture", so a set of traffic lights. What then? Remove that?

Ultimately it is up to the kid's parents to sort out, but, failing that, the Police or Local council. Virgin really cannot do anything, nor is it their responsibility.

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

The message I am getting is that it is nothing to do with Virgin Media... It is their boxes/cabinets 'causing' the problem, how is it not their problem? I most certainly did not cause/request these things to be there. I am quite sure that if they were across the road on the green area - the kids would congregate there - thus not disturbing anyone. Street furniture placement needs to be considered more carefully and not just plonked down where it suits the owners. The most ironic thing is that these boxes do not even serve this side of the street - they serve the other side of the street, the area close by to the green area!

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

No, it is the kids causing the problem

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

Agree - but if the boxes weren't there neither would the kids. I think the parents are fed up of me speaking to them and obviously it does absolutely no good (I am not raving at them - I am, surprisingly - calm) - the parents are obviously oblivious to the overall problem - OK - what then, is the answer??

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

the locating of cabs in the early build days was like the early mobile masts the companys were given carte blanche to place them wherever needed, whilst having sympathy with the op it is not a vm issue but more a local parent problem.

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

The parents obviously don't care where their kids are at any given time of the night (until one goes missing) so other agencies have to be involved. All I want is a quiet life and be able to watch TV, have a drink or two in the garden without having to be abused by the noise made by these errant teenagers.

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

why not invite the over 18's into your your garden for a drink kimmi,thereby reducing the noise outside by some degree ;)

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

how do we get these removed?
it is blocking my driveway and i can only park 1 car when i should be able to easily park 2 cars in there

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

You will have to phone Virgin and ask them, and for that circumstance, you will have to pay to get it moved.

As has previously been noted on this thread, the cable company would have notified people where they were going, and the property owner would have been able to object at that time.

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

So they plonked a cab right in the middle of your drive blocking your entrance? Its not agaisnt a wall, fence or a hedge

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

How long has the cabinet been there and how is it is blocking your driveway, or is this a widening of your driveway that you added at a later date.

Re: The Virgin Media cabinets in the street
 

I cannot beleive you can try and blame VM for this. The kids will continue to congregate in the same place regardless of the location of the street cab. VM are skint and they wil certianly not spend £1000's of the little cash they do have moving a street cab because kids meet there. The problem should be dealth with by the police but i highly doubt there is any law being broken if they are just talking and there is no criminal damage or aggressive behavior !

Impz