I wish to end my neighbour's wheelie bins

Startled by what? :/

Is that what we're calling it now

I was walking back to our accommodation after a meal at a pub somewhere in Norfolk once. It was pitch black and the silence was like nothing I'd ever experienced before. It was like the world had ended. Glorious.

My parents then moved near Great Yarmouth. Not quite the same experience, that.

That would annoy the absolute shit out of me! We're mid terrace and nobody has made use of their right of access in the past year, but that's probably because we're closer to the far end.

There's an unwritten rule around here that you ask permission before you use it, and as you say it's for things like goods delivery etc.

I'm having trouble visualising the layout of the property but people's general lack of spacial awareness aggravates me, so the idea of people continually walking through my property cause me to be in a state of perpetual irritation.

Yes I dare say they would!

The hinges are actually sprint-loaded because I investigated them yesterday, but despite upping the spring tension, it still doesn't quite give it enough spring to trigger the closing latch. It's quite a big heavy gate.

Hmm maybe they’re subconsciously expecting the existing springs to latch the gate closed? They’re probably gone by the time it’s apparent that the gate hasn’t latched properly

I think you’re stuck with it unless you put down a couple of bear traps.

I’m in the middle flat and the downstairs has a tall metal gate which gives access to the rear garden (missus) and also the gas meters. So there’s an access right of way, but I’d always wait for the lady downstairs to be out before I do a meter read or I’d knock on the door and ask permission out of courtesy.

That’s because she’s a decent neighbour and I respect her privacy.

Now…the previous bunch downstairs would use the side gate as their main in and out so would slam that gate multiple times a day and it would make the whole building shake. At night they’d forget to close it, so if it was winter it would be crashing against the lock (which they couldn’t be arsed to fix properly) for hours until I came down and closed the damn thing.

These are the same people that woke up one night to find a man in the garden hiding from the police. You’d think they’d maybe sort the security out and re-do the lock? Noooooo. Bit of elastic banding around the gate and frame will do the trick ! Until it gets windy outside and they didn’t tighten it up. Guess what? Crashing for hours against the frame until I’d had enough and came down and sorted it so I could sleep.

Some people are ignorant to the misery they create because it doesn’t directly impact themselves. The moment you change that gate and impact their lives you’ll have a proper face off about it. Knowing the type, they’ll go out their way to Piss you off. So be careful.

Just replace the springs with more powerful ones, no?

Yeah I like this idea. And of course you share the key code with them, because they have right of access. And you can share the new code with them every time you change it for security purposes. Perhaps the code changes every time the gate is left open...

So powerful that they act as a pinball flipper and fling them hundreds of metres.

I own the back passage way from our mid terrace to the side street, and two neighbours have garden gates onto it.

There is nothing formal on their right of way in my legal documents, but I don't mind them using it. But I would be major pissed if they were leaving the door open. I have it locked and with a padlock, and they have their own keys.

Almost half of burglaries are through back gardens, and stuff gets nicked from gardens all the time. I would definitely want a lock on my side gate (also for insurance purposes?). I am annoyed my parents don't have a lock on their side gate for their new house. I just don't get it - do you want anybody to have free ability to come sit in your garden?

Also, if I was you I would ask the solicitor that did the purchase to confirm what the right of way actually entails. You don't really want to set yourself up for any legal trouble / annoyance.

I love this idea.

"Oh sorry, the gate was open so I assumed an intruder had cracked the code, so I changed it."

The Vietcong had some ideas it may be worth looking in to.