environmental.health
@thanet.gov.uk 

Phone:

01843 577580

Fax:

01843 290906

Car Alarms

Car alarms can cause a serious noise problem. A typical situation is where a vehicle has been in a residential road or car park and the owner is absent, perhaps for several days.

Once the Environmental Management Team have been made aware of the problem we will attempt to find the owner or driver of the vehicle to advise them of the situation. An Officer will visit the site and assess whether the alarm is causing a statutory noise nuisance.

If the alarm is judged to be causing a statutory noise nuisance the officer may silence the alarm or have the vehicle removed to a safe area.The owner will be charged for any costs incurred in stopping a nuisance.

If you are disturbed by a car alarm which has been repeatedly sounding then please contact a member of Environmental Health by filling in our request for service form and returning it to us, or by telephone on 01843 577580.

The Council cannot take action against noise from car alarms in car parks (e.g. supermarkets) where each alarm only sounds for a few seconds.