Thank you as ever TJ for pointing out the error of my ways. If only someone had taken me in hand during my formative years I would not have gone down the path of namby pamby (or nimby pimpy) liberalism. What a shining example you are to all of us.

And thanks for the other constructive comments. I believe working hours are built into planning permission conditions. From experience with other local authorities it can be quite hard to get them to do anything about noise annoyance.

In case I've missed the point, I'd just like to say how grateful I am to TJ.

So three chaps are informed by the local authority that they are having a bus stop outside their house. The working class chap goes up to the transport department and shows his disapproval by punching the (male) head of the department. The upper class chap? Well don't be daft, they wouldn't have a bus route outside the house. And what does the middle class chap do? He writes to his local paper/MP/social networking site/moans at the residents association AGM.... (delete as appropriate) saying whilst he is in full support of public transport he would prefer if the bus stop was not outside his house.