Surrey Woman Given ASBO After Neighbours Complain About Bus

Wendy Salmon, a 55-year-old pub owner in Surrey, has been ordered to remove a double-decker bus she parked on her private driveway after neighbours complained it was an eyesore and 'upsetting the ambience' of their leafy cul-de-sac. Despite the council initially acknowledging she was not breaking any laws, Wendy was served a Community Protection Notice (CPN), formerly known as an ASBO, following a two-year legal battle fueled by neighbour complaints, which she believes are driven by snobbery. Wendy intended to renovate the bus into a cafe or bar as a business opportunity for her children but now faces increased costs and difficulties due to the order. She criticized her neighbours as 'curtain twitchers' who acted as if they owned the street, accusing one neighbour of rallying others to complain. Wendy expressed feeling treated like a criminal despite not committing any crime and lamented the social isolation resulting from the dispute. Her house is at the end of the cul-de-sac, and she insists the bus was largely out of view of those complaining, highlighting the tension between individual property rights and community standards.