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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/lostrandomdude on 2023-06-25 09:24:05+00:00.

So my 18 year old neighbour has been running a car detailing business from home for a couple of years now.

It stared off small, so maybe 1 car a day 3/4 times a week and is now about 7/8 cars a day almost every day. He does a range of services from a simple external wash to steam cleaning and washing the seats and engine cleaning and makes a fair bit of money from it.

The main issue is the fact that the way he is operating is illegal and breaks the environmental protection laws. He washes the cars on the street and lets the dirty water and chemicals go into the main street drains. Here in the UK, to do so is illegal, although councils will turn a blind eye if it’s your own personal car.

However, car wash businesses are normally held under even stricter rules and have to tore waste water separately and send it off for treatment due to the chemicals before it can be disposed of.

Whilst I haven’t been bothered with his business, we are currently entering drought conditions and with him washing cars all day and paying a residential rate as opposed to business water rates, this is something which is making me think double about this.

So WIBTA, if I reported him for breaking the law?