Firework laws in the UK

[ToxicPaddy]

Hi
Well tomorrow (thursday) I have some friends around to stay, and we have some fireworks. We was going to go up these hills and let them off, but we found out that you cannot let them off in a public place (which is understandable). I also know you cannot let them off between 11pm and 7am. So, we was thinking of doing it in the garden around 8pm, but does the garden count as a public place? It probably sounds like a stupid question, but I just want to make sure :)

Thanks for your help :)

[Andys]

I thought you wern't allowed to set them off 'till the 5th on November?

[Supersam]

Well me and my friends set some off in the front garden and that was fine so im pretty sure it doesnt count as public :)

[ToxicPaddy]

Thanks :)

And there's people around this area doing it, but I'm not sure where I just hear them all the time :)

[buttons]

we set them off in my garden a few times but that's with adults, it's not public though is it?
+ we've done it at public parks before and nothings been said or done.

[Supersam]

Yea they go off round here a few times.

I doubt many people care... last year some were done by the road outside a pub... but we only live in a small village so nobody cares really.

[DaveTaylor]

I think as long as it's before 11 it's fine as after 11 it's continued as breach of peace (like having music on full blast etc)

[Andys]

oh yeah and we've done it in the back garden once or twice and it was okay :)

[ToxicPaddy]

Thanks very much for all your help, +rep

btw if u dont get rep its cause i gotta spread

[IceNineKills]

We done some on the beach and the coppers came down, asked what fireworks we had, aswell as ID then asked if we could set the loudest ones off when they were around 'cause they likes loud ones.

[Wootzeh]

I personally wouldn't trust an irshman with a firework.

[ToxicPaddy]

I personally wouldn't trust an irshman with a firework.

I'm born British :)

[LoveToStack]

just do what you like with them, generally nothing happens. In Polloksheilds every year on bonfire night you get huge groups of people throwing them at you. Happens every year and nothing is done, police dont seem to care.

[wolfsburg]

garden's fine but obviously within the time frame you posted,

we set some off outside work today lol.

[William93]

I rofl'd.
"does the garden count as a public place?" LMAO. Do the public visit your garden? I think not, so no, it's not a public place.

[ToxicPaddy]

I rofl'd.
"does the garden count as a public place?" LMAO. Do the public visit your garden? I think not, so no, it's not a public place.

Well seeing as we live on one of the busiest roads in the town with all the gardens joined up and being pretty small, I wasn't sure. No need to be rude, -Rep.

I did also state on the beginning post that I wasn't sure and it's probably a silly question.

[cocaine]

pmsl very true @ william93..

and lol @ above, how do you know he's "newish" to the forum :S

gardens not a public place... this should be common sense..

[ToxicPaddy]

pmsl very true @ william93..

and lol @ above, how do you know he's "newish" to the forum :S

gardens not a public place... this should be common sense..

I only asked, and did state that it was probably a silly question.

[William93]

Well seeing as we live on one of the busiest roads in the town with all the gardens joined up and being pretty small, I wasn't sure. No need to be rude, -Rep.

I did also state on the beginning post that I wasn't sure and it's probably a silly question.

Oh, so because all your gardens are joined up on a busy road, you still think it could've been a public place.

-rep for being an ass.

[ToxicPaddy]

It's revenge rep, it will be removed :/

Also, I already got the answer now so no need to carry this on.

[William93]

It's revenge rep, it will be removed :/


I don't care.

[Sunny.]

Everyone here does them in parks really. Ive done em in my garden.

And to the person who said you cant let them off before 5 November..
You can let them of any day? but times are different

Diwali [was on tuesday], Chineese new year - up to 1am
Bonfire night and New year - up to midnight
Normal night - 11pm