Knocking on door and running away

I think we called it Cherry Knocking. Lots of fun until we got caught!

My Mum used to play "Knock down ginger" with her friends when she was a girl. The favourite game was to tie string to as many door knockers as they had string with a loose knot which was just enough to lift the knockers when the string was pulled. They would hide, pull the string and watch as the front doors opened and all the ladies come out to see who was there.
However, knocking on doors late at night isn't acceptable. Not sure what you can do other than install cameras.

In Scotland it was “chap door run” and yes I’m sorry to admit I used to play it as a kid.

Knock Down Ginger - an old game that kids have played for decades.
Get a Ring camera and only answer if it’s genuine.
You can also speak on the ring camera - so you could have some fun with it!

Alternatively, ignore and they’ll give up.

When I was a culprit in Glasgow it was known as Ring, Bang, Skoosh. My English son in law introduced me to Knock Down Ginger as I had never heard that name for it. It is an annoying to say the least for the householder and I hope that it doesn't catch on with my local children.

My neighbours are constantly playing their radio in the garden ..It started at 9 this morning .Its not blasting it out but Its not quiet either..its like I have to literally listen to their music when using my garden..Thinking of reporting them to council...

Parsley3, I was just about to post that it was known as Ring Bang Skoosh where I grew up on south side of Glasgow. I was dared into it once by some naughty boys 😂. I suspect older children/teenagers doing it now may have missed out on the joy of playing out on the street when they were 8 or 9! Of course they have no idea of the distress it can cause.

Twopence

Knockie nine doors in the North East!

We called it Knicky Knockie nine doors in Hull as well.
Never heard of it as 'Knock down Ginger. My dad played it. I think it was more suited to the terraces he grew up in. On our council estate the front paths were too long and I was a hopeless runner so I never played it.

Woo67

My neighbours are constantly playing their radio in the garden ..It started at 9 this morning .Its not blasting it out but Its not quiet either..its like I have to literally listen to their music when using my garden..Thinking of reporting them to council...

How do they know you dont like it unless you tell them, a friendly word would be better.

For the council to do anything the noise must be of a certain decibel level, they will tell you to record the sound over a period of time before visiting and then it will cause unpleasantness with you neighbour.

I grew up in the south side of Glasgow too Litterpicker

This happened a few times to me and then a number of times same night. I was really scared but hid behind a bush outside until the two rotters came back. Heart banging I caught then by their jackets and made a single roaring sound. They were petrified, disappeared towards their homes (I had already guessed), never to be seen again.

It’s called doing “Knick-knacks” here in Ireland!

We called it 'Chap door ...run' when I was little...I never did it as my mum and dad would have strung me up! Not a lot you can do unless you have ring door bell or cctv