Knocking on door and running away

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

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

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.

I grew up in the south side of Glasgow too Litterpicker

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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

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.

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

We used to 'play' Knock and Run in W Yorkshire - but only on Mischief Night.

Wyllow3

did some googling

.......... This kids' game might seem like a harmless prank, but playing it is breaking the law

"The easiest way to catch them is to set up a camera. No need for you to punish them, just let their parents know and they should take care of it. If you do catch him, try to get the phone number to his parents and call them, if that doesn't work called local Police Department".

Hmmm. sympathies, I hope it stops soon.

It is against the law under the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 but I think it unlikely anyone would be charged. It's the sort of thing a policeman would have administered a 'clip round the ear' for years ago!

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Buy a RING bell from Amazon - prices going down.

It's tells you on your mobile when there's motion at your door (not just a caller).

We can just look at our phone and decide whether or not to answer (in the evening) without leaving the sofa. You could see immediately if it was your pesky teenagers and ignore them (and maybe recognise them and tell their Mums!).

It surprised us that we ignored more callers than we welcomed!!

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We used to call it ‘run away knock’. Thought it was hilarious when I was a youngster. Of course I view it differently now. Maybe a Ring doorbell would put them off?

It was called "Knock a door run" here in West Yorkshire, but I only remember it being carried out on Mischief Night ( night before Bonfire night ).
I never dare do it - far too scared of the reprisals if my parents found out. In a close knit community someone always told your parents!
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Just looked this up, it is a 19th century tradition started in Cornwall.

Omg. My face is scarlet with embarrassment. I remember doing this in my university city after a night out. Fortunately it would have been mainly student lodgings. So I will remain unjudgemental of kids doing this!

might I just add that things are different now and I wouldn't answer the door to anyone at night now..

Scapal,,,chap door run where I lived too...same area...in the 50's us children were out playing every night ,,,hardly any cars about...we thought it was fun, but it must have been annoying for the person answering the door...

Gosh I remember playing this it’s called knock down ginger. Then hedge hopping over back gardens. Didn’t think kids of today even knew about it let alone do it. Sorry if it’s unsettling you, hopefully harmless fun.

BlueBelle

Personally I wouldn’t bother the police for daft kids It s always been a trick of kids hasnt it Ignore it they ll get bored if they get no reaction

Great post! The police have enough to do.

I used to do as I'm sure many others did. I also have suffered it in laters years like many others. It's a passing phase as the kids will grow out of it especially if you don't rise to the bait.

This 'game' appears to have had various names depending where you live. It was named in a quite self explanatory way here in Birmingham - 'knock door run'.