Rock fan is threatened with eviction after neighbours complain he is blasting out Bon Jovi hits ‘too loud’ on his smart speaker in what could be the UK’s first Alexa noise dispute

• Martin Van-Evelingen, 24, blasts Bon Jovi on the speakers of his Amazon Echo
• His neighbours have complained the music is too loud since he got the device
• Ocean Housing, who own the block, told Martin to turn it down or face eviction 

A music fan is facing eviction after switching his sound system to an Amazon Echo speaker, causing his neighbours too complain he was blasting eighties rock too loud. 

Irked neighbours are sick of hearing Martin Van-Evelingen, 24, say ‘Play Bon Jovi’ and rock out to hits such as Livin’ On A Prayer at housing block in Blackwater, near Truro in Cornwall.

Martin, who is such a big Bon Jovi fan he named his Chihuahua after the New Jersey band, says that he use to play music on a sound system linked to his TV, and never had problems.

Irked neighbours are sick of hearing Martin Van-Evelingen, 24, (pictured) say ‘Play Bon Jovi’ and rock out to hits such as Livin’ On A Prayer at housing block in Blackwater, near Truro in Cornwall

Martin, who is such a big Bon Jovi fan he named his Chihuahua after the New Jersey band, says that he use to play music on a sound system linked to his TV, and never had problems. Pictured: Jon Bon Jovi performing in Tel Aviv earlier this year 

Issues only occurred when he got the voice activated device, sparking what’s believed to be the first Alexa related noise dispute in the UK. 

‘I’ve only had the Alexa three weeks and I’m suddenly in trouble.

‘I like Bon Jovi, but never put it higher than volume five or six because it affects the bass and it only goes up to ten’ the unemployed former Health Care Assistant told the Sun.

Ocean Housing, who owns the block of homes, has told Martin to turn down the rock or face eviction.  

Issues only occurred when he got the voice activated device, sparking what’s believed to be the first Alexa related noise dispute in the UK 

Martin has previously tweeted about his love for the eighties rocker – and how he named his pet pooch BoJo

Ocean Housing, who owns the block of homes, has told Martin to turn down the rock on his Amazon echo (stock image pictured) or face eviction

‘The welfare of tenants is our priority. 

‘We have spoken with Mr Van-Evelingen and hope the matter is resolved’ they said in a statement. 

It comes as  China Labor Watch found hundreds of schoolchildren have been drafted in to make Amazon’s Echo Dot and Kindle devices illegally in China.

Investigators at Amazon supplier Foxconn’s factory found children were working gruelling night-shifts in order to meet demands in the city of Hengyang in Hunan Province.

Teenagers are encouraged by local schools and colleges to become ‘interns’ at the factory, where their teachers are paid to accompany them to work.

More than 1,000 youngsters stand for hours on end throughout the night doing repetitive work which requires little technical training

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