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Bullying TV licence inspector

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LapdanceShoeshine · 30/12/2017 19:07

DD2 moved into a new address with her BF on 1st December. They had no live TV until shortly before Christmas & didn’t even think about getting a licence (it’s an old TV from when her BF lived alone elsewhere)

Today a woman knocked on the door just as DD2 was about to go out & asked “are you Mrs X?” (previous resident). DD2 said no. Woman asked if they have a TV, more or less pushed her way in to see (small terraced house, front door opens straight into living room), started demanding information like DD2’s NI number, & wanted DD2 to hand over her bank details immediately. (Despite the haranguing DD2 managed to resist this & instead signed up for TV licence on her phone in front of the woman.)

Surely this isn’t how they’re supposed to behave? Having come to see a specific person, who moved out in October, she should just have requested to see some ID & then left with a warning to get a new TV licence asap?

Any advice? I’ve suggested she make a formal complaint. The woman even read her a caution!

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LapdanceShoeshine · 01/01/2018 11:00

I won’t be complaining about anything - she will.

Apart from anything else the woman lied that DD couldn’t apply online there and then, that she had to apply via the woman herself (commission...), but needed to hand over her bank details because the woman’s card machine wasn’t working. All bollocks.

Anyway my GF spreadsheet has lots of new names after this thread Grin

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Vitalogy · 01/01/2018 12:21

Anyway my GF spreadsheet has lots of new names after this thread Grin Yeah mine too.

BashStreetKid · 01/01/2018 12:53

Vitalogy, you haven't explained why an Act is not a law?

LloydSpinjago · 01/01/2018 13:15

Yeah I'm looking forward to the explanation vitalogy

IceBearRocks · 01/01/2018 19:35

Put me on the GF spreadsheet.....IceBearRocks.... Told me I was right!!!!!!
Stop being silly !!!
DD needs to get a life and accept responsibility...... She's a big grownd up girl now...by her age I had 2 kids to think of...and ensure I was paying Thier debts tooxxxxx

LapdanceShoeshine · 01/01/2018 20:00

IceBear, actually you are one of the very many GFs who totally missed the point, thought they were being clever, but weren’t.

Maybe read all my posts again & think on? (Or not. Makes no diff to me)

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