TV License Inspectors

MothballsWallet

patman99 wrote: »

This is why whenever you buy a TV or device to attach to a TV, the seller has a legal obligation to take your details and pass them on to TVL.

I assume this also applies to supermarkets that sell TVs/TV add-ons. I bought a digibox from Tesco a couple of months ago, and they never asked me for my details.

However, I did pay by credit card (I was buying some food stuff as well) and swipe my Clubcard.

vax2002

Life is quite simple, there is a reason you are made to answer to your name at school every day, so it becomes a habit.
All you really need to know in these situations is if someone knocks on your door unannounced and asks you to confirm your name, you are usually in trouble.

WhiteHorse

vax2002 wrote: »

All you really need to know in these situations is if someone knocks on your door unannounced and asks you to confirm your name, you are usually in trouble.

If someone knocks on my door and either asks my name or asks me to confirm it, my response is always to ask 'So who wants to know?'.

vax2002

WhiteHorse wrote: »

If someone knocks on my door and either asks my name or asks me to confirm it, my response is always to ask 'So who wants to know?'.

Wisdom befriends you...

Swipe

MothballsWallet wrote: »

However, I did pay by credit card (I was buying some food stuff as well) and swipe my Clubcard.

They have your details from the clubcard.

Swipe

Azmataz wrote: »

No. He knocked on my door and asked me if the information he had about me not accessing TV broadcasts was still applicable.

I just hope for your sake you didn't sign anything. If you did, expect a court summons to pop through your letterbox in six months' time.

giraffe69

Life is quite simple, there is a reason you are made to answer to your name at school every day, so it becomes a habit.

I think you need to increase the daily dose of your medication.

Azmataz

Swipe wrote: »

I just hope for your sake you didn't sign anything. If you did, expect a court summons to pop through your letterbox in six months' time.

Nope. There was nothing there to sign. Here's how the conversation went:
Inspector: Good afternoon. Are you Azmataz?
Me: Who's asking?
Inspector: I'm from TV Licensing.
Me: In that case, yes!
Inspector: I just need to ask if you are still not accessing TV broadcasts?
Me: That is correct. Would you like to come in and check?
Inspector: Oh no. That's not necessary. Our monitoring equipment has not picked up anything from here.
Me: OK then. Cheerio!

No paperwork, no threats, no assaults, no cynicism.

timbstoke

WhiteHorse wrote: »

If someone knocks on my door and either asks my name or asks me to confirm it, my response is always to ask 'So who wants to know?'.

My last conversation with TVL went thusly:

TVL: Good evening sir, TV Licensing. We have no record of a license at this address.
Me: That sounds about right, yes.
TVL: Do you have a TV?
Me: Yes, but not for live broadcasts.
TVL: That's fine. Do you mind if I come in and check?
Me: Sorry mate, I've got a girl round and you're already interrupting.
TVL: Ah right...sorry. Can I just take your name for our records?
Me: Just leave it as "Current Occupier" - it's easier to bin your letters then
TVL: You're not being very cooperative are you sir?
Me: I don't need to be mate - I'm not the one standing out in the cold. Have a nice evening.

Errata

Any TV license jobsworth who knocks on my door will get a shock when I ask to see their ID and then tell them I believe it's faudulent (as I've never seen the ID before how am I supposed to know it's genuine). They will then be told to write to me and the door will be politely but firmly shut in their face.