Obtaining someone's address from the electoral register

FBaby

You can obtain someone's address from the 192.com website (which I think relies on the electoral roll) so can't see he has done anything illegal by searching. His harassment is another matter.

Mojisola

FBaby wrote: »

You can obtain someone's address from the 192.com website (which I think relies on the electoral roll) so can't see he has done anything illegal by searching. His harassment is another matter.

The "open" roll.

Mojisola

I would send a letter to him from you and your OH, signed by both of you, with a copy sent to the Tory leader at the council stating that you don't want to help with the campaign and asking him not to come to your house again.

saker75

He was right to access your details. He is your councillor and was following up on a conversation. Local political parties have access to the full register.

Mimosa

Yes, fluffnutter, you are correct.:D
His position has suffered greatly because of his lack of boundaries and his ability to put both feet in his mouth when he opens it, yet he is unashamedly campaigning anywhere he can. He has no idea (or doesn't care) that his name is mud after his recent inappropriate behaviour. He has done some good for our town and done it some great harm.

j.e.j.

Strangely, I got a phone call from our MP and I don't think either of us gave him our number. We're ex-directory, too.

I don't know what I'm going to do in a month or two when they all start sending their minions round knocking on our doors trying to get us to vote for them. I'd like to get a sign saying words to the effect that we don't wish to speak to, or answer the door to canvassers!

fluffnutter

saker75 wrote: »

He was right to access your details. He is your councillor and was following up on a conversation. Local political parties have access to the full register.

'He was right to' is quite different from 'He has a right to'. The latter might be true, not sure the former is in this particular instance. If he wanted to follow up on this particular conversation he should have made that clear at the time and either asked for the OP's address or told her he was going to check the electoral roll.

fluffnutter

j.e.j. wrote: »

Strangely, I got a phone call from our MP and I don't think either of us gave him our number. We're ex-directory, too.

I don't know what I'm going to do in a month or two when they all start sending their minions round knocking on our doors trying to get us to vote for them. I'd like to get a sign saying words to the effect that we don't wish to speak to, or answer the door to canvassers!

Do it. Why not? And if they ignore it, point to it when you answer the door and tell them you're not going to vote for a party whose members can't read.

Valli

When I worked at the bingo they gave us all new name badges - with our surnames on. None of us, not one, would wear them.

Divulging your surname and asking him about a local issue have been your undoing. As has giving him your (albeit false) phone number.

I suggest that next time he comes in you tell him that you do not wish to be involved in his campaign at all. And that you are not prepared to discuss it further. And, from then on, restrict your conversation with all your customers to what's necessary for your job.

j.e.j. wrote: »

I don't know what I'm going to do in a month or two when they all start sending their minions round knocking on our doors trying to get us to vote for them. I'd like to get a sign saying words to the effect that we don't wish to speak to, or answer the door to canvassers!

When you answer the door just say you don't wish to discuss it; you have made your decision and that's all you're prepared to say. Whatever you do don't say you're undecided.

If saying 'no' is too difficult get a 'no canvassers' sign on the door!

Mimosa

Saker75, I would rather have appreciated him giving me an answer to my question at the time of asking (not a pressing, important or urgent question). He has not mentioned it again, and, in all honesty, I was just asking to make conversation. He did not need to go away and obtain an answer for me. However, engaging in conversation with a customer should not lead to said customer knocking at your door - on a Sunday, too!
The question was something along the lines of "why is the housing development going ahead when even the council are against it?" It was just chatter, really.