jbw enforcement acting on the enfiorecers bb1 weds @8.30pm

d123

vanman7 wrote: »

last year my Mrs answerd the door when i was at work to a bailiff who walked past her into the house and sat down in our front room as she was still closing the door.

I think you should suggest to your Mrs, next time a stranger knocks on the door to speak to the person through the window first. If it is a bailiff, (or anyone else she doesn't want to deal with) get her to tell them to leave and return at a time you will be home. Then close the window and ignore them, if they continue to trespass and knock or breach the peace phone the police.

vanman7

yes

d123 wrote: »

I think you should suggest to your Mrs, next time a stranger knocks on the door to speak to the person through the window first. If it is a bailiff, (or anyone else she doesn't want to deal with) get her to tell them to leave and return at a time you will be home. Then close the window and ignore them, if they continue to trespass and knock or breach the peace phone the police.

we have a sucurity camera fitted now with an intercom, so that gets around that one, but still need to know where we stand so they dont try to pull a fast one again.

BAILIFFCHASER

yes

Bailiffs have got a habit of misguiding. Like when they call for council tax they say they are from ****** council and are here to talk about their council tax. They never tell you who they are until you open the door.

roddydogs

rog2 wrote: »

I totally agree. The BBC is a company funded by the Licence Paying Public, and is, normally known and respected for it's commitment to Public Service.
The Enforcers was the type of 'filler' program that we would expect on one of the lesser known privately owned 'free to view' channels, where it would have attracted an audience of maybe 2 - 3,000 viewers. There was no attempt, by the programme makers, to point out where the 'bailiffs' were acting illegally, nor was there any attempt to suggest that those people who could be faced with 'dealing with bailiffs' do, in fact, have certain rights.
Whilst I appreciate that one of the 'victims' had not paid 19 Parking Tickets - the sum claimed by JBW, of £4,100, equates to over £215.00 per ticket - No mention was made of the fact that the original 'fines' had been grossly inflated by charges that were purely designed to line the pockets of JBW. This particular instance would have been far better dealt with by the Police.
As far as sticking posters on to a car, allegedly with no insurance, only to find out that the car was in fact insured, words fail me.
I do not see what possible justification people like JBW can have for accessing a publicly funded 'Vehicle Number Recognition' system - they are not public servants, and, if the programme is anything to go by, neither are they qualified to interpret and use the information that such a system provides.
The programme portrayed a totally unbalanced picture of the way that Bailiffs are allowed to openly 'flaunt' both the law and the rights of ordinary people.
The BBC should be TOTALLY ASHAMED to have put their name, and our money, behind a programme of such poor quality - I hope it was a one-off.

So why didnt they just pay the tickets in the first place?-if the price didnt increase with non-payment, nobody would pay the tickets in the first place:D:D:D

rayday2

I actually thought the beat the baliff series was good programming, it was shock tactics which gave them a chance to pull themselves right, can't believe the negative spin in this topic about it, if it had Martins name behind it you would all think it was the best idea ever. Shocking someone then working out a payment plan after showing them how they waste money - is this not what the site is about?

Actually I think the BBC were right to show the documentary as it aired warts and all that is the whole point of following someone in there work, you found mistakes good - shows they were not edited out. Had the BBC aired a totally crisp clean by the book programme on baliffs you would all be moaning that thats not the real world. I think you should stop and think I can think of more contraversial documentaries about real shocking things and the BBC is the place for them its what we expect from them.

itsnever2lateisit?

BAILIFFCHASER wrote: »

Bailiffs have got a habit of misguiding. Like when they call for council tax they say they are from ****** council and are here to talk about their council tax. They never tell you who they are until you open the door.

I guess its always worth asking for ID, no ID then best suggest they go and get some

BAILIFFCHASER

yes

My local council provides them with id cards as well.

rog2

no

roddydogs wrote: »

So why didnt they just pay the tickets in the first place?-if the price didnt increase with non-payment, nobody would pay the tickets in the first place:D:D:D

We, and you rd, are unaware of the actual breakdown of any additional charges. I am not against proportional increases in fees for late payers, providing a. that the tickets were issued legally (it is possible, given the comments of the person who paid, that some tickets were issued as the result of 'over zealous' application of fixed penalty charges to 'delivery' vehicles) and b. that all other avenues for collection, including the courts, were exhausted before handing the matter to the 'bounty hunters', whose sole reason for existence is profit.

rog2

no

RAS wrote: »

Complaining to Ofcom Ofcom Contact Centre, Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 9HA
Tel: 0845 456 3000
Fax: 020 7981 3333
Email: [EMAIL="contact@ofcom.org.uk"]contact@ofcom.org.uk[/EMAIL]

I have received a reply, from ofcom, to my complaint - bit disappointing, but not unexpected:

"Dear mr rog2

The Enforcers, BBC1, 14/11/2007. 20:30

Thank you for contacting Ofcom. Although we've noted your concerns about the above programme, this is not a matter in which Ofcom can intervene.

Ofcom regulates BBC services in relation to individual complaints of unfairness and unwarranted infringement of privacy in programmes, and also in relation to material that may be thought to give rise to harm or offence. However, under the terms of the Communications Act 2003 Ofcom does not regulate BBC services in relation to accuracy or impartiality. Such matters are regulated by the BBC Trust, therefore your concerns should be addressed directly to the BBC itself. The BBC's single point of contact for viewers and listeners complaint is:

BBC
PO Box 1922, Glasgow G2 3WT
Tel: 08700 100 222 www.bbc.co.uk/complaints

If, in the future, Ofcom is required to involve itself in any aspect of the BBC, other than that stated above, it will be at the behest of the Department for Culture Media and Sport. Therefore, you may wish to register any concerns about regulation of the BBC with the DCMS at the following address:

Department for Culture Media and Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH
Tel: 020 7211 6200 email: [EMAIL="enquiries@culture.gov.uk"]enquiries@culture.gov.uk[/EMAIL]

We are sorry we were unable to help you further in this matter. Thank you for taking the trouble to contact us.

Yours sincerely

Broadcast Team
Central Operations'

I am not prepared to let the matter rest, as the programme was biased, misleading and legally inaccurate.
So it looks as though I've got a busy morning ahead of me.

BAILIFFCHASER

yes

What you need to realise is that esa and acea are privately run clubs. the government gets away without having to regulateas their own coffers fill up