Mofette 1, TV Licensing 0

[mofette]

Just had a fight with a TV licensing man at the door.

Hello, I'm from... I'm from... these *shows me a card thing*
Oh, we were just talking about you guys last night, we are writing you a letter as we don't use the televisions for anything other than watching DVDs and playing computer games.
OK well I need to come in to check on that.
Do you have a warrant?
No
Then I can't let you in, sorry.
We will get one.
Ok
Can I take your name?
No, I won't give out my name
So shall I put you down as non-compliant?
Yes, goodbye.


The thing is, we're not doing anything wrong. We ARE only using them to play computer games, and I would have shown him in, only there is a freeview box on top of the TV in the kitchen, which has never worked because the house aerial is too old. I didn't want him to see that and get grounds to sue us in court.

They won't get a warrant, because he hasn't got reasonable doubt to think that we may be watching a broadcast signal. I could do what this man is doing and let them harass me with letters, but I think that now would be a good time to write that letter that we were talking about...

Comments

[medusa.livejournal.com]

I used to get so much hassle from them during the years when I was all pretentious and didn't even own a television. They didn't seem to be able to understand the concept of someone just not wanting to watch television at all and there were lots of snide letters between us.

Oh happy days. I read so much when I didn't have a television. I would go back to it only the atheist has just come in and asked if we can buy a 40" Samsung for Christmas. Er...

[mofette.livejournal.com]

See, next year when we have our house together, we will be getting sky and a huge TV, but even when we tried watching in this house, we can't get a signal. I've wasted loads of money buying aerials and it's made no difference.

I don't watch terrestrial, so yeah I don't think people get it that we don't.

[medusa.livejournal.com]

I don't watch terrestrial television unless there is a really, really good reason for it such as awful costume dramas or Midsomer Murders. I can't do that whole soaps and game shows thing though as I find them boring. Not that Living TV is an improvement but hey. ;)

[mofette.livejournal.com]

Living TV used to have Maury, which I love and Bravo has my favourite Racist, Dog The Bounty Hunter.

[medusa.livejournal.com]

Heh, I tried to watch that a couple of times but couldn't work out if it was real or not!

Er, Dog The Bounty Hunter that is.

[misterfallen.livejournal.com]

He's apparently a real bounty hunter. He's currently in trouble with Mexico over kidnapping Andrew Luster (someone famous's heir who's up on a rape charge).

[mofette.livejournal.com]

those charges were dropped.

[misterfallen.livejournal.com]

The rape charges, or the aggravated kidnapping ones against Chapman?

[mofette.livejournal.com]

The rapist was already convicted, the kidnap charges were dropped