Well as the title of the thread says I got a visit from TV Licensing today, at around 10.30 in the morning. I was asleep when he banged on the door. I ignored it (as I am quite a deep sleeper) then he banged again and again. AT this point I was thinking, who is this?? At this time in the morning and as I wasn't expecting anybody I thought I'd see who it was by looking out of the window.
I look out the upstairs window and see some guy holding some hand held device thingy and he looked straight up at me. I told my partner it could be the electric/gas man as they have those device thingies too. Then I went downstairs (the guy is still hammering away at the door as he know knows I am in as he just saw me in the window) and then he posts a card through the door. I didn't really read it but noticed it said TV LICENSING. I am panicking now.. everything I had read about handling the situation I couldnt remember.
I tell my partner who it is. Then I go and open the upstairs window. He looks up at me and I say to him. "Can you go away please." and then I shut the window. I can hear the guy shouting something like 'ERM.. EXCUSE ME.'
He carries on knocking. My partner goes to the window this time and says along the lines of 'Go away' TV man says 'I am just trying to help you.. blah blah.' and my partner then says 'Why would I need a licence, I don't watch TV.' (What he actually meant was we dont watch LIVE TV.) I am still panicking, thinking my partner is going to drop me in it lol.. as he hasn't really read much on the freeman approach. And although I am not an expert I do know the odd bit of info.
The TVL man says 'I will go and get a warrant.' my partner says 'Go on then.' knowing that he cannot without having no name, and no evidence. The blinds where closed so no way could he see a TV. He could not hear it either as it was turned off.
We close the window again. He carries on knocking. (It's at this point I wished I had remembered to record him on my mobile phone.. but during the panicking I forgot.)
I open the window again. and I say to him. 'I do not need a TV LICENCE so GO away.' he stands there looking at me in a annoyed away. He says something but for the life of me I cannot remember what it was. But whatever it was it made me say 'You are just a salesman so go away before I ring the police.'
My partner goes to the window and tries to take a picture of him. But at this point he was in the car and driving away.
So my question is? Did I mess up? I didn't want to engage in conversation with this 'person' but he just wouldnt stop banging on the door. Which gave me little choice. I didn't let him in, didn't give him my name, he didn't hear/see any TV. But now he has seen me he probably has a discription of me and my fella.
Oh and I forgot to add, my partner threw the calling card out the window at him. the TV man said 'why did you do that?' and my fella said 'because I do not want it.'
So how did I do? Have I dropped myself in it in anyway?