I had a TV license enforcement officer come to my door at ten to nine last night, saying my license had expired. I was a bit puzzled and invited him in, which he also seemed a bit puzzled by. Maybe he's used to getting abuse or whatever.
Anyway, turns out I'd mistakenly cancelled the wrong direct debit last month so it was an honest mistake, but for F**k's sake, it was only a month! He had to fill this big form in about what tellies we had in the house, what we were watching at that very moment, what Sky package we had, what videos / DVDs we had, our national insurance numbers, bank accounts...to be fair he was quite apologetic and said he had no idea why they'd jumped on us so quickly - after all we've held a license without any trouble for the past 13 years. But anyway, the upshot was he said there's a possibility we'll be FINED up to £1000!! But he did say it's far more likely they'll look at the account and see that it's a "first offence" and do nothing.
I know the BBC are desperate for money but sending out the heavies after 1 accidentally-missed payment seems a bit much, don't you think?
Meanies.
