Re: Further nonsense from the BBC

On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:15:43 GMT, axel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>a2z <a2z@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> "Arfur Million" wrote:
>>> OK, I know it's only January 3rd, and that we could all do with a break
>>> from another TV Licence thread . . . but the BBC/TV-Licensing have sent me
>>> another letter, in response to a stiffly-worded one from me to them (hah,
>>> that taught em!). It may be of interest in that it shows their "official"
>>> attitude to not answering their correspondence or letting in their
>>> "Officers". Here it is:
>
>
>>[snip]
>
>>> There is no obligation to reply to our letters but it certainly helps if
>>> customers do respond, as we can ensure our records are updated. Our
>>> message is simply intended to ensure that people keep within the law
>>> rather than us have to prosecute them for breaking it. We don't mean to
>>> cause needless alarm and the letters do not hold any implication for those
>>> who don't need a TV licence.
>
>Bizarre as there is no reason for non customers to respond.
>

How does that make this "bizarre"?

The first thing they say is that there is no obligation to reply.


>>> For consistency, we aim to visit all addresses where a 'no TV' claim has
>>> been made. It's not that we question your integrity - you've told us you
>>> don't have a TV [2] and, may I assure you, we've no reason to believe
>>> otherwise. By adopting a uniform approach, we're able to remove
>>> non-television users from our standard mailing cycles for at least three
>>> years.
>
>Total nonsense. They have no right to visit households just because
>they do not have a TV.
>

Of course they do.

They have no right of *entry*, which they do admit in the paragraph
following the one you responded to.

But they have the right to *visit* whoever they like.
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