Hi, i'm new to this site but ive followed on twitter for a while, sorry if this is a bit long but i want to get all the details out.
I had a visit from 2 Marstons enforcement oficers yesterday (18/2/13).
I was at work when they turned up & the vehicle passenger knocked on my front door,
after a minute the passenger knocked again,
during this period they noticed i had a camera mounted on the front of my house & took a lot of interest as to what area it covered,
they obviously did'nt realise that i have another hidden one covering the front door.
A neighbour across the road was watching them & witnessed what the driver did,
he looked around to see if he was being watched, (not very good observation skills)
then he tried opening my front door by pushing down on the handle.
Luckily for him it was locked as i was at work, but i have a dog & he does'nt take kindly to strangers on my property, they would have clearly heard him barking.
They then posted a letter through my door & drove around the back of my house,
the passenger came in through closed back gates & looked through my kitchen window
& i cant see if he tried my back door but he did notice the cameras i have covering the back of the house, on his way out.
My neighbour rang me & later that day i came home & found one of their letters through my door,
it was for my ex-girlfriend who no longer lives with me but the dog had ripped the envelope so i got their details from the letter.
I rang the EO's mobile phone & left a voicemail for them to come back & see me as i had something to discuss with them.
Needless to say they did'nt.
I also rang Marstons but the woman was oh so unhelpful, siting Data Protection.
I rang the EO again this morning & managed to speak to him,
he was the one i have on CCTV attempting to gain entry to my property,
i asked him to come back today to try my front door handle again as i was in this time
but he waffled on that they did'nt need to come back as they had established that the person named on the letter did'nt live here,
when i questioned him as to why he tried opening my door,
he said he was allowed to force entry to the property as he was executing a Court Warrant !!!!!
If that's the case, why did'nt they force entry when i was'nt there & have the run of my house.
I have got the contact details of the HMCTS enforcement officer for my area (thanks to other peoples threads for that info)
I rang Marstons today for this EO's SIA badge number as i have his surname but need his badge number to complain to the SIA, they hung up on me HAHA.
I have just now got off the phone to the EO that attempted to break into my home,
i was very civil & told him i was recording the call & had a witness listening,
i asked him for his SIA badge number, which under SIA guidelines, he can't refuse to give me,
i know this as ive been a doorman for 7 years,
he told me 2 things,
1 - he does'nt give me permission to use the recording &
2 - he does'nt have a SIA licence, even though i pointed out i could see it on the CCTV hanging around his neck by a thin blue lanyard.
Where do i go from here,
thaks in advance