BBC licence fee enforcement officer knocked me down with his car before fleeing - I'm in agony and shock

POLICE are investigating claims a BBC subscriptions officer ran over a disabled woman with his car before fleeing the scene.

Amanda White, 50, who stopped paying the £169.50 charge in October, says she was left lying injured on the road.

A BBC license officer allegedly knocked down disabled Amanda White with his car before fleeing the sceneCredit: CHRIS NEILL

Amanda stopped paying her £169.50 BBC fee in October Credit: Alamy

She claimed that an enforcement officer showed up at her house with a letter threatening legal action if she watched or streamed TV.

Amanda, who uses a mobility scooter and suffers from arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said: “He was very aggressive. I refused to accept the letter, but he threw it through the door as I was closing it. Then he wouldn’t take it back, so I threw it out. He had the cheek to shove it through my mailbox, so when he got into the car, I went to his window to hand it back to him.

“I had my hand on his vehicle and he just accelerated, pulling me to the ground. He stopped for a second on the side of the road, clearly saw that I was injured on the floor and drove off. It’s disgusting.”

Amanda, who lives alone in Chorley, Lancs, says she is still in “agony and shock” after last Friday’s incident.

She added: “I barely slept or ate. I went off the road very hard and hurt my wrist. I’m still in a lot of pain and I can’t stop shaking.”

It comes amid dwindling subscription-paying numbers, with growing criticism of the BBC’s tactics.

Last week the BBC apologized for letters threatening to knock on defaulters’ doors on Christmas Day.

Amanda continued: “I can’t afford to keep paying and I don’t want to watch the BBC anymore, it’s that simple.”

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Dennis Reed, director of campaign group Silver Voices, said: “Some of these bailiffs are acting like they are bailiffs, using legal powers, when they are nothing more than cheap sellers. We have long called for an independent investigation into the threatening tactics used by TV Licensing.”

Amanda reported the case to the police and the BBC.

Lancashire Police said an investigation is ongoing.

A spokesman for TV Licensing said it was also investigating, adding: “We expect the highest standards from those who work for us and we take all allegations very seriously.

“We can confirm that a complaint was made following a visit by a contractor working on behalf of TV Licensing on 13 December and this is now being investigated.”