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jt_2007
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Hi, I'm a student living in a shared flat.
All the doors have locks on them. One of my flatmates has recently taken to putting two tvs into our living room, and I don't know if he has a license. We all have separate contracts, so I supporse the living room would count as a communal area.
Am I at risk of getting prosecuted for this? Or will it just be him that gets in trouble? I don't watch the TVs at all and neither does he.
Thanks for your help
All the doors have locks on them. One of my flatmates has recently taken to putting two tvs into our living room, and I don't know if he has a license. We all have separate contracts, so I supporse the living room would count as a communal area.
Am I at risk of getting prosecuted for this? Or will it just be him that gets in trouble? I don't watch the TVs at all and neither does he.
Thanks for your help
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HI JT - haven't got time to look into it properly but maybe you could check out this link
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/students.jsp
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He plans to sell them, but I can't envisage anyone buying them because they're very old.
Just one more annoying occurrence in the hellhole that is my flat!
Any more advice would be appreciated I'll have a look at that link! 0 -
This is from their site:
'I didn't know I needed a TV Licence in a hall of residence.
Your hall probably has a licence covering TVs in communal areas, but this won't cover a TV in your room. So, if you're planning to watch TV in your room, you must buy your own licence.'
That's not very clear!
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He plans to sell them, but I can't envisage anyone buying them because they're very old.
Just one more annoying occurrence in the hellhole that is my flat!
Any more advice would be appreciated I'll have a look at that link!
No TV licence needed if they are just being sold on. Probably not a good idea to show them working though just in case the buyer is a TVL agent.0 -
If the TVs belong to him, it isn't your problem.0
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Actually I think if you have sets capable of receiving live TV broadcasts in a property then you need to have a licence. How this works in a shared area I have no idea.albertross wrote: »if they aren't switched on, then you don't need a license, you only need one if you watch live broadcasts. Begs the question why they are there, if not switched on, and also why 2? "We act as though comfort and luxury are the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about” – Albert Einstein0 -
Excellent so if an inspector turns up, you turn it off and avoid a fine.albertross wrote: »Clive, that is an urban myth, unless you receive (watch or record) live broadcasts, you don't need one. "We act as though comfort and luxury are the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about” – Albert Einstein0 -
you have to be able to prove that it is not used to recive or record programmes, turning it off or unplugging it won't work, they test them vigorously!
we don't watch TV but have a TV and are in the process of telling them to stop threatening us with court, they don't take kindly to you not paying even if you have a valid reason like us, we just don't like TV haven't watched it for years the only reason we have a TV is to hook up directly to the computer to watch store bought movies on. my dad gave us the telly as he didn't use it anymore!0 -
I haven't had a TV for two years and had trouble with being pestered by the TVL to begin with. I had to phone them up and ask them to stop harrassing me, they simply don't believe people don't have televisions!
A friend does have a TV to use games consoles/dvd players (I only use my PC) and so does not have an aerial lead for the TV - TV Licencing WILL accept this, as you can't receive programmes without the aerial.0 -
you have to be able to prove that it is not used to recive or record programmes, turning it off or unplugging it won't work, they test them vigorously!
No you don't ! They have to prove that you are watching without a licence and that is almost impossible for them to do.
You don't have to speak to them or let them into your house either. It is only people who admit to doing this that get fined. TVLA have also NEVER used "detector van" evidence in Court, because it probably isn't admissible as evidence.0
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