ARGOS SPYING FOR tv licensing...

djb215

Ashabumbleb wrote: »

I can understand them taking details for buying things like a TV, but not for a Freeview box, for surely you need a TV for the freeview box to work. Same thing with a DVD player...which if you are only watching DVD's and using consoles, as I do, you don't need a TV license. You only need it if you are watching or recording programes as they are being broadcast.

Details have to be taken and sent to the L.A. (Licensing Authority) for any TV Signal Receiving Equipment, so TVs, Set Top Boxes, VCRs, PVRs, DVD Recorders and Freeview adaptors for PCs. We don't collect details for DVD Players because they are only used for playing DVDs like you said.

Imagine if, like you say, you are using your television purely for games consoles, watching DVD/Video etc, and the L.A. know that you only use it for these purposes - if you were to go out and buy a set top box you would effectively be breaking your "agreement" (?) with the L.A. for using your TV only for DVD/Video because a set top box can only be used for receiving TV signals.

LOL tried to explain that in non-rambly language, don't know if it worked though hehe

Brooker_Dave

victoriav wrote: »

spying for tv licensing!!??

When we brought our telly it turned out the man in the shop was working for the KGB and I spent ten years in a Siberian work camp becuase I refused the extended warrenty.

I've been reliably informed that all the girls on the checkouts of my local supermarket are CIA plants.

I like you have realised that all is not what it seems in the British high street, doubtless you'll be rendered and in an orange jumpsuit before you've even filled out the TV licence form....

mezelks

It does make sense, but the following happened to me...
My brother is living with me atm, and bought himself a tv for his room, got asked all those details etc. He then got a letter through, saying he doesn't have a license, and he was being fined. The house does have a licence, in my name.
I then had to call the licencing people-at my expense-to tell them to stop threatening my brother!
All because of a different surname!

Daytona_nev

PopeSock wrote: »

BRING ON THE WALL!

I wish one would land on him! And the person who's twisted mind came up with the abomination of dressing people in silver skin tight suits.

omen666

I always give false details

You should have a read of here http://www.tvlicensing.biz/

welshsue

I received a letter from Tv Licensing a couple of months ago saying it has come to their attention we don't have a license under that name. I rang tv licensing and they said that someone has bought something in Argos and used address finder from the post code. Our house name is similar to another in the village and the person in Argos clicked on the wrong address. Mistakes do happen. I gave them my tv licence number and they were fine with this, then sent letter back to them to investigate.

Pound

Would I be right in thinking that it's a legal requirement for a retailer to ask for the address but not a requirement for the customer to give a correct address?

Abbafan1972

Some years ago I received a TV licence with my address and a complete different name, saying that TV receiving equipment was purchased from Watford Electronics (Savastore). I hadn't bought anything from there and had never heard of the name. Rang TV licencing and said it was ok, they had got my name registered at this address and to destroy it.

Nilrem

Pound wrote: »

Would I be right in thinking that it's a legal requirement for a retailer to ask for the address but not a requirement for the customer to give a correct address?

From memory that's true, although a lot of retailers may not be overly happy with you giving them your name/address as
Gorden Brown
10 Downing Street
London

Or something similar;)

chuckles1066

Nilrem wrote: »

From memory that's true, although a lot of retailers may not be overly happy with you giving them your name/address as
Gorden Brown
10 Downing Street
London

Or something similar;)

That's the exact address I give every time, complete with postcode.

It isn't a criminal offence to lie (yet) although I'm sure it's covered under anti-terrorism legilsation that you Brits cheerfully allowed to appear on the Statute Book.

Oh, I DO have a current licence as well; but it's none of their business what I purchase out of my after-tax earnings.