TV licence

leitmotif

Thanks for comments guys. Will respond to each point.

lincroft1710 wrote: »

But I find it strange that you would be 'guilty' until proven 'innocent'

But if you are trying to claim you had not needed a TV licence for the 2 months it is up to you to prove this.

The point is I have proved this. I sent them a photocopy of the receipt for work to install a satellite dish. None of the houses in our area receive TV signals so they all have to have dishes fitted or go through cable.

lincroft1710 wrote: »

What kind of claim is this, and with whom? You mean an online small claims thing or something?

Look at HMCS website re making claim for small amount online, cost is £25, paper claim is £30.

Something to think about.

It's recoverable if you win.

lincroft1710 wrote: »

You have a car and tax it for a year. A month later the engine develops a fault and you find you have to have a new engine. This takes two months during which the car is parked in your garage and is not driven on public highway. When car is back on road you realise you've paid for 2 months tax but never used car on the road which you can prove. Do you think DVLA would issue you with a backdated SORN and refund you 2 months tax?

That's assuming the TV licence is officially a tax. I have yet to find confirmation of this. However, the two are still covered by separate and entirely different legislation.

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Regarding the "principle", count up the time you've spent researching this, posting on here, going to CAB and cost it at a very, very reasonable £10 per hr (your time).

At the end of the day it's your decision. I'm just trying to post in the spirit of money saving.

I earn £60 an hour, but there is more to life than just saving money, otherwise giving to charity, creating a more sustainable and greener society, having children, etc. etc. would never be an option. I love saving money but sometimes it's got to be about principles.

But the advice is still appreciated of course.

Fire_Fox wrote: »

There are two problems here, one is that you did not inform TVL when you moved in that you were unable to receive a signal and therefore did not require a license, and the other is that you subsequently completed the form incorrectly. I suspect TVL are not willing to bend the rules for you as they have no way of checking up retrospectively whereas it is very easy to demonstrate that the person who paid for two licenses did indeed hold two licenses.

I mentioned in this answer (see above) that I've proved to them when I could get a signal.

Fire_Fox wrote: »

TBH the CAB are pretty busy with people in dire need of advice and support, if this is about the principle then do your OWN research - all legislation is online now.

That's exactly what I am doing, but the CAB are a charity and when people like me take advice and then make a donation it helps enable the CAB to continue providing advice to those who desperately need it but cannot afford to make donations themselves (most of CAB visitors are debt cases - and I know because my father is a volunteer for them).

lucylucky

In the eyes of the TVL I guess you have not proved you didn't need a licence.

If you watched live programmes, as broadcast, via the iplayer, for example, then you would have required a licence.

The installation date of a Sat dish would mean nothing to them

lincroft1710

As I assume you will continue to pursue this I trust you'll let us know the outcome either way

lincroft1710

leitmotif - any news yet?