TV licence query

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Thank you for the help.

How does she remove the airial or block its signal easily without causing too much damage or hassle for anyone moving in when the place is sold?

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rapido wrote: »

Just disconnect the aerial lead from the back of the tv set.

The next person will just be able to plug the lead into their one.

-rapido

PS When I said "remove the aerial" in my previous response, I meant "remove the aerial lead/connection". Apologies for the omission.

:rotfl:No worries its just me being dim Thanks again

davidlizard

Also, expect to be harassed mercilessly by Television Licencing, who will refuse to accept the simple fact that your mum does not watch television at that address.

They will almost certainly send a very nasty letter each month - threatening "interviews under caution", visits from their "enforcement officers" and court summons - these can all be safely ignored, and you are under no obligation to contact them to tell them a licence is not required - and usually they won't believe you anyway.

They may send someone round - the best response here is to simply tell them to go away, as politely or otherwise as you see fit. Under no circumstances let them into the house or get into conversation with them. They have been known to fabricate "evidence" (as some posts on this forum have proven).

The TV Licencing employees are simply employees of a private company contracted to the BBC - they have the same legal powers as the milkman. They have no right of entry into the house (a warrant from the court is required), and certainly cannot interview anyone under PACE.

skintdragon

hi there,

i have to say i only get letters from them perhaps ever 12- 18 months asking if circumstances have changed at the address. I am one of the minorities that don't own a TV/ watch it! Much prefer going to the gym/ eating out! I filled in an online declaration form and they send you an email to confirm you have declared what you said.

Seems pretty hassle free to me.

Saying that, do they really have snazzy equipment like they claim to for detecting TV transmission, or is it a case of looking at every single postal address in the UK and finding the gaps?

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davidlizard wrote: »

Also, expect to be harassed mercilessly by Television Licencing, who will refuse to accept the simple fact that your mum does not watch television at that address.

They will almost certainly send a very nasty letter each month - threatening "interviews under caution", visits from their "enforcement officers" and court summons - these can all be safely ignored, and you are under no obligation to contact them to tell them a licence is not required - and usually they won't believe you anyway.

They may send someone round - the best response here is to simply tell them to go away, as politely or otherwise as you see fit. Under no circumstances let them into the house or get into conversation with them. They have been known to fabricate "evidence" (as some posts on this forum have proven).

The TV Licencing employees are simply employees of a private company contracted to the BBC - they have the same legal powers as the milkman. They have no right of entry into the house (a warrant from the court is required), and certainly cannot interview anyone under PACE.

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That would frighten the daylight out of her ! :mad: She would rather pay and not view than worry someone was going to call, there or not.

whatajoke1

If your mum phones (TV Licencing) up, they will remove your mums name from the letters they send meaning they'll come as a generic "the legal owner" type ones.

TV Licencing also print there name on the outside of the letters maning they can just be ripped up straight away.

davidlizard

will-in-estoril wrote: »

Why are there those who think that they have the right to abuse somebody going about their work.

So glad I spend much of my life in Portugal!

When you get them hammering on the door at nearly 11pm at night scaring my wife witless and reducing her to tears, demanding they are let in, and being extremely abusive (shouting obscenities) when told to leave, then too right will I become abusive in return.

For starters, have a look at the tone of their letters they send out to get the gist of their tactics - along with the sinister scrawlings on calling cards. For some, receiving letters and handwritten notes like this could be very frightening.

http://www.bbctvlicence.com/

And I am certainly not alone in finding their "enforcement officers" can often be less than pleasant.

If someone expects me to be polite and courteous, then I expect that in return.

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rapido wrote: »

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davidlizard wrote: »

When you get them hammering on the door at nearly 11pm at night scaring my wife witless and reducing her to tears, demanding they are let in, and being extremely abusive (shouting obscenities) when told to leave, then too right will I become abusive in return.

For starters, have a look at the tone of their letters they send out to get the gist of their tactics - along with the sinister scrawlings on calling cards. For some, receiving letters and handwritten notes like this could be very frightening.

http://www.bbctvlicence.com/

And I am certainly not alone in finding their "enforcement officers" can often be less than pleasant.

If someone expects me to be polite and courteous, then I expect that in return.

:eek: Yikes.

Thanks for all the replies.

EltonJohnFan

Hi all,

I'm trying to find out for sure if I really need a TV License because I only ever watch television online, BBCi Player/4OD/ITV Player etc and I think that £150 a year just to watch television is absolutely ridiculous, especially when I very seldom watch it and there's only one or two programmes that I'm actually interested in. I recently tried to contact the TV Licensing team to ask them if I needed a license and I just got a message saying their lines were busy and I was immediately cut off, this happened a few times before I simply gave up. Do you think I need this license? as I say I do not watch television in the traditional sense I.E broadcast on TV live and my TV is only ever on if I'm playing on the X-Box 360 and even that's a rarity. I do not have my TV setup to receive a signal as I do not pay for digital TV and I do not have freeview activated on my TV either as this needs you to plug an aerial in for it to be active. I probably come across as a meanie with money in this post but believe me I'm not like that at all, just want to be sure that I'm not paying for something I don't really enjoy anyway. Thanks for your help.

Hammyman

No you do not need to have a TV licence however you may have trouble persuading them you don't especially as you have a TV with a tuner built in. To be absolutely sure, you'd need to remove the antenna from the roof or wherever.