TV Licensing harassment letters

moonrakerz

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

We are the only country in the world taxed like this:mad:

NO we are not ..............there are lots of countries that use TV (AND radio) licences.........

Start here:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence

Driver8

http://www.bbctvlicence.com/Tips%20for%20avoidng%20TVL-BBC%20harassment.htm

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eqGipgg3wPo/TedzHM1AEhI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/34nMV3A4n0Y/s1600/WOIRA+Letter+May+2011.png


http://tv-licensing.blogspot.com/2011/06/withdrawing-implied-rights-of-access.html

Remove implied rights of access

Date: 24/03/2011

Dear TVL / BBC / Capita Business Systems Ltd

It is important that you take note of the following details and instructions
below:

1.
I hereby give notice that the implied right of access to the property known as
(REMOVED) has been removed in respect of the following:

a. Any employee, or agent or principal or any other person acting on behalf of
the BBC or TVL.
b. Any employee or agent or principal or any other person acting as third party
AGENTS for/or on behalf of the BBC or TVL.
c. Please also take notice that any transgression of this notice will be dealt
with through the courts.

Please also note that there is no legal requirement on an individual to provide
their name in order to remove implied rights of access, so do not send further
correspondence to try and confirm my name. I expect confirmation in writing
that you have (a) received the notification, and (b) you will adhere to the
notification.

2.
Other than confirming my notice to remove your implied right of access, I no
longer wish to receive any communications from BBC or TVL. I consider
receiving unwanted letters from TVL / BBC / Capita Business Systems Ltd as
harassment.


Yours Faithfully

The Present Occupier

TVL Reply Edited

Dear Sir or Madam

Thank you for your letter 24 March, which we've recorded under our reference number above. Please use this number if you need to contact us again.

We've noted our records with your wish to withdraw the common law right for TV Licensing's officers to approach your property.

We reserve the right to use other methods available for the detection of television receiving equipment.

Please note that a further unlicensed letter had been prepared for posting befre our records were amended today and I'm unable to prevent it reaching you.

Yours faithfully

Customer Relations

The info is out there, just like the info of scam private parking tickets.

Use the information.

mcjordi

Ive had a few visits in the last few weeks.. one he pretended to be a "court officer" soon sent him packing ( think he turned up in a brand new mazda rx8) and one where he wouldnt even show me his ID till i said i knew your tactics so you may as well show me your ID my TVL man.. ( hah his face was a picture) told the last one i only used it for my PC montor and xbox/dvds.. asked to come in i said No..

Had them posing as survey people/post office staff/delivery people.. i think TVL think we are stupid....

essex1990

Can Martin send out on his next email that TVL target students moving into university halls, last year they sent a letter every week changing the style of them and try to make it sound like you need a tv license just for possessing a tv/computer despite what you use it for. They tell you to phone them up and notify them you do not require a license but this is just a way for them to get your details and try to sell you a tv license that you don't need and don't want my operator said i should buy one 'just in case' i buy a tv later on in the year.

Heres the thing though it only stopped the letters until the next term started when the whole process started again - this time with my name on the letters titled misleading things like "FINAL DEMAND" and "FINAL WARNING" in some sort of attempt to make me sound like a criminal despite not actually doing anything wrong.

I want to make sure that students this year are not tricked by TVL's methods to try and get you to buy their TV license as some may actually believe these methods.

missile

Look out for GS4 meter monkeys. On a.n.other post one of their staff has said they have recently been awarded a contract to check for licence dodgers.

david81_2

I just moved into a new flat, got a tv just for DVDs and games. NO tv signal though. Have filled out a 'no license required' form on the bbc license website and sent it to them. They said they would send me a letter through the post with 'further instructions'

Anyway, never not had a tv signal before so judging by this thread it comes with a lot of hassle... what can I expect? Any advice?

Amyrose

Oh dear. Don’t get me started. I gave up watching TV when I got my first computer. I enjoyed exploring the web so much and meeting and chatting to people from all over the world.

I let them know that I didn’t need a TV licence umpteen times but the letters kept coming almost on a monthly bases. At the time I didn’t even have a TV let alone watch TV.

The guys called a few times and I let them in and thought it funny that they would look behind the sofa to see if I was hiding a TV. Their attitude was funny too as they looked at me like I was weird for not having a TV. I eventually got one for DVDs and Play station (I know how to have fun).

Almost fifteen years on and I received another letter just the other day. I filed it like I did the others in the bin.

From what I can gather their records are a joke. And they just push and push and hope people will give in and get a licence. I have to admit I almost did just that when my sisters offered to buy me one.

I really don’t need a TV licence. Why should I have to prove to them that I don’t. It’s their job to prove that I do.

Beetlemama

trickytrolleys wrote: »

What really annoys me is that the DVLA dont come knocking on your door just in case you have a car they dont know about

haha!! this one made us laugh

caela_2

If anyone is interested, I have been annoying TVLA for a while now since they sent an empty threat of court action for me not having (or needing) a TV License. Makes for some arduous but hopefully interesting reading. I am trying to get £1,000 compensation out of them for harassment, I don't know if I have a case but according to the Protection from Harassment Act I might well. Does anyone know where you would have to take something like this to actually claim compensation for harassment? Would it be small claims court?

Anyway, the link is: http://thedailynag.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/spoonfuloflies/

Let me know what you think!

P.s. just found this looks quite interesting, seems TVLA have really been riding the general public way past the point of harassment: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review_report_research/tvl/tvl_cab.pdf. I've also see something about appealing with the BBC Trust, but have a feeling this might not be very successful. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/contact/complaints_appeals/appeal_trust.shtml Any thoughts?

whatmichaelsays

Can you quantify a loss of £1,000 to justify your claim for compensation?