Tv licence threat

Loopgames

I got a letter to 'the occupier' from tv licence people. They mention that if we do notpay the licence they will investigate.

Reading the letter makes one want to pay even though we don't have a telly. Our telly is at my mums house as we have been moving around a lot. We dont even have broadband so what exactly will they 'investigate'?

Sagz_2

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/what-if-a-tv-licence-is-not-needed-top12/

Why don't you contact them and tell them you don't need a licence, that should get them off your back.

neil9313

Sagz wrote: »

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/what-if-a-tv-licence-is-not-needed-top12/

Why don't you contact them and tell them you don't need a licence, that should get them off your back.

Do not bother they won't believe you anyway.

neil9313

Loopgames wrote: »

I got a letter to 'the occupier' from tv licence people. They mention that if we do notpay the licence they will investigate.

Reading the letter makes one want to pay even though we don't have a telly. Our telly is at my mums house as we have been moving around a lot. We dont even have broadband so what exactly will they 'investigate'?

You need a licence if you watch live broadcasts or record live, however you view it. It has nothing to do with owning a TV or having BB.

Loopgames

Great! Just done it online, thanks for that. I do miss having a telly though..lol! That letter just reminded me, hey ho tomorrow visiting my mil! Cant wait;)

Loopgames

neil9313 wrote: »

You need a licence if you watch live broadcasts or record live, however you view it. It has nothing to do with owning a TV or having BB.

Still not eligible to pay for it. So how do they investigate...i am at work from 9am to 9 pm! How the heck will they investigate exactly?

Not having a tv licence is the only situation where you are guilty until proven innocent.

davidlizard

The letters are simply mass-generated circulars which they fire off at an interval of about 1 a month to most addresses which do not appear on their database to try and frighten people into paying with threats of "investigations", "interviews under caution" and the like. Its all bluster and it can be safely ignored - you are not being specifically targeted.

As to how they investigate - someone might come round and knock on the door. At this point, they have to rely on the goodwill of the occupant to either let them in to root through their possessions, or to self-incriminate themselves. You can quite legally tell them where to go.

TVL like to overstate their authority - they exactly the same powers as your paperboy. They are simply employees of Capita who are contracted to the BBC. They have no right of entry to your house, and you are under no obligation to speak to them. You can treat them in exactly the same way you treat other door to door salesmen.

neil9313

Loopgames wrote: »

Still not eligible to pay for it. So how do they investigate...i am at work from 9am to 9 pm! How the heck will they investigate exactly?

Not having a tv licence is the only situation where you are guilty until proven innocent.

http://www.tvlicenceresistance.info/forum/index.php

Kurtis_Blue

Loopgames wrote: »

Not having a tv licence is the only situation where you are guilty until proven innocent.

This is outrageous at what point did they fine you as guilty? and how much was the fine?

retired2011

Great! Just done it online, thanks for that. I do miss having a telly though..lol! That letter just reminded me, hey ho tomorrow visiting my mil! Cant wait;)

You don't pay for a TV licence to watch TV in someone else's house.

You pay for a TV licence only if you have a TV in your house.

And watch live as it is broadcast TV on it. Or record it to watch it later.

Not if you go to someone else's house to watch TV as it is broadcast.

Great! Just done it online, thanks for that. I do miss having a telly though..lol! That letter just reminded me, hey ho tomorrow visiting my mil! Cant wait;)

From the way the op has written it seems he has bought a TV licence so he could watch TV at his MIL.

jayme1

retired2011 wrote: »

You pay for a TV licence only if you have a TV in your house.

Correction: Only if you watch live TV in your house, you can have a TV for your PS3, DVD player or gatheirng dust in the loft no problem.