tv licence court summons

ValHaller

piglet74 wrote: »

I am thinking of writing.. "Not guilty,... No tv on the date of the alledged offence... Can case be withdrawn.."

That won't work. The case will not be withdrawn - it will just go forward for a hearing. You need to turn up and make the argument in person that you did not have a TV

HappyMJ

piglet74 wrote: »

Thank you very much for this

The fines are no-where near as high as I thought, so now I have another option,

Is it the Court your write to ask for the case to be withdrawn?

I am thinking of writing.. "Not guilty,... No tv on the date of the alledged offence... Can case be withdrawn.."

Is that ok? Again, is this an option in N Ireland? And lastly, can the court write back and say what about the other 3 months?? (Will they be aware of the other 3 months?)

Tia everyone.

Sounds fine to me. Straight to the point. Just fill out whatever they have sent and send it back to wherever they want it sent to.

Whatever you did or did not do in the 3 months prior doesn't matter. You need to be found guilty first then they'll bring up your history of licensing to determine the level of fine that the magistrate could impose.

Cornucopia

The court has no authority to withdraw the case at this stage.

Only the BBC can do that.

adouglasmhor

Cornucopia wrote: »

The court has no authority to withdraw the case at this stage.

Only the BBC can do that.

It's not even the BBC who sent the inspector, put in the paperwork or employ the inspector. Please stop making things up it helps no one.

Cornucopia

adouglasmhor wrote: »

It's not even the BBC who sent the inspector, put in the paperwork or employ the inspector. Please stop making things up it helps no one.

I didn't say it was. It is the BBC that is responsible for the whole thing, and it is to them that the OP should complain.

BTW this is the person in charge. She works for the BBC, and is paid £140k, IIRC.

Head of Revenue Management
BBC
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TQ

I appreciate people can be experts on everything, but it would be nice if they at least checked their facts before shouting down those who do know what they're talking about.

adouglasmhor

Cornucopia wrote: »

I didn't say it was. It is the BBC that is responsible for the whole thing, and it is to them that the OP should complain.

BTW this is the person in charge. She works for the BBC, and is paid £140k, IIRC.

Head of Revenue Management
BBC
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TQ

I appreciate people can be experts on everything, but it would be nice if they at least checked their facts before shouting down those who do know what they're talking about.

You said only the BBC can withdraw the charge, YOU were wrong. The rest is a non sequitor and just bluster and waffle.

Cornucopia

adouglasmhor wrote: »

You said only the BBC can withdraw the charge, YOU were wrong.

No. Only the BBC can do it. In the context of the original comment, I meant the BBC rather than the Court - which is true.

Like a lot of people on the internet who are factually wrong, you are also resisting saying what you think the truth is - because you know it will confirm that you are wrong.

Presumably you think it is either Capita - the BBC's outsourcer, or "TV Licensing" - the BBC's trademark.

The TV Licensing website says this:

'TV Licensing' is a trade mark of the BBC and is used under licence by companies contracted by the BBC to administer the collection of the television licence fees and enforcement of the television licensing system. The BBC is a public authority in respect of its television licensing functions and retains overall responsibility.

I would add the word "just" to that, to really make it clear: "TV Licensing" is just a trademark of the BBC....

The rest is a non sequitor and just bluster and waffle.

Nope. TBH, I think you may have misused "Non sequitur".

adouglasmhor

The court can do it at any time too, of which you are surely aware.

Cornucopia

adouglasmhor wrote: »

The court can do it at any time too, of which you are surely aware.

How......?

What process would be used?

We aren't talking about "any time", but specifically between Summons and the hearing.

adouglasmhor

Order of Pre-Answer motion.