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50Twuncle
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in TV MoneySaving
I hadn't realised that our TV licence expired today
I received an email from TV licencing today - informing me that unless I arranged for a new licence TODAY - I would face the rest of my life in JAIL breaking rocks !!!
I think that in the past - you used to receive a weeks warning of impending arrest ??

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  • Kurtis_Blue
    Kurtis_Blue Posts: 2,217 Forumite
    So you weren't aware your licence expired today.
    Do you think that's why they send reminders?
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
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    Kurtis_Blue wrote: »
    So you weren't aware your licence expired today.
    Do you think that's why they send reminders?



    Yes - but I am saying that they used to send reminders, at least a week before the licence expired !
    To give you a little warning
    Doesn't matter - new TV licence paid for..
  • retired2011
    retired2011 Posts: 127 Forumite
    Just to annoy the TV licence collectors or whatever they are called I wait till the last day of the month before I renew mine.

    Due 1st Sept, I renew it on 30th Sept.
    The amount of emails they send about me not renewing it?
  • jem16
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    50Twuncle wrote: »
    I hadn't realised that our TV licence expired today
    I received an email from TV licencing today - informing me that unless I arranged for a new licence TODAY - I would face the rest of my life in JAIL breaking rocks !!!
    I think that in the past - you used to receive a weeks warning of impending arrest ??

    Exactly the same here. Always used to receive the licence reminder by post at least 3/4 weeks before. Mine runs out today as well.

    I have received nothing this time, neither by post nor by email.
  • Kurtis_Blue
    Kurtis_Blue Posts: 2,217 Forumite
    retired2011 wrote: »
    Just to annoy the TV licence collectors or whatever they are called I wait till the last day of the month before I renew mine.

    Due 1st Sept, I renew it on 30th Sept.
    The amount of emails they send about me not renewing it?

    Its automated, they wont be getting annoyed, or even notice.
  • retired2011
    retired2011 Posts: 127 Forumite
    Its automated, they wont be getting annoyed, or even notice.

    You have just made an old man unhappy.
  • Kurtis_Blue
    Kurtis_Blue Posts: 2,217 Forumite
    retired2011 wrote: »
    You have just made an old man unhappy.

    That's not good, then ill show you some in house CCTV of the email reminder department at TVLicensing, might cheer you up.

    https://www.youtube.com/embed/iYWPG4x9Jsw
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