TV licensing threats

stclair

molerat wrote: »

The TV licence is due in full at the start of the licensing year (as is car tax / licence). You can pay in instalments by their rules, the first year by 6 double payments in arrears and the following year by 6 advance and 6 arrears payments. The choice is yours, 1 payment up front or instalments.

I paid mine at £24.00 a month for the first 6 months.

Then cancelled the DD and told them i`ve now paid for my license by the payments they have already collected.

Then they just told me the date I need to start paying again. :D

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Cornucopia wrote: »

We can probably all agree that innocent people should be entitled not to receive threatening letters, and that they should not be subject to having their homes inspected except when the law requires it.

Not to mention being presumed guilty, until proven innocent.

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adindas wrote: »

If you get a letter from TV licensing Agency, just bin it.

I keep mine for posterior.

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Kayak10 wrote: »

I don't know if your aware but the TVL have the right of entry

No they haven't.

Indeed, Parliament went out of its way, to specifically deny them such a right of entry.

Communications_Act_2003_-_Section_364 wrote:

(3)The restrictions and conditions subject to which a TV licence may be issued do not include—

(a)a provision conferring a power of entry to any premises

Unless the law has changed it is an offence to have a piece of equipment in your property that could be used to watch live or recorded programmes

it did change, 11 years ago.

So your advise just chuck in bin is rather short sited

It's served me well, for 4.5 years.

Kayak10

Cornucopia wrote: »

So what evidence did they present against you? You say you did not let them in - does that mean that they interviewed you on the doorstep?

No as mentioned on that occasion the whole thing was done by post ever increasing threats followed by a court appearance

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Kayak10 wrote: »

As to how they detect as I said they now have hand held machines

The only hand held machine they have, is a PDA.

Made me sign a document saying I had just moved in and was getting a licence

How did they make you sign?

Gun to the head?

Thumbscrews?

Electric wires to the gonads?

chattychappy

Kayak10 wrote: »

No as mentioned on that occasion the whole thing was done by post ever increasing threats followed by a court appearance

I struggle with this... what happened at the hearing, what evidence was presented?

nobbysn*ts

I want my court appearance.
'Do you have a tv'
'no'
'What evidence is there'
'I haven't brought it with me, it's not over there'
(to the prosecution) 'Any evidence to show it is there?'
'no'

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Kayak10 wrote: »

I'm in a block of 12 flats How did they ONLY come to my flat on entering the block ?

Because your flat was the one without a TV Licence.

Cornucopia

chattychappy wrote: »

I struggle with this... what happened at the hearing, what evidence was presented?

It sounds like they conned him. Told him he was guilty - he signed the form, and then they summonsed him.