Really Worried - The TV Licence - Unnecessary Trial

Swipe

prowla wrote: »

However, it seems that you have to be quite meticulous about what you do/don't watch via Internet, and you could get caught out clicking on the wrong thing on iPlayer, if another on demand provider changes their model and starts live streaming, or if you click on a page from a breaking news story.

I really do think you are being over cautious. That will never happen as they have no way of knowing what you accidentally clicked on, BBC iplayer or otherwise, providing you don't tell them or sign their confession form.

prowla

Swipe wrote: »

I really do think you are being over cautious. That will never happen as they have no way of knowing what you accidentally clicked on, BBC iplayer or otherwise, providing you don't tell them or sign their confession form.

Well, the technology is available to say which IP address was used to click which URL at which time, and the technology is available to say whose connection had that IP at that time.

(Unless you use some sort of ubfuscation, like a VPN/proxy, of course...)

Cornucopia

That's well beyond TVL's pay-grade.

They are all about the Goon and the clipboard.

prowla

Cornucopia wrote: »

That's well beyond TVL's pay-grade.

They are all about the Goon and the clipboard.

Well, it's very cheap to do, and the government have put the pieces in place.

Cornucopia

By "pay-grade" I mean they lack the authority.

I also suspect there would be an issue with unregistered PAYG equipment, shared wifi, etc.

The fact is that the majority of TVL offences are prosecuted using self-confessions documented on a paper form (the TVL178). There is no technology employed, because TVL are successful enough using their current approach. Some of that success is likely down to infringement of suspects' rights, but no one seems to care about that.

Nodding_Donkey

Something about this just doesn't ring true

Not_Another_Username wrote: »

We had only just moved into our new property a year ago when we were promptly swooped on by a man from TV LIcencing, demanding we buy a TV licence there and then. Feeling somewhat pressured, my wife filled in an apparently necessary form, agreeing to continue with the TV licence which we held for our previous property, which was about to expire anyway. For future reference, please note that he DID NOT enter the property due to us having two large (Rottweiler) dogs.

According to that you did have a TV licence.

Marktheshark

Its a fake Propaganda thread for the Anti TV licence brigade.
Caught them out long ago,

Cornucopia

Marktheshark wrote: »

Its a fake Propaganda thread for the Anti TV licence brigade.
Caught them out long ago,

No you didn't. There is no collusion, and I resent the allegation.

If anything, you are the propagandist with your nonsense about prison.

Nodding_Donkey

So why is there all this discussion? The OPs wife just needs to turn up in court and show them the TV licence to back up her not guilty plea.

Cornucopia

Because the OP subsequently said that the licence had expired by the time TVL knocked on the door.