TV Licenc

Mimi86

Hi 
I don’t have a Tv licence as I haven’t watched bbc etc for a number of years. I received an email yesterday stating I had watched bbc iPlayer. However I know that I haven’t opened the app on my tv. My brother did stay with me for a few days recently ( he has a tv licence in his own place and may have watched something)
I’ve tried to contact TV licensing but I seem to be getting no where with the web pages. I’m not quite sure what to do next. 

Many thanks 

Cornucopia

BBC/TV Licensing match email addresses between active iPlayer accounts and an email address linked to an unlicensed street address.    Because both of those things can physically move (you can use iPlayer anywhere, and you can move house) the warnings are pretty meaningless and can easily give false positives.   I'm not aware of there currently being any follow up to these warnings, and you do not need to contact them.  

Technically, if a visitor used iPlayer at your unlicensed address that would require you(*) to have a TV Licence unless they were using portable equipment powered by its own batteries.   However, that would not trigger the warning email unless they used your iPlayer account.

(*) Or them to have a Licence for your address.

la531983

Ignore it and move on with your life.

Olinda99

Don't try to contact them just bin the letter