Do I need to inform that I don't need a TV licence?

prowla

B0bbyEwing said:

Still pestering....



So, having already told them that I don't need a licence 12 months ago, they're saying if I don't tell them again that nothing has changed then an officer "could" visit me to check. 

Although how much checking they'll be doing when I say no you're not coming in, I don't know.

But then if you fill out the form & tell them nothing has changed they tell you that an officer may come round to check.

So basically it doesn't matter what you do, you may get a visit.

And if they visit then they may will be told to be on their way.

"Act now to avoid breaking the law." is (ahem) factually flawed; you don't have to do anything.

(Unless you consider choosing not to act is an action in itself...)

"This means we may have to investigate."; no this means they may choose to investigate.

"You must buy a TV licence or claim No Licence Needed to avoid further action"; they contradict this by a. stating "We may visit to confirm this." and b. expiring the "claim" after a set time, so it does not "avoid further action".

"Claim No Licence Needed"; this implies that you are making a "claim", which they are inclined to disbelieve, as opposed to a statement.

Cornucopia

prowla said:

B0bbyEwing said:

Still pestering....



So, having already told them that I don't need a licence 12 months ago, they're saying if I don't tell them again that nothing has changed then an officer "could" visit me to check. 

Although how much checking they'll be doing when I say no you're not coming in, I don't know.

But then if you fill out the form & tell them nothing has changed they tell you that an officer may come round to check.

So basically it doesn't matter what you do, you may get a visit.

And if they visit then they may will be told to be on their way.

"This means we may have to investigate."; no this means they may choose to investigate.

There isn't really an "investigation", as such.  

Not if we believe they mean:  "to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth".   

What they mean is more of a fishing trip:  "to make a nuisance of oneself in the hope that evidence of an offence will inadvertently become known, or we can make a plausible claim that it has".

B0bbyEwing

Nick_C said:

One thing that annoys me about these letters is that they are so badly written, and from (the agents of) an organisation that was created to educate and inform.

"As your claim expired on 31/10/25, this address is now unlicensed".  What nonsense.  The address was already unlicensed.  And you haven't made a claim that has expired.  

The inability to use the English language clearly and correctly is one reason why I decided to stop funding the BBC.  

The way it reads to me is like a subscription. You telling them no has a 12 month lifespan & if you don't keep them updated every 12 months then you could be in trouble. 

Hate to think how someone like say an old woman living on her own would feel reading this. They probably want her to be frightened in to paying up or something.

Also wonder at what point it comes to be that they can actually enter your house.

But anyway, until they put something worthwhile on the TV that's live then I'll not be needing a licence.