TV Licence article Discussion

rasengirl

hi thanks for your reply tvl keep telling me l need a licence for my room my landlady lives there as well she bought the tv for my room and she has a licence for the house l don't have locks on my bedroom door . l have applied for a refund but tv licence keep saying l need my own licence.

JJ_Egan

rasengirl wrote: »

hi thanks for your reply tvl keep telling me l need a licence for my room my landlady lives there as well she bought the tv for my room and she has a licence for the house l don't have locks on my bedroom door . l have applied for a refund but tv licence keep saying l need my own licence.

Are you a relative
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/for-your-home/tenants-and-lodgers-aud2

You must be covered by a valid TV Licence to watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV if you’re a tenant or lodger

[Deleted User]

Finally took the plunge, now license free

Not watched live tv for years and the old VHS is not much use for recording anything being broadcast... Even daughter has no interest in live tv!

With all the 'non live' content on plex, dvds, netflix, youtube, now tv etc live tv to me has past it's sell by date. Much prefer watching something on demand than watch total dross and endless adverts.

Anyway, all the booster equipment that makes the TV aerial work has been removed and the TV detuned.

Cheers all for the enlightenment

Viberduo

I always found the part about joint tenancy but locks on doors unclear, I knew that if you have a joint tenancy and no locks on door it came under 1 household therefore its 1 for entire property it was when you had locks because if you have seperate tenancies but no locks you need one(so I have been told)

I always remember having a massive argument with a flatmate 6 years ago who had a license for her room and I left a tv in living room and one day a TVL letter came through the door saying we were breaking the law, she told me I would get everyone fined and the fine was thousands each, then to take the tv into my bedroom(the tv weight about 80kg, took about 3 people to move it into property!) and even if it was liftable the stairway wasnt wide enough to get it up.

My argument was that I had it connected to dvd player and pc(and no aerial) therefore it was covered she said that owning a tv meant I needed a license(a common misconception)

Though looking at the website now it says that seperate tenancy agreements need 1 per room but they also cover communal areas, if I was watching live tv wouldnt her license cover the living room tv which I owned?

Hmm also what about say en suite bedsits i.e I remember a few years back living in a place where I had my own toilet shower and washbasin(and a mini fridge) but shared a kitchen, the terms talk about if you have exclusive washing facilities you need one but that means many student accomodations I see advertised by landlords as having tv license paid and en suite rooms is wrong then again even more so when they let out room by room and not per house.

Cornucopia

There are widespread misconceptions, and TVL's reputation is wildly exaggerated in many people's minds.

GingerBob_3

An elderly relative of mine, who doesn't have a TV, is being harassed by the scum and I'm going to write to them to desist. Is there a standard letter for WOIRA etc. I did a search here but couldn't find one.

enfield_freddy

how old?




go online and fill in TV licence "sorn"

GingerBob_3

enfield_freddy wrote: »

how old?




go online and fill in TV licence "sorn"

Not old enough for the free one. Does the SORN stop the harassment? I'm guessing not.

I'm wondering whether I can write on their behalf, or if it has to come from them. I'd like to give my address for correspondence.

enfield_freddy

yes it keeps them off your back for about 2 yrs , then you re do it , they threaten to call and check , but don't.


because I never held a licence I was called "A Occupier" , look nice in court that!

GingerBob_3

I'm thinking of the following - any thoughts or suggestions for improvement?


Dear Sir or Madam,

Removal of Implied Rights of Access: Address as above

Cease and Desist Notice – Telephone Harassment

This instruction is madein accordance with the BBC TV Licensing Withdrawal of Implied Right of Access(WOIRA) Policy ("the Policy").

As the Legal Occupier ofthe above mentioned property I hereby remove TV Licensing's implied right ofaccess to the property, in accordance with the terms of the Policy. By TV LicensingI mean any employees, agents or contractors acting on behalf of the BBC as TelevisionLicensing Authority.

The Policy is quite clearthat I do not need to give a name for my instruction to be legally valid, so Iwill not be doing so.

This instruction comesinto effect immediately. Should TV Licensing personnel trespass on my propertyafter receipt of this instruction, I reserve the right to eject them from the propertyand seek legal redress through the courts.

I will not be moving inthe foreseeable future, so this notice is permanent, extending beyond the twoyears after which you disregard such notices, for an indefinite period. ShouldI move in the future I will inform you accordingly.

You continue to phone myproperty on xxxxxx. This is causing distress and I hereby requireyou to cease and desist this activity immediately. Should you fail to do so Iwill take up the matter with the Information Commissioner's Office and mayreport the matter to the police.

Please confirm the receiptof this letter and acknowledgement of its terms by writing back to me.





Yours faithfully





The Legal Occupier