TV Licence article Discussion

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showmethemoneyuk wrote: »

If you let them into your house

Why would you want to do that :huh:

Cornucopia

showmethemoneyuk wrote: »

The annoying thing about having no license is the fact that you will likely get annual visits or far more from the (B)ig (B)oys (C)lub tv vans....

It's rather more likely to be a middle-aged man with a clipboard (or new-fangled equivalent) arriving in his own car. He'll probably park around the corner.

If you film him, he'll probably leave. If you tell him to leave, he'll probably leave.

You don't have to answer any questions, and failure to do so is not sufficient to enable a search warrant application. There has to be some kind of evidence of evasion for that.

Search warrants are very, very rare. So rare that the BBC has refused to say how many (or should we say: how few).

So... the best advice is:-

- Ignore them, and they'll go away.
- If you can't ignore them, tell them to go away.
- If they don't go away, call the Police.
- If they are abusive, call the Police.
- Have a set-up that is clearly non-licenceable - avoid being a "borderline case" as far as possible.
- In the highly unlikely event that you receive a search warrant, co-operate, but by all means invoke your right to have a witness present. You can still refuse to answer questions during a SW. The TVL people will look very silly when they go away empty-handed.
- Don't allow access to your computer - they need a special court order for that.

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Cornucopia wrote: »

- In the highly unlikely event that you receive a search warrant, co-operate, but by all means invoke your right to have a witness present.

However, cooperating doesn't mean showing them where the TV/TVs is/are.

You are obliged to render reasonable assistance in the examination and testing of any TVs found, but you are not obliged to lift a single finger, to assist them in searching for them.

Donspoe

I Live on a narrow boat and move around the country all the time. I am registered homeless by my local council as I do not have a fixed address. I have my mail delivered to my sons house and he has a TV licence. Do I need one as my registered address has a licence

[Deleted User]

It depends if live TV is being watch, simultaneously, in both the house and the boat.

If not, then one licence will cover both.

Also, if the TV Equipment on the boat is being operated solely on its internal batteries, then one licence covers both addresses, even if they're both being used at the same time.

Paul_Varjak

Donspoe wrote: »

I Live on a narrow boat and move around the country all the time. I am registered homeless by my local council as I do not have a fixed address. I have my mail delivered to my sons house and he has a TV licence. Do I need one as my registered address has a licence

I am a little confused. You say you are registered homeless by your local Council and have no fixed address. So, how do you also have a registered address?

If your 'registered' address is simply somewhere you have mail sent to and you do not reside there, I would suggest you would need a licence for the TV on your boat, since your boat is your first home.

anotheruser

^ But good luck on them catching you on a boat!

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

TV Licensing say that passwords will only be issued to the elderly, lone female parents with children, physically or mentally handicapped, housebound, hearing impaired etc

Nice bit of equality right there!

cerussell1

I bought a TV licence on 12th January and moved out of my house on 11th July. They have only refunded me 3 months, despite it being 6 months.
Their excuse is that "New TV Licences are always dated to expire twelve months from the first day of the month in which they were bought. When renewed, the original expiry date is retained. This can mean that the first TV Licence may run for less than 365 days. The licence starts from the day it is purchased."
I feel this is an absolute joke as I when I originally emailed before buying the license I was told I'd get 6 months refunded.
Is there anything I can do to about this?!

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cerussell1 wrote: »

I bought a TV licence on 12th January and moved out of my house on 11th July. They have only refunded me 3 months, despite it being 6 months.
Their excuse is that "New TV Licences are always dated to expire twelve months from the first day of the month in which they were bought. When renewed, the original expiry date is retained. This can mean that the first TV Licence may run for less than 365 days. The licence starts from the day it is purchased."
I feel this is an absolute joke as I when I originally emailed before buying the license I was told I'd get 6 months refunded.
Is there anything I can do to about this?!

Don't buy one again. I have saved hundreds over the years.

Cornucopia

cerussell1 wrote: »

I bought a TV licence on 12th January and moved out of my house on 11th July. They have only refunded me 3 months, despite it being 6 months.
Their excuse is that "New TV Licences are always dated to expire twelve months from the first day of the month in which they were bought. When renewed, the original expiry date is retained. This can mean that the first TV Licence may run for less than 365 days. The licence starts from the day it is purchased."
I feel this is an absolute joke as I when I originally emailed before buying the license I was told I'd get 6 months refunded.
Is there anything I can do to about this?!

Sounds like they've given you the wrong answer from the stock of pre-written answers. The real answer is that refunds are made only by full quarters. This is written in to the legislation, so I doubt there is anything that can be done.

Watching only Catch-up TV, DVDs, etc. does not require a licence in the first place - that's the cheapest option.