How to I speak to TV licencing?

pinkacidbootson

pinkacidbootson

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They keep sending me letters telling me to get a licence OR ELSE, however I already have one that is valid until September.

How do I go about actually talking to a real person when I phone them, all i get are options which require me to mash the keypad or shout at a robot down the phone.
 
Don't choose any options, thus forcing the system to assume you have no touch-tone phone, and therefore putting you through to a human? That or ignore 'em. The latter's easier.
 
Isn't there normally a phone number listed on the letters?

Last time I phoned them I spoke to a person, maybe their system has changed since then
 
I definitely phoned a person when I angrily rang up to tell them to cease and desist. They had two addresses for our one flat - I was PAYING THEM (much as I hate giving them money) and still getting the very threatening letters. Stab stabbity-stab.
 
sara said:
I definitely phoned a person when I angrily rang up to tell them to cease and desist. They had two addresses for our one flat - I was PAYING THEM (much as I hate giving them money) and still getting the very threatening letters. Stab stabbity-stab.
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I fear for your docile man-giant.
 
I used the phone number on the letters, its an 0300 number. I've been ignoring them for a while now but this the 5th or 6th round of warnings.

I am in a Student house and they seem to think we should have a licence for every room, when in fact the licence for the communal area is sufficient as we can't watch TV anywhere else!
 
I called them on the number that's on the letters, and got through almost straight away :o

0800 328 2020
 
pinkacidbootson said:
I used the phone number on the letters, its an 0300 number. I've been ignoring them for a while now but this the 5th or 6th round of warnings.

I am in a Student house and they seem to think we should have a licence for every room, when in fact the licence for the communal area is sufficient as we can't watch TV anywhere else!
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That's not correct. If you are in halls it's likely that you would require a separate license each irrespective of whether or not you watch tv in your room. If it's in the communal area you probably all have to pay. It's not the same as if you lived in a flat where you could share the license fee.
 
Why bother phoning them?
It's hardly causing you any problems, taking a few letters every now and then and placing them in the bin.
 
bibalasvegas said:
That's not correct. If you are in halls it's likely that you would require a separate license each irrespective of whether or not you watch tv in your room. If it's in the communal area you probably all have to pay. It's not the same as if you lived in a flat where you could share the license fee.
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When I phoned in October to buy the licence, the lady I spoke to told me that a licence just for the communal area would be fine as long as we don't watch TV in our bedrooms. As assuring as her voice was, I had a feeling it would come to this :rolleyes:
 
pinkacidbootson said:
When I phoned in October to buy the licence, the lady I spoke to told me that a licence just for the communal area would be fine as long as we don't watch TV in our bedrooms. As assuring as her voice was, I had a feeling it would come to this :rolleyes:
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I can't see halls being any different to a student house where you all have the seperate contracts. If one person in the flat has a licence that covers the communal area. You'd only need to worry if you have one in your locked room.


Incidently if you don't live there over the summer (like most students) you can claim the three months back off the TV licencing authority.:)
 
Ignore them. If they come to your door, don't answer it or just ignore them and shut it. Never give or confirm your name when they ask.

They can only fine you if you're stupid enough to let them inside the house and they see or hear a recognizable programme playing on the TV, or if they see it playing through a window.

They used to hassle me every couple of weeks, it was a lot of fun actually. I used to answer the door in my underpants and pretend I was from Poland and didn't speak English. Must have saved £500 in fees.
 
It is ridiculous that they make you pay a tv license.

We already pay for the BBC through SOCIALIST taxes and pay a monthly subscription to sky or virgin. Just another scam to add to the list of government money making scams. The genius of it all, they make you pay extra to be brainwashed....lol

I am forced to support the BBC brainwashing central through my taxes and that makes me sick.
 
groen said:
It is ridiculous that they make you pay a tv license.

We already pay for the BBC through SOCIALIST taxes and pay a monthly subscription to sky or virgin. Just another scam to add to the list of government money making scams. The genius of it all, they make you pay extra to be brainwashed....lol

I am forced to support the BBC brainwashing central through my taxes and that makes me sick.
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Oh noes! Socialism!

Erm... just don't watch TV?

:o
 
groen said:
It is ridiculous that they make you pay a tv license.

We already pay for the BBC through SOCIALIST taxes and pay a monthly subscription to sky or virgin. Just another scam to add to the list of government money making scams. The genius of it all, they make you pay extra to be brainwashed....lol

I am forced to support the BBC brainwashing central through my taxes and that makes me sick.
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I'm sure this is DVDbunny :D
 
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