lol tvlicensing

aardvark · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:32

thats a standard letter - ignore it, nothing will happen.

arknor · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:33

Jez said:
How do you propose that you delay a live feed by 10mins without the use of recording that live feed?

technically it's not live anyway as there's always a delay as the signals don't move instantly from the broadcast into your tv and if they are passed through a tv cable/sky service usually they are even futher behind.

back when TV's weren't digital anyway I'm guessing it's the same.

You could have 2 Tv's in 2 different rooms with the same program and one would be slightly behind the other and sound like an echo

Vulcan · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:37

arknor said:
You could have 2 Tv's in 2 different rooms with the same program and one would be slightly behind the other and sound like an echo

I only ever experience that when one was a different feed to the other, IE aerial vs Sky, or Cable.

Fishman · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:37

You are still receiving live transmission even if you timeshift it.

btw http://www.bbctvlicence.com/index.htm

Jono8 · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:38

I am guessing the OP must have sold his TV...

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18239740

vanandjuanunited · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:39

HAha - nice one

Blackjack Davy · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:39

Why did you ignore previous letters? It won't make it go away.

arknor said:
If i write to them they will know who I am and I do not want them to know my identity it is non of there business who I am aslong as I do not own a tv license or need one

Fine, let you and them argue it out in court then. Thats what its there for, afterall.

Engram · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:40

cokecan said:
Well they clearly are (OP is my example lol). You and others may not like it but simply informing them if you don't have a TV stops them hassling you like the OP is finding.

I can't deciper the OP's posts, so I can't tell if he is, or isn't, breaking the law.

You're right that contacting TV Licensing stops the hassling, but I'm trying to explain why people don't want to.

dirtychinchilla · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:41

So, I hate to break your bubble of rage, but they're not going to search your computer to check whether you've been watching live tv or not.

Vulcan · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:41

Blackjack Davy said:
Fine, let you and them argue it out in court then. Thats what its there for, afterall.

Court for what? They don't even know who he is. It's a scaremongering letter they send to everyone not on their "all okay" database.

The reality is they won't do anything.

Frxn · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:43

There's some funny encounters with TVL staff on YT, people keep a camera near the door to film them

cokecan said:
If you are truly doing nothing wrong then you have nothing to worry about

Why don't we install cameras in our homes and give direct access to police. We're doing nothing wrong so we have nothing to worry about

arknor · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:44

Jono8 said:
I am guessing the OP must have sold his TV...

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18239740

that was when I lived with my wife before I split up and moved out heress a screenshot of my virgin media account.

look at the date of the first bill and the date of that post.

I'm sure you can find me saying i moved into a flat in January on these forums if you search
Here's my first ever bill and my current bill showing no tv package

BTW the price jumped to £30
because I was on halfprice BB or whatever it was for the first 6 months
BUT NICE TRY DETECTIVE!

Theophany · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:45

We kept getting these in our first year of Uni, but none of us had TVs. One drunken night we printed a picture of a TV show off, taped it to the front of the microwave, took a pic and sent it back to TV Licensing with a post it note asking if we needed to pay. Never heard back from them.

Hopefully we made somebody's mundane day a little funnier.

Jono8 · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:48

arknor said:
that was when I lived with my wife before I split up and moved out heress a screenshot of my virgin media account.

look at the date of the first bill and the date of that post.

I'm sure you can find me saying i moved into a flat in January on these forums if you search
Here's my first ever bill and my current bill showing no tv package

BTW the price jumped to £30
because I was on halfprice BB or whatever it was for the first 6 months
BUT NICE TRY DETECTIVE!

That is why i said you must have sold your TV

arknor · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:51

Jono8 said:
That is why i said you must have sold your TV

we know what you meant

arknor · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:55

dirtychinchilla said:
So, I hate to break your bubble of rage, but they're not going to search your computer to check whether you've been watching live tv or not.

pretty sure the tvlicensing website said other wise when I looked at it

CosmicClown · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:56

ci_newman said:
So you've ignored previous letters and now getting in a rant when they are pushing for an answer?

Why not just write them a letter and tell them that you don't have a TV? Why create stress for something that'll take minutes to sort out?

Because when you call them to tell them this they'll ask for your name etc which then gives them grounds to take you to court as you are entering a verbal contract without knowing.

OP ignore them, if they don't have a name then they can't do ****. Besides I've heard of people calling them to tell them they have no TV and within 3 months the threatening letters start again.

TV license is a scam, pure and simple, you are being politely robbed.

dirtychinchilla · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:56

I don't think they have the right to delve into your privacy like that, frankly.

Engram · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:58

CosmicClown said:
Because when you call them to tell them this they'll ask for your name etc which then gives them grounds to take you to court as you are entering a verbal contract without knowing.

You what?!

mattyfez · 11 Jul 2013 at 13:08

CosmicClown said:
Because when you call them to tell them this they'll ask for your name etc which then gives them grounds to take you to court as you are entering a verbal contract without knowing.

Erm?!

They have my details because I signed what I thought was a warranty slip in the shop when I bought a TV last year.

They sent me letters which I ignored, they've given up now I think.

I don't watch TV so they can wee off. If they ever come a knocking I'll order them to leave.