TV Licence Super Thread

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Rannoch said:
when did I say I watch live tv>?
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Maybe when you said you watched what you want, when you want, what you meant is you definitely don't watch anything live?

Or maybe because you've now been called out on it you've changed your mind. Who knows.

Either way, how's finding that law on right of access going?
 
Basher said:
Either way, how's finding that law on right of access going?
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It's a common law, so they'd need to find a case where prosecution against someone who had those rights revoked then 'trespassed' and was charged.
I doubt it'll be there, or it would be the first thing you'd write on your 'revoking of access' letter no? The thing that would mean you can do that?

(Edited: wrong 'write/right')
 
Lets see how this thread is go-

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GiraffePencils said:
It's a common law, so they'd need to find a case where prosecution against someone who had those rights revoked then 'trespassed' and was charged.
I doubt it'll be there, or it would be the first thing you'd write on your 'revoking of access' letter no? The thing that would mean you can do that?

(Edited: wrong 'write/right')
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Even if they have a warrant they don't have the power to enforce it. If you stand in their way or bounce them off the property there isn't much they can do about it.
 
GiraffePencils said:
It shows I was wrong about their response to it, yes.
And I did admit that it might make you more hassle than you are worth to continue pursuing.

But you telling someone they have no right on your land does not change the fact they DO have a right on your land for the execution of their job. And regardless of a letter saying you don't have a TV, in no other circumstance of licenced property is suspicion of ownership content with "they once said they didn't"
I've looked (albeit briefly) and can find no ruling where a homeowner has revoked access and then won in court. I'm sure enough Freemen have been taken to court over it, so for you to say 'common law' it much have been ruled as such to be valid. Do you have a case/name/judge I can look into?
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It has been brought up in court and the TV people have lost multiple times. Back when I had all my problems years ago I looked into court cases to see what options there was any plenty of people had taken the TV license to court, won and got a payout. I had a pretty strong cases myself and based on what happened to me I am 90% sure I could have done the same but I didn't want the stress and hassle.

Since removing rights of access solved all my problems I stopped following court cases so no idea if there have been any recent ones. I didn't keep a record of the court cases but pre 2017 older then that there was multiple cases lost by the TV license group. Many of which involved harassment and going on peoples land.

EDIT: I do remember over the 5 years I looked at I think it was 2009 to 2014 they had paid out over £100,000 due to harassment cases lost.
 
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