Soldato
Yes,I have a Virgin media box and occasionally watch some films or documentaries , do I need to pay for the TV license?
And I always thought these should, by default, come with a tv licence bundled
Yes,I have a Virgin media box and occasionally watch some films or documentaries , do I need to pay for the TV license?
I don't think you could build much of a case for them being technically wrong, based on the way I decided to word my own rule of thumb
You'd have to be exceptionally stupid to get done for not having a TV licence however you watch TV, it virtually requires self incrimination or being seen through your window.
I love it when they come to my door.
THEM: "Can I come in to confirm that you don't need a licence?"
ME: "No"
The end...
Ask them for ID and they usually end it for you.
I've done that and they have flashed some kind of generic photo ID as if it means anything.
It's funny to see their faces when they realise someone knows they have zero authority or powers.
I've had them visit 3 times in the same day before. When they don't get an answer they come back later and again if still no answer and I suspect it's way after their clocking off time when this happens. Hence why they don't want to reveal who they are in case you dob them in. Same with "We said we'd call" leaflets they put through the door that never have the details filled in.
Bloody hell - aggressive plastic police.
Go for the withdrawl of access to your house letter. The default law is that everyone has implied permission to walk up your path/driveway/whatever to your front door, but you can withdraw that. I did that a few years ago when they were being irritating and they didn't come back.
I've got a template letter, but it's on my work PC. Will attach it here on Monday.
Declaring you do not need a TV license, ends the letters visits etc for 2 years. You get a letter in the post confirming this too.
Why do you not do that?
That's not true and for me that was the best thing I ever did. It is well worth while removing there right of access. Its not admission your hiding anything and it can stop them causing harassment. What other alternative do we have? Removing access is the only real solution.Do not do this it's bad advice and an admission you are hiding something. They will pursue you through the courts and throw the kitchen sink at you if you try this very outdated method.
Because it doesn't work half the time and often makes the situation much worse. How many times does this have to be said?Declaring you do not need a TV license, ends the letters visits etc for 2 years. You get a letter in the post confirming this too.
Why do you not do that?
Can confirm this. I made the mistake of telling them I didn't need a license, and even let one of their pretendy 'inspectors' in (he stuck his head round the living room door, didn't see a TV, declared himself satisfied and left) but after a few months the nastygrams started coming again. Now I just shred their letters and shut the front door the couple of times their bods have come round.Not in my experience
They stopped for about 3 months then the cycle started all over again
I did one of those online forms and they did actually stop sending letters for two years.
This time though im refusing to do one just for fun, to see if they actually send someone round haha
Doesn't a TV licence also cover radio's
So you would not be allowed to use a radio with out a TV licence
Naa they scrapped that. Most likely because it's impossible to police rather than the BBC being nice.
So it only taken me 40 odds years to learn thisThe income from the TVL is used to fund some of the BBC radio services but the radio licence component hasn't existed since the 70s