Their stupidity never ceases to amaze me.
My mum has had a letter through telling her that the TV Licensing people are taking her to court. Naturally she does have a TV license and always has.
She has had numerous door visits where she has presented her license. She has had numerous calls where she has read out the license number or online reference number. They always say they will amend their records but they do not.
Any calls to them confirms she has a license yet they still pester her saying she does not have one. She has 17 letters for the TV licensing people telling her she needs a license (she has had many many more but she only started to save them after she realised this was going to be an issue).
She can produce 10 licenses including the current one dating back to 2004. Since 2004 she has paid online.
Naturally she intends to go Not Guilty however she has now reached the point where she would like to take them to court for damages - and also the day off work she needs to take to go to court. Will she be able to do this at this court case or will she have to take them to the small claims? How do you substantiate such damages?
****Update 14th Jan****
Mum filled out the paperwork and sent it back to the court, stated she would plead not guilty. Just waiting for the date now.
Icing on the cake is today she received another letter from them informing her that not having a license is an offence
Added upset is that because she works for the police she has had to inform them that she is being taken to court.
***Update 20th JAN***
Papers back from the court have a court date of 10th Feb.
Unfortunately the day after receiving the court date she received a one line letter from the TV Licensing people saying that they were dropping the case
No show down people
My mum has had a letter through telling her that the TV Licensing people are taking her to court. Naturally she does have a TV license and always has.
She has had numerous door visits where she has presented her license. She has had numerous calls where she has read out the license number or online reference number. They always say they will amend their records but they do not.
Any calls to them confirms she has a license yet they still pester her saying she does not have one. She has 17 letters for the TV licensing people telling her she needs a license (she has had many many more but she only started to save them after she realised this was going to be an issue).
She can produce 10 licenses including the current one dating back to 2004. Since 2004 she has paid online.
Naturally she intends to go Not Guilty however she has now reached the point where she would like to take them to court for damages - and also the day off work she needs to take to go to court. Will she be able to do this at this court case or will she have to take them to the small claims? How do you substantiate such damages?
****Update 14th Jan****
Mum filled out the paperwork and sent it back to the court, stated she would plead not guilty. Just waiting for the date now.
Icing on the cake is today she received another letter from them informing her that not having a license is an offence
Added upset is that because she works for the police she has had to inform them that she is being taken to court.
***Update 20th JAN***
Papers back from the court have a court date of 10th Feb.
Unfortunately the day after receiving the court date she received a one line letter from the TV Licensing people saying that they were dropping the case
No show down people
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