I've had over 60 letters now. They go in a cycle which includes court action threats, fines, a criminal record and culminating in a 'we can get a search warrant' threat. It's all bluff, no substance and it's laughable. When you realise the threats are just psychological and not actual you start to look forward to the letters so you can mock them.
I got a letter from TV licencing yesterday with their usual threats of £1000 fine blah blah, this time it stated that they can "apply for a search warrant to gain access to your property". Can they actually do that or is it just a scare tactic?
@@heritagedefender799 No they can’t; not by you ignoring their letters. But if you’ve opened the door to them, and said something they can use to get a warrant from a magistrate. Don’t worry, just tell them you don’t watch live tv; pug in a PlayStation and tell them you watch DVDs job done.
no as to get a warrent they need to get evidence. So if someone comes to your door and asks for you by name. Dont tell them, ask them who are if they say TV lincesing. Just say no thank you and close the door. Do not sign anything or engange with them in any other way. If you say something to implie you are watching live TV thst can be used to get a warrent. They have no legal access to your property at all. These guy gives lots of helpful info ua-cam.com/video/PpGIgWe_rnI/v-deo.html
@@heritagedefender799 nope, and if they did it's a civil warrant not a criminal warrant, meaning it is completely meaningless. Just ignore and do nothing, let them do all the work as they can't do anything anyway.
My sister is taking part in a social experiment. She has to wear a “BBC is doing their best “ t-shirt for 2 weeks and see how people react. So far she’s been spit on, punched and had a bottle thrown at her! I’m curious to see what happens when she goes outside. 🤔
Threating with a fine or prison sentence is against the law, one of the oldest laws on the books, Threating a someone before they have committed a crime is illegal
Never ever communicate with them, don’t answer letters, don’t speak to them at the door, if you don’t communicate they can’t get any purchase and are then genuinely impudent of any power.
The sooner the BBC are gone the better. It was pretty good up until the early 2000s then started getting ridiculous and going against the interests of the working class. Even though a lot of their earlier programming was full of toffs they were very informative, professional and entertaining whereas nowadays they are irritating and condescending and vastly overpaid. Their programmes either have an annoying contest full of annoying woke types or Hollywood style soundtrack spoiling everything, I can't watch it.
Bbc has never ever been for the people of Britain. Royal scandals, kiddy fiddling, and trying to set people up who don't go with the narrative. I've never payed a single penny to the corporate entitled scumbags and I never will.
Says he with an American flag as his profile pic... How's the healthcare system in your 'well ordered decent society'..? Still screwing all those who can't afford health insurance..? Your healthcare providers and insurers are taking you all for a ride, yet America seems OK with that...
I just put on it return to sender and below it I put “ don’t watch fake news”. This way it cost them both ways. If everybody did this it would cost them enough to think about this harassment
If you do send it back tear off all of the bar codes and reference numbers other wise they can trace it back to your address and they will then know they got someone to flag up living at your address, You want to keep your address as a ‘non communication location’ as in that they then don’t know if it’s occupied or not. it still flags up on the list of not having a licence but doesn’t stand out to draw attention so much.
@@robg521 thanks for that, wise move. Me personally I don’t give a shit. I have never owned nor will I have a tv. I see it for what it is. Thought con. trol. Still appreciate your input. What doesn’t itch doesn’t get scratched though it is also time to rise.
Just because I can receive the signal doesn't mean I want their signal, given that the content is so bad. It's like being forced to pay the crappy local bakery for bread you don't want just because you can smell it being made.
You're also giving your taxes to Tories who spaffed 30 BILLION quid on test and trace, while expecting them to maintain our education system. Same thing.
I've not had a TV licence for years now,and not planning on paying for something I can't stand. The only problem is that I hope they don't get away with what they might have planned, and that is to fund it through your council tax. I keep hearing this more and more. We can't let the scum bags a the brainwashing get away with that.
I haven't watched TV in over 5 years everything I watch is on streaming online I agree they should close down and sell their programs to streaming services ( if any is worth watching)
Well if that’s the case I will stop paying council tax. I’ve heard a few people have stopped paying council tax and paying instead into a different fund. All lawful of course. Go check it out
It's absolutely extraordinary that everybody is expected to contribute financially to such a politically partial organisation as the BBC, whose most benign yet equally hyped-up contribution to modern culture is a fucking ballroom dancing show. How are you getting on with your cancellation? I'm moving property soon and don't intend on renewing my license; I was just wondering how much harassment I can expect.
Have you noticed that human rights state abuse in Islam countries and in the uk when the Natives and Children are abused they state that you are a racist islamophobia right wing far right etc ? Via msm over the decades
Utter scumbags. Pure extortion. Imagine being told you need a license to use your dishwasher, or to sit on your sofa. It's fucking ridiculous. Everyone in the country needs to cancel their licence ASAP
I cancelled mine,got the confirmation email it's cancelled then a nasty letter,I emailed them and berated them gave my qualifications and how many times I was called for jury service,I told them I will prosecute you under the Human Rights Act. I got another email more or less an apology, I take no nonsense from these bullies.. They can gtf ...
Have you Noticed in Islam countries they state that they are abused on msm and in the west they then state that you are a racist islamophobia etc when the Natives and Children are abused by those who come from their parts
Hello there why can't people who live in supported living accommodation get the reduced tv license because it is too much money &ww can't work so how do you think we are going to get extra money when I the tv license fee goes up
Well, to be fair, a lot of Countries have to have one as well.. Including our close neighbour, Republic of Ireland, costing around £136. "The licence must be paid for any premises that has any equipment that can potentially decode TV signals.... " So, basically that means everyone.....
@@johnbishop5316 Unfortunately, life isn't fair..... Very few things in life that we enjoy is fair...... But the point I was making is, we are not the only Country to have to pay for a Tv licence... So, when I said "to be fair" , it was a reflection on the facy that we are not being singled out as the only country in the world to have to pay for a tv licence.
I have been receiving these letters from capita for the last 12 years. Do not respond, do not give them your name and do not engage with them in conversation. Do not open your door to someone who you do not know or were not expecting.
I send all my unpersonalised junk mail to TVL without postage and marked for payments dept. Even torn up tea bag cartons. They send me one, I send them ten.
i used to do somthing similar, anythung unsolicited with a prepaid envelope gets it all back in pieces, mind you, now I moan at the crap postal service, it is probably full of ull our torn up crap!!??
Most letters have a return address or postcode so that’s usually a good indicator of who it’s from. Don’t worry if you get one, read it and put it through the shredder then it can be recycled. These are supposed to scare people into buying a licence,go licence free and spend the money on essentials.
The registered letter you have to sign for is a good one! Every postie involved with this particularly desperate scam has always been quite helpful in telling me it's TVL/Capita/Crapita junk mail!
Don’t stress about it, they can send as many letters as they like but it won’t make me purchase a licence as I don’t need one. It always gives me a good laugh reading the rubbish they send me and it goes straight in the recycling bin.
Do what I do, open it carefully, cross out all numbers and references on the letter and the envelope includinding address, mark the envelope unsolicited junk mail return to sender and post it back. It costs them for recieving it back..
I can't believe people still pay for a TV licence. Just shut the door in all inspector face and bin the letters. Haven't had one for 12 years and still watching it for free!!
I have had them in brown , white and red with and without tv license logo . I throw them directly in the recuperation bin , been doing that for about 3 years now .
🔥 I haven't had a terrorvision for several years. I don't open the envelope, I cross out the addressee details, write 'return to sender', 'no TV', 'no contract', on the front of the envelope. The return address is on the back of the envelope in small print so I write it in larger print and pop it back in the post. The Royal Mail is obliged to return it as confirmed by my friendly local postie. Job done. 🔥
Just an Idea, why not save all the letters that they send to you, keep them handy and when they decide to knock on your door just give them all back saying that this is unwanted rubbish, that your company has dumped at this address. Please take your rubbish away with you or I will report you for fly tipping. Then quote the fine for fly tipping which could be up to £50,000, a 12-month custodial prison sentence or both, see how they like it.
It's bull, I've had the letters for 18 years they send different ones to were Kong you, it's all a bluff. If they send someone round just film them that Instantly makes them worried being filmed on camera and they walk away , and whenever they send you letters just seal it back up and put on the front without a stamp - "return to sender" , one it's costs them to receive the letter back, and two they then will stop sending the letters to your address because they realise you send it back to them. Trust me it works. They bluff you to intimidate you to pay for a service - that your not F*CKING using. It's insane. I won't work in Tesco and force customers to buy fish fingers because I know they have kitchens.....so don't assume I have a TV and force me to have a licence that I don't want and I don't need because *I don't watch BBC channels.* Jut say yes I have a TV...for use of watching DVD's only and playing PlayStation games and no I don't have a aerial attached and no I legally can refuse you to come inside my home to check. Bye now, bye, then shut the door. They then send letters which you return with "return to sender" then the letters STOP and they bother some other poor sod. Trust me, it works.
Living in prison is better than civi street nowadays but dont get me started on that subject. T.v are just bully boys like the cencus police and the council tax people nasty arrogant jobsworths.
I had one asking me in bold writing " WILL YOU BE IN ON 26TH JUNE 2024?" Almost a month later no one has visited me, which is just as well as they'll only be told I dont need on as I dont watch mainstream telly!
I know this was posted 10 months ago. But just in case, i'll mention the "You missed a parcel" trick - the little red card that's made to look like it was written by hand......but isn't. There also the much "friendlier" look green letter, that says you only have to pay so much a week. By the way, if you set up a DD with these robbing bastards, they'll try and take a year in advance (£6 per week = £352)........and when you cancel it, they write to you saying you can pay as little as £3 per week. Robbing bastards will not get another penny from me.......ever!. Quick edit -......because I don't have a TV.
I haven't had the parcel style one but I've had the one that looked like a Christmas card (red) envelope lucky I noticed the return address on it maybe I should put a dump in it they sent their s£it I'll send mine
@@Simon.0000 The 'Missed Parcel' one is particularly devious. It's red for a start, probably to try and fool you into thinking it's Royal Mail. It APPEARS to be hand written but isn't. On it, it says Delivered by hand (yep, the regular postmans hand), it has a a phone number on it and and an "Urgent Response Required" box ticked. At the bottom, again in what appears to be hand writing it says 'Please contact us ASAP' - Nowhere on the outside of this card does it mention it's from TVL. You CAN open it, but it's not easy, it's designed to look and feel like just a single card. It's only when you manage to get it open that you discover it's from TVL. This smacks of deception, a con trick, a trap. If any private company tried such tactics, they'd be in a world of doo doo, but, it's only to be expected from those bastards isn't it. So watch out for that one folks.
They using these envelopes now because they are same as dwp(benefit) style envelopes ..my 84 yr old disabled mom has had 5 letters now ..each one returned with defund bbc and anti British and brexit written all over front and back of envelope.. my thinking is its a prepaid envelope so why not use it to return their own crap
I stopped watching television in the 80s, work was more important. then I got rid of the tv because it was just taking up space, [before flatscreen]. I was then harrassed by tv licensing for the next 20 years. threats demands, more threats, it was like being married to a harridan. #CancelBBC
The sad people prepared to do shite jobs like this often have intellects so challenged and experience so limited, they're unable to imagine anyone not owning a TV. "You don't own a TV? Yeah, right! Pull the other one, snigger, snigger..." I'm personally acquainted with 4 people in my own immediate locality who don't own TV sets. Of those, one is in his 80s and has never owned a TV in his entire life. Wasn't even tempted when he was offered a free licence at 75 - he prefers his radio. Another lady hasn't owned one since her husband died - prefers her craft work. TV non-ownership really isn't as rare as people imagine. Especially people whose job description seems to include profound dishonesty.
I always check for a return address on any letter and TVL letters have the postcode starting DL98 so I have started reposting them back to myself. In the 80s & 90s I used to stream their letters open and fill it with just mail and return it. Then from 2000 I just binned them until Aug 2011 when I got a licence because I had BT Vision with the BB then in Aug 2016 I dumped the licence and started return to sender not known at this address, only recently posting their letters back to myself. Every time I receive it back it costs TVL.
I rang up cancelled my licence on phone told them all we use is Netflix as me and wife work 12 hours a day never home ..never had letter visit or anything
Exactly! I don't see why people are complaining about receiving loads of letters. Just tell them you don't need a licence and it's done. I've had no correspondence from them since I filled out the online form and told them. I had an email reply back from them confirming that they acknowledge I don't need one, and I've not heard from them since :-)
I got that one the other day, been getting one a month since march this year, bin em' burn em' shred em' LLF here, have told them but they just don't listen, so we ignore them now, doing nothing is the easiest thing to do for these people !
have you tried taping it to a brick with the return address showing and writing return to sender on it, they then get dinged for the postage price of a brick aswel
My daughter bought a brand new house, moved in 2 days ago on a Friday, received their first letter on the following Monday, yep, you guessed it a threatogram which will of course be binned. I did suggest writing back informing them of their previous address and say they will use the licence from there which of course was also a licence free zone!!
I got one in a pretty red envelope saying they will be coming on a certain date (but they might not come on that date) but they WILL be coming soon to “investigate” me ...... possibly definitely maybe ...... it’s as if they’ve got the same bloke writing it as Boris uses for his corona speeches 😂😂😂😂
I have just looked at their website with the idea of telling them that my previous address was unoccupied. But the amount of personal information they requested just made me exit from their website immediately
I fill the form in every 6 months saying I don't need a licence, I watch Netflix, UA-cam and DVDs. I still get letters saying we may check your TV but they need a warrant signed by a judge or a court. You don't have to let them in but if you do decide to let them in your House then suddenly they have a lot of power.
but you have to pay to recycle them out of your council tax. TV licensing sends out 340 tonnes of these letters every year and we have to pay to dispose of them.
I cancelled my license a couple of years ago, never had one single issue. Know why? I went to the website and filled in the form telling them I didn't need it anymore. No hassle, no letters, no threats, no nothing. You'll only get hassled (in my experience) if you just stop paying without an explanation.
If it's 2 years you can expect them resuming hasslement. You have to be their bitch and dutifully do this every 2 years. Your time and data given free to a company you have nothing to do with!
@@oldbrasso808 they already have my name and address so I don't mind confirming it. And I had an e-mail a few months ago asking me to confirm that I still didn't need a licence, took literally 2 minutes, not exactly a hassle.
I've got many different style envelopes, one with very thin windows showing a "will you be in on 17th Dec" visible as well as standard address window, had red envelopes saying urgent action required, don't even open them anymore, if its got return address of Darlington on rear just go out for recycling, occasionally I'll light my wood burner with 1 if it's on matt and I need paper to start it off.
I really don't understand you people... 2 1/2 years ago I told them through their website that I don't need a TV licence...I redid this a year ago. It takes less than 5 minutes to do, and now I haven't heard anything from them for over 2 years. Maybe you all just like the drama too much
You can't use envelopes instead of bog roll because they will block the toilet. You'll then need a plumber, and that would cost more than a TV licence.
remember to look on the back of the envelope before you open it if it says Darlington bin it job done & remember defund the BBC & treat yourself to a nice cold 🥶 beer 👍🍺😎
I've started getting them again now aswell. Multiple threats that they will be sending an Edinburgh enforcement officer to investigate. It's Gona be a long trip for nothing haha👍
i have a question which i've been asking for years , what gives the BBC the monopoly to charge for the airwaves when other channels like ITV and Channel 4 don't?
Might as well start a collection with them or you could use them as emergency toilet paper it hurts a little but it's like Madonna gets into the groove lol
they don,t put t.v. licencing on the front of the letters anymore, just look on the back at the return address, it,ll say Darlington so you still know who it is!!
They should be done for fraud I never paid one lots of good things to do with 157 50 pounds get good winter coat and shoes to keep you warm when out working or helping a loved one or mate with a bill they are finding hard to pay thanks for the vid
Simply ignore, blank it..forget it. Do not speak to them, ever. I threw my TV out (literally threw) about a decade ago. Vandalised my own sat dish and cable for all to see . Still they hassle me, pretending that there may be a new occupier!.they've been told in the early days ii own this house and am going nowhere else, ever..still they continue..just do not speak to them. It's a scam.
Actually its a great way to heat your home, stick all the paper into a fire hearth and burn,or into a fire bucket with chimney to keep youir workshop warm win,win.
Invoice them an admin fee for handling the letters. If they don't pay send them threatening letters saying "Act now..." If they still don't pay, turn up at Capita and read back the address and ask if they have received your invoice. Make sure they can see you typing on your phone all the responses then ask if you can come in to speak to the finance officer about the invoice to prove they received it.
It costs TV licensing 40 million a year to send the letters out keeping postman in work and letter makers as well when people cant put food on the table
Always check the rear of the envelope before opening as it will have a return address. OK often a PO Box number, which makes things tricky, but still worth a look before opening. If your then certain its from 'them' then simply scrub out the front address panel and write 'not at this address' and then circle the return address on the rear and just put it back in the post. That should knock you off their data base. I've always done that with junk mail, which is what this is!, and now all the junk mail has dried up, happy days.
All UK TV is shite. I’ve not needed a license for over a decade now and only need to renew the ‘no license required’ every 2 years. There’s far more quality on streaming services that cater to my tastes than on the trash terrestrial channels
After watching contestant re runs on BBC.. and hundreds of channels of rubbish, I unplugged my Ariel and told the TV licence I don't watch live TV or use iPlayer... They leave me alone for 2 years and I don't pay a TV licence
I don't have the TV license issue here in America. We have one public broadcasting network similar to the BBC, they do rely on donations but paying is optional.
In a way we do, PBS gets money from our government, which is funded by taxing us. Remember the heck Mitt Romney caught when he said he will cut government funding to PBS if he was elected president?
If each and everyone in UK refused to pay then we might get somewhere. Good luck mate.
The only problem is that their scaremongering propaganda has been running for donkey's years and they're good at it.
I've had over 60 letters now. They go in a cycle which includes court action threats, fines, a criminal record and culminating in a 'we can get a search warrant' threat. It's all bluff, no substance and it's laughable. When you realise the threats are just psychological and not actual you start to look forward to the letters so you can mock them.
I'm starting to look forward to a visit 🤣 will hand the agent all the letters back 🤣🤣🤣
I got a letter from TV licencing yesterday with their usual threats of £1000 fine blah blah, this time it stated that they can "apply for a search warrant to gain access to your property". Can they actually do that or is it just a scare tactic?
@@heritagedefender799 No they can’t; not by you ignoring their letters. But if you’ve opened the door to them, and said something they can use to get a warrant from a magistrate. Don’t worry, just tell them you don’t watch live tv; pug in a PlayStation and tell them you watch DVDs job done.
no as to get a warrent they need to get evidence. So if someone comes to your door and asks for you by name. Dont tell them, ask them who are if they say TV lincesing. Just say no thank you and close the door. Do not sign anything or engange with them in any other way. If you say something to implie you are watching live TV thst can be used to get a warrent. They have no legal access to your property at all.
These guy gives lots of helpful info
ua-cam.com/video/PpGIgWe_rnI/v-deo.html
@@heritagedefender799 nope, and if they did it's a civil warrant not a criminal warrant, meaning it is completely meaningless. Just ignore and do nothing, let them do all the work as they can't do anything anyway.
My sister is taking part in a social experiment. She has to wear a “BBC is doing their best “ t-shirt for 2 weeks and see how people react. So far she’s been spit on, punched and had a bottle thrown at her!
I’m curious to see what happens when she goes outside. 🤔
Lol absolutely brilliant 😂🐱🐱😂🐱 good one 👍👍👍
Best comment on here. (Hope your sister is okay).
Thanks, great comment made me laugh 😅
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Cancel cancel cancel everyone. Do not worry about the goons
Threating with a fine or prison sentence is against the law, one of the oldest laws on the books, Threating a someone before they have committed a crime is illegal
Reverse the threat any company that has data without concent can be fined upto £ 25000 even address without you name on it is protected by the GDPR
Never ever communicate with them, don’t answer letters, don’t speak to them at the door,
if you don’t communicate they can’t get any purchase and are then genuinely impudent of any power.
It's funny you use the word purchase cuz that's what the goons are. SALESMEN
@@geoffreyking4515it’s funny that he uses the word impudent! I assume he means impotent!
it's really simple, don't watch live tv and don't buy the licence.
Nah. Thanks for the offer though.
I watch live tv and dont pay a license lol
@@chrisgemmell2742 nice of you to show your name then
@@blogtodeath4736 do u work for the tv licensing company
@Chris Gemmell you’re just a parasite, living off those of us who believe in paying for what we use.
give the bbc nothing
The sooner the BBC are gone the better. It was pretty good up until the early 2000s then started getting ridiculous and going against the interests of the working class. Even though a lot of their earlier programming was full of toffs they were very informative, professional and entertaining whereas nowadays they are irritating and condescending and vastly overpaid. Their programmes either have an annoying contest full of annoying woke types or Hollywood style soundtrack spoiling everything, I can't watch it.
Not sure it was good up until the 2000’s mate, they still had raging nonces in there filming shows.
I agree with you - it’s absolutely disgusting and I pay just not to be harassed - I never watch anything from their channels -
It’s time they GO!!!
Bbc has never ever been for the people of Britain. Royal scandals, kiddy fiddling, and trying to set people up who don't go with the narrative. I've never payed a single penny to the corporate entitled scumbags and I never will.
@@kipp1231 I agree with you but they call it tax - I have a modern TV - I never watch BBC - terrible…yet, not to be harassed I pay £159 total robbery!
The licence is for all live channels not just the BBC channels.
You are so right these racketeers need stopping - there is no place in a well ordered decent society for extortionist and intimidators .
Says he with an American flag as his profile pic...
How's the healthcare system in your 'well ordered decent society'..? Still screwing all those who can't afford health insurance..? Your healthcare providers and insurers are taking you all for a ride, yet America seems OK with that...
Says he with a penguin as his photo. I expect you are exempt from a licence living in the Antarctic? 😊
100% agree. This is not the behaviour we expect from a national broadcaster in a civilised country.
I recognise the font they use!!! I still open them to see how their 10 year investigation into the 'legal occupier' of my address is going!!!
😄 🤣 😂 😆
The return address on the back is ALWAYS Darlington
I just put on it return to sender and below it I put “ don’t watch fake news”. This way it cost them both ways. If everybody did this it would cost them enough to think about this harassment
I doesn't cost them anything, to receive it back.
@@BedsitBob ok I did not know though, the comment below @peterSustin I bet that does.
@@joenomad3388 I can't find that comment. Could you quote it please?
If you do send it back tear off all of the bar codes and reference numbers other wise they can trace it back to your address and they will then know they got someone to flag up living at your address,
You want to keep your address as a ‘non communication location’ as in that they then don’t know if it’s occupied or not. it still flags up on the list of not having a licence but doesn’t stand out to draw attention so much.
@@robg521 thanks for that, wise move. Me personally I don’t give a shit. I have never owned nor will I have a tv. I see it for what it is. Thought con. trol.
Still appreciate your input. What doesn’t itch doesn’t get scratched though it is also time to rise.
Why pay for something that is dumbing so many people down now.
Just because I can receive the signal doesn't mean I want their signal, given that the content is so bad. It's like being forced to pay the crappy local bakery for bread you don't want just because you can smell it being made.
You're also giving your taxes to Tories who spaffed 30 BILLION quid on test and trace, while expecting them to maintain our education system. Same thing.
@@mrc1500 No! I’m also retired 😁
every christmas they send a letter in a RED envelope so you will think its a christmas card and open it - its sad but its true
I've not had a TV licence for years now,and not planning on paying for something I can't stand. The only problem is that I hope they don't get away with what they might have planned, and that is to fund it through your council tax. I keep hearing this more and more. We can't let the scum bags a the brainwashing get away with that.
I haven't watched TV in over 5 years everything I watch is on streaming online
I agree they should close down and sell their programs to streaming services ( if any is worth watching)
Well if that’s the case I will stop paying council tax. I’ve heard a few people have stopped paying council tax and paying instead into a different fund. All lawful of course. Go check it out
@@sambothebold: Why would they do that as it is still a legal requirement to buy a TV license if you watch live or streamed TV. ????
We cancelled ours back in 2016 when they started lying about brexit,no au pairs coming over,no Swiss cheese from Europe etc etc etc 🏴
It's absolutely extraordinary that everybody is expected to contribute financially to such a politically partial organisation as the BBC, whose most benign yet equally hyped-up contribution to modern culture is a fucking ballroom dancing show. How are you getting on with your cancellation? I'm moving property soon and don't intend on renewing my license; I was just wondering how much harassment I can expect.
Have you noticed that human rights state abuse in Islam countries and in the uk when the Natives and Children are abused they state that you are a racist islamophobia right wing far right etc ? Via msm over the decades
I do 't have an au pair
I don't eat foreign cheese
I don't give a fuck!
Switzerland has never been in the EU, so Brexit wouldn't make any difference.
I find they make better fire lighters than bog roll tbh.
Yes, the plastic address window is not good on the first wipe. So fire lighters are far more effective use.
They are no good as bog roll as they are sent out *covered* in shit
Got to agree, the paper is far too coarse for my arse.
Utter scumbags. Pure extortion.
Imagine being told you need a license to use your dishwasher, or to sit on your sofa. It's fucking ridiculous.
Everyone in the country needs to cancel their licence ASAP
I cancelled mine,got the confirmation email it's cancelled then a nasty letter,I emailed them and berated them gave my qualifications and how many times I was called for jury service,I told them I will prosecute you under the Human Rights Act.
I got another email more or less an apology, I take no nonsense from these bullies.. They can gtf ...
A license to use your dishwasher? Ah now the smart meter makes sense
Have you Noticed in Islam countries they state that they are abused on msm and in the west they then state that you are a racist islamophobia etc when the Natives and Children are abused by those who come from their parts
@@AD-mh4zy Yeah they're scum
Hello there why can't people who live in supported living accommodation get the reduced tv license because it is too much money &ww can't work so how do you think we are going to get extra money when I the tv license fee goes up
imagine needing a licence to watch TV. the UK is a joke of a country.
The linceanse is oy needed for live TV. Not to use a TV
Well, to be fair, a lot of Countries have to have one as well.. Including our close neighbour, Republic of Ireland, costing around £136. "The licence must be paid for any premises that has any equipment that can potentially decode TV signals.... " So, basically that means everyone.....
@@tazdevil875 The French Republic also has one, which is even more strict. If you have the equipment you must pay, even if you don't use it.
@@tazdevil875 How does that make it fair?
@@johnbishop5316 Unfortunately, life isn't fair..... Very few things in life that we enjoy is fair...... But the point I was making is, we are not the only Country to have to pay for a Tv licence... So, when I said "to be fair" , it was a reflection on the facy that we are not being singled out as the only country in the world to have to pay for a tv licence.
I have been receiving these letters from capita for the last 12 years. Do not respond, do not give them your name and do not engage with them in conversation. Do not open your door to someone who you do not know or were not expecting.
Throw it in the recycle bin and don't speak to them. They are just salesmen trying to sell you a tv licence.
I send all my unpersonalised junk mail to TVL without postage and marked for payments dept. Even torn up tea bag cartons. They send me one, I send them ten.
i used to do somthing similar, anythung unsolicited with a prepaid envelope gets it all back in pieces, mind you, now I moan at the crap postal service, it is probably full of ull our torn up crap!!??
How funny I, need to cancel mine as fed up with the crap they put on.
Most letters have a return address or postcode so that’s usually a good indicator of who it’s from. Don’t worry if you get one, read it and put it through the shredder then it can be recycled. These are supposed to scare people into buying a licence,go licence free and spend the money on essentials.
Had that sneaky one, still got normal return post code on back.
I've been 'under investigation' since 2004. 😄
They must have spent millions on us.
The registered letter you have to sign for is a good one! Every postie involved with this particularly desperate scam has always been quite helpful in telling me it's TVL/Capita/Crapita junk mail!
I will never get a TV licence they can send me loads of letters and they go straight in the bin 😃
I had one of these two weeks ago...It went straight in the bin
Don’t stress about it, they can send as many letters as they like but it won’t make me purchase a licence as I don’t need one. It always gives me a good laugh reading the rubbish they send me and it goes straight in the recycling bin.
NO one should worry if they haven't a TV licence, as long as they keep within the rules and regulations.
Do what I do, open it carefully, cross out all numbers and references on the letter and the envelope includinding address, mark the envelope unsolicited junk mail return to sender and post it back. It costs them for recieving it back..
It doesn't cost them to receive it back.
You are just wasting the resources of the Royal Mail.
@@19822andy On the contrary, wasting recourses is sending out junk mail that no one solicited in the first place!
@@peteraustin4077 yeah that's not the Royal Mail's fault really is it?
@@19822andy well who delivers it and who gets paid for delivery? Of course the Royal Mail responsible!
I can't believe people still pay for a TV licence. Just shut the door in all inspector face and bin the letters. Haven't had one for 12 years and still watching it for free!!
Scumbag freeloader,
I have had them in brown , white and red with and without tv license logo . I throw them directly in the recuperation bin , been doing that for about 3 years now .
I use mine for kindling on my garden waste. Works very well.
🔥 I haven't had a terrorvision for several years. I don't open the envelope, I cross out the addressee details, write 'return to sender', 'no TV', 'no contract', on the front of the envelope. The return address is on the back of the envelope in small print so I write it in larger print and pop it back in the post. The Royal Mail is obliged to return it as confirmed by my friendly local postie. Job done. 🔥
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"In case we run out of bog roll!" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Just an Idea, why not save all the letters that they send to you, keep them handy and when they decide to knock on your door just give them all back saying that this is unwanted rubbish, that your company has dumped at this address. Please take your rubbish away with you or I will report you for fly tipping. Then quote the fine for fly tipping which could be up to £50,000, a 12-month custodial prison sentence or both, see how they like it.
The government tells us to stay home but we need to pay tv licenses? is like living in prison but we need to pay rent
It's bull, I've had the letters for 18 years they send different ones to were Kong you, it's all a bluff. If they send someone round just film them that Instantly makes them worried being filmed on camera and they walk away , and whenever they send you letters just seal it back up and put on the front without a stamp - "return to sender" , one it's costs them to receive the letter back, and two they then will stop sending the letters to your address because they realise you send it back to them. Trust me it works. They bluff you to intimidate you to pay for a service - that your not F*CKING using. It's insane. I won't work in Tesco and force customers to buy fish fingers because I know they have kitchens.....so don't assume I have a TV and force me to have a licence that I don't want and I don't need because *I don't watch BBC channels.* Jut say yes I have a TV...for use of watching DVD's only and playing PlayStation games and no I don't have a aerial attached and no I legally can refuse you to come inside my home to check. Bye now, bye, then shut the door.
They then send letters which you return with "return to sender" then the letters STOP and they bother some other poor sod. Trust me, it works.
I'm starting a collection of the letters like Pokémon cards. Lol
You don't pay for a TV licence in prison.
Just ignore the letters, they are full on gibberish
Living in prison is better than civi street nowadays but dont get me started on that subject. T.v are just bully boys like the cencus police and the council tax people nasty arrogant jobsworths.
I had one asking me in bold writing " WILL YOU BE IN ON 26TH JUNE 2024?" Almost a month later no one has visited me, which is just as well as they'll only be told I dont need on as I dont watch mainstream telly!
I know this was posted 10 months ago. But just in case, i'll mention the "You missed a parcel" trick - the little red card that's made to look like it was written by hand......but isn't. There also the much "friendlier" look green letter, that says you only have to pay so much a week. By the way, if you set up a DD with these robbing bastards, they'll try and take a year in advance (£6 per week = £352)........and when you cancel it, they write to you saying you can pay as little as £3 per week. Robbing bastards will not get another penny from me.......ever!. Quick edit -......because I don't have a TV.
I haven't had the parcel style one but I've had the one that looked like a Christmas card (red) envelope lucky I noticed the return address on it maybe I should put a dump in it they sent their s£it I'll send mine
@@Simon.0000 The 'Missed Parcel' one is particularly devious. It's red for a start, probably to try and fool you into thinking it's Royal Mail. It APPEARS to be hand written but isn't. On it, it says Delivered by hand (yep, the regular postmans hand), it has a a phone number on it and and an "Urgent Response Required" box ticked. At the bottom, again in what appears to be hand writing it says 'Please contact us ASAP' - Nowhere on the outside of this card does it mention it's from TVL. You CAN open it, but it's not easy, it's designed to look and feel like just a single card. It's only when you manage to get it open that you discover it's from TVL. This smacks of deception, a con trick, a trap. If any private company tried such tactics, they'd be in a world of doo doo, but, it's only to be expected from those bastards isn't it. So watch out for that one folks.
All mine straight in the fekin bin
CLASS.
Ours go in the shredder. Very satisfying.
They using these envelopes now because they are same as dwp(benefit) style envelopes ..my 84 yr old disabled mom has had 5 letters now ..each one returned with defund bbc and anti British and brexit written all over front and back of envelope.. my thinking is its a prepaid envelope so why not use it to return their own crap
I stopped watching television in the 80s, work was more important.
then I got rid of the tv because it was just taking up space, [before flatscreen].
I was then harrassed by tv licensing for the next 20 years.
threats demands, more threats, it was like being married to a harridan.
#CancelBBC
The sad people prepared to do shite jobs like this often have intellects so challenged and experience so limited, they're unable to imagine anyone not owning a TV. "You don't own a TV? Yeah, right! Pull the other one, snigger, snigger..."
I'm personally acquainted with 4 people in my own immediate locality who don't own TV sets.
Of those, one is in his 80s and has never owned a TV in his entire life. Wasn't even tempted when he was offered a free licence at 75 - he prefers his radio. Another lady hasn't owned one since her husband died - prefers her craft work.
TV non-ownership really isn't as rare as people imagine. Especially people whose job description seems to include profound dishonesty.
I always check for a return address on any letter and TVL letters have the postcode starting DL98 so I have started reposting them back to myself. In the 80s & 90s I used to stream their letters open and fill it with just mail and return it. Then from 2000 I just binned them until Aug 2011 when I got a licence because I had BT Vision with the BB then in Aug 2016 I dumped the licence and started return to sender not known at this address, only recently posting their letters back to myself. Every time I receive it back it costs TVL.
By doing that you have acknowledged that someone is living there which justifies them sending more mail .
@@coling7819 If they want to waste money sending letters that won't be replied too then let them do it.
Yeah I got mine last week just plain brown envelope no logo on it
I rang up cancelled my licence on phone told them all we use is Netflix as me and wife work 12 hours a day never home ..never had letter visit or anything
Exactly! I don't see why people are complaining about receiving loads of letters. Just tell them you don't need a licence and it's done. I've had no correspondence from them since I filled out the online form and told them. I had an email reply back from them confirming that they acknowledge I don't need one, and I've not heard from them since :-)
If you are using as Bum Fodder, dont flush, send it back to them with skid marks intact.
I got that one the other day, been getting one a month since march this year, bin em' burn em' shred em' LLF here, have told them but they just don't listen, so we ignore them now, doing nothing is the easiest thing to do for these people !
Agreed 👍 these things are like star Trek going around Uranus looking for clingons. That's why the previous video on them 😂😂
have you tried taping it to a brick with the return address showing and writing return to sender on it, they then get dinged for the postage price of a brick aswel
My daughter bought a brand new house, moved in 2 days ago on a Friday, received their first letter on the following Monday, yep, you guessed it a threatogram which will of course be binned. I did suggest writing back informing them of their previous address and say they will use the licence from there which of course was also a licence free zone!!
Don't bin them just black out the name and address then put them back in the post....I do one a month🤣
I got one in a pretty red envelope saying they will be coming on a certain date (but they might not come on that date) but they WILL be coming soon to “investigate” me ...... possibly definitely maybe ...... it’s as if they’ve got the same bloke writing it as Boris uses for his corona speeches 😂😂😂😂
Just throw it in the bin.
I keep mine for posterior.
These letters are more useful as toilet paper in an emergency
I have just looked at their website with the idea of telling them that my previous address was unoccupied. But the amount of personal information they requested just made me exit from their website immediately
I fill the form in every 6 months saying I don't need a licence, I watch Netflix, UA-cam and DVDs. I still get letters saying we may check your TV but they need a warrant signed by a judge or a court. You don't have to let them in but if you do decide to let them in your House then suddenly they have a lot of power.
Keep them since they demonstrate a case of harrassment. Also, I like how it costs them £millions sending out all their stupid threatening letters.
I don't expect anything by mail now except birthday / Christmas cards, so pretty much everything else gets ignored.
They’ve never put TV LICENSING on my threatograms. I just enjoy them though, it costs them money to post these out 👍
but you have to pay to recycle them out of your council tax. TV licensing sends out 340 tonnes of these letters every year and we have to pay to dispose of them.
I cancelled my license a couple of years ago, never had one single issue. Know why? I went to the website and filled in the form telling them I didn't need it anymore. No hassle, no letters, no threats, no nothing. You'll only get hassled (in my experience) if you just stop paying without an explanation.
If it's 2 years you can expect them resuming hasslement. You have to be their bitch and dutifully do this every 2 years. Your time and data given free to a company you have nothing to do with!
@@oldbrasso808 they already have my name and address so I don't mind confirming it. And I had an e-mail a few months ago asking me to confirm that I still didn't need a licence, took literally 2 minutes, not exactly a hassle.
It'd probably be a good idea to write "FOR THE ATTENTION OF GARY LINEKER" in big red capital letters and return them unopened.
I've got many different style envelopes, one with very thin windows showing a "will you be in on 17th Dec" visible as well as standard address window, had red envelopes saying urgent action required, don't even open them anymore, if its got return address of Darlington on rear just go out for recycling, occasionally I'll light my wood burner with 1 if it's on matt and I need paper to start it off.
I've started collecting them like Pokémon cards got a nice collection going here
Not so strong or so long but great for emergencies . A little rough not very absorbent but does the job
A bit like starship enterprise goes around Uranus looking for Clingons 🤣🤣🤣
I really don't understand you people...
2 1/2 years ago I told them through their website that I don't need a TV licence...I redid this a year ago.
It takes less than 5 minutes to do, and now I haven't heard anything from them for over 2 years. Maybe you all just like the drama too much
Did you inform the police you don't need a firearm's licence? If not, why not?
I always write on them Return to Jimmy saval and post it back into the post box.
They use a distinctive font for the address so it's still easy to spot them, even without the logo on the envelope.
I had one last week with some kind of numbers showing through the envelope window, very strange. Anyway went in the bin like all the others.
Would encourage you to ask questions of TV licensing through emails. It costs them resources to answer these.
Ask anything. Anything at all.
You can tell they're form TV licensing by the return address printed on the back.
If it says Doncaster DL981AT you know it's from them.
Funk cult DL98 1AT according to Google maps is a funeral parlour lol
@@barrystubbs983 Perhaps Capita need a business front to hide all the bodies.
DL981AT is a Darlington post code which is nowhere near Doncaster.
You can't use envelopes instead of bog roll because they will block the toilet. You'll then need a plumber, and that would cost more than a TV licence.
Wow! A license to own a TV...the British have everything.........................
a licence is not required to own a tv in the UK but a licence is required to own one in Ireland.
remember to look on the back of the envelope before you open it if it says Darlington bin it job done & remember defund the BBC & treat yourself to a nice cold 🥶 beer 👍🍺😎
Stopped opening these letters I know it's from them because it always starts too the occupier not my name ? On the pile in the corner ?
I've started getting them again now aswell. Multiple threats that they will be sending an Edinburgh enforcement officer to investigate. It's Gona be a long trip for nothing haha👍
i have a question which i've been asking for years , what gives the BBC the monopoly to charge for the airwaves when other channels like ITV and Channel 4 don't?
The BBC charge for watching itv channel 4 channel 5 and sky if the are live but none of them received any money from BBC
Just received my 45th letter asking am I in on a specific date what a bunch of wankers ...they never turn up ever ...how much money is this costing
Might as well start a collection with them or you could use them as emergency toilet paper it hurts a little but it's like Madonna gets into the groove lol
It's a BS intimidation trick
they don,t put t.v. licencing on the front of the letters anymore,
just look on the back at the return address,
it,ll say Darlington so you still know who it is!!
Ive had about 30 letters. Theyve spent more money on threatening me than they would have recieved from my licence fee. Nice.
I've been getting all sorts of letters from them for the last 20 years. I enjoy getting them. What a waste of money.
Cut backs.. save ink lol
They should be done for fraud I never paid one lots of good things to do with 157 50 pounds get good winter coat and shoes to keep you warm when out working or helping a loved one or mate with a bill they are finding hard to pay thanks for the vid
It even gets hard near Christmas especially just now with all the c situation that 157.50 could go towards other things that are really needed
@@Simon.0000 yes very true club card in tesco is doing a lot of half price things meat to
Simply ignore, blank it..forget it. Do not speak to them, ever. I threw my TV out (literally threw) about a decade ago. Vandalised my own sat dish and cable for all to see . Still they hassle me, pretending that there may be a new occupier!.they've been told in the early days ii own this house and am going nowhere else, ever..still they continue..just do not speak to them. It's a scam.
Actually its a great way to heat your home, stick all the paper into a fire hearth and burn,or into a fire bucket with chimney to keep youir workshop warm win,win.
Invoice them an admin fee for handling the letters. If they don't pay send them threatening letters saying "Act now..." If they still don't pay, turn up at Capita and read back the address and ask if they have received your invoice. Make sure they can see you typing on your phone all the responses then ask if you can come in to speak to the finance officer about the invoice to prove they received it.
Are you annoyed that you opened an envelope unnecessarily 🤣
Definitely. I've unopened two more since I wish they would just f-off and stop harassing people
It costs TV licensing 40 million a year to send the letters out keeping postman in work and letter makers as well when people cant put food on the table
This isn't new I used to get this back in 2018
Always check the rear of the envelope before opening as it will have a return address. OK often a PO Box number, which makes things tricky, but still worth a look before opening.
If your then certain its from 'them' then simply scrub out the front address panel and write 'not at this address' and then circle the return address on the rear and just put it back in the post.
That should knock you off their data base. I've always done that with junk mail, which is what this is!, and now all the junk mail has dried up, happy days.
Better not to respond at all, that way they don't know if it's a"live" address or not!
Google the box no , return unopened or use the return envelope to send them a turd , imagine a million turd filled envelopes to dispose of
You should inform them you are going to start charging them for addressing their correspondence
Go to the police and report a threatening letter.
All UK TV is shite. I’ve not needed a license for over a decade now and only need to renew the ‘no license required’ every 2 years. There’s far more quality on streaming services that cater to my tastes than on the trash terrestrial channels
I,ve had them in different envelopes, even a bright red one... they are all treated the same ON MY FIRE....BURN...
I just return to the sender. I also put Defund the BBC on it. Let them pay for the postage.
After watching contestant re runs on BBC.. and hundreds of channels of rubbish, I unplugged my Ariel and told the TV licence I don't watch live TV or use iPlayer... They leave me alone for 2 years and I don't pay a TV licence
I don't have the TV license issue here in America. We have one public broadcasting network similar to the BBC, they do rely on donations but paying is optional.
In a way we do, PBS gets money from our government, which is funded by taxing us. Remember the heck Mitt Romney caught when he said he will cut government funding to PBS if he was elected president?
Conservative adminisrations since Reagan has been attacking to the point they made idle threats towards PBS. Its nothing new.
Capita should be eradicated.
It does absolutely nothing for the average person...
Next time just send them back to the BBC.
At the end of my street there is a post box. I blank my address on their form and mark the envelope "Return to Sender".
It won't be a bill, when it's addressed to the occupier will it. That gives it away surely.
Never paid a tv licence and never will. I pay a subscription to watch tv why should i be further punished!