One of the few advantages of social media is that more and more people are becoming aware of these tactics by the BBC. They see that they are not alone. And fewer and fewer people are now being scared in to paying for a licence they dont want.
april first i will be calling police on hate crime hotline my letter is causing me alarm and distress and invoking fear , prohibited as i am a protected having special characteristics - i get alarmed very quickly
I love the fact that my friend was told if she watches youtube she needs a TV licence. Not sure UA-cam know that the BBC licencing goons are using them to illegally scare people into getting a licence.
Then I hope they _do_ turn up on my doorstep one day - and try to intimidate me. It will all be on camera. Although I'm pushing 80 now, and look like your stereotypical cosy little old lady, I'm sharp, nasty, sceptical, sarcastic and stubborn when I choose to be. I am rarely frightened on my own behalf but will still jump to the protection (usually verbal only, nowadays) of those who are being frightened by others. Legally licence free for over 40 years now, last time I watched a TV of my own was Charles & Diana's wedding!
@@Sine-gl9ly If you ignore their threat letters and don't answer the door when they come round they eventually give up as it's not cost effective to keep chasing a non responder.
@@ep1929 ... but a big part of me WANTS them to come round so I can waste their time and money. Also to get a video of them trying to bully a little old lady who lives in sheltered accommodation!
I have been licenced free for about a year and a 1/2 now. Learning all what I need to know of Chile, John the UA-camr . I have had 10 letters and 3 Knox on my door. I answer the door to find out if it is. And as soon as he /she shows me their. I D I just close the door shown in my teeth. I say nothing to them. I got a letter saying they were coming out to . See me. They won't get no money out of me LOL.
No t.v. for 24 years. All I get is every three years asking if my circumstances have changed to remind me I need a licence if I now have a t.v. One card in my letterbox several years ago to say they had called but I was out. No hassle for me.
I got that one two weeks ago claiming somebody would be visiting on 29th march..... Friday bank holiday...... I waited in all day and nobody came.... Bunch of tossers.....
I was meant to be getting a visit on Friday. Was in all day long and guess what??? No visit. Even if they had arrived the door would have been opened and they would be asked who they represent --- followed up with a "no thank you" and the door politely shut in their faces.
Just bin it with all the other rubbish Royal Mail deliver. I've always wanted a visit from capita but I guess the remote location and gated drive with animals inside puts them off!!
Yeah they come in batches . I don't even bother opening them. They never turn up on the day they threaten too anyway, which is a shame - cos im itching to slam the door in their face, for getting on my wick. Last visit was about a year ago - and i could hear him swearing when he saw my camera lol.
I've had the same letter, unfortunately they put an 'A' after my house number which happens to be the annex next door, I know they have a licence so this is going to be interesting
The problem is that the rules assume you're a law breaker. Why do I have to confirm every so often (every year or every few years) that I STILL don't have a TV license? If I confirmed once that I don't need a license, I'm not gonna keep confirming for the rest of my life, piss off. How about if someone answers "no" to one of these letters or phone calls, send them a special form they can fill out and send, or give them a phone number they can ring, so that if circumstances change, and they start watching live TV, THEY can notify you instead. it should be opt in, not opt out.
A goon called at my door and said "do you know who i am ?" i said "why ? don't you know who you are ? better ask your mother, He said "let me have your name" i said "what will i use then ?" then he turned around and walked away. i had him on camera the whole time he was there.
I don't why people would be intimidated. I'm certainly not. A. Don't get caught watching live tv B. No problem. They have as much authority as the Avon Lady.
I’ve had hundreds and I have tried to talk to the person whose name is on the letters without success. So if they can’t speak to me, they can **** off.
In this day and age why is it that the BBC has to fund this way? All other media outlets rely on advertising, even the likes of social media and UA-cam.
And we have to pay them to watch other channels.I don't get it 🙄 stopped paying told them I don't need tvlicence anymore! Letters come every month just bin them and keep the door shut! Job done 😂
Since I cancelled my TV licence in 2019 I've lost count how many letters I've been getting from these goones I know I've had 3 ore 4 red letters and 1 visit I don't fear these people there are beginning to get boring and all talk one thing I like about all of this is they are lossing money each day they send letters and because more and more people cancelling their TV licence the may not have enough people to visit there homes 😂😂😂😂
I don’t have a fishing license because I don’t fish. Likewise I don’t have a TV license because I don’t have a TV. Difference is I don’t have to keep telling the river/ sea authorities I don’t need a license.
I will be in, as I am every day, but won't be answering the door to any goons that knock as I used the video doorbell if anyone knocks, even if they don't use the doorbell, to see who it is and won't answer the door if I'm not expecting a delivery or someone visiting.
Strange visit this morning 26th June, Letter stated 27th June if I was in, Anyway, knock at the door ask me if I lived there I said yes, said he was from TV licence and did I have a licence I replied not interested and said I don't watch live TV, he replied well that's all you had to say , then asked do I watch TV and again told him not live TV, he said ok, here is my ID, do you mind if I come in and check it will only take two minutes, I replied no, he again said its only two minutes, again I said no. He said ok and left. Don't think there is anything in that for a search warrant. But be careful, they are sneaky bastards...
They visit 5000 a day ??!! Plenty of people, it seems, out there not paying the t.v. tax ( the new arrivals to our country certainly won't be). I've been license free for a year-and-a-half now. Probably never going back to paying.
Im 2 years plus into cancelling mine ,got me a refund aswell at the time but as it stands today i haven't even had a threatenibg letter ,im quite disappointed if im honest 😂😂😂
Explaine the dutys of an `Enforcement` officer.....have they read what `Inforcement` means....they use that because it sounds scary.....by rights you can take it to a solicitor......they will tell you it means they are trying to make you do sometthing you dont want to do.....that is a criminal offense and they are not above the law.....
I’m charging them £20 per hour for waiting in , say 9 to 5 = 8 hours x 20 =£160 , yep, that should cover it. I’ve had three so that’s £480 , cash is excepted 😝😝☝️
Licence free 10 years one Goon salesmen or was it a Woman cant remember i just closed the door and said NO By the way do UA-cam get a cut of the Licence fee that the BBC collect ? Scott Robson
NO! it ALL goes to the Government who then decide how much to give the BBC, the remainder goes into the government coffers. Now you know why they won't scrap the TV License.
I dont know why you (or anyone else) even bothers opening the letter. As you rightly point out, its not even addressed to you or any family / friends living with you. Why n0ot take the easy and minimal stress option of just putting it in the recycling bin with the rest of the junk mail / unaddressed mail.
@@homeandtravel7235 Good for you mate. Is there not a law about not opening mail that's not addressed to you?? That alone justiifies anyone not opening such mail, in my honest opinion.
to call themselves ‘enforcement officers’ implies you have to have a licence. as I’m sure all this video’s viewers know, you don’t. I just don’t get how they get away with the wording, it’s harassment.
I have Sky etc all the usual stuff on my tv….so if I stop paying my license am I in trouble….all the stuff on UA-cam seems to be about people who are legally ok but still get threats….or are people just cancelling the license and still watching normal tv?…PS I hate the bbc and refuse to watch any of their woak shite
If you use an internet enabled computer, you may still be liable to have to pay for a TV licence as they can also download or stream live television feeds
Even to receive BBC radio on my computer I would have to sign in so they would know if I watch t.v. because I'd no doubt have to sign in. I didn't bother.
Doesnt matter if your device is capable or not - its whether you use the function. And anyway how the hell are they going to know - unless your a prat and let them in and open your gob.
I get one most months, had a visit back in 2020, zero chance of getting any money from me😮
One of the few advantages of social media is that more and more people are becoming aware of these tactics by the BBC. They see that they are not alone. And fewer and fewer people are now being scared in to paying for a licence they dont want.
Anyone who pays for a TV licence does so out of fear and/or ignorance. Do not pay them. Do not even engage with them.
Still get monthly threats here.
Keep buying cream cakes for the visitors but end up eating them myself!
I have had all the same type of letters. I don't open them just bin them. They can waste their time and money, makes no difference to me.
i get one every three week, never open them throw them straight in the bin.
april first i will be calling police on hate crime hotline my letter is causing me alarm and distress and invoking fear , prohibited as i am a protected having special characteristics - i get alarmed very quickly
I love the fact that my friend was told if she watches youtube she needs a TV licence. Not sure UA-cam know that the BBC licencing goons are using them to illegally scare people into getting a licence.
I think they target older people who are easily frightened 😔
Then I hope they _do_ turn up on my doorstep one day - and try to intimidate me. It will all be on camera.
Although I'm pushing 80 now, and look like your stereotypical cosy little old lady, I'm sharp, nasty, sceptical, sarcastic and stubborn when I choose to be. I am rarely frightened on my own behalf but will still jump to the protection (usually verbal only, nowadays) of those who are being frightened by others.
Legally licence free for over 40 years now, last time I watched a TV of my own was Charles & Diana's wedding!
@@Sine-gl9ly If you ignore their threat letters and don't answer the door when they come round they eventually give up as it's not cost effective to keep chasing a non responder.
@@ep1929 ... but a big part of me WANTS them to come round so I can waste their time and money. Also to get a video of them trying to bully a little old lady who lives in sheltered accommodation!
Good on you for standing up to bullies, much respect.
Very true.
I have been licenced free for about a year and a 1/2 now. Learning all what I need to know of Chile, John the UA-camr .
I have had 10 letters and 3 Knox on my door. I answer the door to find out if it is. And as soon as he /she shows me their.
I D
I just close the door shown in my teeth. I say nothing to them. I got a letter saying they were coming out to . See me. They won't get no money out of me LOL.
Chilli John's channel is good, i am subscribed to it.
No t.v. for 24 years.
All I get is every three years asking if my circumstances have changed to remind me I need a licence if I now have a t.v.
One card in my letterbox several years ago to say they had called but I was out.
No hassle for me.
Same i stopped watching tv
Write to them that your taking that day off work to be in, IF they FAIL to arrive you will sue them for the days wage.
Writing to them just disturbs the wasp's nest..
I got that one two weeks ago claiming somebody would be visiting on 29th march..... Friday bank holiday...... I waited in all day and nobody came.... Bunch of tossers.....
Another firelighter
I was meant to be getting a visit on Friday.
Was in all day long and guess what??? No visit.
Even if they had arrived the door would have been opened and they would be asked who they represent --- followed up with a "no thank you" and the door politely shut in their faces.
You should have sent them a bill for a lost days pay.
Just bin it with all the other rubbish Royal Mail deliver. I've always wanted a visit from capita but I guess the remote location and gated drive with animals inside puts them off!!
I've had a letter asking if I'm going to be in on the 5th April too
When i get them i send them back in a fresh envelope but with no stamp. Makes me feel better anyway.
Yeah they come in batches . I don't even bother opening them. They never turn up on the day they threaten too anyway, which is a shame - cos im itching to slam the door in their face, for getting on my wick. Last visit was about a year ago - and i could hear him swearing when he saw my camera lol.
i had one myself they said will you be in around the 28th of march even if i was i wasn't going to answer to those idiots
I've had the same letter, unfortunately they put an 'A' after my house number which happens to be the annex next door, I know they have a licence so this is going to be interesting
I'm getting one a month at the moment.
They were supposed to be here yesterday. We waited in with tea and biscuits....not for them..we had dog poop for them....but sadly they didn't show
My wife and I have had 30 letters so far, one a month for nearly 3 years she thinks that they may be collectable antiques one day LOL.
I T S A L L B O L L O C K S I G N O R E T H E M & D O N T A N S W E R Y O U R D O O R .
The problem is that the rules assume you're a law breaker. Why do I have to confirm every so often (every year or every few years) that I STILL don't have a TV license? If I confirmed once that I don't need a license, I'm not gonna keep confirming for the rest of my life, piss off. How about if someone answers "no" to one of these letters or phone calls, send them a special form they can fill out and send, or give them a phone number they can ring, so that if circumstances change, and they start watching live TV, THEY can notify you instead.
it should be opt in, not opt out.
A goon called at my door and said "do you know who i am ?" i said "why ? don't you know who you are ? better ask your mother, He said "let me have your name" i said "what will i use then ?" then he turned around and walked away. i had him on camera the whole time he was there.
That made me laugh thanks for sharing your story.
I got the same type of letter I'm supposed to get a visit tomorrow I have a visit last year I gust shut the door
I don't why people would be intimidated. I'm certainly not.
A. Don't get caught watching live tv
B. No problem. They have as much authority as the Avon Lady.
Who would want to watch live tv tv anyway, there are so many better options.
I’ve had hundreds and I have tried to talk to the person whose name is on the letters without success. So if they can’t speak to me, they can **** off.
In this day and age why is it that the BBC has to fund this way? All other media outlets rely on advertising, even the likes of social media and UA-cam.
And we have to pay them to watch other channels.I don't get it 🙄 stopped paying told them I don't need tvlicence anymore! Letters come every month just bin them and keep the door shut! Job done 😂
I've been getting them monthly for 2 years now. One came today and was cheap: All black text and no window on the envelope. I was quite offended.
RETURN TO SENDER flood them with their own junk mail
One a month for 15 yrs now.
Still no court case 😂
I got that !
Since I cancelled my TV licence in 2019 I've lost count how many letters I've been getting from these goones I know I've had 3 ore 4 red letters and 1 visit I don't fear these people there are beginning to get boring and all talk one thing I like about all of this is they are lossing money each day they send letters and because more and more people cancelling their TV licence the may not have enough people to visit there homes 😂😂😂😂
tell them you do not need a licence and the letters will stop fairly quickly
Only self admission will get you procecuted.
I don’t have a fishing license because I don’t fish. Likewise I don’t have a TV license because I don’t have a TV. Difference is I don’t have to keep telling the river/ sea authorities I don’t need a license.
I will be in, as I am every day, but won't be answering the door to any goons that knock as I used the video doorbell if anyone knocks, even if they don't use the doorbell, to see who it is and won't answer the door if I'm not expecting a delivery or someone visiting.
Strange visit this morning 26th June, Letter stated 27th June if I was in, Anyway, knock at the door ask me if I lived there I said yes, said he was from TV licence and did I have a licence I replied not interested and said I don't watch live TV, he replied well that's all you had to say , then asked do I watch TV and again told him not live TV, he said ok, here is my ID, do you mind if I come in and check it will only take two minutes, I replied no, he again said its only two minutes, again I said no. He said ok and left. Don't think there is anything in that for a search warrant. But be careful, they are sneaky bastards...
Don't even waste your time talking to them just shut the door and carry on with your life.
They visit 5000 a day ??!! Plenty of people, it seems, out there not paying the t.v. tax
( the new arrivals to our country certainly won't be).
I've been license free for a year-and-a-half now.
Probably never going back to paying.
Computer generated letter bin or shred.
Every letter that isn't hand writen is technically computer generated... but I get your point.
One every month for me. I love the Threatograms !!
I’ve had 2 visits in last 4 weeks they just get told no thanks and door shut on them
Perfect.
So why didn't you ask them why the second visit?
I now have 42 of these letters!
1 a year, I get a "threatogram" at least once a month.
Funny enough i had my 2nd one this year recently.
Their line my cat litter tray just fine had 2 this year already 2024 just waiting for number 3 but their will not get a call from me
I return them to sender unopened.
Im 2 years plus into cancelling mine ,got me a refund aswell at the time but as it stands today i haven't even had a threatenibg letter ,im quite disappointed if im honest 😂😂😂
Reneber JIM WILL FIX IT alright!!
Explaine the dutys of an `Enforcement` officer.....have they read what `Inforcement` means....they use that because it sounds scary.....by rights you can take it to a solicitor......they will tell you it means they are trying to make you do sometthing you dont want to do.....that is a criminal offense and they are not above the law.....
My postman told me they are not the law they like to make you think that 😮
The BBC are like Rishi.........finished
Boycott BBC they can stick there licence.
their licence
If it's not addressed to you then shred it and recycle it.
Yeah, and I also shoplift all of my groceries.
I’m charging them £20 per hour for waiting in , say 9 to 5 = 8 hours x 20 =£160 , yep, that should cover it. I’ve had three so that’s £480 , cash is excepted 😝😝☝️
Licence free 10 years one Goon salesmen or was it a Woman cant remember i just closed the door and said NO By the way do UA-cam get a cut of the Licence fee that the BBC collect ? Scott Robson
NO! it ALL goes to the Government who then decide how much to give the BBC, the remainder goes into the government coffers. Now you know why they won't scrap the TV License.
Harassment letters can we take out a class action?
Probably would take years and capita have the money to fight it.
Tell the TV licencing Gestapo to go and do one!
They've been investigating me for 20 years and all they have is my alias the occupier 😅
I dont know why you (or anyone else) even bothers opening the letter. As you rightly point out, its not even addressed to you or any family / friends living with you. Why n0ot take the easy and minimal stress option of just putting it in the recycling bin with the rest of the junk mail / unaddressed mail.
Thanks for your comment, maybe i will start doing that.
@@homeandtravel7235 Good for you mate. Is there not a law about not opening mail that's not addressed to you?? That alone justiifies anyone not opening such mail, in my honest opinion.
I also scan them and save the document as proof of harassment for a possible future law suit.
@@barracudabossgaming6853 Very good point!
Ooh I do feel sorry for you only getting one letter a year. Im getting one every month so there. Bet you are real jealous! 😂😂😂
to call themselves ‘enforcement officers’ implies you have to have a licence. as I’m sure all this video’s viewers know, you don’t. I just don’t get how they get away with the wording, it’s harassment.
In bin
I have Sky etc all the usual stuff on my tv….so if I stop paying my license am I in trouble….all the stuff on UA-cam seems to be about people who are legally ok but still get threats….or are people just cancelling the license and still watching normal tv?…PS I hate the bbc and refuse to watch any of their woak shite
If you use an internet enabled computer, you may still be liable to have to pay for a TV licence as they can also download or stream live television feeds
You do not need a TV licence for a computer.
Even to receive BBC radio on my computer I would have to sign in so they would know if I watch t.v. because I'd no doubt have to sign in.
I didn't bother.
Doesnt matter if your device is capable or not - its whether you use the function. And anyway how the hell are they going to know - unless your a prat and let them in and open your gob.
@@bill-2018 Thats what temporary email services are for
No you don't
I got one I sent it back with message on it ( will you be in on that date because I'm coming to see you). 😅😅😅
Good idea lol.