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Only thing they ever proved was a building falling down after they said it. It would millions if they went through proper legal channels they do all this to try and do law on the cheap. Even black belt barrister can't work it out he's busy phoning them to ask questions for us.
last time i got one, i called them up and said "Look love, i work nights. If one of your goons show up in the day and wake me up, i wont be responsible for my actions." 7th year unlicensed and never got a letter since.
Here’s a tip, put the letters through the shredder, have a cup of tea and carry on with life. When they do turn up just say “ no thank you” and shut the door, that’s the end of their investigation and they will have to earn their commission elsewhere. Don’t let them inside, leave them in the street so they can enjoy the weather whatever the time of year.
I'm collecting them, 7 UpTo now , and when I get a pile, in the post they go . I filled form online , got email just like 1st 2yrs saying ok you might get one visit , but within a couple of weeks started getting letters with occupier on , so no more form filling for me . Can't wait for knock to have a laugh
I've no intention of even answering the door, it's not required... But yes, it's satisfying to see them after they've been told to toddle off BUT, could compromise many...best not answer, it's easy.
Having informed TV licensing that I didn't need a TV licence just over a couple of years ago, they left me alone. Predictably they wrote to me again, asking me to declare that I don't need a license, which I know I don't. Why should I tell them that I don't need to pay for their service when I don't use their service ? I think I'll leave it up to TV licensing to waste their time and money to find out if I want to pay for something I don't have.
I've not had a TV TAX LICENCE for much more than 20 years, I've NEVER WORRIED about threatening letters or GOON VISITS, I've been visited 3 times over this time, I was VERY FORCEFUL at the visits, NOTHING EVER HAPPENED, they walked away from the door, that was it.
I've been under 'investigation' for the past 25+ years and they STILL don't even know my name yet .Excellent detective work there , Columbo. All of their letters go straight in to the bin unopened now. why should I take them seriously?
dont throw them away!! keep them and make a big collection! One day you can use them as evidence of harrassment, or make them into a piece or artwork, or use them as toilet paper, bird cage liner, scrunch up to make packaging material, paper aeroplane.... TV licence letters have so many wonderful uses, i always look forward to getting more in the post!
Telling them you don't need a licence doesn't work,still get threats by post each month. Their threatening harassing letters are worrying older people it should be illegal,shut them down
Not only do they leave the "or, tell us you don't need one' section right till the end, they also titled the webpage /noTV to try and trick people into thinking if they can only use it if they have 'no TV'. p.s. I got this same letter in December too, still waiting for my visit 🤣
Another one delivered yesterday. It's just the, 'Your address has been scheduled for a visit by an Enforcement Officer.' one. No fake case number, just a fake ref#. No specific date, or range of dates. If they visit I'll be pleasantly surprised. It'd be the first time in more than a decade at this point.
Good man, keep fighting the good fight, these letters and this organisation are vile. Had them all myself, they never get opened. I could just ring up to say 'i don't need a license' but i'd rather let them continue wasting their time.
I'm an old person and not scared at all. I have been license free now for over a year as a direct result of Chillijohncarne's blogs. I listen to all of them and try to spread the word about to all my OAP friends. Surprising the number out there who still believe a TV license is compulsory and even challenge me about not having one! Not had the pleasure of shutting my door on a Goon yet!
I'm 77 and haven't had a licence for three years and just had my first threatening letter of the year. Get one a month. Again in the envelope window they are opening ANOTHER investigation. I just totally ignore anything the slimy bastards send. Scared not bloody likely.
@@bretton_woods And podcasts these days. Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano is probably the best story teller I've ever heard. His channel on here is amazing if you are a bit of a NYC Mob buff, like myself lol.
Excellent video as usual Jon but one thing I disagree about is when you say be very polite to the goons. Why? As soon as you know who they are just close the door. No need to say no thank you or anything.
Received mine yesterday put it on the pile to be put though the shedder cannot wait to say not interested when they knock on the door was out when they made their first call
just got my 2 year reminder, simply write no licence needed in red sharpie on letter, fold it so my address doesn't show in envelope window, seal the envelope with lots of tape, write return to sender and underline return address then stick it in the post box. Works every time at zero cost and no need to call or logon.
its been 4 yrs since the last time we paid the Bum Boys Club and you know its a crime to open some one else,s mail so if you get a letter and its not got your name on it bin it
I got one of these, after already doing my not needed declaration online. I couldbt believe that they told me I need a license to watch a live stream on youtube. If i watch a live stream on youtube from an american friend i need a license. Madness
recent filled in the form to say i dont need a licence - which is true. i have cctv and a young guy with a clip board, pen and bright uv yellow safety jacket turned up, initially he walked into the drive, then looked at the house, saw the cctv, paste backward and forward a few times like he was unsure and promptly left
Got one today. Apparently I'm getting an official warning they are investigating me again now? How much do all these letters cost? Don't watch live tv or iPlayer. Looking forward to a visit, but I do tend to answer my door in my pants lol. Get a policeman please.
I am an IN1O0A31. Only a bloody 31 😡 How come they think you are better than me Jon with your Ooooo 32. I am going to write to Scott Robson and insist I want a 33, up yours mate ! 😝
I don't have a license,because I refuse to be bullied and refuse to keep Lineker and others in a multi million lifestyle. My Question when or if I answer the door to them is; Have You detected a signal of television usage coming from this house? NO, then why are You knocking at My door? ....... What do You think?
Don't talk to them. Don't open the door. They probably won't visit anyway and if they do remember they are just salespeople. Not the police. Would you open your door to a salesperson? I wouldn't.
I don't pay the tv tax, haven't for six years, so have had loads of letters but as long as you don't reply and shut the door in there faces there is nothing they can do and then you can put that money towards keeping warm on a cold day.
I refuse to bow to their demands and tell them every 2 years, I told them once and I said not to contact me again or I will take action against them for harassment, I've heard nothing for over 2 years. If I ever decide to pay for a tv tax it will be my choice, I won't of course because I don't need one but I don't react well to threats so I told them to stay away from my house and not to write to me.
I just got another enforcement letter second one in two weeks and about 30 in last three years telling me I have had my Final warning and they are now going to escalate.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I am a hamburger inspection specialist. I eat many hamburgers per week. Trust me. I have a letter that I typed up myself saying that I am a hamburger inspector.
Hi, I have received a letter with code in Dec and the latest letter, "official notice: investigation opened" in Jan. How can I send my TV licence letter to you please?
I'm surely due a threat-O-gram soon from Scott Robson, haven't heard from him since before Christmas and he was quite regular with his correspondence up til then 🤔
@@marylauder3374 I find them useful for protecting the grass in the back garden for when our Great Dane leaves his turds on them! Or the other alternative for the threat-o-grams is putting them through the shredder every so often then giving all the shredded paper to the kid living opposite as it makes great bedding for his pet hamsters.
I'm waiting until I've got enough letters to fill an A1 picture frame. I'll mount them and keep it as a work of art. May even end up in the Tate New! As if.
I did the declaration once around 5 years ago and that is the only occasion I will do it. I compare it to getting poor value or bad customer service from a company and taking my custom elsewhere. I don't write to several companies every two years to inform them I no longer use or require their services and the TV license falls into this category.
The £6 per week is a con because people will keep paying £6 per week even after you have paid the £159 licence fee. I've being licence free for nearly 35 years, it will be 35 years in August, I've only had two visits in that time.
Please try call to our house, our house that we own, you will be politely asked to leave then restrained and ditched on the pavement. No swearing or personal abuse just lawfully evicted. It is a TV not a Armoured Car Robbery. Go ba oo locks.
My sister cancelled her TV licence an three weeks later BBC reinstated her direct debit even that it had been cancelled. She phoned them an they just said we did that to get the money for the TV licence money of you without asking you to. She had cancelled it properly an they won't give her the money back by setting up the direct debit again without permission.
I got one of these stupid letters recently, not opened it yet. They had the nerve to print 'important information enclosed' on the back, which is a lie.
They could do it as a few tick boxes eg do you use BBC I-Player? Do you watch live TV? Do you record live TV? And then simply say, if you have ticked any box then you need a TV licence. A lot less stressful / threatening and a lot more useful.
@@clemobenoit5813 I am sure that it does, but as Chili Jon advises it's easy enough to watch most of what you want legally anyway. I haven't had a TVL for four years. Currently on a 2 year no licence needed thingy, and I didn't have to give my name or email address. I rang up to tell them where they could stuff their letter (a clue, the sun doesn't shine there either) and before I could get into full rant mode the call centre person just processed the NLN.
LOL british citizen living in AUstrqaia. Still l waiting for my letter as I watch ( by var methods ) BBC Iplayer here. assume Goons are fighting over Flight priviledges to visit me:)
You need an account to use iPlayer and you enter your name and address when you register. In theory you could use someone else's but it hardly seems worth it for the BBC's stuff. "You have been found guilty of illegally watching Country File!".
TVL Assume and Assume makes a ass of u and me. I have a folder full of this stuff as I do not watch TV live or use BBC iPlayer I do not need a lunch and my flat is not that easy for visitors to knock on my door. All appointments are prearranged. Jog on TVL.
i haven't had a licence since 2011 , i told them i don't need one then , i was informed i would not be bothered for the next 2 years , 6 months later the letters and visits started . I have enough letters to fill a wheelie bin over the years and that's where they still go unopened . I have only been in for 3 goons over that period , first 2 asked if i was Mr X , i asked who are you , they announce I'm a goon, no thanks door closed. The third came to my door no knock, no bell ring, just placed we missed you card through the letter box and i watched it all on camera . The other weird thing is they all seem to park way down the street even though there is plenty of parking available right outside my door . If it was a good honest job why not park out front , after all, what can i do with a reg number .?
Hi John, I have asked these question before but did not received a reply. You keep telling us that the TV Licensing goons are Just salespersons and that is all they are. So my questions are : How can a sales person get a warrant to enter your house to see if you receive live broad casts.? If I was going door to door asking people to see if i can see their TV Licence or to see if they have a TV and they would not comply there is now way I could apply for a warrant, so what gives them the right to ? As for the constant threatening letters if we keep sending someone threatening letters we could be arrested under section 5 of the criminal and justices act So why are they allowed to ? We should all get to gather and do something to stop this threatening letters and behaviour. There must be something we can do. Martin.
@@derektaylor7844 Also in some cases it would count as trespassing, the only window they could look through for my tv is protected by a large fence, a locked gate & a BIG scary dog.
1. You only need a license if you watch any live TV as it's being broadcast. On any channel. 2. You don't need to say anything to them at all - you don't need to phone them or let them in your house. They probably won't even visit anyway. 3. If you engage with them in any way you are likely going to find yourself in trouble so it's best to just never ever talk to them, never phone them and don't even visit their website. Just ignore them completely.
Hhhhhhello every body peeps .... I write back to them yes to saya that I hhhhhaff chengedd my name to eh Meester Koff and that I am at a distancia from them - *A Ffar Koff*
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Enforcement officer? How does the BBC get away with enforcing something that is not a legal requirement?
I call them Enfarcement Officers. 😁
Enforcement Orifice !!
Fearmongering. Simple.
I get 6 letters per year. Each one, never opened.
They have deep ties with the establishment, like BT. Who do you think installed the broadcasting equipment in the bunkers for example?
Only thing they ever proved was a building falling down after they said it. It would millions if they went through proper legal channels they do all this to try and do law on the cheap. Even black belt barrister can't work it out he's busy phoning them to ask questions for us.
last time i got one, i called them up and said "Look love, i work nights. If one of your goons show up in the day and wake me up, i wont be responsible for my actions." 7th year unlicensed and never got a letter since.
Here’s a tip, put the letters through the shredder, have a cup of tea and carry on with life. When they do turn up just say “ no thank you” and shut the door, that’s the end of their investigation and they will have to earn their commission elsewhere. Don’t let them inside, leave them in the street so they can enjoy the weather whatever the time of year.
Even better, shred the letter and return it to TV Licensing in an unstamped envelope.
Mark it Unwanted Mail!
I'm collecting them, 7 UpTo now , and when I get a pile, in the post they go . I filled form online , got email just like 1st 2yrs saying ok you might get one visit , but within a couple of weeks started getting letters with occupier on , so no more form filling for me . Can't wait for knock to have a laugh
I thought you were going to say hand the shredded paper back to them.
I've no intention of even answering the door, it's not required... But yes, it's satisfying to see them after they've been told to toddle off BUT, could compromise many...best not answer, it's easy.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉 funny
Having informed TV licensing that I didn't need a TV licence just over a couple of years ago, they left me alone. Predictably they wrote to me again, asking me to declare that I don't need a license, which I know I don't. Why should I tell them that I don't need to pay for their service when I don't use their service ? I think I'll leave it up to TV licensing to waste their time and money to find out if I want to pay for something I don't have.
I've not had a TV TAX LICENCE for much more than 20 years, I've NEVER WORRIED about threatening letters or GOON VISITS, I've been visited 3 times over this time, I was VERY FORCEFUL at the visits, NOTHING EVER HAPPENED, they walked away from the door, that was it.
@film fan Forced the letterbox open and said "sorry, my mams not in."
just don't open the door. they are salespeople.
@@bretton_woods put a sign up with your mobile number saying trespassing will be prosecuted.
Same here.
It’s known as “going for the jugular”. Yes, indeed, in any other arena this would justify charges of intimidation and even hate crime.
You'd think this kind of threatening letter would come under the Malicious Communications Act, wouldn't you?
@@araftryffan7804 not according to the police who fully support the BBC TVL threats....
I've been under 'investigation' for the past 25+ years and they STILL don't even know my name yet .Excellent detective work there , Columbo. All of their letters go straight in to the bin unopened now. why should I take them seriously?
dont throw them away!! keep them and make a big collection! One day you can use them as evidence of harrassment, or make them into a piece or artwork, or use them as toilet paper, bird cage liner, scrunch up to make packaging material, paper aeroplane.... TV licence letters have so many wonderful uses, i always look forward to getting more in the post!
I had someone knocking on the door who couldn't work my address out once.
@Bretton Woods never line the bird cage with these letters.
The budgie will fall off his perch laughing.
It's a protection racket to pay for Lineker.
If they were printed on toilet paper they would be useful
Good wallpaper!
Not today thanks 🚪.
🤣🤣 that would be saving a lot of money
Telling them you don't need a licence doesn't work,still get threats by post each month. Their threatening harassing letters are worrying older people it should be illegal,shut them down
Not only do they leave the "or, tell us you don't need one' section right till the end, they also titled the webpage /noTV to try and trick people into thinking if they can only use it if they have 'no TV'.
p.s. I got this same letter in December too, still waiting for my visit 🤣
Yes, I noticed that.
All hell will break loose when it goes on council tax.
I dont care, I don't pay that either.😉
Another one delivered yesterday. It's just the, 'Your address has been scheduled for a visit by an Enforcement Officer.' one. No fake case number, just a fake ref#. No specific date, or range of dates. If they visit I'll be pleasantly surprised. It'd be the first time in more than a decade at this point.
Good man, keep fighting the good fight, these letters and this organisation are vile. Had them all myself, they never get opened. I could just ring up to say 'i don't need a license' but i'd rather let them continue wasting their time.
Its the old people i feel sorry for these letters could give them a heart attack its just disgraceful beyond belief
I'm an old person and not scared at all. I have been license free now for over a year as a direct result of Chillijohncarne's blogs. I listen to all of them and try to spread the word about to all my OAP friends. Surprising the number out there who still believe a TV license is compulsory and even challenge me about not having one! Not had the pleasure of shutting my door on a Goon yet!
I'm 77 and haven't had a licence for three years and just had my first threatening letter of the year. Get one a month. Again in the envelope window they are opening ANOTHER investigation. I just totally ignore anything the slimy bastards send. Scared not bloody likely.
@@Kivetonandrew Sadly there are many out there that can't think for themselves and just comply. A good example of that is the jibjab
Cosa Nostra tactics pretty much. Intimidation and near enough extortion. Not to mention all the money that's getting passed around behind the scenes.
At least the Italian mafia gave us some quality movies and TV shows...
@@bretton_woods And podcasts these days. Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano is probably the best story teller I've ever heard. His channel on here is amazing if you are a bit of a NYC Mob buff, like myself lol.
Just like jury notices, in the bin without opening they go. 🤣
I got one for jury duty didnt answer it never heard anything else about it lol
And the census one
I’ve lost count of how many letters I’ve had. Never read any of them.😅
Imagine if everyone kept the letters for a year and we all sent them back on the same day
Excellent video as usual Jon but one thing I disagree about is when you say be very polite to the goons. Why? As soon as you know who they are just close the door. No need to say no thank you or anything.
Received mine yesterday put it on the pile to be put though the shedder cannot wait to say not interested when they knock on the door was out when they made their first call
just got my 2 year reminder, simply write no licence needed in red sharpie on letter, fold it so my address doesn't show in envelope window, seal the envelope with lots of tape, write return to sender and underline return address then stick it in the post box. Works every time at zero cost and no need to call or logon.
I like the IN0100A32 code, as they show it through a windowed envelope, letting me know immediately that it's junk mail.
Plus the return address on the back.
I'm under investigation again, then I will be investigated, then an investigation will be opened and so on around and around!
Keep chipping at the wood Jon…..let’s hope this year a lot more will cancel their TV licence….
its been 4 yrs since the last time we paid the Bum Boys Club and you know its a crime to open some one else,s mail so if you get a letter and its not got your name on it bin it
I have until the 25th before they *gasp* open an investigation.
Don't pay won't pay and i'm 78,keep the licence fee as it is so much easier NOT to pay, to me it's a Ponzi scam and i for one will opt out
I got one of these, after already doing my not needed declaration online. I couldbt believe that they told me I need a license to watch a live stream on youtube. If i watch a live stream on youtube from an american friend i need a license. Madness
Had so many of these, I add them all to my collection. Next time there is a lockdown I won't be without toilet paper
I love the hand swipe for closing the door. Can we have a hand swipe every episode please? More more more rants PLEASE
recent filled in the form to say i dont need a licence - which is true. i have cctv and a young guy with a clip board, pen and bright uv yellow safety jacket turned up, initially he walked into the drive, then looked at the house, saw the cctv, paste backward and forward a few times like he was unsure and promptly left
They don`t like CCTV for sure.
I liked on the previous video where you said I can interview my mum under caution for not doing my washing..lol😁 that was funny!😆
Those letters must cost a fortune.
Only to a TV licence payer.
That letter is harrasment by correspondence. I call these parrot letters because they always state exactly the same.
Got one today. Apparently I'm getting an official warning they are investigating me again now?
How much do all these letters cost?
Don't watch live tv or iPlayer.
Looking forward to a visit, but I do tend to answer my door in my pants lol.
Get a policeman please.
I find the best things to wear are an old gravy stained dressing gown and a pair of ww2 torn underpants
I am saving them up, and I will return them all to sender, with a suitable salutation.
If the goons comes round to my house, I will invite them in and put UA-cam on showing this channel.
Yes 🎉
A TV repair shop is exempt from requiring a TV Licence.
What about Radio Rentals?
They look like you have. Won a Readers Digest prize
I am an IN1O0A31. Only a bloody 31 😡 How come they think you are better than me Jon with your Ooooo 32. I am going to write to Scott Robson and insist I want a 33, up yours mate ! 😝
I don't have a license,because I refuse to be bullied and refuse to keep Lineker and others in a multi million lifestyle. My Question when or if I answer the door to them is; Have You detected a signal of television usage coming from this house? NO, then why are You knocking at My door? ....... What do You think?
Don't talk to them. Don't open the door. They probably won't visit anyway and if they do remember they are just salespeople. Not the police. Would you open your door to a salesperson? I wouldn't.
I don't pay the tv tax, haven't for six years, so have had loads of letters but as long as you don't reply and shut the door in there faces there is nothing they can do and then you can put that money towards keeping warm on a cold day.
Correct
Only self admittance will get you prosecuted
Say nothing 🤐
Sign nothing ✍️❌
👍🏻
I refuse to bow to their demands and tell them every 2 years, I told them once and I said not to contact me again or I will take action against them for harassment, I've heard nothing for over 2 years. If I ever decide to pay for a tv tax it will be my choice, I won't of course because I don't need one but I don't react well to threats so I told them to stay away from my house and not to write to me.
I'd miss the letters, they serve a good reminder of how much you are saving and their gibberish letters are actually quite funny
@@MikeEves Yeah, I'll give you that, they are funny.
Been past two years for me and they never contacted me to renew my don't want a TV licence was it something I said to the goon 😂
Put it in the red post box 'not known at this address'.
Put it in the bin unopened.
.
Why?
@@johnferguson40 watch bbc for free its great value,no bloody adverts to suffer our intelligence.
@@johnferguson40 Cos they get the letter BACK is why.
@@geoffreybevan4301 I watch EVERYTHING 100% on catch up. The fast forward button is the GREATEST tool since the invention of television.
I just got another enforcement letter second one in two weeks and about 30 in last three years telling me I have had my Final warning and they are now going to escalate.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
They only seem to have one reference number in the entire country,
I am a hamburger inspection specialist. I eat many hamburgers per week. Trust me. I have a letter that I typed up myself saying that I am a hamburger inspector.
Hi, I have received a letter with code in Dec and the latest letter, "official notice: investigation opened" in Jan. How can I send my TV licence letter to you please?
The BBC abandoned the British people decades ago, time for us to repay the compliment ! 😉
I got this letter the other week I absolutely shxt myself 😆
I'm surely due a threat-O-gram soon from Scott Robson, haven't heard from him since before Christmas and he was quite regular with his correspondence up til then 🤔
Every month they arrive! I look forward to putting them in recycling bin!
@@marylauder3374 I find them useful for protecting the grass in the back garden for when our Great Dane leaves his turds on them! Or the other alternative for the threat-o-grams is putting them through the shredder every so often then giving all the shredded paper to the kid living opposite as it makes great bedding for his pet hamsters.
I'm waiting until I've got enough letters to fill an A1 picture frame. I'll mount them and keep it as a work of art. May even end up in the Tate New! As if.
Ah yes! Good ol' Scottie boi. The ghost. The spectre. The non-entity lol 😄
i never had a bully boy's at my door like you call them goons i call them bully boy's
I did the declaration once around 5 years ago and that is the only occasion I will do it. I compare it to getting poor value or bad customer service from a company and taking my custom elsewhere. I don't write to several companies every two years to inform them I no longer use or require their services and the TV license falls into this category.
The £6 per week is a con because people will keep paying £6 per week even after you have paid the £159 licence fee. I've being licence free for nearly 35 years, it will be 35 years in August, I've only had two visits in that time.
More fool you if you pay the tv tax.
Please try call to our house, our house that we own, you will be politely asked to leave then restrained and ditched on the pavement. No swearing or personal abuse just lawfully evicted. It is a TV not a Armoured Car Robbery. Go ba oo locks.
My sister cancelled her TV licence an three weeks later BBC reinstated her direct debit even that it had been cancelled.
She phoned them an they just said we did that to get the money for the TV licence money of you without asking you to.
She had cancelled it properly an they won't give her the money back by setting up the direct debit again without permission.
@film fan I've told her to go an see the citizens advice bureau over it as I said that to her.
She can invoke the Direct Debit Guarantee through her bank
@film fan she did cancel the direct debit at the same time .
Interviewing under caution ⚠️? Are they the police 👮♀️? 😂😂😂😂
They wish 😂
How scary, what a menacing scary threating code. I'm shaking and just waiting for mine to come through the door.
Keep the great work.👌👌👌
I got one of these stupid letters recently, not opened it yet. They had the nerve to print 'important information enclosed' on the back, which is a lie.
Return to Sender. It costs them.
They don’t need to check. They can just assume that those who don’t have a tv licence don’t need one. Save all the goon visits and letters!
Same as a gun licence
Thanks Jon ☺️👍
Frankly my tv works perfectly well without a ‘licence’ 😊
They could do it as a few tick boxes eg do you use BBC I-Player? Do you watch live TV? Do you record live TV? And then simply say, if you have ticked any box then you need a TV licence.
A lot less stressful / threatening and a lot more useful.
My TV works just as well without one whatever we have on.
@@clemobenoit5813 I am sure that it does, but as Chili Jon advises it's easy enough to watch most of what you want legally anyway.
I haven't had a TVL for four years. Currently on a 2 year no licence needed thingy, and I didn't have to give my name or email address. I rang up to tell them where they could stuff their letter (a clue, the sun doesn't shine there either) and before I could get into full rant mode the call centre person just processed the NLN.
i use them letter to keep my house warm now its cheeper then gas/electric
LOL british citizen living in AUstrqaia. Still l waiting for my letter as I watch ( by var methods ) BBC Iplayer here. assume Goons are fighting over Flight priviledges to visit me:)
I just tell them they are not welcome on my property and can the leave but not so politely
You need an account to use iPlayer and you enter your name and address when you register. In theory you could use someone else's but it hardly seems worth it for the BBC's stuff. "You have been found guilty of illegally watching Country File!".
Any name and address.....😄
Its certainly doing the rounds alright! My one came all the way to the south coast from Darlington and all the way back up there! 🤣🤣
Not today thank you 🚪.
So much for innocent until proved guilty!
Are they allowed to look through your window to see what you are watching?
No, for me if they want to look through the window they'd have to break into my garden & risk being bitten by my BIG scary dog!
TVL Assume and Assume makes a ass of u and me. I have a folder full of this stuff as I do not watch TV live or use BBC iPlayer I do not need a lunch and my flat is not that easy for visitors to knock on my door. All appointments are prearranged. Jog on TVL.
If only we could decipher the code?
i haven't had a licence since 2011 , i told them i don't need one then , i was informed i would not be bothered for the next 2 years , 6 months later the letters and visits started . I have enough letters to fill a wheelie bin over the years and that's where they still go unopened . I have only been in for 3 goons over that period , first 2 asked if i was Mr X , i asked who are you , they announce I'm a goon, no thanks door closed. The third came to my door no knock, no bell ring, just placed we missed you card through the letter box and i watched it all on camera . The other weird thing is they all seem to park way down the street even though there is plenty of parking available right outside my door . If it was a good honest job why not park out front , after all, what can i do with a reg number .?
Mine end up in the bin, like the census one.
I've tried to tel friends watch you but they think they must have 1 😳
Hi John,
I have asked these question before but did not received a reply.
You keep telling us that the TV Licensing goons are Just salespersons and that is all they are.
So my questions are :
How can a sales person get a warrant to enter your house to see if you receive live broad casts.?
If I was going door to door asking people to see if i can see their TV Licence or to see if they have a TV and they would not comply there is now way I could apply for a warrant, so what gives them the right to ?
As for the constant threatening letters if we keep sending someone threatening letters we could be arrested under section 5 of the criminal and justices act
So why are they allowed to ?
We should all get to gather and do something to stop this threatening letters and behaviour.
There must be something we can do.
Martin.
It`s most unpleasant and the rules don`t seem to apply to crapita so the best course of action is to ihnore them completely.
The warrants are civil warrants, not criminal warrants and require consent, so are meaningless. Rare as hen's teeth, but can also be ignored.
I don't even bother expending energy opening these any more they bore me.
No long now it will soon be Xmas.. I don't pay so got no say.. 🍺🥃🍷🍾🍻🥂🍹🍸🥃🍷.. One Happy OAP..
How do you take BBC off your already programmed smart TV ?
You don't need to.
Had understood that if connected to BBC I Player you’re on the hook for the tax ?
@@kevster1007 Nope.
@@kevster1007
Nope you have to sign in.
What about normal channels (ITV, Channel 4 etc) that come already programmed into your TV
Straight in the bin …never read them ….never watch, don’t need …told them …so think the letters are funny
Let's be honest though , a new tax system is coming, so enjoy while we can
Cut out the adverts or I'll stop these notifications
If I wanted to could I watch d.v.ds through my t.v ?
Yep.
Hi Jon
Can you watch UA-cam without a TV licence
Yes.
Yep.
You can watch TV without a licence
Why should anyone require a licence to watch repeats, the BBC channels are plagued with them just now.
Jon can they look through your window to see if your tv is on?
No , illegal search ,
@@derektaylor7844 Also in some cases it would count as trespassing, the only window they could look through for my tv is protected by a large fence, a locked gate & a BIG scary dog.
Nope.
1st viewers
Simple question can you have a tv and just say I don't watch bbc1
I never let them in by the way
1. You only need a license if you watch any live TV as it's being broadcast. On any channel.
2. You don't need to say anything to them at all - you don't need to phone them or let them in your house. They probably won't even visit anyway.
3. If you engage with them in any way you are likely going to find yourself in trouble so it's best to just never ever talk to them, never phone them and don't even visit their website. Just ignore them completely.
@@bretton_woods cheers bud
Yep.
Hhhhhhello every body peeps .... I write back to them yes to saya that I hhhhhaff chengedd my name to eh Meester Koff and that I am at a distancia from them - *A Ffar Koff*
Had mine 3 days ago 😂😂😂