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Originally Posted by martyh
the burden of proof is on the person claiming they do not need a licence
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No it's not. It's the complete opposite. If that was the case they would send everyone to court to prove their innocence. Instead the onus is on them to proof the home owner is watching tv illegaly before they can proceed.
That is why the tv licence people can do bugger all if you don't let them in, as they can't prove you are watching tv illegally or not. The burden of proof is clearly on their head.
Pretty much everyone who they have taken to court has been people who have admitted watching tv illegaly (often with some excuse which never actually matters) or has let them in to the house to look themselves.
They shouldn't be allowed to harass those who don't need a licence though. Yet they do. You shouldn't have to let strangers in to your house to satisfy their wrong assumptions.