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Old 06-06-2014, 00:03   #206
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Re: TV licence non payment could be made a civil offence

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
If you claim you don't need a licence then it is perfectly understandable that someone will visit so that you can show them you don't need one .You don't have to let TVL into your house but surely you can see that it is in your own interests to prove to them that you don't need one because ultimately it will be a visit with a warrant and then there's sod all you can do about it ,so being all defensive about letting people onto your property is only going to cause you problems
TVL are not going to visit with a warrant, a court will only issue a warrant if they have a valid reason to believe I am watching TV without a licence. (Unless of course TVL lie to the court)

Saying there is sod all I can do is untrue, the only reason the police forced entry to my property last year was because I wasn't in. The police apparently had reasonable evidence (actually they had no doubt) that I was committing criminal activities, but they ended up with a lot of egg on their face and an officer was been transferred to other duties.

I don't have to prove to anyone I'm not breaking the law unless I'm arrested and charged for a crime.

TVL are unable to gain access onto my property if I am not here to open the gate, they can however post a letter into my outside postbox.

I take my privacy very seriously, as I said my activities are no business of anyone else.

---------- Post added at 23:03 ---------- Previous post was at 22:56 ----------

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
If you claim you don't need a licence then it is perfectly understandable that someone will visit so that you can show them you don't need one .You don't have to let TVL into your house but surely you can see that it is in your own interests to prove to them that you don't need one because ultimately it will be a visit with a warrant and then there's sod all you can do about it ,so being all defensive about letting people onto your property is only going to cause you problems

---------- Post added at 22:51 ---------- Previous post was at 22:46 ----------



I don't know ,are you ?? .There are a few on here who have swore blind that they don't need a licence and then gone onto post in another thread about a favourite BBC program ,180,000 people per year are prosecuted in court for not having a TVL,400,000 per year are caught without one many of who claim they don't need one
So, have I ever posted about a favourite BBC program?

I wonder how many times I have commented on recent TV programs. Even if I did, how would that mean I have means of watching TV at home?

My partner does have a TV at her house where I spend about half of my time. (I rarely watch TV when I'm there because it just doesn't interest me)
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