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Originally Posted by Chris
I suspect TVL have found, from their vast experience of running this operation, that most people who simply ignore them, are trying to avoid paying for a licence that they should have, and that most people who don't need a licence are happy to confirm this with them.
That's a generalisation, of course. There are bound to be people who object on principle to being treated as a potential criminal and therefore ignore all communications from TVL, and are uncooperative should one of their staff pay a visit. However TVL would not take this approach if they believed they were mostly pursuing people who didn't owe them anything. Their operation costs money to run. That expenditure can't be justified if it doesn't result in licence fees being paid.
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The problem is that hey make it very difficult to inform them that you don't need a licence, this is only apparent when you try to follow their misleading links on their website. I believe that whatever my views on wether the licence is a good or a bad way of paying to view television is irrelevant, I was polite to the TVL salesman and he seemed happy that I was telling the truth. Their salesmen work on commission so it wasn't in his interest to waste any more time, although I will not be surprised if I have had the last communication from them.
I live on my own and out of personal choice I do not invite anyone uninvited in my house. The only time I have relaxed this rule over the past 9 years is twice allowing the electricity company in because they insisted by law that they had to check the installation to the meter and to check that the meter has not been tampered with. the last time it happened they explained that the meters were being upgraded and I did suggest to them that the meter should be external to the property to avoid access issues in the future.
The only reason that I allowed them access is (a) they would cut my supply off and (b) they would obtain a warrant. I am more than happy for TVL to cut off my TV supply!
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Originally Posted by Chris
Right up to the point where they decide to kick your front door in.
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Well the police did that to my house within the past 18 months and made themselves look like incompetent fools. If they do it on behalf of TVL I will certainly be seeking as much publicity as I can, and instead of letting it go because I am busy I would put in the time effort getting them to pay for the damage they cause.