Can TV license be enforced?
If you do not have a TV licence, TV Licensing can send an enforcement officer out to your house to ensure you are not watching licensable content. A TV Licensing Enforcement Officer must verbally caution you that anything you say to them may be used in evidence against you in court.
Are TV Licence officers allowed in your house?
Visiting officers do not have a legal right of entry to a person’s home without a search warrant, and if refused entry to premises they will end the visit. If permitted by the occupier to enter the premises, the visit is normally very quick.
What happens if you refuse to pay TV licence?
Watching ‘live TV’ without a licence is against the law. TV Licensing has enforcement officers that carry out checks. Fee dodgers can face prosecution plus a fine of up to £1,000 (up to £2,000 if you live in Guernsey) if they’re found to be watching ‘live TV’ or BBC iPlayer without a licence.
Can you get away with no TV licence?
You DON’T have to pay (unless you’re watching BBC iPlayer) If you never watch the BBC and only watch TV using other channels’ catch-up services, it’s possible to ditch the TV licence legally and save yourself £159 a year, no matter which device you’re watching on.
Who is the enforcement manager of TV Licensing?
Knowing the dishonest way TV Licensing operates he’s probably also the “Enforcement Manager” of the “Western Isles Enforcement Division”. TV Licensing goon Colin Bright: You’re now officially on our watch list.
What to do about threatening letters from TV Licensing?
Any advice would be much appreciated. You do not need to contact anyone, totally ignore their letters and threats, should an enforcement officer call again just shut the door, you do not need to and should not enter in to any conversation with any TV Licensing enforcement officer.
What to do when the TV license Inspector Calls?
The easiest way to get rid of a TV Licensing inspector is to tell them that you revoke their implied right of access. The implied right of access is there so that people with legitimate reasons to enter your property, such as delivery men or milk men can do so without fear of prosecution.
Do you need a licence to watch TV in the UK?
In common with most TV Licensing threatograms, it barely acknowledges the fact that the recipient might not need a TV licence. In common with all TV Licensing letters, the threatening manner and legally-deceptive wording has been approved by a senior BBC manager. The letter reads as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,