Tv Licensing

[davidanthony]

I have received yet another letter from the TV licensing people advising that I will be visited by ' an officer '.
The letter states that they can apply to a court for a search warrant, it also states the ' an Officer may interview me under caution, in accordance with National criminal Law'.
I assume this refers to having a search warrant, and not just some random officer knocking on my door. ?
I do not have a TV, and irrespective of advising the TV licensing authority on many occasions since 2004, keep badgering.
If ' an officer' does indeed call, I will refuse to speak, but just wanted an opinion on this interview under caution aspect

[atalanta]

If you have a television aerial, it would be a good idea to have it taken down. If the bureaukrauts see an aerial, they might decide they have cause to demand entry. It also helps if you live in an expensive house, not a council house. (This information comes from bitter experience from my own history ! Actually, we got the better of them in the end.)

[Peter Pedant]

they can get their warrant by swearing that they visited and saw flickering ( =a tv) thro a window
it is just a question of when they get the warrant

if it is a question of just showing them you dont have a tv I would invite them in - but that wasnt your question

yes you dont have to let them in if they dont have a warrant

[ummmm]

I thought you needed a licence if you have internet now because you can watch live TV.

[Hopkirk]

Do you watch BBC iPlayer?

[fiction-factory]

He was trying to here, hopkirk a few years ago
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Technology/Question1203663.html

[sherrardk]

I had a tv licence person knock the door last time we moved (I forgot to change the address but kept paying it). She was perfectly nice and sorted it all out quickly - maybe you'd be best off letting them in to see you don't have a tv.

[Old_Geezer]

Shove it in the recycling and ignore it. They seem to have nothing better to do than persecute the innocent. The sooner they get rid of this daft system and fund the BBC out of general taxation, the better.

[david small]

Get rid of the BBC. It lost itself up its own fundament years ago.

[fiction-factory]

I agree regarding the scrapping of it, O_G

[Hopkirk]

Well spotted Fiction Factory. David Anthony is guilty, case proven. All power to the licencing inspector.

[EDDIE51]

Have you changed your plan to watch tv via iplayer?
If so you DO need a TV license .
If you really do not have a method of recieving live TV ( NOT just on a TV set) then just let them in to check. They are not going to take your word for it, the letter proves that! If you refuse to speak to the visiting officer they will apply for and almost certainly be granted a search warrent!

[ABerrant]

EDDIE51 - "Have you changed your plan to watch tv via iplayer?
If so you DO need a TV license ."

If davidanthony has NOT changed his plan to watch tv via iPlayer he still DOES need a TV licence.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/tvlicence

[RobNorth]

So....If you have no TV and no licence, but you hit the wrong button on your tablet you may commit a CRIMINAL offence - pathetic.

[EDDIE51]

Just buy a licence, better than a fine. Do as I do and pay for it quarterly , there is no extra charge that way. The other instalment options all have extra charges added.

[4candles]

Search warrants are marginally less rare than hens' teeth.
Best source of info on the web - http://tv-licensing.blogspot.co.uk

[roopower]

My father was hounded for years about not having a TV licence, despite him writing to inform them he didn't have electricity and he'd never seen a tv run on calor gas!