Hi Jon - Perhaps we should ALL write to Tim Davey saying that "As he keeps sending these threatening letters and I do not require a TV Licence -- He has left me no option but to visit his home to tell him personally that I do not require a TV Licence - and this visit could be Morning, Afternoon or Evening and any day of the week and if there is no reply I will call back to Investigate under caution why he keeps sending the letters threatening the goons, etc etc. See how he likes it !!! 67K of your viewers sending the letters might just get his attention!!!

@Brightstarlivesteam

Жыл бұрын

He would get a harassment order against you, Better, would be to issue a Larceny act complaint against him.

@victoriaminns6436

Жыл бұрын

Nice one ❤

@elaineedgar2913

Жыл бұрын

Can you get us Davey’s email address? I’d rather email him.

@oorwulliesbucket

Жыл бұрын

Bet Davey doesn't own a licence .

@xxxx-ep1tj

Жыл бұрын

@@oorwulliesbucket probably does which we pay for.

They should be taken to court for harassment

@MikeEves

Жыл бұрын

The establishment won't get taken to court, this is why Saville got away with his crimes

@Brightstarlivesteam

Жыл бұрын

Forget harassment, go for the Demanding money with menaces under the Larceny Act. If the police refuse to act get the officers details and cite him/her for a section 35 offence. We need to use the Law to stop this!

@mrade5321

Жыл бұрын

If I went to someones door and pretended to have a warrant to gain access, I would get the jail. Why does the same not apply to them? I think we all know the answer to that.

@thetopcat8946

Жыл бұрын

@@mrade5321 Yep exactly true

@jonwyatt3694

Жыл бұрын

You can only harrass an individual, a named person. Addressing letters containing complete nonsense to 'the legal occupier' circumvents harrassment laws. Slimy, shady, deceitful, duplicitous. Above all chickenshit.

I received a threatening letter from these bullies today. Their opening sentence read something along the lines of “You failed to contact us within the 10 days we gave you”…I was so pee’d off at the arrogance and audacity of the tone they used that the letter was swiftly inserted into a shredder and will soon line the bottom of my chicken’s nest. Being crapped on is the only good use of these letters

@nikkibaxter5550

Жыл бұрын

🤣😂

@anonnemo2504

Жыл бұрын

I think I got the same one recently. Mine went in the bin. Anyway, it was a new one on me that TV Licensing say the householder may refer to the notes in the letter during their "interview" with the "enforcement officer". This is yet another underhand tactic intended to convey the impression to the householder that he/she is expected to engage with the "enforcement officer". Crapita continue to add to their repertoire of dirty tricks. Sound advice from CJ, as always, about not doing a no licence required declaration. Why would anyone want to be on the database of an organisation they wish to have no dealings with, and a contemptible one at that?

@beccabbea2511

Жыл бұрын

😂🤣👍

@elizabethanthony3916

Жыл бұрын

​@@anonnemo2504 😁👍👏👏👏👏👏

@BadWiltshireDrivers

Жыл бұрын

your poor chicken!

I've had that RED letter a fair few times... Not anymore I don't lol!!! Stay licence FREE folks... And good luck to everyone who can refuse to pay for their licence!!! 👊

@alfieakaronaldog

Жыл бұрын

Have you had a “Be prepared for this investigation to lead to prosecution” letter on the channel yet? In RED obviously 😂

@alfieakaronaldog

Жыл бұрын

It says that the number of times they have written to me (aka The Legal Ocupier) counts against me 😂😂😂😂

@Thetoxictiger1980

Жыл бұрын

@@alfieakaronaldog I say get a super duper paper shredder and recycle them... Job done lol 👊👍

@gypsygem9395

Жыл бұрын

@@Thetoxictiger1980 or a super duper rottweiler!

@gracesprocket7340

7 ай бұрын

@@alfieakaronaldog I measure mine in feet, rather than by count.

I gave my TV away to a charity shop in 2014, and I informed the TV licensing people that I no longer needed a TV licence. However, I still received threatening letters over a period of about a year after I had contacted them. Thankfully I live in Scotland, and Scots law is separate from English Law, and prosecutions of those who don't have a TV licence but own a TV are devolved to the Scottish Government. On advice, I decided to contact a lawyer as I was informed that receiving these warning letters could qualify as harassment. My lawyer contacted them informing them if they did not stop sending these letters they would be taken to court for harassment. As a result, I have not received another letter from the TV licensing people since 2015.

One thing worse than aTV Goon knocking on your door would be a Walkers crisp Goon knocking on your door stinking of Salt and Vinegar, asking for a top up on his 1.3 million quid a year for doing F all.

@karenmancina8679

Жыл бұрын

😂

@davidmellor8049

Жыл бұрын

@@karenmancina8679 🤣

@siocas

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant why hasn't Lineker been sacked yet?

@davidmellor8049

Жыл бұрын

@@siocas cos there isn’t a sack big enough for him and his big ego

@siocas

Жыл бұрын

@David Mellor and his big over opinionated mouth..interesting that MOTD viewer's went up especially without Mr Gobshite Lineker on air and we can do without the rest of the wasters as well

The reason the letters are so ambiguous and vague is because they know they have ZERO authority to do anything. They're fishing hard.

Thanks Jon, glad you keep reminding me and others how important our Rights are. That we should not allow the BBC to harass us.

@nickryan3417

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it's precisely the BBC that is harassing us. It's a private collections company contracted by the government to collect the TV license, and not something contracted by the BBC directly. Threats and hassling people should not be a part of this scumbag operation's remit though.

The TV license is going up by £13, to £172. Presumably, Lineker has demanded more money because the BBC had the audacity to disrespect him.

@jenniriley482

Жыл бұрын

Only after the price freeze has finished in 2024.

@pqrstzxerty1296

Жыл бұрын

BBC has hired Katie Price to host Newsnight.

@1inchPunchBowl

Жыл бұрын

Good for him. In fact he deservers a pay rise.

@siocas

Жыл бұрын

Lineker? Legally stealing the taxpayers money, how is he allowed to get away with it?

@MYBIGKINDHEART

8 ай бұрын

​@@pqrstzxerty1296lol, what's it gonna be called, knocking shop? 😂

I’ve done the “no licence needed” forms a couple of times. When I was still getting threatening letters, one of which came in a red envelope, I wrote to Tv Licensing via snail mail, recorded delivery. I quoted all the reference numbers from the confirmation emails I received and told them to stop threatening me. They have finally stopped.

Never question yourself on going over the same ground over and over.. repitition is the only way we are going to win this.

My 1st goon experience was not easy, he was a very big bloke but I just smiled and said "no thanks" he then asked "can I just have your name?" I said again "no thanks" .....He knew at that time and smiled then went away. I have only had one more experience since then and that was so easy after the 1st, I did not use a camera but think I would if they ever come again.

No other company in this country would get away with this. It is disgusting.

A week or so ago tv licencing gave it to a 93 year old army veteran, 1p short on his payment and the threats started.. Yes 1p, after it became public they backed down and reinstated the veterans licence.. Disgusting having a go at a 93 year old ex-army veteran

@MYBIGKINDHEART

8 ай бұрын

As if they give a toss!!!

I have been doing the 'no licence needed' thing for over a decade now. I can't say I feel good about it, but I have never had a visit. The tone of the letters is what puts my back up.

Any letter that opens with Dear Sir/Madam loses all its bite. They aren't addressing me, it's a stab in the dark.

I have no intention of telling them I don't need a licence. I don't need to tell Sky that I don't watch Sky.

Any other company would be in court for extortion.

When I cancelled my TV license 3/4 years ago the chap on the phone was great and told me to simply ignore any letters. I have had at least 1 per month of harassment letters since. I have collected them in case I want to present the BBC with a claim for such harassment.

I’ve got a huge stack now from being at this place for 2 years. I’ve had about 5 final notices now and 3 investigations. Every letter is used as an aid to the kindling on my fire.

I have not had my aerial connected to a tv for 3 years and told them when I did it. I tear these letters up without opening them

i lived at a friends property with my wife and kids for about 3 months as he was away on holiday. The house was in the process of getting sold so we had a little time to find a permanent place (due to lack of accommodation around here). Anyways, the amount of tv licencing letter we had received in that time is just crazy. They really don't know who lives ion that house and they will only find out if you tell them. Don't even waste any time on these things Ignore all of it trust me. Like he said the only way your'e gonna have problems is if you talk to them (in other words)! I just feel sorry for the old and vulnerable individuals in society I mean they won't know how to respond.

You are doing great work here. You are reassuring old people and vulnerable people. Most prosecutions are of women because these c***s bully them into submission ! I really want one at my door . . .

@vladtheimpaler8995

Жыл бұрын

Very true. My wife is scared of the visit of the bbc goons and they know it. How on Earth does this extortion exist ?

@runswithwindz9875

Жыл бұрын

Next one will get a cup of pisss !

@wurble

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I've never paid the licence fee and had dozens of threatening letters over the years. My tv isn't hooked up to any kind of broadcast signal and I only ever stream. I'd love for them to come knocking at my door so I could give them both barrels over their disgusting practices and antiquated model.

@vladtheimpaler8995

Жыл бұрын

@@wurble Thanks for the reply. I continue to watch live broadcasts and reject any possibility of contributing my hard earned to finance BBC wokery

@cottoncotton4191

Жыл бұрын

@@vladtheimpaler8995 You gave up your right to own a shotgun, If you were armed this would not happen.

I keep getting these, I use them to get the log burner going 😀

Thank you for your video. Back in the days when the BBC was a national broadcaster, a sort of glue that held the nation together, "auntie", had comedy which made you laugh and weren't pushing some agenda, promoted a sense of national identity... then I could sympathise with a licence fee. But why should anyone pay for broadcaster that often clearly hates them and their country?

@SiliconBong

Жыл бұрын

Well done andrewclarkeightsixthirty. You've hit the nail on the head. . . it was a respected insitution

@JohnDavis-ed5sg

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I loved the BBC, especially Radio 4, but it got woker and woker, I should have realised when they canned the 'UK Theme', then came the Anti-Brexit propaganda campaign and I switched off forever.

@markwest2936

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, I thought that it was the best and now it is garbage. Even the news is so badly biased that they don’t even bother to deny it.

@AA4PJM

Жыл бұрын

Knowing the BBC's admmiration and support for kiddy fiddling, they should have called it 'Uncle'

@ADAM_truthfinderz

Жыл бұрын

I don't 😂👍

Those letters are just a waste of paper, ink and postage. I wounder how much it cost them to send out all those letters 😂

@fredsmith5473

Жыл бұрын

It's like a scam email which will draw a fraction of a percent in. They don't cost much to send and they scare enough to make it worth while.

Why don't you and Black belt barrister hook up and explore the possibility of making a legal challenge consisting of challenging the wording of the threatening letters ? Because this is threatening by menacing

Said to the wife yesterday that we haven't received a threatening letter from TV Licencing for a while, when lo and behold, one drops through the letterbox today......filed straight into the recycling bin.

@trevormillar1576

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like they have an "infinity loop", a bug that turns your phone into a bug that kets them hear everything you say at home. Keep your phone in a drawer.

@MYBIGKINDHEART

8 ай бұрын

​@@trevormillar1576infinity and beyond Imagine these idiots on Mars You don't have a space licence lol 😂😂😂

Thank you 🙏 ChilliJonCarnie, keep up the good work ✊🏼😽. I have had a non-functioning disconnected ugly tv aerial removed from the front of my property after having 15⁉⁉ ( ever increasing use of red inked veiled threats) in the past three months, not that this will stop them harassing a female disabled old 💨, wasting time and paper. I feel for those (often women living alone and older folk) that suffer from mental health/fear etc…..traumatised by these BeeB bullies goons. I used to despise the BBC indoctrination now I absolutely hate them. @ this rate of written threats I will be able to paper my sitting room by 2024 😂🤣😂 ❤👵🏻🇬🇧

I was £14 behind on my license, so they cancelled It. Brilliant removed the aerial cable educated myself with KZread and gave my Dvd collection an update. They have called me twice and it's not rocket science. You cancelled it, I don't need it and being a chatter box I described the programmes I hate! They tried to end the call but I said I haven't finished yet..2yrs Clean and so proud.x Cheer's 🇬🇧

I am still awaiting the knock at the door ... remembering to not engage, despite my want to 'have a word'. 'No thanks mate' Clunk. I look forward to it Haha

Jon, have you heard about this, BBC ‘hounds Claudia Lawrence for TV licence fee’ 14 years after she went missing. This is from the Metro, Claudia Lawrence’s mother has claimed the BBC is still hounding her missing daughter for her TV licence fee and is threatening court action- 14 years after she disappeared.

@JackOfHarts96

Жыл бұрын

He already made a video about that.

In the last three years since I stopped buying a licence, and telling them I DON'T need one, I've been hounded with letters even though they promised not to contact me for two years. I haven't responded once. I've had every threatening letter, addressed now to the "legal occupier" and they go full circle with their threats. I'm to expect yet another (non) visit next week....apparently. I won't be "at home" as usual.

I had a very scary letter , it said , ' If you don't pay the license fee , the next visit you will get will be from Gary Lineaker with a signed photo of him and Ian Wright ' .....I paid the fee immediately !

@ChilliJonCarne

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@michaelwarner4323

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

I hope Jon wears a StopTVLicence t-shirt when he answers the door. The reaction will be worth it.

Had that letter about 10 times. Still waiting for them **crickets**😂😂

I told them that if they keep sending harassing / threatening letters, I'll report them to the police. They stopped, for 2 years. I'm waiting for the next letter, and will give them the same answer. Great channel.

Jon, if you get a visit from the goons please film them.

@jp7963

Жыл бұрын

Short vid though. The script will go... > Jon "Hello?" Goon "Oh sorry to bother you Sir. I'm from TV Licensing and..." > PS - the last BANG was Jon slamming the door shut without saying ONE OTHER WORD other than "hello" - Say NOTHING to them.

@ViN-kr3ri

Жыл бұрын

@@jp7963 on this occasion I think Jon should break his own rules and stretch it out for entertainment purposes. He knows what he's doing and won't incriminate himself. Go on Jon.

@jp7963

Жыл бұрын

@@ViN-kr3ri I know exactly what you're saying. And yes it would make a great vid. But i will politely stand by my original point as you, albeit unintentionally, make it for me in that you say Jon won't incriminate himself. And I'm sure he wouldn't. But others watching, perhaps not as invested or knowledgeable as Jon (or you and I) will. Like the police pulling you over for speeding they have been trained to "trap" you. Damned if you do and damned if you don't. I repeat for anyone reading this: You say NOTHING. And I really mean NOTHING. Silence.

I cancelled my license about 6 years ago and have only received two letter politely asking if I still do not require a tv licence, I went online with my reference number, ticked a few boxes and received an email by return thanking me for informing them that I still fo not require a license. Job done, no hassle!👍🏻😀

I got one today, it was the one that states" we will not visit you for10 days, but you must get correctly licensed ", not sure if this is new but I don't remember getting one like this before. Mine was from Cambridge aswell. I hadn't had one in months and I was starting to feel a little left out, so thank you BBC it's nice to know you still care ........

I get a letter each month and I just throw them in the bin without even opening them now.

Just ignore them never open the door, don't talk to them and don't send anything back job done

@geecee4746

Жыл бұрын

Agreed👍👍it works for me.

@edalexander7151

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I've been doing for years. It works perfectly. 😂

@martinmunnelly5532

Жыл бұрын

All my life . Works fine 🙂

@norbertgoulash5482

11 ай бұрын

love it , just draw your curtains and chill😂😊

I do miss getting the letters... After not having a licence for over 10 years now, I only get a letter about every 3 months, or so. I mostly miss the warm glow I got throwing them in the bin lol. Best wishes sir. Keep up the good work.

@paulguy2545

Жыл бұрын

I still get letters every Month of the year from them and I canceled my License back in 2018… never bought another since!

@80PercentScottish

Жыл бұрын

The environmental damage from their paper use should see them in court.

@grahamtanner1066

Жыл бұрын

I don't really mind getting their letters on a regular basis ... just like JCC they are addressed to 'The Occupier' (or similar), but I don't open them. I keep them in a pile, and then in the winter months I burn them all to provide some warmth. So, their letters are useful after all.

@leeellis686

11 ай бұрын

Not payed for 2 years, up yours tv license 😁

@MYBIGKINDHEART

8 ай бұрын

​@@grahamtanner1066they were addressed to the Occupier and now suddenly after a long break I got one with my name on it

Can’t wait to use that at weatherspoons. “Hi, I’m a professional burger inspector I need to see your kitchen”

Saying they have no choice should be illegal. It's false advertising at best. Nobody is making them do anything. Maybe should start a proper movement against that? We could look into the proper way to get them banned from writing like that.

Chilli you provide a great service “Thank you,” keep up the good work.👍🏻🍺😀

YOU ARE DOING A GOOD SERVICE THANK YOU . FOR ALL YOUR ADVICE ON THEM CROOKS.

Still waiting for mine, can't wait.

Well done comrade. You received a mention on national radio today from a caller phoning in to talkRadio. They clarified what you can watch without a licence.

@ChilliJonCarne

Жыл бұрын

Ahh nice one. Thanks for letting me know

Keep up the good work Jon

Hi Chilli, had loads of these letters over the years. Wish these goons would look up the definition of an officer, they are merely door to door sales men.

I’m a carer for my mum shes 98 loss of hearing and almost blind she hates the BBC I have drummed into her time and again what to say if I am out and the goons call Thanks to you John being the long playing record Its got to the stage now where I don’t even read the threat letters to her because at her age she has enough to worry about

I have had all the letters for the last 3 years, and I had an enforcement dude sneak up my garden to quietly slip a "we visited you today" note through my letter box. I could see him doing it from my living room and he was so quiet he didn't even disturb my dogs. My question is what happened to innocent until proven guilty?

People out there, please tell your friends to stop paying the license fee!

@jackiehamilton2738

7 ай бұрын

Licence.

I got another letter too saying they'd be here on 23rd.... Or on another day. With an enforcement visit approved stamp on. All I can say is, "come ahead if you think you're clever enough" if my parents got a letter like this they'd be really scared. How do they get away with this harassment? Maybe if they posted on twitter to you, if they know who you are, we could maybe report them to police for hate crimes

@pam164

Жыл бұрын

Tell them you leave a cuppa for them on doorstep 😂

@chezzabedcoll86

Жыл бұрын

Got the same letter for the 23rd

@winston99999

Жыл бұрын

They are coming round my house on the 23rd too, I’m going to miss out the dogs food for 2 days so they should be up for it when the goon arrives! Let’s hope the dogs bite his bollox off!

@hilarygibson3150

Жыл бұрын

They are coming to mine on the 22nd. Sorry, they may be a bit irritated by the 23rd😋🤣

@nelliemelba4967

Жыл бұрын

I got one of them too. 🙄

I reckon they are going to send a lot of those letters out, over the next couple of months, as I think they must be panicking with the amount of people cancelling their licenses. That strike probably peed them off too, so I can imagine a few letters being sent out to threaten people.

@allygilmour6182

Жыл бұрын

All the more to send right back at the muppets then bud.

Great video, Jon. You put out fantastic citizen journalism.

I live in a big town in Northern Ireland, occasionally I get letters like this in the post, but in my 17 years at living at this apartment I haven't had a single visit from TV licensing, I'm almost feeling victimised by being constantly overlooked.

Lineker is knocking on doors selling them now. He is trying to make up for all the customers he has recently lost for the BBC. Nice one Gary👍

@redbeard3923

Жыл бұрын

Gary of linker woke of Britain 😂

@nickryan3417

Жыл бұрын

@@redbeard3923 Ah yes... "woke". The term now redefined to mean "anything to the left of Hitler".

@alikamal3464

Жыл бұрын

If you don't hurry up you will miss your payment. Mr Sheep.

Yeah i have had one of there letters in the past , and yes i immediately purchased a Tv license back then , it feels deferent when it happens to you personally, because your the one directly in the firing line ,now i really don't care after watching your informative videos ,it will be ,who are you ! , then no thanks don't need one, followed by a closed door . Many thanks .

I received that letter about 3 years ago... Still waiting on them coming out. I send them a letter every month now telling them they owe me compensation for not turning up and wasting my time. Pretty sure they have put me on an avoid list now xD

Cheers Jon. I lhave been trying to send you some pictures for a while now. I recently visited The museum of Transport in Leyland, near Preston. where they used to build buses and trucks. They had an old Dodge or Commer van in there that was an old TV licence detector van. I have lost of pictures of it, and the signage. One of the signs reckoned that 'TV licence vans actually worked , contrary to popular belief' etc. It was so funny, as it is completely untrue, it just had a fake aerial which they turned round with a crank handle. probably one of the conditions under which they are allowed to exhibit it is that they have to say that! HOABL

I got a letter with an actual date on which I was going to get a visit. I happened to be working from home that day so was in all day and had my camera ready. No one turned up. 😁

IMO it is a very bad idea to "let them know you don't need a license" because even that is giving them information. Then they have your name and probably an email address or phone number. The email address can be used to check for logins on BBC iPlayer for example, and they can go after you by name which makes any legal proceedings that much easier. The best possible situation is that they have to address you as "the occupier" because they don't know who you are. Just wait for an inspector to turn up, say that you have nothing to say to them and that if they continue to send threatening letters you will report them to the police for harassment. It worked for me, I haven't had a visit in over 10 years (I still get the letters though, they make me chuckle).

@harriettedaisy2233

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is like unsubscribing to a spam email, all you’ve accomplished is verifying that your email address is active.

@atlanticx100

Жыл бұрын

@@harriettedaisy2233 I agree with that. By clicking the link you are saying the spam has reached a live address.

@AA4PJM

Жыл бұрын

9 years without a licence, letters but no inspector ever. If you want to live without the BBC on your back just don't watch live TV. I have no issue with them having my email or my information because I don't own a TV or watch live content. The fear comes from people not paying for a licence but still watching live TV. If people are doing that then they have to take the consequences. I don't care if they check for log in because I never log in to anything to do with them. You can only beat the system by leaving it entirely.

@timlong7289

Жыл бұрын

@@AA4PJM Fair enough, but consider this. What if your email address was leaked in a data breach, and is now being used by someone else to watch iPlayer unknown to you? What if at some time in the distant past, you logged into iPLayer on a friends computer and somehow those credentials are still cached? Now TV Licensing has enough evidence to get a search warrant. Now they come and search your property and see you have a phone. "That's capable of viewing live TV" they say. Now you are on the back foot and you have to defend yourself. You SHOULD care if they have your email address, even if you are doing nothing wrong.

Tell them nothing.dont tell them every 2 years.

Love it Jon. I have just watched your recent video and guess what SNAP I am scheduled for a visit and let me tell you this me and my pet Rottweiler really cannot wait for the tv goon. They are all a bunch of criminals demanding money by menace well they will 💯 % will not get a penny from me. Ps we need to make a stands and help the elderly as they are more vulnerable Jon 👍👍👍👍

This is for us a bit of a non-event really. We have not required a TV license on one property since 1997. They were told at the time that we did not need a license but after 2 years i.e. 1999 we started to get the letter, which we studiously ignored even when they got more threatening. They always get to the point shown in this blog and beyond and then they start all over again from the friendly letter that then gradually ramps up to the threatening one and so it cycled on for 25 years now. I had considered an action under the Harassment Act but I simply can't be bothered and don't want to expend the money to do it. Our postman thinks the letters are a hoot and he is pleased that they keep him in a job in some small way. If TV Licensing had carried out due diligence then they would have known that the property is unoccupied.

@gbhxu

Жыл бұрын

"Our postman thinks the letters are a hoot" surely that is in breach of GDPR if postmen can tell who the letter is from and what is about?

@HumansAreShitFactories

Жыл бұрын

Studiously ignored? What does that mean? It is a contradiction. Also what exactly is the ‘Harassment Act’?

@clivewilliams3661

Жыл бұрын

@@gbhxu Not when the envelope is adorned with all the necessary clues. It doesn't take a Sherlock to work out that the sender is TV Licensing when the envelope sometimes has a logo on it and is deliberately printed in such a way as to imply wrong doing with 'URGENT ACTION REQUIRED' in red letters. Besides, they have had 25 years to work out what the letter contains and which point in the process they are. If there is an issue with GDPR then it lies with TV Licensing for advertising our license situation to all the postal workers. My bank statements come in unmarked envelopes so why can't TV Licensing demands?

@clivewilliams3661

Жыл бұрын

@@HumansAreShitFactories 'Studiously ignored' is a common term denoting where something is known about but is deliberately ignored, ignored on purpose The Harassment Act is a piece of UK legislation first enacted in 1997 and the updated in 2013 and 2018. Its provisions .for "protecting persons from harassment or similar conduct"

@HumansAreShitFactories

Жыл бұрын

@@clivewilliams3661 It is a stupid term that doesn’t make sense as it is oxymoronic. That’s oxymoronic Williams. There’s no such thing as the ‘Harassment Act’.

This will probably be an unpopular standpoint but I actually think the TV license letters are a good thing. Particularly the envelopes. The clear plastic which covers the address is really easy to separate from the paper. It just comes off in one easy piece. So I always enjoy the process of putting them in the recycling.

@jackiehamilton2738

7 ай бұрын

Licence not license.

@Gubalicious

7 ай бұрын

@jackiehamilton2738 you must be a TV license inspector.

Yeah, my first letter scared me too. I told them I don’t need a license

I've found this goes through a sequence, every year it resets and starts with the mild letters, going up to the 'Shock and Awe Swat Raid' letter. My favourite is the red window envelope stage, with the 'Investigation Opened' bit visible to all, designed to embarrass you in the opinion of the postman. I also liked the TV Detector Vans, fitted out with consoles filled with switches and flashing lights that had no function whatsoever, just a list of houses without a licence.

Thanks Jon. I stopped paying back in 2018. Haven't had a single letter or visit. Feeling really left out!

On Talk TV today, presenter Mike Graham spoke to a caller who said she had been contacted by Licensing to say that even if she watched paid-for streaming platforms, she still needs a licence. She said that they told her the viewing rules had changed.

@Northman_Roams

Жыл бұрын

That's bollocks, they are lying. Live sports, BBC iplayer etc., we need a licence.

@ProffAndy

Жыл бұрын

This afternoon I heard some bloke talking to Ian Collins on Talk TV about TV licensing inspectors, and he recommended watching ChilliJonCarne.

@EdMcF1

Жыл бұрын

It is an offence to obtain a pecuniary advantage by deception, now in Section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006, or by abusing position under Section 4 of the Fraud Act 2006.

@dav147

Жыл бұрын

@@Northman_Roams what if you watch live youtube? or anything say 1minute behind live

@michaeldendulk9225

Жыл бұрын

@@dav147 exemptions have been made for watching live TV with a delay, to cover the '+1 channels' and recording of live TV, so that won't hold up in court and requires a licence, alas. Also if you watch live content that is streamed at the same time as broadcast on a TV channel that would require a licence (or with a delay), you'll need one, but not for any other KZread content. The wording on the TV licencing site does suggest you need a TV licence to watch any live streamed content on KZread, but this is not the case.

You're doing the Lord's work.

@HumansAreShitFactories

Жыл бұрын

No such thing

Hi Jon got the very same letter myselfe last week, straight into the shredder and is in the worm composting bin now so not wasted you look a bit warmer to night stay safe ATB

Hi Jon..Great to hear your name mentioned on talk radio today let's hope more go to your videos and have the confidence to do the correct thing and join the growing number of cancellations

@ravingmavis5801

Жыл бұрын

Wow really that’s great as long as they were admiring our hero our CJC ❤

wow you getting tv licence letters again must be a weird thing for you but i do agree there is always that little bit of anxiety in back of mind after getting one well I'm still no licence needed declaration every 2 years because they have my name and i dont intend moving soon but since i have been declaring not had 1 visit from the officers more than likely because they can never get past the security door in my block of 4 flats so i know not to worry keep the great videos coming

The sheer arrogance of these gits assuming 'guilty until proven innocent'! How often do you get shopkeepers wanting to search your house to make sure you haven't been shoplifting? (edit) As for filling in the 'no license needed' guff on the website, I got a letter, did that, went to put it in a folder and found another 'no license needed' response from about three months earlier that I'd forgotten about. So it doesn't stop the letters for two years at all.

I got a very scary letter a couple of days ago. Apparently if I don't get correctly licensed by the 22nd March an Enforcement Officer is going to be sent to my address. 😱🤣

@charlotteb6898

Жыл бұрын

Do a clothes inspection, lend him anything he's falling short on answer the door naked won't say anymore get him scared.

@angelstars6755

Жыл бұрын

Mines 30th March 🤪🤣🤣

@ProffAndy

Жыл бұрын

@@angelstars6755 Are you going with the "Sorry, I'm not interested" (close door), or the not answering the doorbell option ?

@angelstars6755

Жыл бұрын

@ProffAndy already had two visits. First one she asked my name didn't answer her. I saw her looking at my sky dish, pointed out the cable was cut and tied up. She walked away. Second visit, same person. She introduced herself as tvl, I said no thanks and shut the door. Will do the same this time, not going to argue with them.

@angelstars6755

Жыл бұрын

@ProffAndy Did they turn up? My turn today 🤪🤣🤣

Ive been getting these letters ,1 a month every month. Im guessing Ive got the full set by now. I made my declaration in 2016 and was left alone for the 2 years. Ive been harassed ever since. I even received one which was made to look like an post office card like you get when they try to deliver a parcel. I dont even bother opening them now. Just let them keep wasting licence fee money on pointless mail shots. Always take the positives I say........free fire lighters on a monthly basis🔥

The letters Just go around in a complete circle Jon. From your first reasonable polite one, to nastier and nastier, until they complete their so called final stages of investigation, and then back to a polite one. I received my polite one again today, for about the forth time. Next month it will start getting a little Sh***y again.🤣

The peoples saver big thanks Jon.

It was a new one on me that TV Licensing say the householder may refer to the notes in the letter during their "interview" with the "enforcement officer". This is yet another underhand tactic intended to convey the impression to the householder that he/she is expected to engage with the "enforcement officer". Crapita continue to add to their repertoire of dirty tricks. Sound advice, as always, about not doing a no licence required declaration. Why would anyone want to be on the database of an organisation they wish to have no dealings with, and a contemptible one at that?

Any letter I get goes straight back in the post with RTS written on it. A big thank you to this channel for all the information you share with people. Really appreciated by all I'm sure.

Thanks Jon. Such a relief to see you again. I received one of these two months ago. I ignored it. No visits came but l know what to say if they do catch me in.

Love your work on this...really appreciate it Jon xx

I went online in July of 2022 filled in no licence needed, had confirmation nothing to hear for 2 years, within 3 months I recieved 4 letters and a visit. So it doesn’t stop the letters or the visits even if you do cancel correctly.

Had one come round while I was out left a letter saying he’d come back within the next 7 days.. That was nearly 2 months ago I hope he’s alright and hasn’t got lost or anything I left a tv cable outside hoping he’d find his way back on his own but if I don’t hear off him soon I’ll have to contact the police, round up a search party and put up flyers.

I’m really glad that you’re there to help people fight against the BBC bullies. They are such a terrible organisation, the sooner they are brought to heel the better. I am looking into doing away completely with the BBC and taking them on as you are. I am a law abiding citizen and when I won’t need a license I won’t pay for one. Thanks for your brilliant vids and for taking the time to help us refuse these state toerags!

Scott Robson truly does get about, as he's an enforcement officer in Maidstone too 😂

@garyclark5393

Жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same about him as well...

@DB-np2vg

Жыл бұрын

And Bristol, but he is based in Cardiff. I can confirm that because he has personally signed the letter.

Heard your name mentioned today on Talk TV by a caller. Word is getting out there!

I still don't open their letters, I just send them straight back 🤣👍

If they ever come to my door (and i REALLY hope they do) I'll just stand there in silence until they leave.

@batintheattic7293

Жыл бұрын

Practice. Practice first. It's harder than you think.

@lolitapitpong3826

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking about doing this too having received several letters myself except I was going to wear a shirt with a pocket on the breast and slip my phone in there just before I answer the door to covertly film it😂

@fredflintstone8569

Жыл бұрын

@@lolitapitpong3826 No need to covertly film them. Overtly film them, it's like holding up a crucifix to a vampire.

What needs to happen is that some of these goons should receive a lesson in harsh reality.

I've never had a TV license, and I've been getting these threatening letters about once a month, for the last 30 years ..... but still waiting for my visit ..... I've not had a TV for many years, and even if I did, would not pay the license fee, and if anyone turned up at the door, I would just tell them to take a hike

My no license required notification didn't stop any letters; it actually caused them to start sending me the letters. 😡

The only way to defund the British Box-ticking Corporation is to stop paying the licence fee. It's as simple as that. I stopped over 2 years ago.

@brimkathstampex2306

11 ай бұрын

But do you still watch any programs that you are not supposed to watch?

I get 6 of these every year, just got another 2 days ago and they claim they'll be here on the 23 March another promise they'll break as they have for many years and it's a round drive of 284 miles from their dundee office to my house just for me to tell them I'm not interested in what they are selling and shut the door on them 😅

I get loads of these letters - I never open them, just tear up the unopened envelope, put it in the recycling bin. Job done

Some days I wish a hacker would write a computer script to auto-fill the "no license required" form with bogus information.

Thanks, you have educated me . I will never purchase a licence again.