TV Licence

TV Licence

Just moved into my flat and obviously need a TV licence, but how long do you reckon you can get away without one? If the bloke who lived there before me doesn't cancel his for a while, surely I can get away with using his for a bit?

Also, do you get a warning before they fine you or is it just a straight fine?

Re: TV Licence

Id been in my 1st flat 3 months b4 i got a knock on the door like , told em id had the flat 3 months and was still in the middle of decorating so hadnt got round to getting a tv license yet but was about to , they still slapped a court summons on me so i went out and got a tv license the next day , turned up to court and it had been dropped !!!

straight fine i think. i wouldnt risk it. to be honest its bollocks, you should have the right to untune bbc1 and 2 and then not pay the license fee.

If they ever call round unannounced just don't answer the door. By the time they come back you can buy a licence. Sorted

That's what I got told in my halls at Uni, I do intend to get one, just not yet cos I've had to pay far too much out starting up already

you can blag it forever just about, install a security camera and dont answer your door unless its mates ever. if i was you tho id wait about six months, if the last owner told the TVL that he has left the property will be down as unregistered/empty and they will fire off "we are on to you" letters ever month or so but ignore them these letters are mass produced and they dont even know if anyone is living there, they dont have access to council tax registers etc

I can see the door from my window so when they ring the buzzer I just won't answer, even if they get through the first doors I have a little peephole. Dunno if the bloke will cancel it though tbh cos he hadn't cancelled his Telewest until marc tried to set mine up and TV licnece isn'treally somethign I woudl think of to cancel

If they do come I'll just have to hope it's a bloke, sure I can give him summit to put him off

They also print the letters in red for 'extra effect'. We get one evry 4-6wks too.

With the amount she would pay installing a security camera she may aswell pay for the licence?

Get a fooking license and pay by stamps at PO. it's pennies. No-one agrees with it - but GET ONE

I moved in my new flat on Friday and I rang them on Monday to sort mine. Turns out my address does not exist. ????
But there was loads of letters from them for the people who used to live there. But I got it done .

nightmare, if you hadnt have rang you would have got away with it

been thinking that for ages, how the fuck do we pay £120 a year for 2 channels! shite!

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Last year at my student house we got away with it for about 2 months then we got a letter saying that if we didnt get a licence we would get a fine.

This year I moved in in the 2nd week of September but didnt bother getting a licence til October 1st (Cos I am tight and didnt wanna pay for the whole of September!!) Loads of people have just had warning letters about it this week.

I'd try and get away with it til November 1st if I were you

we got a 'some guys are coming' red letter the other day.. gona sort one online tomorow..

can you get 6mth ones?

like what??? A blowjob??? feel of your tits???

It pays for Radio 1,2, etc aswell, plus all the other channels BBC3 + 4, etc. Still shouldn't have to pay it though, the only good thing about it is that there's no adverts on Radio1

Si is thinking of a sudden career change or a swift move to the costume shop