TV Licensing: 1 in 10 People Wrongly Claim No Licence Needed

According to one of TV Licensing's latest caustic missives, 1 in 10 people wrongly claim No Licence Needed.

Of course it requires a bit of leg work to establish who the 1 in 10 actually are, so true to form TV Licensing adopts the scattergun approach of threatening everyone anyway.

If you're one of the 9 in 10, which you probably are, then it's just tough shit, because you'll still be subjected to TV Licensing's sordid suspicions and continuing investigations too.

No-one is under any legal obligation at all to confirm their No Licence Needed status to TV Licensing, but some people make the mistake of doing so thinking it will lead to a cessation of TV Licensing's menacing enquiries. That is not always the case, with TV Licensing routinely ignoring No Licence Needed declarations.

Even if it accepts a No Licence Needed declaration, thereby acknowledging it has no lawful business with the occupier, TV Licensing will still attempt to extract personal information and engage in future communication.

As discussed in an earlier article, TV Licensing may also conduct Unconfirmed No Set (UNS) visits to No Licence Needed properties.

TV Licensing Blog's view is that no-one should provide TV Licensing with information to which it has no legal entitlement. If they do, they run the risk that TV Licensing will use and abuse that information later on.

TV Licensing, just like its BBC puppet master, is a thoroughly corrupt and dishonest organisation. It makes the Post Office look like a shining beacon of legal morality.

The full text of a letter distributed to new No Licence Needed households is reproduced below:

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1 in 10 people wrongly claim No Licence Needed.

Please make sure you're not the one.

Thank you for letting us know that you don't need a TV Licence. This address is now registered as No Licence Needed until [date]. However, we may still visit to check - and will be in touch if anything changes.

We tried to email you this message, but it was returned undelivered. Please update your details at tvl.co.uk/nlnupdate so you receive future emails from us.

Why we visit addresses that claim No Licence Needed.

Our officers visit thousands of addresses that have claimed No Licence Needed. On average, they find that 1 in 10 people they speak to are watching TV illegally. And breaking the law.

They risk prosecution. And up to a £1,000 fine.

If your TV habits change, it's easy to buy a TV Licence.

If you or anyone you live with want to start enjoying live TV, or BBC shows on iPlayer, you can. Just make sure you are covered by a TV Licence first.

It only takes a few minutes to buy a licence. You can do this online at tvl.co.uk/buy. Or call us on 0300 790 6126. So you won't have to wait long to enjoy your favourite shows.

Yours sincerely,

[Name]

Customer Service Manager

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We reiterate that no-one is under any legal obligation at all to confirm their No Licence Needed status to TV Licensing.

If you don't need a TV licence, you don't have any legal business with TV Licensing and should ignore it entirely.

Bin TV Licensing letters and immediately close the door on any TV Licensing goon that calls.

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Further anti-BBC reading:

• Is The True Or Did You Hear It On The BBC?, by David Sedgwick (aff. link)
• The BBC: Myth of a Public Service, by Tom Mills (aff. link)