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Reue gets visited by the tv licence inspectors

So after ignoring their letters for over a year, the inspectors finally came knocking at my door.

They spent a long time trying to get details and be allowed entry to the house. Very pushy, very rude, tried to convince me that I 'had' to let them in.

Apparently I can expect a visit from a "3rd party" to come and inspect next time. lol.

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Reply 1
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pamelaa
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So erm what's your reason for not having one?
youve posted this before
Reply 3
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Reue
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pamelaa
So erm what's your reason for not having one?


Lack of requirement?
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Reue
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Carpediemxx
youve posted this before


Last time was during the day when I was out. This time I actually answered the door to them.
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Reems
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Reue
So after ignoring their letters for over a year, the inspectors finally came knocking at my door.

They spent a long time trying to get details and be allowed entry to the house. Very pushy, very rude, tried to convince me that I 'had' to let them in.

Apparently I can expect a visit from a "3rd party" to come and inspect next time. lol.



I bet you got a hard on when you saw who it was didn't you :cool:
pamelaa
So erm what's your reason for not having one?


Maybe that he doesn't need to have one?
>tried to convince me that I 'had' to let them in.

I love it when they lie to you because most people don't know they don't have to.

Police do it all the time as well.
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Reue
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pamelaa
Ah, ok so why didn't you tell them that :p:


I did, they didnt believe me.
pamelaa
Ah, ok so why didn't you tell them that :p:


and you think they'd believe that?
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Reue
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Reems
I bet you got a hard on when you saw who it was didn't you :cool:


Haha, I did chuckle to myself as he was fumbling for his id card.

Then it went along the lines of:

You need to let me in to check
No I dont
Why not
Because I dont let strangers wander round my house
But Ive shown you my card
So? Would you let me in your house just because I showed you a card?
...
...
Youve got to let me in.
Reply 11
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Jeffy91
They need to have a warrant from the courts and two (i think two) police officers present before they can legally enter your house.
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RyanT
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Reue
Haha, I did chuckle to myself as he was fumbling for his id card.

Then it went along the lines of:

You need to let me in to check
No I dont
Why not
Because I dont let strangers wander round my house
But Ive shown you my card
So? Would you let me in your house just because I showed you a card?
...
...
Youve got to let me in.


haha :biggrin:

Great to give it back to them as good as they do. I remember years of seeing hundreds of their bastard letters trying to spook students everywhere for money. Scum.
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vin
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Reue
Haha, I did chuckle to myself as he was fumbling for his id card.

Then it went along the lines of:

You need to let me in to check
No I dont
Why not
Because I dont let strangers wander round my house
But Ive shown you my card
So? Would you let me in your house just because I showed you a card?
...
...
Youve got to let me in.

nice:rofl:
haha when they knocked on my door i simply opened it said "no comment" closed the door in his face and carried on watching TV.
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Organ
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So what's the deal then :confused: Is there no requirement/obligation to pay?
Organ
So what's the deal then :confused: Is there no requirement/obligation to pay?


See his FAQ in his sig.
Reue
Haha, I did chuckle to myself as he was fumbling for his id card.

Then it went along the lines of:

You need to let me in to check
No I dont
Why not
Because I dont let strangers wander round my house
But Ive shown you my card
So? Would you let me in your house just because I showed you a card?
...
...
Youve got to let me in.


Lol owned
Organ
So what's the deal then :confused: Is there no requirement/obligation to pay?


If you do not watch live TV, then you do not need a licence.

There is also an exemption, whereby if you are a student living away from you parents, then you do not need a licence aslong as you are using a portable device (a laptop on a wifi network running off its battey would count) and as long as your parents have a licence.
This thread is just going to fill up with people who dont know the law properly.

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