TV Licence

WRONG!! I had a TV licence, I know loads of people who had one. The "enforcement" officers, (the wierdos wondering around with an aerial) have visited Priory Hall last year a few times and probably gave out fines to those without one. Its not worth the risk!

Did they? I didn't get a letter OR a visit...


(Incidentally there is a huge thread on this somewhere; you don't have to let them in.)

Sure, if you think you're above the law, don't contact them. But I wouldn't want to be in your shoes when they come knocking mate.

why are people so dead set on breaking the law, and avoiding it.

just be decent.

as long as you have an individual room number and address, you have to have a TV license.

it is true about the DVD and games thing, but it's VERY hard to prove...if you even have an aerial port in your room, or on your tv, they will presume you're using it for the television.

http://tvlicensing.metafaq.com/templates/tvlicensing/main/answerPage?_mftvst:answerRef=%24http%3a%2f%2fapi.transversal.com%2fmfapi%2fobjectref%2fEntryStore%2fEntry%2fhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.metafaq.com%2fmfapi%2fMetafaq%2fClients%2ftvlicensing%2fModules%2flicensingInfo%2fTopics%2fgeneral%3a134832%3a5&_mftvst:moduleID=%24licensingInfo&_mftvst:topicID=%24&id=I6SR3FQHRJC44I80PKS9KDMM7C this site begs to differ.

"You do not need a TV Licence if you only use your TV to watch videos and DVDs or as a monitor for your games console.

However, please notify us in writing that this is the case. One of our Enforcement Officers may visit you to confirm that you do not need a licence."

They have devices that they can use to check if you have a TV, they use detector vans that can search neighbourhoods. If they see you have a TV and your address isn't in their database then they'll come knocking. And do you think they're going to just walk away if you don't let them in? They'll return with a warrent thats if the university/whoever owns the place doesn't let them in first... Its against the law to not have one if you own a tv without special pardon by themselves, in the case stated above about gaming and DVD's. So you are under legal obligation, once you purchase a TV for a residence that has no licence, to contact them be that from simply buying a licence or writing to them to tell them that you don't need one.

They know students will try to get out of paying for it, both my cousins have said representatives came round to student halls to make sure students have a valid licence and those without got a £1000 fine and told to pay.

Sure, if you think you're above the law, don't contact them. But I wouldn't want to be in your shoes when they come knocking mate.

Will you all please just accept that Reue is an authority on this!!!

I accept that Reue is an authority on this, definitly!

And really with the amount of TV I watch, and its really not much at all I think if I do make into Coventry, I could pass on the TV.

If someone is staying on Campus how are internet rates? I'd be coming over from America.