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[bertiecbx550]

I`ve gone and sold my tv to the supervisor at work as he wanted a large screen plasma tv....So i rang the tv licence people up on friday and told em i no longer want a tv licence as i no longer have a tv....They did`nt half give me a grilling over it Why had i sold my telly? cant afford the licence fee and i dont want to get fined so i sold it i told em....Ok mr.lovatt but you do realise its an offnece not to have a licence? i dont have a tv now so why would i need a licence? you might buy a new one mr.lovatt...Erm no i said i just told you i cant afford the licence fee at the moment so i sold my tv to avoid watching tv illegally and getting a massive fine and anyways i work nights and i sleep during the day and i cant stand jeremy kyle!!! so i sold it...Ok mr.lovatt i dont believe you so i`m going to arrange a visit to check up on you...why? i said...Its my belief you are lying  mr.lovatt and i must caution you that this call is being recorded and will be used in evidence in your prosecution as to trying to avoid buying a tv licence....Ok mate if this call is being recorded give me your name as when this visit occurs and they see i `ve sold my tv and ps2 and home cinema system and their is no tv in the house i`m gonna make sure you are disciplined and even possibly fired from your job for threating behaviour and slander....funny enuff the line went dead and i was cut off....I wonder when this visit will be?

[Andy B]

I worked with a bloke who'd had no end of trouble with TV licencing knocking on his door cos he had no telly and hence no TV licence. I don't think it helped his cause when he wouldn't let them in to show them he didn't have one.         

[Vamps]

Jobsworth that can't see a life without TV.  He may have people try it on I guess, sounds like you handled it well Let us know ifyou get a visit , and what you say to the person that visits....

[bertiecbx550]

Oh i`ll let em in cause they`ll have the name of the person who instigated the investigation and i`ll be able to raise a formal complaint then against him.....Jumped up little civil service git.... And i will buy a new tv just not yet as i want to try be as light as possible in the amount of stuff i have to shift out of the house when i downsize.....

[JamesV6CDX]

Jumped up little....

If those were the words he used in the conversation - then agreed - there are ways of saying things....  :-/

[KillerWatt]

Good old TV Licensing, their ineptitude truly knows no bounds.

My partner was warned (for the 4th time) 2 weeks ago that she is going to be taken to court for having no TV license.
Silly ba$tards haven't bothered to do a check to see if the address actually has a license in force, because if they had then they'd already know the license is in my name.

Much as I'd love a day in court to humiliate them, it would present a conflict of interest for me because I also detest the taxpayers money being wasted on frivolous crap that can be easily checked before any money is spent.

[albitz]

I was reading about somone famous the other day(will try and find out who)who told the licensing people that he didnt have a TV,so no licence.They sent him a letter thanking him for informing them and assured him that he would have no further trouble from them.

[trainastock]

great you dont pay your  tv licence ,prision  fined , all for the bbc fat cats 

3 years ago i moved to a new house as  i was unpacking the  van up pops a little man demanding to see  my tv licence, waited over a hour till i found the paperwork ,

[Andy B]

......
3 years ago i moved to a new house as  i was unpacking the  van up pops a little man demanding to see  my tv licence, waited over a hour till i found the paperwork ,

He'd have had a longer wait that that if he'd been waiting for me to find it.     

[trainastock]

i was in two minds to drop the tele 

[Mr Skrunts]

As I moved I phoned up and changed my adress, they told me to carry on with the old licence at my new address, surely that means the records are inaccurate.

Also as I still have my ither house the monthly reminders are coming though for licence reminders, cant be bovvertrd to inform them,

[Kevin Wood]

Been there, got the snotty letters, compained about their tone, got apology. Just ignore them, mate. As said, just sad jobsworths with a tiny, tiny little empire to defend.

Kevin

[webby23]

I was reading about somone famous the other day(will try and find out who)who told the licensing people that he didnt have a TV,so no licence.They sent him a letter thanking him for informing them and assured him that he would have no further trouble from them.

Noel Edmonds I think this was.............??

[albitz]

http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/

vladimir bukovsky,former Russian dissident.you have to scroll down a bit to find it.

[eddie]

And you wouldnt beleive how much they spend on taxi's at the beeb!  mostly unjustified!!

eddie