Dixons grass you up....
13 January 2004, 09:33 PM
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A chap in our office is quite famous for dragging them through the courts. It took him 7 years to stop their harassment....he genuinely does not have a tv, but they would not beleive him. Came unannounced to his house on many an occassion with warrants etc, and he would never let them in....police were always called, and had to get interdict against the warrants etc. Eventually went to court over him refusing access....
He defended himself in court, and had one of the best lawyers in the land up against him.....the judge finally threw it out of court as the judge decided the tv people did not have a leg to stand on.
I may add, he did not have a tv, so obviously is not "scum"
[Edited by imlach - 1/13/2004 9:35:42 PM]
He defended himself in court, and had one of the best lawyers in the land up against him.....the judge finally threw it out of court as the judge decided the tv people did not have a leg to stand on.
I may add, he did not have a tv, so obviously is not "scum"
[Edited by imlach - 1/13/2004 9:35:42 PM]
13 January 2004, 09:49 PM
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One would have hoped that they would learn from incidents like that but clearly not! It is that assumption that you are evading that gets them in hot water.
Their letter says:
- fair enough that is the law
It then goes on to say:
- there is no stipulation that you should have to declare or prove yourself inelligable! If you don't buy a license it would be reasonable to assume you don't need one. They can come round and check if they don't believe you!
It continues:
- Contact again? Why??? They are effectively saying that they won't believe you and will continue to harrass you despite writing to them!
The letters after that became gradually redder in colour with bigger words like "FINE", "PROSECUTE", "£1,000" all over them and on what premise?
That is why I inconvenienced them
Their letter says:
If you need a license you should buy one today
It then goes on to say:
If you do not need a license please inform us in writing...
It continues:
...so that we may amend our records. If you do this we will contact you in due course
The letters after that became gradually redder in colour with bigger words like "FINE", "PROSECUTE", "£1,000" all over them and on what premise?
That is why I inconvenienced them
13 January 2004, 10:01 PM
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On a slightly different note:-
Colour licence: £116
Black and White: £38.50
Licence if you are blind: £58
So, you save £77.50 by seeing it in black and white (as if anyone really has a B+W tv any more!) But if you can't see it at all you only save £58 pounds.
Beauracratic nonsense.
Colour licence: £116
Black and White: £38.50
Licence if you are blind: £58
So, you save £77.50 by seeing it in black and white (as if anyone really has a B+W tv any more!) But if you can't see it at all you only save £58 pounds.
Beauracratic nonsense.
13 January 2004, 10:11 PM
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Sadly so, the concession if you are blind is 50%.
You can see why the BBC has made TV licensing a subsidiary to try and distance themselves and their sqeaky clean creative reputation from the dirty grubbiness of robbing from the blind!
You can see why the BBC has made TV licensing a subsidiary to try and distance themselves and their sqeaky clean creative reputation from the dirty grubbiness of robbing from the blind!
13 January 2004, 10:12 PM
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Not defending it AT ALL, but is it not the case that only a few % of those who are registered blind are actually fully blind?
Still think £58 is £58 too much for the registered blind.
Still think £58 is £58 too much for the registered blind.
13 January 2004, 11:12 PM
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--I am not a Blair supporter....told you this before....--
Did you, must get my eyes tested m8, nm was only a silly wee mataphor anyhow
Cheers
laddie, lol
Did you, must get my eyes tested m8, nm was only a silly wee mataphor anyhow
Cheers
laddie, lol
13 January 2004, 11:39 PM
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No, no, no imlach. Surely getting my eyesight tested will save a poor impoverished working class muppet like me some cash
John (known SN scumbag tax evader)
Only jesting m8, It must be all the 'duty free' Whisky I'm sinkin atm, lol :P
John (known SN scumbag tax evader)
Only jesting m8, It must be all the 'duty free' Whisky I'm sinkin atm, lol :P
13 January 2004, 11:48 PM
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lol, mind your helmet m8, we dont want any further burdon on the NHS, and try and hold yer breath when pantin up hills, I heard their gonna tax breathin soon
14 January 2004, 02:01 AM
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hey, if you get a black and white one
would they come and check if its colour?
couldnt you turn down the colour if anybody comes and calls?
"you mean its not a black and white TV he says excited"
would they come and check if its colour?
couldnt you turn down the colour if anybody comes and calls?
"you mean its not a black and white TV he says excited"
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