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hopefully the more you keep digging yourself into that hole the harder your keyboard will be to reach

Dr Lobster* wrote:

cat wrote:Maybe if you had paid for a TV licence in the first place - like the law says you should - you wouldn't have this problem.

Shame on you.

what's wrong with somebody trying to get just one little thing for free?

Hmm. Interesting comment. Where do you draw the line? Is it OK to steal an inexpensive item from a store? How about an expensive one? Owning TV reception equipment without a licence is illegal in this country, and the culprits should be brought to book like any other criminals. Whether you agree with it or not, it's the law of the land and must be adhered to.

freddy wrote:

Dr Lobster* wrote:

cat wrote:Maybe if you had paid for a TV licence in the first place - like the law says you should - you wouldn't have this problem.

Shame on you.

what's wrong with somebody trying to get just one little thing for free?

Hmm. Interesting comment. Where do you draw the line? Is it OK to steal an inexpensive item from a store? How about an expensive one? Owning TV reception equipment without a licence is illegal in this country, and the culprits should be brought to book like any other criminals. Whether you agree with it or not, it's the law of the land and must be adhered to.

So you don't break the law then?

I have to say Freddy, your statement above rather belies your "growing older disgracefully" signature!

once you have bought the licence, you can change the address on it as many times as you like!!!!!

i was in a similar situation and eventually when i rang up to ppay for it, after 20 or so warning letters, they didn't even click that i was essentially defrauding them. They set the licence from the day i paid rather than when i moved in (2 years previously oopps) so yes the letters seems really serious and threatening but all they want is the cash and happy to ignore your past straight away.

Mike xx

freddy wrote:Where do you draw the line? Is it OK to steal an inexpensive item from a store? How about an expensive one?

Deciding where to draw the line is easy.

If you steal the inexpensive item you should only drive away at 32mph in the 30mph limit.

If you steal the expensive one, you must drive away at 65mph.

I guess you've seen this excuses page? I can't believe any of those actually happened... I think they'll have to try harder than that.
But at least don't stumble on one of those as your excuse -- they're decidedly bad ones!

Having stolen the expensive item, what's the deal with stopping for old ladies hobbling across the road?

Hmm. Interesting comment. Where do you draw the line? Is it OK to steal an inexpensive item from a store? How about an expensive one? Owning TV reception equipment without a licence is illegal in this country, and the culprits should be brought to book like any other criminals. Whether you agree with it or not, it's the law of the land and must be adhered to.

So in other words the law is unquestionably correct and we should never question it? What utter rubbish.

Well, it's 5.50pm and I haven't seen any licence people today! I think I'm safe for now.

Anyone want to give me a hand carting my telly back upstairs from the boot of my car?

Jamez wrote:Well, it's 5.50pm and I haven't seen any licence people today! I think I'm safe for now.

Anyone want to give me a hand carting my telly back upstairs from the boot of my car?

Err - they do much more than 9 to 5 James.....

Err - they do much more than 9 to 5 James.....

Yes, selfless TV licencing officers work 24/7 to catch the nasty evil licence evaders who are engaging in an activity which isn't fair, isn't right and is against the law...

Yeah right. Granted, they may not stick to office hours but despite one of their threatening letters (I've got the full set, about 3 times over now) warning that they can visit at evenings and weekends, I've yet to see them about.

Only actually seen a TV licencing detection van (whether or not it was real I don't know) once in my life.

But again, if you stick to the simplest solution - sending them away with a flee in their ear, there is no need to stashing TVs away in the boot of your car or invent creative stories for them when they turn up.

Looking on to my 4th consecutive year of succesfully evading the TV licence...