If so then I can enter their premises to conduct investigations on their staff for suspected nefarious practices towards others of a lower age than them.
@@joshuafreshney1206 Yes they said that with Jimmy Savile as well until he got found out, then they went with gagging orders instead. I bet they paid them out with licence payers money too.The BBC, a vile organisation.
If I cancel Netflix I don’t get harassed by them as to why I no longer subscribe. Why are they allowed to continually harass us for choosing not to have their service. It’s madness.
You need to sign in to their service which means they can check if you've paid for it. Watching live BBC has no real-time checks. Eff the BBC, but very easy to commit the offence without them knowing.
I will just add that my neighbour opposite has lived there since 1965. He’s never had a TV licence. That’s 59 years not paying towards Saville, Rolf Harris etc.. Top bloke.
I buried an elderly Aunt about ten years ago. She lived in the same house from being a child in 1933 till the day she died. That house never ever had a Television in it in all those years. The 8astards were never off her doorstep.
Cancelled ours immediately following their recent announcement of TV License fees going up. I look forward to closing the door on the face of the "Enforcement Officer".
You may be disappointed. I filled in the declaration that I don't require a license 3 years ago. Haven't had any visits and only one letter on the 2 year anniversary asking me to confirm I still don't require one. Not saying other people don't get hassled of course, but they haven't hassled me.
Just been informed the government has taken away the cold weather payment. I have now cancelled my tv licence to go towards this. I haven't watched anything on BBC for over 12 months but been scared to cancel license. You have opened my eyes
Just remember to not engage with any goon that visits. " No thank you" and shut the door If you continue to watch non live TV, then make sure your aerial lead is removed so you have a solid alibi. Ignore any letters they send. My mother in law died last August. We notified TV licencing of this and that a licence was no longer required as the house was empty. Yet they still send letters. Plus a note put through the door saying they had visited " to check". Disgusting behaviour. I don't go fishing so therefore I don't need a fishing licence, yet no one keeps coming round to see if I need a fishing licence
Good! Why should the hard working taxpayers fund energy bills of old people, especially given it's *on top of their own energy bills* ?! Do we really need another reminder communism doesn't work?!
Well done you should get a refund now just tell them when you stop watching & they will give you a refund also just for your peace of mind lose the fear
We did let him enter our premises but now he's begging us to let him go. He's currently tied up in our cellar. I'm surprised the BBC haven't reported him missing
@ I take it your not acquainted with TH-cam? On TH-cam there are many many many films free to watch? I can’t support or buy into a entity like the BBC knowing just how vile it is and has been covering up child sex abusers and perverts, allowing abuse to continue until the perpetrators have died or until that abuse achieves such a magnitude that it can no longer be hidden. The BBC licence fee like the Monarchy must be consigned to history, they are odious, greedy and not in Britains best interests and under the slightest scrutiny reveal they do represent true British values!!!! The BBC manages full well in the commercial market selling its content on their channels Dave, Gold ect, they surely can’t have the best of both worlds? For the many not the few!!!!
Dance offs, bake offs, cook offs, here is what you need to think about climate change, gender politics, immigration, whatever while over paying the Huw Edwards, Gary Linekers of this world. COMPLETE CRAP. Cancel now.
Hue Edwards was being paid £486 per year . Lineker well over £1 Million . Bloody disgraceful. What for a d what a waste of money . Can’t stand Gary Lineker a d was so very surprised about Edwards .
My mother had a tv licence for years, although she watched only international stations. Last year she passed away and we informed the licensing authority of this change. Despite this, tge enforcement officer had left 6 ‘visited your property’ notices and demanded that ‘we’ act within 7 days to get a license. What a dysfunctional organisation ripping the public for shoddy service. Their customer service is all web/ voice based so you cannot talk to anyone . I fully agree with your suggestions - do not entertain these nutcases when they visit your property.
I filled up the “ no tv licence required” form a week ago and got a confirmation letter today telling me they can visit anytime. Thanks for your videos, helps me to feel brave , I’m old and alone .
@@robtheplod I'm sure that it's because as an old person they were just being courteous and thought they were doing the right thing.I moved into a new flat recently and phoned them up after finding 'to the occupier' letters. I just wanted everything fresh and sorted in the new flat.I haven't held a licence for about 10 years, i hate adverts, so i just watch TH-cam (even though they've started with the ads now). Anyway the fella i spoke to announced himself as Mohammed..this may be relevant or not depending on your cultural views. All i know is he spoke to me in a certain way that i wasn't used to. As i was explaining things to him he started butting in, so i asked him could i finish my explanation please. He basically ignored me. After i got another 5 or 6 words out he aggressively told me to 'shut up while he spoke'...i still hadn't finished what i was saying . To be honest i was gobsmacked. I am ringing a BBC licence representative here!. I told him i was only ringing out of courtesy and that he needed some training in how to speak to people on the phone and he just got more aggressive to the point it was turning into an argument. Who tf are these people that they employ?. After it reached this stage i'm afraid i gave him some other 'advice' too. Still annoys me thinking about this cheeky bastard. I'd like to ask the BBC do they provide training to their reps and if the answer is 'yes' then they're doing something wrong.
Yes, I'm sure they are polite, considerate and fair - just as they were to that poor lady with Down's Syndrome who _officially_ did not have legal financial competence, and who ended up with a totally undeserved criminal record because of those idiot's 'fairness' ... They make me want to spit ...
@@jenniriley482 I know they did - BUT IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE! Doing this to people _who are clearly vulnerable in the extreme_ is the action of those who are _less than_ scum. End of. I have passed my 75th birthday and am in receipt of pension credit, so am eligible for a TV licence free-to-me, paid for by taxpayers. I do not watch broadcast TV, have not done so for over 40 years and have no intention of having the despicable BBC or TVL paid even one penny on my behalf, whoever pays it. If I am desperate to watch something live, I will ask a friend if I may visit in order to do so. I have done that three times in the past ten years.
@@jenniriley482 The prosecution process should not have ever happened in the first place. A considerate and fair person, such as they claim their salespeople are, would not have proceeded with _anything_ when they found such a vulnerable person answering the door to them. Proper enquiries of a responsible entity should have been the priority. Shame on them!
if they do get a search warrant to search your home, just turn your home into a death trap, then they would think twice about searching your home. (like in the movie home alone)
I was caught on the hop the other month. Was coming down the stairs, knock at the door, oh silly me answered it. Tbf I was expecting a parcel, anyway it was a goon, said no thanks closed the door and went And put the kettle on and enjoyed my day. Same as the other responder, I usually check out the window first to guage a caller, if unexpected. Friends etc, will usually send a message or call to say they are coming round, mainly to check if I'm going to be in.
@@Philip---pip267 I have look-out towers with rocket launchers all around my house and garden, and a private army of thirty ex-SAS soldiers. I have mined my front and back garden and have tripwires across all paths. I also have a very vicious and active imagination, and no friends.
For 10 years I've been paying TV licence and just realised I didn't need it because I didn't really watch TV especially BBC so I've cancelled my licence and they refunded me. @@amelophile
@@Prasutagucaster Exactly, they did a great job into scaring people into taking "safe and effective" EGTI's, for their own good of course! Of course, the same slogan was used for the "marketers" of the thalidomide drug!
1:32 This is what really winds me up. Do dog licensing come round to check if I have a dog, do the DVLA check about a car, do the police come to check if I have a firearms license… NO!!🤬If I don’t have a TV, then why should they demand to know my details and hold info on me, I’m nothing to do with them. 🤷♂️😩🧐
@@naomi_lyon What about cat license? Can I cross out the word dog and write cat instead? They guy from the cat detector van didn't have the right form.
I don't care if they have a warrant or the fucking army with them. If I say they're not coming in, they're not fucking coming in!😂 and the one who tries to will regret it💯
It's all a lie. Back in the eighties I had two of them at my back door. One was drunk and smelled of whisky, and I turned on the television for them to see,in the full knowledge that a licence was in force at the time. He had the audacity to read me my rights as a criminal and told me he was from the Home Office. I knew that he had no authority to do so because of my job at the time. Upon leaving the drunken bastard turned left instead of right and almost fell over the wall into next door's garden. I wrote up a report and submitted it to TV Licencing. I received a two page apology from them and understand that he was dismissed immediately. He obviously had a big ego and was claiming powers beyond his position. He'd picked on the wrong bloke without realising that I had a responsible job that included law enforcement and court appearances to present evidence. Making such claims as he did is a very serious matter, and I doubt that he was employable after that incident. Don't be afraid of these goons, they have no power because they work in a for-profit corporation.
I had no license for around 8 years, and the goons came to my door. I invited them in, and they spent over half and hour trying to find the cable in the room, from the aerial to connect to the TV. At the time only a DVD player was connect to the TV via scart lead. They got angrier and angrier.Then they tried, using the remote to get broadcast TV on my TV and utterly failed. After giving the an amazing anti-TV rant, and refusing to let them leave. I followed them out and showed them my chimney - no aerial. Every other chimney on the street had an aerial. After this , they were literally in a rage and screamed at me. It's now been 24 years at this address and they have never been back. I believe the BBC have got a red flag against my address!!
I don’t understand I thought the licence was to watch BBC? Therefore, we can watch ITV CHANNEL 4 nd 5 but don’t need a licence? So we can have Ariel’s connected?
I've ripped up probably 20 letters in the last 6yrs and had probably 2 inspectors to my door and answered the door to then and shut the door in their face mid sentence without saying a word besides the initial hello.
You are absolutely RIGHT to keep putting this message out! Thank you! We have not had a Licence for years. We don't break any law. More importantly, we don't support the likes of Hew Edwards or Jimmy Saville. Why would anyone with children/anyone who is not a paedophile pay the Licence fee?!!
All very well, but the only reason you don't have a licence, is because you never watch anything that you are not supposed to watch. Or perhaps you don't even have a TV. Which is it?
Licence enforcement like that is likely due to incompetence and poor training and obviously needs to be challenged and changed. I can't help but wonder if the state it's in is deliberate to make it easy for the politicians to get rid of the BBC. After all, it's basically the government that appoints the BBC board of directors, especially the King-in-Council, the BBC Board, and the UK Secretary of State. I've been on this Earth for 60 years and I've had many periods where I've needed a licence and lengthy periods where I haven't. I currently don't need one and have filled out a no licence needed form, and I've never had a visit like that. It's also very clear that any power of entry is only valid with a search warrant from a magistrate. Does that Birmingham Live story mention that or is it tactically omitted in this news piece so that it generates outrage and thus more clicks for profit? What we shouldn't be advocating for however it for the BBC to be scrapped, otherwise all we'll have left is a media landscape consisting only of billionaire-owned news outfits pushing their own private agenda and peddling outrage. At that point we no longer have news, we have noise. At least the BBC is an outfit owned by the public and as such is easier to fix bias and bad reporting and for it to be held to account. Frankly, calls for the abolishment of billionaire-owned rags such as those in the Murdoch Group should be FAR louder than calls for the BBC to go.
@@gweilospur5877 You are rather presumptious, aren't you? I haven't watched tv for about six years now and therefore I do not need a licence. I registered as such and was a amazed that I received a deluge of mail informing me I had to re-register again after two years. I did so once, and I did not and will not do so again. I'm on this site - and have risen to your bait - because I hate bullies, and I really do not care for those who support them with snide, prissy "know-it-all" innuendo.
If Sky, BT, Netflix or whoever banged on your door and asked if you use their services and 'can I come in and check', you'd choke laughing at them. The BBC is like a Gestapo unit!
TV licence salesmen have zero, absolutely no, authority whatsoever to gain entry into a private property. In Scotland they need a Sherrif Warrant with a wet signature. Even then only a Police officer, not the salesman, can enter. These warrants are pretty much never issued. Do not open the door, if you do say nothing, or ask them to leave immediately. They've no authority in any way shape or form.
My husband passed away in March this year. I am disabled. I don't watch any TV at all. I watch TH-cam. I can't afford to pay the TV licence. With the increase in utilities and the general cost of living, like everyone else I am struggling. I am a insulin dependant diabetic and can't even afford to feed myself properly, putting my health at risk. As a child I lived in the USA for 10 years, never paid a licence fee as the commercials covered it. This country has gone to the dogs with all the greed of companies, all the cover ups and lies. Once upon a time Britain was respected throughout the world, now we are like a third world country. So sad, it truly is. 🇬🇧😢
Indeed.. government actually give them the right to send these letters and in fact require it.... ask your mp why they allow a company to hassle innocent people..
Got a 98yr old v infirm Mother in Law. An 83yr old Mother who is now severely disabled due to a stroke. 2 severe learning disability Brothers. My Husband is a Pensioner too. Not that long ago if one of the household was over a certain age you were exempt from paying the TV licence. Not now! To add insult to injury now no winter heating allowance. Yet we pay out £8 million a day to house illegals... So ticked off!!!*kt*x
Not true, I suspect. If your brothers, mother or mother-in law actually lives with you, they should be able to claim benefit, which I believe entitles the household to a free licence, and the winter heating allowance. If they don't live with you, why mention them?
@@harrycallahan3391 Not entirely true - usual right-wing shading of the truth. People on pension credit, those who really need it, will still get it. I would suggest most pensioners don't really need it. I certainly don't. My income at age 74 is over 40K pa, so I won't notice it not being paid. My OAP and private pensions that I paid into all my working life, means I am comfortable.
@@harrycallahan3391 And they will probably be on pension credit, hopefully most of them. I'd sooner my £100 got to someone that needs it, and there are probably more people in my position than others. Never voted Tory in the last 53 years.
@@edeledeledel5490: Well,lucky you. I'm 72, 7 years retired. I did once apply for pension credit thinking I deserved it as my Social Security pension and a small work pension were so low surely I deserve help - but got a refusal. My god I thought, how poor do you have to be to qualify? Need to try again maybe. I'm even more skint due to all the electricity/gas hikes and costs everywhere. The temptation is to take to my bed, and go nowhere, which pisses me off as Car Ins, MOT and upkeep are high. The car stays in the garage draining its battery.....
I recently had a letter telling me my "No Licence Needed Status" Expired at the end of June this year. I don't watch BBC, never have for over twenty years. Going to wait for them to call ( so they waste time and money ) and then tell them to f**k off. Netflix don't check on me to see if I pay for a service I don't use, what allows the BBC to?
Why do you want them to come to your door? You’re making things worse. Just confirm you still don’t need a licence, job done. Do things as politely and properly otherwise you are giving them cause to escalate the situation. If they knock on your door either don’t answer it, or just open it, see who it is and close the door without saying anything at all. Don’t be the aggressor. You’re letting yourself down.
@@MoonSpinners no no no. They will still visit just to check. ChiliJon confirmed that in a vid some time ago. "no Thanks" close the door. That's the only way to stop them.
Nothing allows them to; they just do it. It might be better to write them a letter saying you withdraw the implied right of entry to your property of their employees and agents. Then if someone turns up, you can use physical force to escort them off your property. Netflix do check on you, every time you log on to view any of their stuff.
Showing my age now but remember the license vans that patrolled the streets. Massive aerial on top to catch people out watching Corrie. What a scam to frighten people into buying a license, these vans didn't have the capability, just like the BBC doesn't have now, just don't open your door :)x
Imagine if you never went fishing but had fishing licence inspectors constantly sending you letters and sporadically banging on your door, demanding to enter your house to find evidence of fishing tackle.
@@barryinglaterra People don’t fish at home. To make it a relevant point you must compare it to game wardens finding somebody fishing and asking to see a licence, which I’m sure DOES happen.
Exactly. Then they'd claim that your fridge and frying pan were evidence against you because you could store and cook any hypothetical fish you caught in them.
@@Lord-Sméagol oh yeah, there are ways on how to go around trackers ( unless it's an app which requires registration and validation of Ur address ), tho the main reason for response was to correct the original post rather than educate people how to hide Ur footprint
😂 I'm quite tempted to get a job as a TV licence goon and go around to everyone on the investigation list and give them a smile and a flyer directing them to this channel!
After 3.5 years of not having a licence and not needing one, I have received 39 letters to the occupier. Many of them have saying an investigation was active, blah, blah, blah, bloody blah. Yet they've never visited, they are very unreliable is all I can say.
I stopped about 10 years ago, 45 letters, also got a card saying they visited and I wasn't in, I was 6ft away from the door when the card came through, no one knocked. 😂
@@shaneord7527is that all you do all day? Hide behind your front door waiting for cold callers? No wonder you have to scrounge a few quid by not paying your TV licence When is your next universal credit appointment?
@@CrazyPanda688 🤣🤣🤣 I run my business from home and that's just where my computer is. Tried universal credit when I was first laid off and was setting up my business, I was unable to get anything after paying into the system for several decades. That system seams to be for professional scroungers only, not for people to get back on their feet.
I am foreigner who has lived in the UK since i was 6. My parents came here for better education and for majority of my life i have witnessed my parents be scared to extreme levels of these thugs most of their time living here. They thought or left to believe just owning a TV even without using it they needed to pay this fee which these people take advantage of their lack of knowledge and we as a household have lost so much money over these peoples threat letters and even during times we got rid of our tv completely until recently we purchased a TV for games and youtube along with a license but i started digging heavily and found out that as long as you don’t watch their propaganda or live TV you don’t need to pay a dime. It took 20 years for me to wake myself and my parents up and we finally proudly cancelled that atrocity with confidence months ago. I am well equipped with knowledge and can’t wait for them to show up or send threatening letters.
my friend recently received a letter saying that they knew he didnt have a license, the usual "we are investigating" stuff etc. At the very end of it, it said "we do not need your permission to gain entry to your property, day or night, we WILL enter if it suits us." They showed up on Monday, this burley bloke, northern accent. Put his foot in the door. My mate just whistled to his two Doberman dogs, they came running through the hall, barking with teeth out and went for the guy. Full view of the camera my mate has on his door porch, HIT one with his pad and ran off. Police were contacted and they are "investigating" the goon for animal cruelty.
They tried that with me and my pet Tyrannosaurus Rex got him. Very eager is young Teddy - didn't need any whistling. No body to dispose of, he just gobbled him up, but spat the boots out. I chucked those in the neighbour's bin. When the Boys in Blue came round ,Teddy was having a nap in the cellar. Just as well really.
That's great! That equates to around £7.4m per month..Pretty sure it was £11m per month cancelling at Peak Savile scandal so we should try harder. At least it's still going in the right direction!!
I just got the 'you have a 10 day window' blah blah letter. I laughed so hard. 🤣 And good luck trying to gain access to my property. They'll be going out on their shield in need of medical attention. I defend my property to the letter of the law.
There was only one van with a spinning roof rack....to terrify householders, an aerial on a motor... thats all... detection is still crap, tell them you have Internet access, which is not live TV...
cancelled my licence 5 days ago. I dont watch live TV, havent in years, and it was only watching youtube videos like this that made me realise that I've been paying needlessly all this time! Thank You!!!
I imagine there are people who do claim that, but not everyone lies about it. For some of us watching old streamed stuff is perfectly satisfying in the rare moments I have the time, since my days are normally filled to the brim actually doing things. @@gweilospur5877
@@gweilospur5877 Maybe those you know do, but its a bit sweeping to say they ALL do, or to suggest that maybe this might be the case for everyone else too. I know a lot of people who can't stand watching most TV these days (not just the 'live' stuff), (especially younger ones for some reason) and like myself tend to watch either old streamed stuff, or have such full lives they dont actually have time to sit in fromt of a TV anyway. I'll watch an old box set on Netflix, over maybe 3-5 hous in a whole week, max - but being out and about or doing hobbies is much more my thing. I got rid of the TV to just watch these random bits on my phone or pc, because the big box was taking up a pointless space that I could fill with my own photography.
In 8 years of being the homeowner/tenant I have never paid for a TV License as any use of my TV has been used for gaming on my Xbox One/Series S,PS4 and PC, I never watch "live" TV in any way at all and if i watch anything at all it's either on Netflix or otherwise, the amount of money I've saved by scrapping the TV licence, defund the BBC as they have become obselete like VCR tapes, subscription services have replaced TV channels and some day maybe something will replace subscription services, it's just the progression of technology. This has reaffirmed my belief that I'll never need a TV Licence, Thank you for the straight forward no BS explanation.
I’ve not had a T V in the U K since 1989 and not missed it at all .Initially , they rang me up about it and told me it was an offense to not have a license . I had to remind him that one was only needed if you have a T V . I could tell by his reaction that he didn’t believe me . He said they may call round . I said fine . Next year the same thing happened . They eventually stopped . Not sure if they called round was I was not in . I advise you to send in the form , which seems to satisfy them . I will NEVER have a T V in the U K . It’s just the ruling political elite getting ordinary people to accept their theories . This elite do not want to talk about the failure of this country’s economy ( well documented if you dig out the macro economic stats ) . The politicians just promise “ It will be different if you vote for us “ I’ve heard this pap all my life ( I’m 76 ) . The only thing that will continue to be alright is their fat salaries , pensions and privileges . Yes , I mean you , the Civil Service , politicians and their main stream media apologists . I’ve checked what I have written with a lawyer friend and she says I can’t get arrested for what I have written which is now a fear amongst ordinary people if they object . The aforementioned happened to me and the last parts are my opinion on the state of the country today and in years gone by .
I've not had a T.V. for 43 years and I still get their threatening letters, which go straight into the shredder. I've had two visits and told them to bugger off twice, but the threats still keep coming.
I haven’t watched BBC for 3 years now. I only use internet. Utube has MASSES of things to watch. I can watch catchup for ALL channels except BBC - and have not noticed feeling that I have missed anything.
Cancelled my TV Licence over 3 and a half years ago! Thanks to Jon👍 And I've saved hundreds of pounds 💵👌 The BBC is in it's death throes now surely!?! Keep up the good fight mate👊
Good on yer Jon, thanks for keeping us all updated. I have a sticker on my door saying 'No Cold Callers'. Everyone who comes to my door gets recorded on my Ring doorbell. If it's an enforcement officer, I will ask for their ID and then report them to Trading Standards because they are going against the sticker. The sticker explicitly removes their implied right of access, so therefore if they knock they are trespassing. Job done.
My first experience with a TV licence enforcer was negative. He knocked on my door and when I refused to let him enter and just I was about to close the door he wedged his foot in the doorway preventing me from closing it. We had a small scuffle and he left warning me he'd back with a warrant. It was complete rubbish and i never saw him again.
Doesn't that TV licensing advert on the BBC make you sick? It does me. It's the one where there is a white man and a black man, and the white is worried because the black man is shredding the TV license. The white man is made to look an absolute fool because he is unaware that you don't need a printed copy of your TV license. I bet they wouldn't have done that the other way round. What's more, if you're daft enough to still pay a TV license, you're doing the BBC favour for going paperless. It saves them money, so they can pay Lineker, Ball and the likes even more.
Adverts showing the 'superiority' of black over white have existed for years. Witness the ad where a bloke who vaguely resembles Einstein is unable to dunk biscuits, whilst his coloured companion accomplishes the task with ease !
I don't trust these paperless documents, about 5 years ago I was stopped for being uninsured, luckily I had bank statements in the car because I had an appointment later and need them and the bank statements showed my registration number as a reference next to the direct debit. Then last year I found out by accident that my bike wasn't mot'd despite having nearly 6 months left and me having the paper copy. The DVLA wouldn't listen and I had to get a fresh mot, the garage even confirmed that it had loads of test left but the government DVLA website shows a gap between the tests.
Thank you for this, even the Police can't enter your property unless they meet very specific criteria, anyone else can do one (even if they have legal access) unless they turn up with the police
6 years without. Thanks, Jon. CANCELLED 19/08/18 - Refund received £49.54 24/08/18. Yay! 22/11/18 Letter arrived. Called about the letter. Licence had _not_ been cancelled. Operator cancelled fully while I was on the phone. "There should be no more letters." Further letters have just gone in the bin, unopenend.
I live in Portugal now. They have a TV licence here. It's €35 a year and they apply it to energy bills. So there's no way to avoid paying it. Hopefully they won't start doing the same back there.
There are many more than 2 warrants per year I used to work alongside them and in the Manchester area there were always 20+ per year. Out of those they rarely actually entered premises as most simply didnt answer the door.
I received a letter saying I had been using BBCi player in my home. I have NOT would NEVER watch any crap from BBC. And had to get a licence now..I couldn't find no phone number to ring theses idiots. Only thing I have been able to do is text saying I don't need a licence. Got a message back saying if found I do need one I will be fined..!!!!!
Considering the entire population must know by now about the BBC''s shocking reputation, no employee should stay there and hope not to be tainted. In fact, nobody should even apply for a 'job' there.
@@sameoldrecord Doesn’t change the fact that his criminal behaviour was unrelated to his working for the BBC. If it turned out that a Tesco employee was a rapist would you blame Tesco for that?
They will and never have taken anyone to court for obstruction of a search warrant. Here is why, someone committed perjury and lied to obtain a warrant. You have the right to question that person as a witness in court. They will have to substantiate the facts on that warrant as true, just like they signed to. When its exposed as lies, they perjure themselves in court. No way on this earth will they put anyone up for that. To obstruct, you need to do an act of obstruction. Not answering the door is not doing anything. They can not force entry without any entry warrant.
I had letter after notifying them I that do not require a tv licence . I have just sent a formal complaint to the Licencing Agency about their disgusting threatening letter and asked for an apology and to request them to act like a decent public body and not a mafia -type heavy mob with no right to harass members of the public. They have to reply.
COP: What happened? ME: I punched the goon in the face. COP: Why? ME: He walked into my house without invitation or good intent officer. Scared my family. COP: Self defense? ME: Sure, why not....
I had one try to force entry I simply told them "you enter with out permission after I've said no I am legally allowed to use force to remove you or restrain you wmtill the police arrive, do you still want to unlawfully enter my property" the TV licence is the biggest scam in the UK and should be treated as such
I’ve not had a licence for over 15 years… they knocked.. I laugh, and tell them to get away and they have no rights at all… and I ain’t signing nuffink mate.. I get letters “we need to know who lives at your address” no, you really don’t, unless you want to pay my rent… I’ve been telling everyone I know not to pay it… the last fella who came here was ever so nice… then when he was done humiliating himself, I shouted to all my neighbours “don’t open your doors….. bbc are about… and yah know what kind of people bbc employ…” lol
Lol...I had one of those "will you be home on the 7th August" letter today...authorised by Scott Robson! Ooooo....scarey!!!! It's laughable! I filed it in the bin 😂
We haven't had a TV license for about four years now. I just left a sign in the window saying TV license not required. Haven't heard diddly squat in all that time.
The existing system is perfectly fine and works for all of us "in the know". I've been licence free for nearly 4 years now and I have not missed live tv at all!
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If so then I can enter their premises to conduct investigations on their staff for suspected nefarious practices towards others of a lower age than them.
Sounds perfectly fair & reasonable 👍😏
It appears quite a few BBC employees have been interviewed under caution as well.
I think that all BBC employees should wear a badge in public so that we can identify them and keep our children safe.
Touché
@@DB-np2vg Yup; or they should be on a certain register 😉😏
Pity they didn't just enter Huw Edwards property and see what he was viewing!
The Boys Buggering Club would tell you We don't do Porn. 😂😂😂
@@joshuafreshney1206 Yes they said that with Jimmy Savile as well until he got found out, then they went with gagging orders instead. I bet they paid them out with licence payers money too.The BBC, a vile organisation.
No checking was necessary. They've know for years what he was up to and covered it up, same as JS.
Snort! I nearly spat out my tea. Best comment!
@@anniej1616 Sue them for trying to Choke you. 🤣🤣🤣
If I cancel Netflix I don’t get harassed by them as to why I no longer subscribe. Why are they allowed to continually harass us for choosing not to have their service. It’s madness.
Good point!
You need to sign in to their service which means they can check if you've paid for it. Watching live BBC has no real-time checks. Eff the BBC, but very easy to commit the offence without them knowing.
Utter madness and Corperate fascism
God help them turn up at my door all hell will break loose 😅
@@johnarnold5891 Ooh, Dirty Harry of the keyboard!
I will just add that my neighbour opposite has lived there since 1965. He’s never had a TV licence. That’s 59 years not paying towards Saville, Rolf Harris etc.. Top bloke.
@@chrisbuxton1958 Great it’s a TAX ON THE PEOPLE.
I buried an elderly Aunt about ten years ago. She lived in the same house from being a child in 1933 till the day she died. That house never ever had a Television in it in all those years. The 8astards were never off her doorstep.
@@philyew3617 Imagine what sort of person works for TV licensing…
@chrisbuxton1958 The bloke needs nominating for an award lol...🤣👍🏻
@@chrisbuxton1958 Huw's mates.
How many licence fees to pay Huw Edwards salary? 😡😡
And his gold-plated 300k pa pension, which he's still going to get apparently.
Approximately, 2810.
@@fredbloggs8072 They cannot stop his pension because he has paid into it, so it is his money.
And Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris, and others.
Unbelievable 🙄🤬
Cancelled ours immediately following their recent announcement of TV License fees going up. I look forward to closing the door on the face of the "Enforcement Officer".
Watch they don't take your car and send enforcement officers around
They are sales people not enforcement officers of any kind they have no power they need proof
I’ve only spoken to 1 in the last 13 years, binned plenty of letters not addressed to anyone
You may be disappointed. I filled in the declaration that I don't require a license 3 years ago. Haven't had any visits and only one letter on the 2 year anniversary asking me to confirm I still don't require one. Not saying other people don't get hassled of course, but they haven't hassled me.
@@Installation00 Yeah, three quid per week, it’s scandalous..
Cancel your Licence. Cancelled mine 3 years ago after watching ChilliJohn. Its liberating. Nothing now worth watching on the BBC.
I wouldnt know havent watched for over a year now.
even if there were anything worth watching I still wouldn't out of principle.
Cancelled mine four years ago I pay for WiFi I don't watch much TV anyways I love my TH-cam 😂😂😂😂
@@oojimmyflipIt took you that long???
@@richardjharris255Same boat
The bbc is a utter disgrace. Time the licence fee was scrapped.
Get woke go broke. BBC panders to a modren audience of nobody
no the BBC Should be scrapped
@@petervankas1352 HEAR HEAR
@@phild789 Yes, everything in life should be free. We are all entitled to a free ride because we were born.
@@gweilospur5877not necessarily but I do think we should be able to view other live TV channels without paying for BBC propaganda.
Just been informed the government has taken away the cold weather payment. I have now cancelled my tv licence to go towards this. I haven't watched anything on BBC for over 12 months but been scared to cancel license. You have opened my eyes
Just remember to not engage with any goon that visits. " No thank you" and shut the door
If you continue to watch non live TV, then make sure your aerial lead is removed so you have a solid alibi.
Ignore any letters they send. My mother in law died last August. We notified TV licencing of this and that a licence was no longer required as the house was empty. Yet they still send letters. Plus a note put through the door saying they had visited " to check". Disgusting behaviour. I don't go fishing so therefore I don't need a fishing licence, yet no one keeps coming round to see if I need a fishing licence
Good! Why should the hard working taxpayers fund energy bills of old people, especially given it's *on top of their own energy bills* ?! Do we really need another reminder communism doesn't work?!
and the one word the b.b.c.will love in your posting there is SCARED
@@scienceevolves4417 Why should I pay NI so you can get hospital treatment. Pay for it out of your benefits...
Well done you should get a refund now just tell them when you stop watching & they will give you a refund also just for your peace of mind lose the fear
I wonder how many licenses will be cancelled with the latest degenerate scandal.
@@williamstroker6805 Yes, another excuse for licence scroungers.
I cancelled mine the day that Edwards pleaded guilty.
@@StanByme00 Yes, that was a good excuse. You needed one, Jimmy Savile was too long ago.
@@gweilospur5877 cry harder, hunny x
@@StanByme00 Nah, I can afford three quid per week. You’d have to be pretty tight to evade that.
We did let him enter our premises but now he's begging us to let him go. He's currently tied up in our cellar. I'm surprised the BBC haven't reported him missing
😂😂😂
Free food! Don't eat the brain tho if they have one.
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😂😂😂
@@stephendavenport1414 why would they? The BBC don’t set, collect or chase up the licence fee.
Thank you for educating the people on the BBC TV licensing, i don’t watch any live TV anymore, I just watch TH-cam. 👍👍👍👊.
Ditto.
@@nicholaskirk9810 that's up to you. You can't watch a film there without paying.
@ I take it your not acquainted with TH-cam? On TH-cam there are many many many films free to watch? I can’t support or buy into a entity like the BBC knowing just how vile it is and has been covering up child sex abusers and perverts, allowing abuse to continue until the perpetrators have died or until that abuse achieves such a magnitude that it can no longer be hidden. The BBC licence fee like the Monarchy must be consigned to history, they are odious, greedy and not in Britains best interests and under the slightest scrutiny reveal they do represent true British values!!!! The BBC manages full well in the commercial market selling its content on their channels Dave, Gold ect, they surely can’t have the best of both worlds?
For the many not the few!!!!
Dance offs, bake offs, cook offs, here is what you need to think about climate change, gender politics, immigration, whatever while over paying the Huw Edwards, Gary Linekers of this world. COMPLETE CRAP. Cancel now.
There's one "off" they should do, but won't 🤣🤣
Hue Edwards was being paid £486 per year . Lineker well over £1 Million . Bloody disgraceful. What for a d what a waste of money . Can’t stand Gary Lineker a d was so very surprised about Edwards .
Well said Richard
Why pay for the BBC to tell me they hate me as a white man?
Used to love radio 4 - just can’t stand the organisation any more.
Thanks for this info. I've just cancelled Sky TV and the TV license is next.
My mother had a tv licence for years, although she watched only international stations. Last year she passed away and we informed the licensing authority of this change. Despite this, tge enforcement officer had left 6 ‘visited your property’ notices and demanded that ‘we’ act within 7 days to get a license. What a dysfunctional organisation ripping the public for shoddy service.
Their customer service is all web/ voice based so you cannot talk to anyone . I fully agree with your suggestions - do not entertain these nutcases when they visit your property.
They don't need to check if we need a license, they shouldn't judge everyone by the bbc honesty standards.
If they knew what 'honesty standards' where they would be done for Scamming, after all scamming is a crime.
They dont need to check if I need a licence, I have told them I dont, and I dont.
I filled up the “ no tv licence required” form a week ago and got a confirmation letter today telling me they can visit anytime. Thanks for your videos, helps me to feel brave , I’m old and alone .
You wasted your time and gave them permission to keep your name on record.... you should have just cancelled your direct debit, job done!
@@robtheplod I'm sure that it's because as an old person they were just being courteous and thought they were doing the right thing.I moved into a new flat recently and phoned them up after finding 'to the occupier' letters. I just wanted everything fresh and sorted in the new flat.I haven't held a licence for about 10 years, i hate adverts, so i just watch TH-cam (even though they've started with the ads now). Anyway the fella i spoke to announced himself as Mohammed..this may be relevant or not depending on your cultural views. All i know is he spoke to me in a certain way that i wasn't used to. As i was explaining things to him he started butting in, so i asked him could i finish my explanation please. He basically ignored me. After i got another 5 or 6 words out he aggressively told me to 'shut up while he spoke'...i still hadn't finished what i was saying . To be honest i was gobsmacked. I am ringing a BBC licence representative here!. I told him i was only ringing out of courtesy and that he needed some training in how to speak to people on the phone and he just got more aggressive to the point it was turning into an argument. Who tf are these people that they employ?. After it reached this stage i'm afraid i gave him some other 'advice' too. Still annoys me thinking about this cheeky bastard. I'd like to ask the BBC do they provide training to their reps and if the answer is 'yes' then they're doing something wrong.
@@Christine-d2s Do you also shoplift your groceries?
@@robtheplodyou're a plank if u think that. Cancelling DD doesn't exonerate you from any debts or liability towards somebody!
@@scienceevolves4417 How is it a debt if you don't need one.
This countries sick. Harassing people for watching a box.
@@johnnigelguy3800 there's no sentiment left like the good old days before they worshipped cash
The british state in full effect.
Yes, I'm sure they are polite, considerate and fair - just as they were to that poor lady with Down's Syndrome who _officially_ did not have legal financial competence, and who ended up with a totally undeserved criminal record because of those idiot's 'fairness' ...
They make me want to spit ...
They got it quashed.
@@jenniriley482 I know they did - BUT IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Doing this to people _who are clearly vulnerable in the extreme_ is the action of those who are _less than_ scum.
End of.
I have passed my 75th birthday and am in receipt of pension credit, so am eligible for a TV licence free-to-me, paid for by taxpayers. I do not watch broadcast TV, have not done so for over 40 years and have no intention of having the despicable BBC or TVL paid even one penny on my behalf, whoever pays it. If I am desperate to watch something live, I will ask a friend if I may visit in order to do so. I have done that three times in the past ten years.
@@jenniriley482 NEVER FORGET that the "process" IS the punishment.
@@jenniriley482 The prosecution process should not have ever happened in the first place. A considerate and fair person, such as they claim their salespeople are, would not have proceeded with _anything_ when they found such a vulnerable person answering the door to them. Proper enquiries of a responsible entity should have been the priority. Shame on them!
@@jenniriley482 That is irrelevant. The prosecution shoukd never have been started; it was nothing less than shameful.
I was part of the half a million, all thanks to you John 👍 keep up the good work mate
Me too
And me
Thank you for the reassurance! This is gangster behaviour - lying, offensive and illegal.
Keep it simple……. “NO THANK YOU “……..SHUT DOOR.
Don't even answer the door. You don't know who's out there.
As the late great Larry Grayson used to say.. 😂😂😂
Don’t be polite.
not a problem for me . if i dont know the person at my door the door stays firmly shut and locked !
if they do get a search warrant to search your home, just turn your home into a death trap, then they would think twice about searching your home. (like in the movie home alone)
The threatening letters have started again after 2 years of peace, but their bully-boy tactics aren't going to work on me.
Good on ya remember lose the fear they can not touch you I am almost 7 years free & will be till I die
Use them as a reminder of how much you are saving by not having a TV licence.
@MikeEves Also, of why the BBC must go.
@@andymeadows2768 I don't know what a tv license looks like, i'm a 74yr old ignorant git.
I only need a few more now and I can re-decorate my bog walls with them
Glad you folks are helping the masses to stand up to the BBC.
As an organisation they have lost their reason to exist.
No, politicians and corpos need it for their propaganda.
I have this covered already. I just don't answer the door to anyone that I'm not expecting, it's really that simple.
Same, never answer door
I was caught on the hop the other month. Was coming down the stairs, knock at the door, oh silly me answered it. Tbf I was expecting a parcel, anyway it was a goon, said no thanks closed the door and went And put the kettle on and enjoyed my day. Same as the other responder, I usually check out the window first to guage a caller, if unexpected. Friends etc, will usually send a message or call to say they are coming round, mainly to check if I'm going to be in.
@@stuartbrown8259 cancelled 5 years ago, have about 50 letters in a pile, ignored,never had a door knock
@@TheStellalegs72 good advice for all criminals.
@@Philip---pip267 I have look-out towers with rocket launchers all around my house and garden, and a private army of thirty ex-SAS soldiers. I have mined my front and back garden and have tripwires across all paths. I also have a very vicious and active imagination, and no friends.
We need media reform, including defunding the BBC
We need rid of the BBC or it goes commercial, over 9 years without a licence here.
For 10 years I've been paying TV licence and just realised I didn't need it because I didn't really watch TV especially BBC so I've cancelled my licence and they refunded me. @@amelophile
Plus defunding the media financed by the global crime syndicate of terrorists, pretty much all the legacy media.
Why?
@@Prasutagucaster Exactly, they did a great job into scaring people into taking "safe and effective" EGTI's, for their own good of course! Of course, the same slogan was used for the "marketers" of the thalidomide drug!
1:32 This is what really winds me up. Do dog licensing come round to check if I have a dog, do the DVLA check about a car, do the police come to check if I have a firearms license… NO!!🤬If I don’t have a TV, then why should they demand to know my details and hold info on me, I’m nothing to do with them. 🤷♂️😩🧐
@@naomi_lyonOh well, my argument still stands though!🧐🤔😁👍
@@naomi_lyon - Good... I can stop paying the dog license for my ex who is in chains in the shed out back HA HA
@@naomi_lyon What about cat license? Can I cross out the word dog and write cat instead? They guy from the cat detector van didn't have the right form.
I don't care if they have a warrant or the fucking army with them. If I say they're not coming in, they're not fucking coming in!😂 and the one who tries to will regret it💯
Dog licences no longer required,
*CJC* thanks for your determination and helping so many British Citizens 🇬🇧
@@alanbaxter8100 Yes, now can we get some advice on shoplifting?
It's all a lie. Back in the eighties I had two of them at my back door. One was drunk and smelled of whisky, and I turned on the television for them to see,in the full knowledge that a licence was in force at the time. He had the audacity to read me my rights as a criminal and told me he was from the Home Office. I knew that he had no authority to do so because of my job at the time.
Upon leaving the drunken bastard turned left instead of right and almost fell over the wall into next door's garden.
I wrote up a report and submitted it to TV Licencing. I received a two page apology from them and understand that he was dismissed immediately. He obviously had a big ego and was claiming powers beyond his position. He'd picked on the wrong bloke without realising that I had a responsible job that included law enforcement and court appearances to present evidence.
Making such claims as he did is a very serious matter, and I doubt that he was employable after that incident.
Don't be afraid of these goons, they have no power because they work in a for-profit corporation.
Banging on your back door?..... was it Huw Edwards?.. ☺️
@@elfedowen6452😂😂😂
Thank you for the reassurance!
Who worded this misleading garbage? Shame on the BBC for allowing it.
I had no license for around 8 years, and the goons came to my door. I invited them in, and they spent over half and hour trying to find the cable in the room, from the aerial to connect to the TV. At the time only a DVD player was connect to the TV via scart lead. They got angrier and angrier.Then they tried, using the remote to get broadcast TV on my TV and utterly failed. After giving the an amazing anti-TV rant, and refusing to let them leave. I followed them out and showed them my chimney - no aerial. Every other chimney on the street had an aerial. After this , they were literally in a rage and screamed at me. It's now been 24 years at this address and they have never been back. I believe the BBC have got a red flag against my address!!
@@heathermcdougall8023 nice one. I hate bullies.
They hire bullies because this is about fear tactics. Its how government s stay in power and how authoritarians rule us.
Never let them in.
Good one, however a woman at my work let them in to show them but they reported her Ariel was connected and sent a fine.
I don’t understand I thought the licence was to watch BBC? Therefore, we can watch ITV CHANNEL 4 nd 5 but don’t need a licence? So we can have Ariel’s connected?
Dunno how they get away with constantly lying and bullying the public, no other company can.
They're backed by a lying bully of a government.
Try ee& open reach.
Thanks for this. I stopped mine in July. You have eased my worries.
I've ripped up probably 20 letters in the last 6yrs and had probably 2 inspectors to my door and answered the door to then and shut the door in their face mid sentence without saying a word besides the initial hello.
I wouldn't even open the door. When they identify themselves through the door I tell them, "No thanks" then ignore them.
You mean door to door salesman....
That’s the way to do it. Say nothing and never ever disclose your name.
Only 20 in 6 years ? Lots of people get one a month
Get a cheap video doorbell and don't answer the door. Nothing worse for TV licencing than "non responders".
You are absolutely RIGHT to keep putting this message out! Thank you! We have not had a Licence for years. We don't break any law. More importantly, we don't support the likes of Hew Edwards or Jimmy Saville. Why would anyone with children/anyone who is not a paedophile pay the Licence fee?!!
All very well, but the only reason you don't have a licence, is because you never watch anything that you are not supposed to watch. Or perhaps you don't even have a TV. Which is it?
Exactly ❤❤❤❤❤
TV LICENSE SHOULD BE ABOLISHED
Licence enforcement like that is likely due to incompetence and poor training and obviously needs to be challenged and changed. I can't help but wonder if the state it's in is deliberate to make it easy for the politicians to get rid of the BBC. After all, it's basically the government that appoints the BBC board of directors, especially the King-in-Council, the BBC Board, and the UK Secretary of State. I've been on this Earth for 60 years and I've had many periods where I've needed a licence and lengthy periods where I haven't. I currently don't need one and have filled out a no licence needed form, and I've never had a visit like that. It's also very clear that any power of entry is only valid with a search warrant from a magistrate. Does that Birmingham Live story mention that or is it tactically omitted in this news piece so that it generates outrage and thus more clicks for profit?
What we shouldn't be advocating for however it for the BBC to be scrapped, otherwise all we'll have left is a media landscape consisting only of billionaire-owned news outfits pushing their own private agenda and peddling outrage. At that point we no longer have news, we have noise. At least the BBC is an outfit owned by the public and as such is easier to fix bias and bad reporting and for it to be held to account. Frankly, calls for the abolishment of billionaire-owned rags such as those in the Murdoch Group should be FAR louder than calls for the BBC to go.
@@RottenInDenmarkOrginal so should anything else you have to pay for then. Nonsense talk.
Been license free for 5 years or more. No need, Had one visit, No thanks and shut the door.
15 years here and no visit, but I have moved a couple of times.
2004 for me
Been licence free for 8 months and had 3 visits! First one I wasn’t home, 2nd one “no thank you” and shut the door, 3rd one I wasn’t home
@@tc5712ify Anybody who genuinely doesn’t watch it and genuinely doesn’t need a licence will not be commenting on these threads.
@@gweilospur5877 You are rather presumptious, aren't you?
I haven't watched tv for about six years now and therefore I do not need a licence. I registered as such and was a amazed that I received a deluge of mail informing me I had to re-register again after two years. I did so once, and I did not and will not do so again.
I'm on this site - and have risen to your bait - because I hate bullies, and I really do not care for those who support them with snide, prissy "know-it-all" innuendo.
Jimmy saville, Huw Edwards. Anyone still paying a TV licence needs to get their heads checked
Rolf Harris, Stuart Hall, Dave Lee Travis, Chris Denning, Simon King, Gary Glitter........etc. etc.
dont forget to add Gary lie nikar
@@grahamgoldie1577
Some are guilty yes but NOT all of them you've mentioned...
Thank you for keeping the British public informed
Love your channel
If Sky, BT, Netflix or whoever banged on your door and asked if you use their services and 'can I come in and check', you'd choke laughing at them. The BBC is like a Gestapo unit!
I like how modern society is literally everything they accused 1930s Germany/North Korea of being.
The BBC Goons have absolutely NO POWERS OF ENTRY.
Well they had to find jobs for all the Geheimstaatspolizei after the war!
No they can't it's trespassing I challenge any of them to try get in my house all they are is a salesman told my niece the same as they framed her
TV licence salesmen have zero, absolutely no, authority whatsoever to gain entry into a private property. In Scotland they need a Sherrif Warrant with a wet signature. Even then only a Police officer, not the salesman, can enter. These warrants are pretty much never issued. Do not open the door, if you do say nothing, or ask them to leave immediately. They've no authority in any way shape or form.
never paid ever and never will...
Keep up the good work ChilliJon you have helped thousands of hard up people. 👋❤️👋❤️
All because iv got a TV I don't watch their rubbish.. Just like iv got milk in the fridge don't mean iv got a cow in the garden.
😂😂😂
@@angieetheridge6386 But it does mean you use milk. Duh!
Logical exactitude not your strong point really, is it. Or speeling.
That is good logic 😂
Did you go to school?
My husband passed away in March this year. I am disabled. I don't watch any TV at all. I watch TH-cam. I can't afford to pay the TV licence. With the increase in utilities and the general cost of living, like everyone else I am struggling. I am a insulin dependant diabetic and can't even afford to feed myself properly, putting my health at risk. As a child I lived in the USA for 10 years, never paid a licence fee as the commercials covered it. This country has gone to the dogs with all the greed of companies, all the cover ups and lies. Once upon a time Britain was respected throughout the world, now we are like a third world country. So sad, it truly is. 🇬🇧😢
Don't knock on my door if you have made any kind of threat or demand .You will regret it.
Careful, Starmer will describe you as afr irght.
@@FredScuttle456 afr? is that like antifa?
@@FredScuttle456He describes all decent normal people as far right. He's a traitor. A WEF puppet.
@@Futura2500 Cre4t1ve 5pelling.
Hard to know which words or phrases get my comments auto-deleted.
@@FredScuttle456 varies day to day
seems they are allowed to make threats and get away with it...intimidation, simple as that.
Indeed.. government actually give them the right to send these letters and in fact require it.... ask your mp why they allow a company to hassle innocent people..
love how you're singularly devoted to abolishing tv licenses. fighting the good fight
Got a 98yr old v infirm Mother in Law. An 83yr old Mother who is now severely disabled due to a stroke. 2 severe learning disability Brothers. My Husband is a Pensioner too. Not that long ago if one of the household was over a certain age you were exempt from paying the TV licence. Not now! To add insult to injury now no winter heating allowance. Yet we pay out £8 million a day to house illegals... So ticked off!!!*kt*x
Not true, I suspect. If your brothers, mother or mother-in law actually lives with you, they should be able to claim benefit, which I believe entitles the household to a free licence, and the winter heating allowance. If they don't live with you, why mention them?
@@harrycallahan3391 Not entirely true - usual right-wing shading of the truth. People on pension credit, those who really need it, will still get it.
I would suggest most pensioners don't really need it. I certainly don't. My income at age 74 is over 40K pa, so I won't notice it not being paid. My OAP and private pensions that I paid into all my working life, means I am comfortable.
@@harrycallahan3391 And they will probably be on pension credit, hopefully most of them. I'd sooner my £100 got to someone that needs it, and there are probably more people in my position than others. Never voted Tory in the last 53 years.
@@harrycallahan3391 ...I voted Labour in the election.' The more fool you.
@@edeledeledel5490: Well,lucky you. I'm 72, 7 years retired. I did once apply for pension credit thinking I deserved it as my Social Security pension and a small work pension were so low surely I deserve help - but got a refusal. My god I thought, how poor do you have to be to qualify? Need to try again maybe. I'm even more skint due to all the electricity/gas hikes and costs everywhere. The temptation is to take to my bed, and go nowhere, which pisses me off as Car Ins, MOT and upkeep are high. The car stays in the garage draining its battery.....
I recently had a letter telling me my "No Licence Needed Status" Expired at the end of June this year.
I don't watch BBC, never have for over twenty years.
Going to wait for them to call ( so they waste time and money ) and then tell them to f**k off.
Netflix don't check on me to see if I pay for a service I don't use, what allows the BBC to?
Good on you, don't comply with their silly 'no licence needed' thing, just cancel your direct debit job done!!
In all fairness if you don't pay for netflix you can't watch it so they wouldn't need to come and check.
Why do you want them to come to your door? You’re making things worse. Just confirm you still don’t need a licence, job done. Do things as politely and properly otherwise you are giving them cause to escalate the situation. If they knock on your door either don’t answer it, or just open it, see who it is and close the door without saying anything at all. Don’t be the aggressor. You’re letting yourself down.
@@MoonSpinners no no no. They will still visit just to check. ChiliJon confirmed that in a vid some time ago. "no Thanks" close the door. That's the only way to stop them.
Nothing allows them to; they just do it. It might be better to write them a letter saying you withdraw the implied right of entry to your property of their employees and
agents. Then if someone turns up, you can use physical force to escort them off your property.
Netflix do check on you, every time you log on to view any of their stuff.
Showing my age now but remember the license vans that patrolled the streets. Massive aerial on top to catch people out watching Corrie. What a scam to frighten people into buying a license, these vans didn't have the capability, just like the BBC doesn't have now, just don't open your door :)x
It's all about money nothing else
Those vans were completely empty. There was never anything inside them 😂
@@134StormShadowyep, just scare tactics.
It's like breaking and entering, minus the breaking part.
As CJC said, there's fair chance they'll case the joint on behalf of a burglar they know down the pub.
I don't know, if they enter my property there might be some breaking...
@@R0GU351GN4L What, like head butting your fist really Hard.🤣🤣🤣
Imagine if you never went fishing but had fishing licence inspectors constantly sending you letters and sporadically banging on your door, demanding to enter your house to find evidence of fishing tackle.
@@barryinglaterra People don’t fish at home. To make it a relevant point you must compare it to game wardens finding somebody fishing and asking to see a licence, which I’m sure DOES happen.
@@gweilospur5877 you missed the point .... not a surprise really
@@gweilospur5877 Maybe some folk have private fishing lakes ?
Exactly. Then they'd claim that your fridge and frying pan were evidence against you because you could store and cook any hypothetical fish you caught in them.
People do not reakise. Your TV is a receiver not a transmitter. They do not know what you are watching.
Correction: That only applies if u are using Aerial or cable. If you watch it via Internet ( BBC IPlayer, etc... ) then its a two-way communication.
@@AbashedCarc In that case, use a VPN
@@Lord-Sméagol oh yeah, there are ways on how to go around trackers ( unless it's an app which requires registration and validation of Ur address ), tho the main reason for response was to correct the original post rather than educate people how to hide Ur footprint
😂 I'm quite tempted to get a job as a TV licence goon and go around to everyone on the investigation list and give them a smile and a flyer directing them to this channel!
Not all heroes wear capes
Let us know if you take that daring step! But I understand they usually travel in pairs, like Mormon 'missionaries', to keep tabs on each other ...
Let's all join and do this and free the ppl scared into paying
@@Sine-gl9lywrong
@@odoggow8157 What was wrong about my post? Do tell!
After 3.5 years of not having a licence and not needing one, I have received 39 letters to the occupier. Many of them have saying an investigation was active, blah, blah, blah, bloody blah. Yet they've never visited, they are very unreliable is all I can say.
Exactly same here
I stopped about 10 years ago, 45 letters, also got a card saying they visited and I wasn't in, I was 6ft away from the door when the card came through, no one knocked. 😂
Me too, you just can't get the staff these days.😂
@@shaneord7527is that all you do all day? Hide behind your front door waiting for cold callers? No wonder you have to scrounge a few quid by not paying your TV licence
When is your next universal credit appointment?
@@CrazyPanda688 🤣🤣🤣 I run my business from home and that's just where my computer is.
Tried universal credit when I was first laid off and was setting up my business, I was unable to get anything after paying into the system for several decades. That system seams to be for professional scroungers only, not for people to get back on their feet.
I am foreigner who has lived in the UK since i was 6. My parents came here for better education and for majority of my life i have witnessed my parents be scared to extreme levels of these thugs most of their time living here. They thought or left to believe just owning a TV even without using it they needed to pay this fee which these people take advantage of their lack of knowledge and we as a household have lost so much money over these peoples threat letters and even during times we got rid of our tv completely until recently we purchased a TV for games and youtube along with a license but i started digging heavily and found out that as long as you don’t watch their propaganda or live TV you don’t need to pay a dime. It took 20 years for me to wake myself and my parents up and we finally proudly cancelled that atrocity with confidence months ago. I am well equipped with knowledge and can’t wait for them to show up or send threatening letters.
my friend recently received a letter saying that they knew he didnt have a license, the usual "we are investigating" stuff etc. At the very end of it, it said "we do not need your permission to gain entry to your property, day or night, we WILL enter if it suits us." They showed up on Monday, this burley bloke, northern accent. Put his foot in the door. My mate just whistled to his two Doberman dogs, they came running through the hall, barking with teeth out and went for the guy. Full view of the camera my mate has on his door porch, HIT one with his pad and ran off. Police were contacted and they are "investigating" the goon for animal cruelty.
You could work for Panarama with all those lies.
I think he's been watching columbo last Sunday, @@stevegee8010
Rubbish.... they never say they can enter as they can't....
They tried that with me and my pet Tyrannosaurus Rex got him. Very eager is young Teddy - didn't need any whistling. No body to dispose of, he just gobbled him up, but spat the boots out. I chucked those in the neighbour's bin.
When the Boys in Blue came round ,Teddy was having a nap in the cellar. Just as well really.
@@fredsmith5473 you should work for the BBC
They are getting aggressive because it look like they just lost about 89 million £ with 500,000 cancellations.
That's great! That equates to around £7.4m per month..Pretty sure it was £11m per month cancelling at Peak Savile scandal so we should try harder. At least it's still going in the right direction!!
I've seen that the 500,000 cancellations figure is now way beyond 800,000. Let's make it a million.
@@brimkathstampex2306 lets make it 10 million
@@philipcochran1972 Total TV licence revenue is higher today than it’s ever been.
Nothing but repeats...
Im cancelling the rubbish today
Enough is enough more need to cancel and not watch live tv i dont whatch live tv
I just got the 'you have a 10 day window' blah blah letter. I laughed so hard. 🤣 And good luck trying to gain access to my property. They'll be going out on their shield in need of medical attention. I defend my property to the letter of the law.
@@baskingdragon Ooh, Dirty Harry of the keyboard!
@@gweilospur5877 Has your carer left the room for a moment ?
There was only one van with a spinning roof rack....to terrify householders, an aerial on a motor... thats all... detection is still crap, tell them you have Internet access, which is not live TV...
cancelled my licence 5 days ago. I dont watch live TV, havent in years, and it was only watching youtube videos like this that made me realise that I've been paying needlessly all this time! Thank You!!!
@@sandyknight3910 I know several people who claim they don’t watch live TV, but I know they all do.
I imagine there are people who do claim that, but not everyone lies about it. For some of us watching old streamed stuff is perfectly satisfying in the rare moments I have the time, since my days are normally filled to the brim actually doing things. @@gweilospur5877
@@gweilospur5877 Maybe those you know do, but its a bit sweeping to say they ALL do, or to suggest that maybe this might be the case for everyone else too. I know a lot of people who can't stand watching most TV these days (not just the 'live' stuff), (especially younger ones for some reason) and like myself tend to watch either old streamed stuff, or have such full lives they dont actually have time to sit in fromt of a TV anyway. I'll watch an old box set on Netflix, over maybe 3-5 hous in a whole week, max - but being out and about or doing hobbies is much more my thing. I got rid of the TV to just watch these random bits on my phone or pc, because the big box was taking up a pointless space that I could fill with my own photography.
@@gweilospur5877 you really are delusional, you now claim to read minds!! lol
@@gweilospur5877 So ? TV works just as well without a licence as with...
In 8 years of being the homeowner/tenant I have never paid for a TV License as any use of my TV has been used for gaming on my Xbox One/Series S,PS4 and PC, I never watch "live" TV in any way at all and if i watch anything at all it's either on Netflix or otherwise, the amount of money I've saved by scrapping the TV licence, defund the BBC as they have become obselete like VCR tapes, subscription services have replaced TV channels and some day maybe something will replace subscription services, it's just the progression of technology.
This has reaffirmed my belief that I'll never need a TV Licence, Thank you for the straight forward no BS explanation.
Same and correct
Once more lovely folks, I stopped paying on 2002 ,,,,,, 22yrs
Well done
@@grahambate1567 thank you ,, and yes i do feel proud,,, it’s been the biggest scam in British History
@@alanbaxter8100 I started shoplifting in 1997.
I’ve not had a T V in the U K since 1989 and not missed it at all .Initially , they rang me up about it and told me it was an offense to not have a license . I had to remind him that one was only needed if you have a T V . I could tell by his reaction that he didn’t believe me . He said they may call round . I said fine . Next year the same thing happened . They eventually stopped . Not sure if they called round was I was not in . I advise you to send in the form , which seems to satisfy them . I will NEVER have a T V in the U K . It’s just the ruling political elite getting ordinary people to accept their theories . This elite do not want to talk about the failure of this country’s economy ( well documented if you dig out the macro economic stats ) . The politicians just promise “ It will be different if you vote for us “ I’ve heard this pap all my life ( I’m 76 ) . The only thing that will continue to be alright is their fat salaries , pensions and privileges . Yes , I mean you , the Civil Service , politicians and their main stream media apologists . I’ve checked what I have written with a lawyer friend and she says I can’t get arrested for what I have written which is now a fear amongst ordinary people if they object . The aforementioned happened to me and the last parts are my opinion on the state of the country today and in years gone by .
U beat me by 2 yrs good going ❤
I've not had a T.V. for 43 years and I still get their threatening letters, which go straight into the shredder. I've had two visits and told them to bugger off twice, but the threats still keep coming.
To stop that buy a yrs licence then inform u got rid of TV, ask for ur refund u will never be bothered or hear from them again
@@odoggow8157 Excellent idea 👍
I haven’t watched BBC for 3 years now. I only use internet. Utube has MASSES of things to watch. I can watch catchup for ALL channels except BBC - and have not noticed feeling that I have missed anything.
Cancelled my TV Licence over 3 and a half years ago! Thanks to Jon👍
And I've saved hundreds of pounds 💵👌
The BBC is in it's death throes now surely!?!
Keep up the good fight mate👊
Well done and you will find that you have started thinking more clearly now because you are not getting propaganda pumped into your head everyday.
@@GlastoGeek7 Started shoplifting years ago, saved thousands.
@@GlastoGeek7 Also T V LICENCE is a TAX.
Let them Advertise.
The thumbs-up numbers have been shooting up as I watch and listen. Keep up the good work!
Good on yer Jon, thanks for keeping us all updated. I have a sticker on my door saying 'No Cold Callers'. Everyone who comes to my door gets recorded on my Ring doorbell. If it's an enforcement officer, I will ask for their ID and then report them to Trading Standards because they are going against the sticker. The sticker explicitly removes their implied right of access, so therefore if they knock they are trespassing. Job done.
They have the same powers as a postman.
Postmen have decency and integrity. They wouldn't stoop so low.
Spot on..
A door to door salesman even
Postman has more power than the tv licence pretenders
Postman has more power, these 🤡 s are not even on par with the Avon lady😉
Now it's like...do they want to enter my home to see if there are any children here.
Points for saying we don’t have to watch to end but, I will just as a thank you!
My first experience with a TV licence enforcer was negative. He knocked on my door and when I refused to let him enter and just I was about to close the door he wedged his foot in the doorway preventing me from closing it. We had a small scuffle and he left warning me he'd back with a warrant. It was complete rubbish and i never saw him again.
If they ever tried that in australia/new zealand a scuffle would be the least bit of trouble they'd earn.
Doesn't that TV licensing advert on the BBC make you sick?
It does me. It's the one where there is a white man and a
black man, and the white is worried because the black man
is shredding the TV license. The white man is made to look
an absolute fool because he is unaware that you don't need
a printed copy of your TV license. I bet they wouldn't have done
that the other way round. What's more, if you're daft enough
to still pay a TV license, you're doing the BBC favour for
going paperless. It saves them money, so they can pay Lineker,
Ball and the likes even more.
Adverts showing the 'superiority' of black over white have existed for years. Witness the ad where a bloke who vaguely resembles Einstein is unable to dunk biscuits, whilst his coloured companion accomplishes the task with ease !
And there's have been many adverts where it's the other way around... Get over yourself chalkie
What are you doing watching the BBC? 🤣🤣
I don't trust these paperless documents, about 5 years ago I was stopped for being uninsured, luckily I had bank statements in the car because I had an appointment later and need them and the bank statements showed my registration number as a reference next to the direct debit. Then last year I found out by accident that my bike wasn't mot'd despite having nearly 6 months left and me having the paper copy. The DVLA wouldn't listen and I had to get a fresh mot, the garage even confirmed that it had loads of test left but the government DVLA website shows a gap between the tests.
I don't watch the BBC so have never seen this nonsense.
they could enter without permission but they would quickly get hurt if they did
Hey Jon.
You are awesome....👏🏻👏🏻
Your accurate information is always soooo good.
Well done mate
I refuse to fund Huw Edwards pension.
Maybe, an English, course would be better.
@@fritzdrybeam . That doesn't make sense. Ironic really?
@@laurentaylor4933 The usual far right lack of basic English.
@@fritzdrybeam Yeah because anyone who has a problem with sex offenders must be "far right".
@@Dekoherence-ii8pw Is that some kind of admission?
Thank you for this, even the Police can't enter your property unless they meet very specific criteria, anyone else can do one (even if they have legal access) unless they turn up with the police
6 years without. Thanks, Jon.
CANCELLED 19/08/18 - Refund received £49.54 24/08/18. Yay!
22/11/18 Letter arrived. Called about the letter. Licence had _not_ been cancelled.
Operator cancelled fully while I was on the phone. "There should be no more letters."
Further letters have just gone in the bin, unopenend.
You wasted your time... just cancel your direct debit, job done..
I'm still awaiting my refund 😂but yeah same here.
I live in Portugal now. They have a TV licence here. It's €35 a year and they apply it to energy bills. So there's no way to avoid paying it. Hopefully they won't start doing the same back there.
SSShhh
35 a year...hah!..180 a year for whatever they are squeezing in between the obsessive football-tennis-olympics coverage..don't watch the crap.
£30 ok for a years radio
@@paulduncan-k4w I doubt they need advice from me. They would have cooked that kind of plan up long ago. 😂
deduct the £35 FROM YOUR BILL and tell them you will not pay for it
Charge them rent for invading your space with unwanted signals.
😂😂😂
Imagine Netflix doing this. You once used our services and now you don't we want to make sure and come into your home and check.
@@macca9320 Irrelevant as it’s impossible.
There are many more than 2 warrants per year I used to work alongside them and in the Manchester area there were always 20+ per year. Out of those they rarely actually entered premises as most simply didnt answer the door.
I received a letter saying I had been using BBCi player in my home. I have NOT would NEVER watch any crap from BBC. And had to get a licence now..I couldn't find no phone number to ring theses idiots. Only thing I have been able to do is text saying I don't need a licence. Got a message back saying if found I do need one I will be fined..!!!!!
The sten ch from the BBC is nauseating
Considering the entire population must know by now about the BBC''s shocking reputation, no employee should stay there and hope not to be tainted. In fact, nobody should even apply for a 'job' there.
@@sameoldrecord His behaviour was nothing to do with the BBC. This wasn’t another Savile.
@@gweilospur5877 oh I’m sorry …I don’t recall mentioning him …. Nope …just checked my comment - absolutely no names mentioned
@@sameoldrecord Doesn’t change the fact that his criminal behaviour was unrelated to his working for the BBC. If it turned out that a Tesco employee was a rapist would you blame Tesco for that?
@@gweilospur5877 time for your nap I think
They will and never have taken anyone to court for obstruction of a search warrant.
Here is why, someone committed perjury and lied to obtain a warrant.
You have the right to question that person as a witness in court.
They will have to substantiate the facts on that warrant as true, just like they signed to.
When its exposed as lies, they perjure themselves in court.
No way on this earth will they put anyone up for that.
To obstruct, you need to do an act of obstruction.
Not answering the door is not doing anything.
They can not force entry without any entry warrant.
@@markpaul1154 Thousands are successfully prosecuted every year for licence evasion.
@gweilospur5877
Because they incriminated themselves. Say nothing clise the door
@@SeanSoraghan Because they were criminals.
I had letter after notifying them I that do not require a tv licence . I have just sent a formal complaint to the Licencing Agency about their disgusting threatening letter and asked for an apology and to request them to act like a decent public body and not a mafia -type heavy mob with no right to harass members of the public. They have to reply.
COP: What happened?
ME: I punched the goon in the face.
COP: Why?
ME: He walked into my house without invitation or good intent officer. Scared my family.
COP: Self defense?
ME: Sure, why not....
theres nothing on BBC worth paying for
Whatayatalkinabeet? There's loads of important propaganda they need to try to trick you with on there
You all watch it and everybody knows it.
@@gweilospur5877 prove it 😂
@@gweilospur5877😅😅😅
aye what about huw? we are paying for an obsolete constitution with sick woke values
I had one try to force entry I simply told them "you enter with out permission after I've said no I am legally allowed to use force to remove you or restrain you wmtill the police arrive, do you still want to unlawfully enter my property" the TV licence is the biggest scam in the UK and should be treated as such
Like to see them try
@@jasoncooper9391 Ooh, Dirty Harry of the keyboard!
Just had a letter saying they are going to visit me on the 9 August or any other day good luck with that looking forward to say not interested
I've had numerous letters, threatening to visit on numerous different dates.
They've never visited yet.
They won't turn up, it's all gibberish
I’ve not had a licence for over 15 years… they knocked.. I laugh, and tell them to get away and they have no rights at all… and I ain’t signing nuffink mate.. I get letters “we need to know who lives at your address” no, you really don’t, unless you want to pay my rent… I’ve been telling everyone I know not to pay it… the last fella who came here was ever so nice… then when he was done humiliating himself, I shouted to all my neighbours “don’t open your doors….. bbc are about… and yah know what kind of people bbc employ…” lol
Lol...I had one of those "will you be home on the 7th August" letter today...authorised by Scott Robson!
Ooooo....scarey!!!! It's laughable!
I filed it in the bin 😂
Same day as me.... they won't show, they never do
I can confirm that saying no thank you, then closing the door is the best thing to do, I did it about 3-4 weeks ago and it worked a charm
Same detail, back in June.
We haven't had a TV license for about four years now. I just left a sign in the window saying TV license not required. Haven't heard diddly squat in all that time.
The existing system is perfectly fine and works for all of us "in the know". I've been licence free for nearly 4 years now and I have not missed live tv at all!
@@matthewmanners6004 That’s because you still watch it.
With this Labour Goverment don't hold your breath.
🙄🙄🙄
Was thinking the same thing
We all know Labour will turn it into some kind of media tax, that's what the BBC want
How? The Tories were so great right?
This Labour government is much more likely to abolish the licence fee than any Tory administration. The BBC is notoriously anti-Labour.