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Court Summons No tv Licence

  • 22-11-2023 5:19pm
    #1
    ddub11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 203 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    Looking for some advice here.So i got a summons for no tv licence tosay,was wondering if anybody has dealt with this recently?

    If i get a licence will it halt proceddings?or does it go ahead regardless of wheatjer i have now got a licence or not?also whats the fines these days?.TIA.



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  • #2
    Uncle Pierre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,635 ✭✭✭Uncle Pierre


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058323769/court-summons-no-tv-licence

    Seems there's been a few of these lately! Might be a sign of the times....

    Anyway, here's the most recent one. Basically, buying a licence now (and paying any arrears due) won't actually halt proceedings, but depending on the Judge, should be enough to see you avoid a fine -

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058301005/court-summons-for-no-tv-licence



  • #3
    mrslancaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,988 ✭✭✭mrslancaster


    Hard to believe we still take people to court over tv licenses, there must be a better way to manage it. Not having a current tv license seems a very minor offence yet our archaic system continues to use valuable resources eg tv license inspectors, people to issue summons/fines and other paperwork, court services, judges time and the prison service to chase and prosecute people for something that costs three euros a week. Surely all those smart folk in government could come up with some other way to collect three euros a week? Imo we have more serious issues for the courts to worry about.



  • #4
    rogue-entity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭rogue-entity


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121411871#Comment_121411871

    One option is to raise everyone's taxes by 3€/wk (The Norwegian Model). Another would be to move to a fixed household tax (The German Model). With either approach they end up paying for it whether they want to or not.

    The TV Licence as a concept is outdated, and with even RTE looking at moving to DVB-I in the future, they acknowledge that folks won't necessarily consume TV content via a Television anymore but the likes of RTE Player and OTT apps from other providers. A move to either general taxation funding a household charge or some combination of that and end-user-pays might be a more fair approach.



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