_Kaiser_ wrote: » Just on the DD angle... I have found Irish companies (Bord Gais, Meteor/Eircom, Vodafone to name the bigger ones) shockingly poor when it comes to DD management. When they inevitably and frequently screw-up it takes weeks of chasing them to sort it out, generally only refunded by "credit on your next bill" As a result I only allow DD access by bills of a fixed known amount (eg: Sky). The rest I pay myself through the Mybills site. A little more hassle for me, but at least I control what's being taken from my account.
mansize wrote: » I've had no issue with An Post DD. It's a fixed amount tbf
timthumbni wrote: » They will seize the TV????? What TV? How did they know you have a TV. They sent you a letter saying they would come around with the Gardai. Do you really think without a name and without definite knowledge you even had a TV the gardai would send 2 0f their top detectives around to your door. Would they have a warrant? Whose name would the warrant be against? Maybe it's different down there but you would think that the gardai would have more important things to do. Threatening letters are just letters. If they haven't your name and they cannot say for sure you have a TV then said letters should be filed in the bin. You caved in to these threatening letters as most do. That's how they work. Once you pay and they have your name then they have you for life.
GiantTcr wrote: » Eh... the TV in my house. It's visible if you look in the window. Have you you called their bluff? No. I didnt think so.
Benjamin Teeny Tomboy wrote: » He got a load of speaking gigs which paid him lots of money.
Mr.S wrote: » I would say the majority of people can actually afford it, just don't want to.
biko wrote: Then the kid should pay the fines.
smjm wrote: Ask a relative or friend to store the tv for you until you're able to afford the licence. In the meantime, tell your youngster it's broken, or in for repairs, or that someone borrowed it. Not easy, especially heading towards Christmas, but it's better than the fear of the courts. I hope your situation improves soon. Good luck!
GiantTcr wrote: Yeah a long time ago in Bethlehem. This no longer works. I never gave my name when they were at the door, nor when I finally paid up. They can and will return with the Gardai.
Anaya Putrid Aunt wrote: » This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in my life. Could you please be MORE law-abiding.
smjm wrote: What are you talking about?
nullzero wrote: » Do you live next door to a nosey auld fella with a mustache and a Jack Russell in his arms?
JupiterKid wrote: » I was away for 5 weeks over the summer when my TV licence expired. I was sent three letters by An Post, each one more threatening than the last. The last letter was titled "legal notice." Of course I paid up but it was ridiculous the degree of intimidation - what if a vulnerable and very anxious person got these? B*stards!!:mad:
Anaya Putrid Aunt wrote: » I think the guy was probably asking what are the risks of not paying. Everyone knows how to not break the law in the case of the TV Licence and yet thousands do it anyway. Asking a friend to store the TV would result in your friend having to pay for the licence regardless. It's an incorrect answer to a question which wasn't even being asked.
fg1406 wrote: » I haven't paid a tv licence for about 7 years. I lived at my last address for almost 5 years and we didn't get letters until 2 years into the lease. We just removed the doorbell from the front door. We only answered the door to people we were expecting. We lived to the back of the house so even to any potentially nosy Inspectors, he would only have seen the spare bedroom if he looked in the front window. I know he called around twice when I was there and at least 3 times when I wasn't. At new address over a year and haven't had any notice from anybody about a tv licence.
cbreeze wrote: » Now we know how Anne Frank must have felt
Oodoov wrote: » We got several threatening letters from them some years back which we completely ignored and that was that. Have not heard from them in years now. I'm sure at some stage the licence fee will be done away with it's laughable the service that is provided.
foggy_lad wrote: » Ah but where would Joe Duffy get his Quarter of a million Euro salary if we all stopped paying the licence fee?
kyote00 wrote: » At this stage, they (RTE) should just make their service a subscription service (like Sky, Amazon etc...) If you want to watch RTE, pay the subscription - otherwise don't... Obviously this will never happen as RTE would be bankrupt the week after... Funny how people took to the streets over Water charges but not this BS....
mansize wrote: » OP become a SW carer. People on SW carer!s allowance get a free tv licence
cursai wrote: » Is your name on the letter?
Anaya Putrid Aunt wrote: » Never answer your front door unless you know who it is. It's actually easy. Or friends and family all know to give us a ring en route. It's totally rude to invade someone's home without advance warning anyway unless you're intending to put the d up them.
GiantTcr wrote: » You're invading someone's home by knocking on the door? Hhmm... ooook. And no, it's not easy. You could have a guest and they open the door while you're upstairs or whatever. The point I'm making is that it's not practical to live with this idea to never answer your door unless you know who it is.
Atari Jaguar wrote: » So now all he needs to do is find a disabled person who needs full time care and live with them. I know you're attempting to be funny, but you're not.
