How far can I push not paying my tv licence

Yawns · 13-11-2012 10:47PM

If I ever do get caught and agree to pay it I will do it online. You can put your name in as Mickey Mouse and add your address. I suppose you could then cancel the direct debit and when they send letters, they will be addressed to Mickey Mouse. have fun with different names.

Mr. NoLicence Required or maybe The Occupant as your name. That would be a fun one for them to try bring you to court.

NIALL D · 13-11-2012 10:55PM

have you tryed osmosis ....?

Hippies! · 13-11-2012 11:03PM

Shivers26 wrote: »

Pay it monthly by DD. You barely miss €13 per month and they leave the DD in place and just send you a new licence every year.

:eek: Is it 2006 again?

shruikan2553 · 13-11-2012 11:24PM

According to them because there was a TV when we first moved in and the TV licence inspector came around my girlfriend is being told they will be applying for a summons to court and getting rid of the TV doesn't matter. There are 6 people in the house, my girlfriend answered the door, spoke to the landlord about it and thought it was sorted. Now they want to take a 18 year old girl to court even when she doesnt have a TV. Moral of the story, never be helpful to them.

NIALL D · 13-11-2012 11:32PM

yep there a shower of pricks..

always be ready and if they call just say your minding the house , or tell anyone that might answer the door to them to say the same..
pure scam , have to pay enough for sky not to talk of payin for a stupid licence aswel..
jus try get away with it for as long as possible :P

TheGunns · 13-11-2012 11:49PM

sent out a letter of legal precedings to someone at my house called Brenda. Im male and I live alone although they did get my surname right. Although my surname is unique so 100% they sent a letter to someone who doesnt exist.

Red Hand · 14-11-2012 12:21AM

I've always wondered if the inspector called, he came in, saw the telly, but then you put your foot through it.

No prosecution?

Mr. CooL ICE · 14-11-2012 12:33AM

Red Hand wrote: »

I've always wondered if the inspector called, he came in, saw the telly, but then you put your foot through it.

No prosecution?

First, would you let him in? Second, it's considered repairable.

Mr. CooL ICE · 14-11-2012 12:35AM

Yawns wrote: »

If I ever do get caught and agree to pay it I will do it online. You can put your name in as Mickey Mouse and add your address. I suppose you could then cancel the direct debit and when they send letters, they will be addressed to Mickey Mouse. have fun with different names.

That's a fantastic idea. I'm putting mine under the name of Pat Kenny so when it's up for renewal, I know who to forward it to.

Our man in Havana · 14-11-2012 12:43AM

You simply get around the backdating issue by giving a different name when buying the licence.

monkeysnapper · 15-11-2012 07:33AM

Our man in Havana wrote: »

You simply get around the backdating issue by giving a different name when buying the licence.

I still reakon if I state I didn't own a tv since licence expired and now I suddenly went out again and bought one I'd get around back dating payment . I like the idea of getting one under my wife's name . I'll be letting you all know what happens

Our man in Havana · 15-11-2012 11:58AM

It will confuse the feck of out of the licence crowd as they will keep coming for you.
Do get a photo when you show them a licence in the wifes name.

TheGunns · 15-11-2012 12:23PM

Im almost certain they look for TV licence by address, not name.

Yawns · 15-11-2012 12:49PM

TheGunns wrote: »

Im almost certain they look for TV licence by address, not name.

Hence why the silly name is even better. They can't take a house to court over non-payment. Good luck taking Mickey Mouse to court tho. No sir I don't know anyone here by that name.

Akrasia · 15-11-2012 01:04PM

Where To wrote: »

I bought a TV stand on casters. I push it everywhere.

Legally, you are obliged to own an infinite number of tv licences, one for every location your TV passes through

How far can I push not paying my tv licence

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