TV Licence Letters - Be Prepared For This Investigation To Lead To Prosecution
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Here we talk about a TV licence letter that wants you to be prepared for this investigation to lead to prosecution. Do you need to be worried? Watch this video to know.
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Was that a sly dig at the end? Nonce sense!
Chilli got a question 4 ya,- due to that guy who fled to Russia telling the public your phone is spying on ya. Theoretically could the BBC use that info to get a prosecution??
@@jamiewilson5162 In the UK, only if the information was obtained legally. Capita/BBC, if prosecuting you for TV license offenses, would have to have obtained that phone information through petitioning a court for a warrant to gather that information. Yes, your phone is spying on you. That has been known for some time now. But that information cannot be used in a UK court of law without that warrant. Without the warrant the information was gathered illegally. The only other way your information could be used is if you are being surveilled by the intelligence services, but if they are looking into you then dodging your TV license is the least of your worries.
@@19Prometheus89 Thanks Danny for that informed reply! Keep up the good work!
Can you watch BritBox without a licence?
When is the BBC going to be prosecuted for crimes against children
P3do licence
Jim will fix it!
@@michaelstokes4497 jimmy sav?
Ask "STARMER"
TOP OF THE COPS
I don't know the law but I would have thought the tone of their letters amounts to harassment and intimidation.
yes it is but they get away with it as they are a very big company and money talks in a court of law
there is no justice for a poor man who cant afford to take them to court
It's def misleading and worded to scare older people or the uninformed.
Even got them in the height of covid sick greedy bastards never pay them don’t fear them just shut door or don’t answer at all 👍
@@davidsworld5837 If we could get everybody together to phone the police and report them for harassment that could make a difference but it would take 1000s of us doing it
listen to the Vid , Jon is 100% correct in the presentation
It criminal. To think some old dear who doesn't know about you who genuinely only watches Netflix gets a letter like that and panics. £160 for the gas for keeping warm or a TV license she DOESN'T legally need.
Most of the old dears are being beaten and arrested for sitting down in a park by hordes of paid thugs, opps I meant police, easy mistake. So nobody will left at home by the end of the year to watch the bbc.
A neighbour of mine is over 80 she doesn't have a tv yet the BBC sends a thug every year to try and get her to buy a tv licence, I tell them straight stop harassing her she rather read the bible than buy a tv . Surely it's time to make it illegal to try and force those without a tv to buy a tv licence not everyone ie jehovah's witnesses owns a tv
OLD PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO PAY IT ANYWAY THEY ARE ALWAYS AT THE NUDEST BEACH OR BINGO😜
@@saxum2171 you obviously don't know that many old people
@@robwatts4988 She doesn't need a TV licence if she's 80...?
If any other company was sending letters like this, they would be investigated
Actually the DWP are worse. I have represented people with DWP disputes for over 12 years. Some of what they do pushes people to suicide.
Extortion and Harassment is what the BBC are doing and have been doing for years with threatogrammes they send out and the goons they send out
And yes your right if any other company did the same thing they would be investigated and taken to court and prosecuted for doing so
@@gordonlawrence1448 DWP are what I would call evil in nature they don't give a crap about anyone at all, just like Our Gov and Politicians don't give a crap either, as long as they get to stay in their cushy job where they get to do what they often accuse people on DWP of doing and sponge off taxpayers to clean their moats and pay for their mortgages on their second homes or new car's etc
Someone should take the BBC to court for harasment and get this stopped one and for all
Totally agree 👍👍 Should have been decriminalised long ago! Our pensioners should NOT have to pay ! Disgrace.
Whose got the money to do that with the costs of going to court, etc. Unless of course we start a public funding page as a collective.
It’s disappointing that the Government haven’t decriminalised non payment of the license fee. We need to do it ourselves now as Boris has proved spineless. Hugely disappointing.
Nice one I've convinced my misses to stop paying it this year now she knows there's nothing they can do.
It’s also a miracle that the government haven’t banned narcissistic, psychopathic and sociopathic behaviours, something any sane politician should do......... but then they’re hardly likely to pass laws limiting their own conduct. It’s like watching evil encourage evil throughout the British system currently.
Yeah, it's almost as if they've got more important shit to deal with right now?
Just look at the propaganda & misinformation spewed out by the B(uggering) B(ritish) C(hildren) on behalf of the government over the past year & you'll see why they're the most protected corporation on the planet!!!!
@Scimmia lets do a thought experiment
using your figure its roughly 1 in 200 people will die from covid
at what death rate do you think the government should take action
God bless them, simply unable to accept the fact lots of us don't want they're trashy shows but THEY still keep GIVING it away free to air, if they were subscription only they could save a fortune in wasted letters and door knockers, but they aren't because they know they'd be done for in a few months cause only a few would subscribe. Good bye BBC.
Its rediculous: its like squirting water on someone against their will and then demanding that they pay for it.
Its basically a forced yearly subscription service, and what I dont get is; why the heck does the BBC get to charge people for watching other channels that they (the BBC) have absolutely nothing to do with, when other channels are paid for by advertisements - maybe someone can explain that because that one has always baffled me.
I keep saying “ malicious communication “ and this is clearly illegal, sue them and then this stops for everyone
Exactly. Communications Act is worth a read.
There could be a class action?
@@robburrows2737 absolutely 100% certain of that, it’s on a plate but never been taken up
TV licensing are masters of using FUD tactics - fear, uncertainty and doubt.
are you aware that Fud is a scottish slang word for vagina??lol
@@mikefarrell6916 well i wasn't but i am now.
Take care& stay safe
@@mikefarrell6916 I'd heard the term but didn't know it was Scottish!
@@davidellis1079 . we used that when we were very young. 70years ago. I assumed it was a scottish slang word as I have never heard it else where in the world .and I have visited at least40. different countries . I may be wrong ..
@@mikefarrell6916 I've only ever heard it used once, so it isn't an expression which is known around here (North Wales).
Hilarious how they are calling you guilty to try and scare people into giving them money.
LIES, THREATS AND INTIMIDATION. THIS VILE BUSINESS HAS TO GO .
Why haven't BBC be arrested for demanding money from people after watching your videos been TV licence free 5 months keep up great work
I've never had a TV licence, and I've had these letters at every address I've lived at, they all go in the bin, and if i was ever to get a knock at the door, they'd get a 'no thank you' and the door closed. Simple.
Jon is an absolute godsend, he really is. The BBC have been getting away with this for too long, and Jon has certainly helped me at least to know what my rights are, and to be fully confident when I don't renew my license later in the year, and instead opt out - which I absolutely cannot wait to do.
Jon, I salute you mate
My TV works just fine without a licence am watching it now and it's alright 👍
That's funny.
I see Gary Lineker give you a thumbs down.
😂👍
And Greg Wallace!
He would, wouldn't he. He's seeing his grossly inflated salary (for doing precious little work) threatened 😠.
gary lineker vinigar crisps
makes me laugh Ive a relative in France who watches BBC doesnt have a licence are they going to pop over there and bully them errrr NO
Thanks for putting all these together. Cancelled several weeks back thanks to your advice :-)
Welcome to the family son!
If it really was a police investigation they would not send a written warning.
@I SAID OK
You're correct but this is a good example of how the language used in these letters WILL instill fear in many who receive them, words like 'OFFICER', 'INVESTIGATION TEAM', 'CAUTION', 'FINE ', 'PENALTY ' etc etc.
Notice how the use of capitals is much more effective in getting their hands on your cash.
even if the police turn up at your doorstep with the tv inspector kindly ask the officer/officers if they are there under their oath. If they reply yes then say "ah good then your just here to keep the peace" then turn round to the tv inspector and say "no thanks" then shut your door!
So for someone in Australia where we don't have TV licences, is this like paying for junk mail we didn't ask for?
Australia pays for ABC through direct grants from the government. So all taxpayers contribute to it.
That's worse than our system unless you don't pay tax. At least we can opt out.
Keep up the great work Jon. I try to convince friends and family that these letters are nothing to worry about but they don't believe me until I refer them to your channel.
Just had my regular 2 yearly e-mail regarding not needing a tv licence. All done and dusted.. no letters, no visits, no licence, no hassle.
I had letters to my address in the very early stages of building my house! I phoned them and told them it was a building site. I've not heard a thing since and that was 8 years ago.
oh - I get e-mails and letters incessantly - reply, "how many times do I have to tell you . . . ."
My reminder must go to the spam folder or flagged as scam then ... as for letters they are always RTS (householder/occupant.) not known at this address 😗
I am the same not needed one in over 10 years
Just another threatening ✉ its nonsense thanks as always Mr Chilli keep the videos flowing
Thanks Chilli the licence people are as usual clutching at straws but thousands of us aren't falling for it,we know your game and playing it against you so you'll loose
I wonder why they bother with their schemes, when more & more people are wising up! It is an absolute travesty when any elected Government won’t do anything about this, because it’s WRONG on so many levels!
I have been License Free since 2018 and completely ignore their letters!
*lose
It's like having the Citizens Advice Bureau telling you everything you didn't know about the TV licence on CZcams I paid my TV licence for years until I come across this guy and I only watch Netflix and CZcams because like many others I thought you had to have a TV licence to own a television but that doesn't seem to be the case like the tv detector vans I thought were real up until I discovered this channel
Just play them a rousing version of " Rule Britannia " out through your letter box and watch them flee or shrivel up in horror .
or anarchy in the UK....
😂
They have no power just close the door in their face!!
With their fingers in the door!
@@icdgyixify Then they'd be back with the police. That would be assault. And they'd probably get a warrant to search your property to check if you should have a TV licence.
@@rusticpartyeditz It would be their word against yours. BTW how would they be able to make this "check"?
I put it straight in the bin.
I like to collect them,,,,,,,I,ve got 15 now🤫
@@bryangreen9672 😀
It should be a criminal offence to send threatening letters🤔
if the people send the creeps a threating letter like that, they would soon be getting the old bill on you
Yes, just like threatening behaviour is an offence.
You don't actually need a licence for a TV just one to use a tv in a certain way , a phone ,computer ,tablet ,Xbox can be used in the same way so why is it called a TV licence?, Why do they not ask "have you got a computer that you watch live TV on ? ,You are stood at the door beside them so how can you be watching live tv?
If you were to invite them in and your tv,computer , tablet is not switched on receiving live Tv what can they look for ??, Do they stop people on the street and ask them to look at their phones to see if they are watching live tv??
The more I watch your videos the more I think come June when my license is up for renewal they can whistle for it, I can’t be bothered with chasing a refund for a month or two.
They won't give you a refund I was in hospital and when I came out after 7 weeks and stayed with my mum till after Xmas from August I found I watched everything on catchup OK so cancelled my license and explained I had not been at home since August 2020 - February 2021. Their reply was unfortunately we cannot refund as we cannot monitor your usage so don't know if you have or haven't been watching BBC content at home. Even tho I sent them proof of me being in hospital. Even virgin media gave me 4 months credit eventually after a few emails and phone calls to them as they can monitor my WiFi usage but for the BBC the main wording. We cannot monitor you usage is the important part so they have no way of telling what your watch and when. I'm doing it legally and only watching catchup TV and Netflix which is only a little more expensive than a TV licence and far more content worth watching and of course no BBC iplayer 👍👍👍
Ha ha. "Dear Sir or Madam". How respectful. I only get them addressed To The Occupier!
My name according to them is "legal occupier"
Send it back with a note explaining that you have not yet decided which of the new 200 genders you consider yourself to be.
I've not had a TV for 19 years, since the internet was publicly available! Just recently I've received the letters mentioned. Now please note I have had no problems until this year! Probably because last year I registered for the first time that I do not need a license. Now, apparently, I must reregister every year! I've not bothered and have received 3 letters so far. I have not responded and can't wait for them to turn up at my property :)
I don't have a telly and I don't watch anything I shouldn't but I have felt harassed and worried about these kind of letters, almost to the point of getting a licence just to make them stop. So thank you for these reassuring videos!
You do good work mate.
The BBC showing their true colours. This makes me more convinced that I did the right thing.
I just pop the letters back in the post with return to sender then they need to pay the £1.50 Royal Mail fee. The letters soon stop
you should sue them for harassment
Call them and ask to be disconnected as you don't want the service, they can't ! Not your problem
Why would you want to watch repeats after repeats after repeats on all respective government channels?
Take your letter and send it back to BBC marked " For Suppository Use Only"
one of my previous fun ways of dealing with TVL goons is open the door after they knock and stand there saying nothing and stare at them..
Nine days licence free now! Loving it.
I called today after searching their sh1tty website for a cancel form and ending up going around in circles. Took a few details for security - automatic voice system - all I told them was 'I no longer require a TV licence' and they were happy with that. Got a form on its way in the post to fill out, including a refund section as I cancelled my DD last night so they cant refund to my bank without my details. The bloke was professional and did not even try to scare me into keeping the licence. Cheers Jon, should of done this years ago :)
I wonder how the law let's this sort of scareagrams to continue? Could you imagine car insurance companies sending out this bollocks? There is no insurance for a car at this address !
Thank you,, you is very kind!, bullying to the elderly is disgraceful!
I've never bought a TV licence in my life, and been getting these threatening letters every couple of months for the last 30 years. I'm still waiting for someone to turn up at my door, so I can have a bit of fun at their expense
What a top bloke. When I lived on my own I had a guitar in one corner and books on the other, TV man knock at de door & I told him to go away, he threatened me with some bullshit, I shut the door and that was that... never heard from them again. 17 years ago..
Have yet to see anyone get court summons or prosecutions when they are addressed to 'Dear sir/madam' rather than your actual name, and they can't do that if you don't answer the door or talk to them. I have been 'investigated' by them for over 15 years now and they still don't know my name (the most primary piece of evidence they would require to prosecute me) - excellent detective work there Columbo. The letters just go round on a circle ramping up the threats before the cycle resets itself and they start over from scratch again because they run out of words and things to say, so just ignore them. They just end up unopened in the bin now with all the other junk mail whenever they come through my letterbox now.
i told my dad to stop paying 15 years ago and they haven't been back round since , keep on sending letters to everyone bbc you cant do shite, they go after vulnerable people that's all. stop paying people and save that money for a rainy day.
They can only worry you if you read them. Fortunately the council provides us all with nice bins to recycle them in.
As soon as the beeb announced the over 75 yrs must pay them a licence fee, I cancelled with them. I totally blank their threats, leave them at the door writing their notice before 2 presses on the ring bell,then the person was gone,thinking well ahead of the beeb,not going to get any luck here . PERIOD ...
I did it right and told them I did not need a licence but I still get letters
I think everybody does Ken. It seems to make no difference what way you do it, they just put you on a mailing list regardless.
Just bin them. If you get a knock, just shut the door. Personally I don't have to enter into a discourse with them.
Just ell em to fuck off!
10 years licence free and yes i told them as well and still get at least two letters a month,i have been saving them in a black bag for when one of their stooges turn up at my door,sadly nobody has ever come at the day/time they say they will.
@@zog97xy no need to swear at them - just ask them to leave and close the gate on their way out
I've cancelled mine and reminded the TV Licencing company that they always omit to add that they are ONLY talking about watching YOUR TV or PHONE or LAPTOP etc but you could still watch at any other venue....ie relatives friends, the pub etc etc.
The sickening greed of the bbc and it's employees is truly nauseating.
amazing video. I was also getting letters from tv license too and I only watch things on netflix only. It gets ridiculous the amount of letters they can send out sometimes. I have told them a few times that I don't need one because I don't watch live tv. Not matter how many times you tell them. They still send out the letters anyway to try and scare people. I feel like the letters can be quite horrible and threatening too.
Finally cancelled mine today 👍🏻👍🏻
My guard dogs like answering the door to tv licensing.
@GamerGirlTamz What are they rapping about?
Watching this is very timely. We keep receiving those letters, gave us quite a scare. Thank you for this!
very helpful, I had filled in the tv opt- out form online a couple of years ago, but I dont see why I need to do this again and again, so I have now had the threatening letters and now, happily and fully armed , I am waiting for my visitor so that I can say ''not today thank you''
Just ring them up and say you don't require a licence. I have for the last 4 years and never had a letter or a visit.
Hello ChilliJonCarne I received my February letter stating OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION OPENED. I have today received my March letter saying by the 24th March WE WILL START A FULL INVESTIGATION 🤪. They don’t even know when they have allegedly even started their own investigation bunch of muppets. P.S ChilliJonCarne keep up the good work 👍🏻
Shame the bbc didn't harrass and question Jimmy Saville.
Goon turned up at my mates house while I was there in 2018 and had a police officer with him. Police knocked on the door and demanded my mate open the door as he had a warrant (WRONG!) . My mate panicking was going to let them in. I calmed him down and asked if he wanted ME to deal with the situation. He agreed and I told him DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!. I went upstairs and stood on the windowsill and opened a small sash window. Asked the cop and the plain dressed bloke what they wanted. Again police officer shouted to open the door as they have a warrant . I asked the cop to identify who was with him he stated it was a licencing officer from TVL . I told the cop to STOP and listen to me for 1 minute . I told the cop 1) that his job was as an observer in a peacekeeping role ONLY and 2) the goon had LIED under oath to obtain a warrant without proof. I suggested he quickly contact his superiors to ascertain the exact role he was to play . Cop said you are pissing me off pal. I told him to go check ....he did ! He came back to the house and told the goon he couldnt do anything as this smart ass (ME) knows his rights. I was quick to point out to the cop its not my rights...its the law ! Best thing to do is the NO CONTACT RULE, as this chap says just say no thanks and shut the door . Make sure when you watch telly you cannot be seen from outside SIMPLES
Thank you for what you do.
I've had letters like this. I'd always thought it was one of those scams! Do you mean the BBC actually send these threatening letters? Disgusting
I look forward to getting love letters from tv licencing, they make me laugh. Visits at the door are awesome as well, open door find out its tv licencing laugh my arse off and then shut door. Leave em standing there looking like, wtf just happened here. Priceless it really is.
They give out these threatening letters every month to OAP's who HAVE paid their TV license.
Been licence free for years, on and off. My daughter got married last year and moved into her own place. They decided to go licence free too, since you can pretty much get everything other than the BBC via on demand services without a licence. Still one of the telephone operators who phoned her about it insisted that she would need a licence for watching BBC shows on Netflix! Fortunately she knows better, but I know a lot of people would be scared into buying a licence by that behaviour.
This makes me wonder. If you watch netflix on a tv, then do you turn the tv on and then go to netflix? If you do that, and the TV goes to a normal station before you hit the netflix button, hey presto, you need a licence. The only way to avoid this is not to have an aerial on your tv. I wonder how many people who say they only watch netflix have an aerial plugged into their tv?
@@rusticpartyeditz No no aerial plugged in. They got a new smart TV as a wedding gift, it hasn't even got a freeview receiver built into it. They just expect you to use Sky for live TV, or a streaming service. My old TV with a Roku dongle doesn't have an aerial plugged in. It always comes back on using the previous input channel. You have to manually switch it to a different input with the remote. As the Roku remote will also turn the TV on, and adjust the volume I'm not even sure where the actual TV remote is.
@@AlanEvans789 When I turn my TV on, it has to go to a tv channel. You can then change the input. You could leave the TV on a radio channel which avoids any issue. By the way, you cannot buy a smart tv without freeview built in here in the UK. A quick look online confirmed that, but it makes sense. It wouldn't be a TV!
mate you have taken a massive load off my mind with these videos! i have severe anxiety and am autistic as well so when i got these sorts of letters a couple days ago it gave me a panic attack thinkin i was gonna get fined and stuff.
but your videos have been a massive help! so again , from the bottom of my heart thank you.
also sorry for the lack of proper punctuation, i sorta never payed much attention in english lessons
Another great informitive video. I pass your channel onto others who are unsure about if they need a linceanse or not
Any other business could never get away with these bullying tactics
I haven't had that one yet, I wait with baited breath.
Any employer winding a household up with harassment threatening a visit and then sending a salesperson (goon) to the address is surely placing their staff at risk if violence? Is this not irresponsible and would there not be a health and safety issue with this!
I've not had one of these, but I have an excellent shredder. And of course to get a prosecution they need evidence, to get that the need to enter your house. Do just close the door
A good trick after TV licensing goon visits you is to then call the police and say you think there’s a con man going round pretending to be a TV licensing goon, and that you think they’re using a fake ID. It’s quite possible you could be mistaken but it’s better to be safe than sorry.
There is an air of desperation about these letters now. I think this is great as it shows they are on the ropes. I however think it’s bad as lots of people won’t realise the rules and be shoehorned into buying a licence.
Well done again mate for addressing these letters you are a busy boy lately.
Ps we all miss Anita and still waiting to meet her sister 😉
The best advice you will ever get is here.... absolutely 100% accurate... as the man says..... Close the door, say nothing. Its that simple.
I would avoid being smart or abusive. They'll probbaly come back with a warrant. I didn't see that mentioned in the video.
Send as many letters as they like to me, those at mission goon control will need more than letters and a goon to scare me, just wish many more would join us.
Im in👍👍👍
2 points.
1 If you have been ignoring the letters and not responding the first thing they have to do is to confirm you are the person on their register and still living there.
How do they do this?
Its easy, You open the door and the first thing they say, ( before they identify themselves, ) is your name .
Smiling "Mr Fred Bloggs? "
Most people will automatically say "Yes"
So teach yourself to never do this when opening the door, always respond with "Who are you?"
When they ID themselves its "No thank you" and close the door.
Unless they can confirm you are the name on the register at that address they cant progress the file.
2 If you are going to watch live TV without a licence ( which I highly don't recommend) be cognisant that if they see the TV showing live TV, through a window or door that is enough for them to proceed the case against you. This and whatever comes out of your mouth on the doorstep is what all prosecutions are based on and why far more women than men are prosecuted. Women score much higher on the what sociologists call the agreeability scale and are far more likely to stand and talk on the door step.
Men on the other hand are far more likely to be abrupt and tell them to FO.
They can prosecute . Would have to prove in court that the person watched live TV .
@GamerGirlTamz 200k people prosecuted a year. Someone is doing it.
Great vid. I've put it out there too for all those poor people inntimidated by this bullying nonsense. You talk a lot of sense and I hope other people find the courage to stand up to the BBC. It would force the BBC to concentrate on running errands their show as a proper business balancing their books. They've had the luxury of our money guaranteed every year without having to work for it. Cut down on some of the outrageous salaries paid to their 'stars', their own staff and frittered on unwatched channels and programming (some of their channels only have hundreds of viewers!).
Keep going and hopefully once the BBC gone you will turn yr talents to another worthy cause.
Thank you for helping people with this, you are so calming 😇 sad thing is these pathetic letters mostly effect the elderly who may not have access to sites like this...makes my blood boil. I stopped watching them years ago, they disgust me.
The cancelation option is currently available on the Tv license website I did mine just over a week ago and requested a refund. A week later I actually got a refund from them for £79.79 don't forget when you first start paying for your license you pay double for the first six months so you are always six months ahead.
You are doing a great job. Thank you.
These guys work like vampires then. Don't invite them in and you're golden.
I get a letter from TV licencing maybe every month or so. Always threatening to investigate, show up at my door and prosecute me. A very scary statement if they'd bothered to address it to my name and not "the householder".
Somehow my confidence in their investigative skills is not great.
To the BBC, ,,,, be most assured that your letters will lead to the bin!
We tried to call but no answer so we informed them on-line and have No Licence Declaration Number. We still got nasty, scary letter from them. Sad.
Actually, if they're going to interview under caution, it brings along a few major pitfalls for them.
"This interview is being recorded and may be used in evidence if this case is brought to trial"
That's the first line of the splurge of an interview under caution. How is that interview being recorded, and what authorization do they have to do so?
The next part is, "you may halt this interview to consult with free and independent legal advice at any time either in person or by telephone"
They are license salesmen. Who is going to pay for your free and independent legal advice? Remember, they started this shtick by claiming you were being interviewed in pursuance to a criminal prosecution. An interview is designed for you to answer to evidence presented to you. It is not a fishing expedition. You also have the right against self incrimination.
They cannot at any time investigate your computer in order to carry out their investigation anyway. You are covered by privacy of information.
Got my exemption letter said that I would be contacted in two years but I may still have a visit from inspectors....looking forward to closing the door 😀
Cheers Mate thank you for the information. Defund the BBC.
Thanks for the message. Much relieved to know the real facts
Everyone should just stop paying. I've never paid. The letters that come get thrown in the bin. If they turn up, they either get ignored, or told to fuck off.
Then they'd just fund the BBC through general taxation. Then all the bright sparks on here who don't pay would have to contribute for a service they say the don't use (and i suspect a lot them do use it)
Government controlled TV? They would've already done that years ago if that was the case or if they thought they could get away with it. I take it you're one of the bright sparks that actually pays for the non legally obligatory fee?
If loan sharks can't send threatening why is it legal for the BBC to send them
I wrote to the BBC and informed them of intention of prosecution for putting unwanted shit through my door. They didn't respond. So don't respond to them.
The whole country should ignore them
You should all get together and get a class action law suit against the bbc for harassment for these letters.
Go ahead. It's state sponsored and would be a waste of money. As long as govt allow the requirement for tv licences, this abuse will continue. And its legal.