Over 200 in High Wycombe dodge TV licence in 2012 (From Bucks Free Press)
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Over 200 in High Wycombe dodge TV licence in 2012
7:30am Tuesday 24th July 2012 in News By Natasha Gaunt
Over 200 in High Wycombe dodge TV licence in 2012
IT has been revealed that more than 200 people in High Wycombe have been caught watching TV without a TV licence in the first half of 2012.
A further 60 people in Maidenhead and more than 690 in Slough also face fines for the same offence.
A colour TV Licence currently costs £145.50 and is required by anyone watching or recording TV programmes as they are shown on TV, whether they are using a TV set, computer, or any other equipment. Anyone watching TV illegally risks prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000.
Despite almost 95per cent of properties being correctly licensed there were still more than 204,000 people caught evading the cost during the first six months of 2012.
Victoria Sykes, TV Licensing spokesperson, said yesterday: “Today’s figures paint a very positive picture as the vast majority of people in the UK continue to pay their licence fee. Unfortunately, a minority of people do not pay for their licence, which is unfair to the law-abiding majority who do pay.”
While the fine levied for failing to buy a TV licence can be up to £1,000, the average fine for dangerous driving is £138, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists.
And penalty notices for shoplifters can often range around the £50-£80 mark.
Recent criminal hearings at Wycombe Magistrates' Court have resulted in community orders being given to people convicted of burglary, theft and assault.
One burglar was given a community punishment and made to pay costs of just £85, while two charges of theft faced by another defendant escaped a financial penalty.
Comments(17)
wayneo
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12:45pm Tue 24 Jul 12
J B Blackett
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1:30pm Tue 24 Jul 12
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It's all free although there may not be any choice of channel.
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Take a deck chair , sandwiches and a vacuum flask with you. There's plenty of room and the staff are so attentive and anxious to please.
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Just tell them you're checking out the quality of the pictures and the prices of the kit.
acjy1985
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1:38pm Tue 24 Jul 12
wayneo wrote:I bet you have SKY
Good, the more people that ignore and stop paying this ridiculous tax the better. I for one object to paying for and funding and organisation that is institutionally bias.
Kadoogan
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3:52pm Tue 24 Jul 12
wayneo wrote:Considering the amount of both left and right-wingers I see moaning about how the BBC is biased against them, I'd have to say they are doing a pretty good job.
Good, the more people that ignore and stop paying this ridiculous tax the better. I for one object to paying for and funding and organisation that is institutionally bias.
sai-diva
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4:29pm Tue 24 Jul 12
wayneo wrote:What would you rather have, the remarkably un biased,well written, and legally run Murdoch press and television?
Good, the more people that ignore and stop paying this ridiculous tax the better. I for one object to paying for and funding and organisation that is institutionally bias.
Mr Totterdge Hill
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8:55pm Tue 24 Jul 12
wayneo
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9:57pm Tue 24 Jul 12
acjy1985 wrote:But I can choose whether to have Sky or not, i'm forced to pay for the BBC aren't I?
wayneo wrote: Good, the more people that ignore and stop paying this ridiculous tax the better. I for one object to paying for and funding and organisation that is institutionally bias.I bet you have SKY
wayneo
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9:59pm Tue 24 Jul 12
sai-diva wrote:Unlike the BBC, I can choose to take my business elsewhere. Irrespective of whether I dn't watch a lot of television or not, I still am forced to pay for the BBC under the cloud of a large fine if I don't.
wayneo wrote: Good, the more people that ignore and stop paying this ridiculous tax the better. I for one object to paying for and funding and organisation that is institutionally bias.What would you rather have, the remarkably un biased,well written, and legally run Murdoch press and television?
wayneo
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9:59pm Tue 24 Jul 12
Kadoogan wrote:http://www.standard.
wayneo wrote: Good, the more people that ignore and stop paying this ridiculous tax the better. I for one object to paying for and funding and organisation that is institutionally bias.Considering the amount of both left and right-wingers I see moaning about how the BBC is biased against them, I'd have to say they are doing a pretty good job.
co.uk/news/bbc-chief
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Stand up for England
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3:19am Wed 25 Jul 12
hm1
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12:07pm Wed 25 Jul 12
hm1
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12:08pm Wed 25 Jul 12
Stalemate
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3:10pm Wed 25 Jul 12
If you do ever get a knock at the door from the licensing muppets then simply make up a name.
A month or so later a summons will come through from the magistrates court, after the hearing a notice of the fine imposed will hit your doormat.
Ignore the fine, then a month or so after that you will get a knock at the door from a bailiff. Show him your passport and tell him that no-one by that name lives here.
You will never be bothered again, and the fine is written off
Hey presto, a lifetime of free tv!
sai-diva
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3:40pm Thu 26 Jul 12
wayneo wrote:Watch it on i player, or equivailent and you wont have to pay a penny.So you are not 'forced' you have choice. I sometimes watch programmes that are worth the license fee on their own, rather than having an alien culture rammed down my throat. Some of the best tv in the world is produced by the beeb, our present to the world.
sai-diva wrote:Unlike the BBC, I can choose to take my business elsewhere. Irrespective of whether I dn't watch a lot of television or not, I still am forced to pay for the BBC under the cloud of a large fine if I don't.
wayneo wrote: Good, the more people that ignore and stop paying this ridiculous tax the better. I for one object to paying for and funding and organisation that is institutionally bias.What would you rather have, the remarkably un biased,well written, and legally run Murdoch press and television?
Michael, HP7
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11:56pm Sat 28 Jul 12
TV licensing authority revealed .. oh yeah?
Just don't answer the door to them.
Ignore their poisonous pseudo-legalese missives.
Failing that,
The magic words to get rid of them are: I HEREBY DENY YOUR IMPLIED RIGHT OF ACCESS TO THIS PROPERTY.
There's loads on the internet about these goons and their tactics.
Wotchkeeper
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12:57am Fri 3 Aug 12
Things you should know:
• The BBC is the Television Licensing Authority
• TV Licensing™ (without the "Authority") is a BBC trademark like Mr Blobby™
• TV Licensing™, like Mr Blobby™, does not exist as an organisation. Anything with TV Licensing™ on it comes from Capita Business Services plc or PR agencies employed by the BBC
• Victoria Sykes, named in this article, is a good example. She actually works for Fishburn Hedges PR agency in London:
http://www.fishburn-
hedges.co.uk/about-u
s/people/victoria-sy
kes
• TV Licensing™ Inspectors/Officers are salesmen earning commission. They are no more "official" than a double-glazing salesman. You don't have to put up with them on your property. You can order (not ask) them to leave and they must comply. They cannot threaten you with a search warrant. Here's a job advert by Capita to prove they are salesmen. Note "Salary + uncapped commission".
http://i48.tinypic.c
om/315deur.jpg
• A TV licence is only for LIVE PROGRAMMES. If you watch programmes on catch-up (the BBC's own iPlayer, 4oD etc) then you don't need a licence - even if you feed the signal from your computer into your TV. The "TV" in "TV licence" doesn't refer to a TV set but to live TV programmes. Get the facts here:
http://tinyurl.com/d
3hko5f
dooza says...
12:44pm Tue 24 Jul 12