TV License fines....BBC responsible for over 10% of all criminal prosecutions in Magistrates Courts

[Consumer dude]

Crapita have been known to lie in order to gain a warrant.

 

If they did apply for a warrant would they have to inform the individual in advance..

[tomtubby]

The Distress Warrant is not obtained by Capita.

 

The decision to issue a Distress Warrant is one that is taken by the Fines Officer. The Distress Warrant is sent to the relevant enforcement company electronically.

 

There is indeed a requirement to advise the debtor in advance that a Distress Warrant will be issued and this is satisfied by sending a Further Steps Notice to the debtor at the address on the court file.

[brassnecked]

The Distress Warrant is not obtained by Capita.

 

The decision to issue a Distress Warrant is one that is taken by the Fines Officer. The Distress Warrant is sent to the relevant enforcement company electronically.

 

There is indeed a requirement to advise the debtor in advance that a Distress Warrant will be issued and this is satisfied by sending a Further Steps Notice to the debtor at the address on the court file.

 

You have jumped the gun, so to speak, you are quite correct as to what happens after conviction, however, at this stage Mr T.H.E. Occupier has sent Crapita Goon away with a flea in their ear, when he called on the unlicensed property; so the disgruntled salesman swears on oath there is evidence of TV usage even though Mr Occupier has no TV, dopey beak grants the Search Warrant, which Saleman uses along with a tame plod to gain entry and terrorise Mr Occupier into admitting to watching Eastbenders on his Amstrad 1640 PC over his dialup modem. The confession ensures a conviction even though it would be impossible to view a live TV stream over a dialup connection on an Amstrad 1640 PC as it is too old to do any more than type a letter, or run basic software from the 1980s from a floppy disk, it having no graphic capabilities beyond Commander Keen a game from 1991on floppy disk, and could never display or even process digital TV nor has a slot to put a TV card in.

 

This is the sort of shenanigans we are up against with Capita aka TVL. I am not exaggerating BTW

 

This is one of the biggest can of worms the government would rather stay closed as the TV Tax is a money earner for the BBC and Capita, the fines are a revenue stream for HMCS, and their bailiff contractors.

Edited September 4, 2013 by brassnecked

[45002]

If they did apply for a warrant would they have to inform the individual in advance..

 

From personal experiences then I take it Cd !

[lamma]

isn't it "valid grounds to suspect an offence is being committed" for this.

TV Licensing Laid Bare

seems good

[SWLABR9]

My tv is going to be clearly visible through the front window, the back of it is anyway. And I'm still going to be viewing stuff I've downloaded on it when I get the right connectors. But they won't be proving anything as even if it were hooked up to an aerial system no-one could see the screen from outside.

[tomtubby]

The BBC must surely be worried at the way in which the electronic age has taken off so quickly. Neither one of my son's has a TV Licence in their homes as they only watch TV through their computers and apparently, this is a common scenario in many homes with "younger" occupants .....

[Laird_Scooby]

..... and not so young occupants!

[ims21]

4 Posts removed.

 

We will not carry posts with such accusations.

[Consumer dude]

What accusations ?

[ims21]

If you read your e-mail notifications for this thread you will know what I am talking about.

[Consumer dude]

Not sure what email to look at..

[ims21]

Not sure what email to look at..

 

The e-mails you receive when a new post is made on your subscribed threads (if you have that facility turned on)

 

Anyway, it is not important and not up for discussion.

[SWLABR9]

You only get one email per several posts on a busy topic and if, like myself, you wait a while to check the thread then you'll have missed what was going on as the posts in question have been removed.

[Laird_Scooby]

Sadly i missed them despite being subscribed - Yahoo mail seems to be having problems today!

[tomtubby]

It is important to note that there is currently a Private Members Bill before Parliament that is called the BBC Licence Fee (Civil Debt) Bill 2013-2014 which had it's First Reading in June and the Second Reading reading of the Bill is scheduled for 22nd November 2013.

 

The Bill is to make provision to decriminalise the non payment of the BBC Licence fee.

[SWLABR9]

I applaud the intent. Let's hope the financial interests opposing it don't get it scuppered.

[brassnecked]

A step in the right direction, however abolition of the TV tax, and yes it has been admitted in Parliament that it IS a tax, would be better with an opt in fee like a subscription may be better.

[wobbly]

There is a big possibility they are bringing in a compusory charge for every household in southern ireland wether you have a tv or not, which will circumvent watching none live tv ,wouldnt be suprised if they do likewise in uk.

[Consumer dude]

It has always been one of the strangest laws and the sooner it goes the better..

[brassnecked]

The BBC have been after extending the TV license to include computers and devices for years, and they will seize on this Irish idea like a pitbull on a bone.

[Laird_Scooby]

It has always been one of the strangest laws and the sooner it goes the better..

 

I'll second that!

[Laird_Scooby]

There is a big possibility they are bringing in a compusory charge for every household in southern ireland wether you have a tv or not, which will circumvent watching none live tv ,wouldnt be suprised if they do likewise in uk.

The Poll Tax is dead, Long Live the Poll Tax!

Almost the same scenario, just drssed in different words by the duplicitous orators that form parliament.

[lamma]

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/bbclicencefeecivildebt.html

[Consumer dude]

Question-- When is a television not a television ? Answer-- When you don't have one..