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Your Licence fee money well spent ?
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The BBC is a national organisation with a massive and growing investment in Manchester so being located in Brum seems like a good idea even if Head Office is in the capital.
So far as relocation is concerned, executive relocations are usually at the expense (or at least partly) of the employer so compared with assistance in purchasing, moving, renting or temporary accommodation, these commuting costs are almost certainly a better deal for the corporation.
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So far as relocation is concerned, executive relocations are usually at the expense (or at least partly) of the employer so compared with assistance in purchasing, moving, renting or temporary accommodation, these commuting costs are almost certainly a better deal for the corporation.
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You want to try telling them you do not have a TV.
I lived for several years without a TV and kept getting letters stating
"there is no evidence of a TV licence for this address.." with dire warnings of fines, etc.
I kept sending it back stating I did not possess a TV set
After four such letters, one evening, there was a knock on my door - they were "just checking".
This happened again a few weeks later.
A colleague has no TV and he is constantly bombarded by letters and occasional visits, demanding to know why he has no TV licence.
Pretty simple answer to that one...................
I lived for several years without a TV and kept getting letters stating
"there is no evidence of a TV licence for this address.." with dire warnings of fines, etc.
I kept sending it back stating I did not possess a TV set
After four such letters, one evening, there was a knock on my door - they were "just checking".
This happened again a few weeks later.
A colleague has no TV and he is constantly bombarded by letters and occasional visits, demanding to know why he has no TV licence.
Pretty simple answer to that one...................
I also like many BBC programmes and think the corporation's output enriches the nation.
And we are backed up by the market -place.
Looking at the latest BARB figures for June the average person spent over 28 hours watching BBC1 and 2 and 18 hours watching ITV1.
Viewing figures for the other ITV Channels is relatively insignificant and Sky 1/2/3 are only watched for 0.8/0.4/0.8 of an hour respectively.
So the viewers are voting with their viewing preferences - and that's the Beeb!
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And we are backed up by the market -place.
Looking at the latest BARB figures for June the average person spent over 28 hours watching BBC1 and 2 and 18 hours watching ITV1.
Viewing figures for the other ITV Channels is relatively insignificant and Sky 1/2/3 are only watched for 0.8/0.4/0.8 of an hour respectively.
So the viewers are voting with their viewing preferences - and that's the Beeb!
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It is not an offence or illegal to own a TV set, it is only illegal to watch or record TV as it is broadcast.
You are perfectly entitled to own a TV set to watch DVDS or videos of whatever , films you may rent or buy etc.
There are numerous good sites all about the BBC and its so called "enforcment" methods.
When they send their numerous letters out why should you have to pay to reply to them, to let them know that you dont own or watch TV, the phone is an 0845 number, theres no reply paid envelope.
Look at the names on the letters they send you eg John Hale, he seems to have numerous totally different signature and seems to work at offices all over the country,
As i said earlier there are some great sites and they have loads of info, all the various letter signatories and their multitude of differnt signature.
The only thing worth paying for is to send them a recorded letter
from a template that these sites have, a "Withdrawl of implied rights of access"
in other words you are telling them they cant come onto your property and if they do then that is trespass and under UK law you can call the police to have them removed.
people like the postman and meter readers etc have Implied rights of access by law
they call the people that come round to check "enforcers" but they arent they are salespeople trying to scare you into buying a licence, they have no legal right to enforce anything
Phuck the BBC and its tax, imagine paying a tax to have Tescos even though you never shop there, you only use Sainsburys .
Just like the Civil Service (its an unofficial dept. as far as i'm concerned) its over staffed, innefficient wasteful etc etc
You are perfectly entitled to own a TV set to watch DVDS or videos of whatever , films you may rent or buy etc.
There are numerous good sites all about the BBC and its so called "enforcment" methods.
When they send their numerous letters out why should you have to pay to reply to them, to let them know that you dont own or watch TV, the phone is an 0845 number, theres no reply paid envelope.
Look at the names on the letters they send you eg John Hale, he seems to have numerous totally different signature and seems to work at offices all over the country,
As i said earlier there are some great sites and they have loads of info, all the various letter signatories and their multitude of differnt signature.
The only thing worth paying for is to send them a recorded letter
from a template that these sites have, a "Withdrawl of implied rights of access"
in other words you are telling them they cant come onto your property and if they do then that is trespass and under UK law you can call the police to have them removed.
people like the postman and meter readers etc have Implied rights of access by law
they call the people that come round to check "enforcers" but they arent they are salespeople trying to scare you into buying a licence, they have no legal right to enforce anything
Phuck the BBC and its tax, imagine paying a tax to have Tescos even though you never shop there, you only use Sainsburys .
Just like the Civil Service (its an unofficial dept. as far as i'm concerned) its over staffed, innefficient wasteful etc etc
"they get there money of the divs and trolls who pay for a licence"
Nice....
Most of your posts seem to be about the BBC, if you've got a problem with the licensing authority why not try and make a complaint to them:
http://www.tvlicensin...king-a-complaint-AB7/
If you're not paying the money what's it to you how it's spent.
Nice....
Most of your posts seem to be about the BBC, if you've got a problem with the licensing authority why not try and make a complaint to them:
http://www.tvlicensin...king-a-complaint-AB7/
If you're not paying the money what's it to you how it's spent.
So it seems most of us are "divs and trolls" for paying our licence fee.
Well I also pay council tax even though I don't use libraries,schools, etc. Should I refuse to pay it? Am i div and troll for paying it?
Quite a chunk of the income tax/VAT I pay goes to the NHS but I have hardly ever used the NHS in 50 years. Again does this make me a div and a troll?
Well I also pay council tax even though I don't use libraries,schools, etc. Should I refuse to pay it? Am i div and troll for paying it?
Quite a chunk of the income tax/VAT I pay goes to the NHS but I have hardly ever used the NHS in 50 years. Again does this make me a div and a troll?
I have read all the posts and I still don't know if RS has a TV. or why he is being chased.
He would make a good politician or Trade Union leader : Never give a straight answer to a simple question.
A TV licence is required by everyone watching a TV broadcast . whether it is on a TV set Computer , mobile phone etc. It has nothing to do with the BBC although they get most of the money. You are paying to use a receiving apparatus. You could only be watching Chinese programmes , you still pay. What is more if you have tenants or lodgers who have their own receiving apparatus a separate licence is required for each one.
When you buy a TV the dealer has to send a copy of the sale to the TV licencing authority and they check to see if a licence has been issued to the place where the TV is being used.
No doubt they believe TV broadcasts are being watched at the property for which RS is responsible . He says he doesn't watch that doesn't mean it is not being watched by someone else.
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He would make a good politician or Trade Union leader : Never give a straight answer to a simple question.
A TV licence is required by everyone watching a TV broadcast . whether it is on a TV set Computer , mobile phone etc. It has nothing to do with the BBC although they get most of the money. You are paying to use a receiving apparatus. You could only be watching Chinese programmes , you still pay. What is more if you have tenants or lodgers who have their own receiving apparatus a separate licence is required for each one.
When you buy a TV the dealer has to send a copy of the sale to the TV licencing authority and they check to see if a licence has been issued to the place where the TV is being used.
No doubt they believe TV broadcasts are being watched at the property for which RS is responsible . He says he doesn't watch that doesn't mean it is not being watched by someone else.
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‘TV Licensing’ is a trade mark of the BBC and is used under licence by companies contracted by the BBC to administer the collection of television licence fees and enforcement of the television licensing system. The majority of administration is contracted to Capita Business Services Ltd. (‘Capita’), with cash related payment schemes contracted to Revenues Management Services Ltd. (‘RMS’). Over-the counter services are provided by PayPoint plc (‘PayPoint’) in the UK mainland and Northern Ireland, and by the Post Office in the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Marketing and printing services are contracted to Proximity London Ltd as are public relations and advertising services. The latter are subcontracted by Proximity to Fishburn Hedges Boys Williams Ltd, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO Ltd and PHD Media Ltd. The BBC is a public authority in respect of its television licensing functions and retains overall responsibility.
The BBC’s contracts with companies engaged to administer the television licensing system are managed by the BBC’s TV Licensing Management Team. The team sits within the BBC’s finance and business division, and ultimately reports to the BBC’s Executive Board. The BBC is governed by the BBC Trust, which represents the interests of licence fee payers and sets the overall strategy
As Baz says Phuck the BBC and its tax,
The BBC’s contracts with companies engaged to administer the television licensing system are managed by the BBC’s TV Licensing Management Team. The team sits within the BBC’s finance and business division, and ultimately reports to the BBC’s Executive Board. The BBC is governed by the BBC Trust, which represents the interests of licence fee payers and sets the overall strategy
As Baz says Phuck the BBC and its tax,
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