I've been legally licence free for more than 10 years and have never had a visit, and I only told them once at the start of my freedom from bbc propaganda. God bless you Jon
Sorry BBC you'll have a wasted journey, I'm going out for lunch on Christmas Day! Would you mind coming back on Boxing Day so I can leave you standing in the cold 😂
Next thing will be a letter saying our highly legal and extremely important enforcement officer will be calling on 25th December 2024. You therefore are extremely forbidden to leave your home under any circumstances. If you even breathe without the enforcement officer's written permission you will be fined 100 million pounds. Failure to pay in full on the spot will result in 25 billion years in prison with no food water. Parole. You will be in isolation on your own for the whole sentence. I can see these letters coming in the future. Lol
8 years without a license and only 1 goon visit. The problem was I was out lorry driving and my wife got the pleasure of telling him to get lost. Keep up the good work
I must tell you guy's about an incident I witnessed earlier this week, I do a community health care job and while I was getting my notes and equipment out from my car I witnessed and heard a doorstep goon encounter where the legal occupier, used some very choice words to the goon before slamming the door so hard, I was surprised the glass didn't fall out, I suppressed myself from laughing and punching the air. 😂
Hi Jon!! You’re an absolute incredible pleasure to watch!! What you’re doing for everyone is truly inspiring and such a joy to watch. Cannot believe all this nonsense with the TV License - it’s shocking. Thanks again !! 🎉
I've been license-free for two and a half years now, only because of the courage you gave me to deal with their letters (15 so far) without worry and with these people who pay us a visit, which has happened three times so far. Thank you for all your information on how to deal with and stop worrying about their outrageous antics.
Got a red envelope earlier today. Apparently I’ve left them no choice but to go to the ‘Final Stages’ of their investigation. An Officer has been scheduled for a visit but strangely they could come any day at any time? Doesn’t sound too scheduled to me.
That is hilarious though. I wonder if they also send out other letters demanding if one will be in on Eid, Diwali, Hanukah, Thanks-giving or the Dongzhi Festival?
I'm surrounded by Romanians and Albanians. They all seem to have huge TVs but I doubt any have licenses. But I bet the BBC don't bother them. I've not had either for over fifteen years.
Its interesting, I got a very threatening letter from the BBC today telling me I have a 10 day window to sort my TV licence out, and it specifically states I only have until the 25th December. Its a different letter to the one you have there, makes me think the date is deliberate.
They want to ruin your Christmas by stressing you out in the hope you will end up buying a license - whether you need it or not - just to stop the harassment.
I stopped playing the government none tax 14 years ago. I phone tv licensing informed them I no longer needed the licence. Two weeks later a employee turned up with the police, to check on my status. The employee then tried to reconnect me. With that I complained the police removed the ahole. So much for being fair. They are so p....d off with me not opening the door. I no longer get letters, well not this year. Keep up the good work.
I tried using a tv licensing letter to wipe my arse-didnt work-it was a bit like toilet paper we had in the 1970's in school, i'll stick to just using them to light me log burner. Merry Christmas btw. carry on.
I had this letter this week. The 25th has no meaning to me (nice try TV Licensing) but I was hoping you would cover this particular harassment letter for those who might have been worried by it and to whom the day means a great deal; cheers for all you do.
I had that letter come through last month and they never showed up and i received another letter yesterday saying this is the final warning, so i filed it into the recycling bin 😂
Lol, turning up to a drunken family (if they are anything like mine) gathering on Christmas day - good luck to the salesman. They had better be wearing jogging pants and trainers and have their escape route planned..
We went No licence a long time ago, and they still send letters before 2 years or complain that we don't have one, threaten/insinuate they'll send someone round to check. Honestly declaring no licence is no different to business as usual. Question, if petitions don't work, complaining to politicians doesn't work and following the "normal channels" doesn't work. How the heck are the British public supposed to apply any pressure on government to abolish TV licensing? I'm certain people have been moaning and grumbling about it for years, but the BBC and the gov seem to keep dancing around it, saying bullshit like "Oh, we can't do anything until the charter review period" where they then pretend nothing is wrong and ignore it. What can we do to effect meaningful change at this point? Can we? Our systems seem completely toothless, except when they're causing us harm.
Around here, some of the neighbours have had a couple of sweet sherries 😂 at 10am. I cant imagine a TV goon annoying my neighbour across the road , taking her away from her christmas cake and pigs in blankets. Carnage!!
Do remember having them at my door about 5 or 6 years ago on Xmas Eve, just shut the door over, was two of them. What freaks them out is if you stick on an Adult movie just before you open the door, have the volume up loud as you open the door, just say politely its a bad time.
I was at my Mum's the other day and she had the Xmas TV Guide, after having a flick through I laughed out loud and told her what a waste of money for the absolute dross they put on......Mrs Browns Boys, best they can do .......😁
No don't. That marks your address as being "live". Blank the effers. Make your address a black hole - where information goes in but Nothing ever comes out! Merry Christmas!
Have been license free for 6 months' your right about not missing much telly all a dont watch anymore is eastenders. Soon get used to watching tv differently.
Having saved almost 170 quid this year, I look forward to saving even more next year. As long as you play by their rules, they can't touch you. Next year will be my 18th of being licence free, it's lovely
If they want to waste even more of their money paying overtime to send people out on Xmas day they are welcome. Absolutely nothing I want to watch on live TV.
We had one of those recently to my dad's house which is unoccupied as he's recently deceased but it was addressed to the occupier and said will you be in on the 5th of December as an officer will be visiting, however a few lines doen it said they might not on that day, why would say an officer was going to visit a house known to be unoccupied, next they'll be getting warrants for empty properties and getting police to assist in breaking in .
I'd forgotten to tell you Jilli Chon. Last month,we recieved a letter giving us TEN days to buy a license or let them know we didn't need one Blah,blah ! It was sent (going by the date on the top the letter) 6th of November. We recieved the letter 18th November. We thought- thanks for letting us know we had TEN days to notify you. I think it's just a batch all dated for random dates and sent out by a machine ,again ,randomly. They don't really even worry about what the letter says. Shows how non important these letters actually are to them. ? 25th of December ? Again just a random date picked out by a computer. Computers don't know the significance of that date,probably because they don't get holidays. They just get their lights pressed out.
I was all good, just had to reply no license required ever 2 years. Out of the blue less than a year a request for me to tell them again I still don't need to BUY one. Ignored and now got a threatening letter ... binned. I DON'T WATCH TV, I have an old tv wired and used as a large monitor so I can play my games, watch RUclips, no live broadcasts. Odd for about 6 years it's always been every 2 years. I don't watch TV, simple as that.
My ex wife let them in thinking they where someone off facebook market place buying something, she got a £1000 fine,,,,, which i had to stump up, (being the bread winner) i dont even watch tv i was at work
Technically yh, I wasn't there to witness the conversation between them, but after I was told, I just bought one because she is to trusting of anyone knocking on the door coincidentally or otherwise in all dressed in black
I must object ! .. I’ve commented before that I actually was fined a grand over approximately ten years ago .. let them in felt relief and was taken to court in a different county .. a £1000 fine taken automatically from benefits I was receiving.
Still waiting for this months threatening letter as I was disappointed at last months, seeing it was a repeat of one I already had. At least give me something new to read BBC :D
I got my first goon visit last week in CO4 postcode Jon, so they are active on our manor mate. Fingers crossed for you to get a knock for the content.🤞😂
Just imagine: TV Goon: "your honour, I visited this property and found them watching the King's speech on Christmas day" Judge: "they were watching a video of the movie"? TV Goon:"No, your honour, it was the actual King's Speech, a live recording of King Charles III, not the movie" Judge: "Not Colin Firth then, I liked that film, one of my favourites..... Oh well....... "
I've been legally licence free for more than 10 years and have never had a visit, and I only told them once at the start of my freedom from bbc propaganda. God bless you Jon
Got the "You have a 10 day window before we sent the boys round" one this week. I was quite touched as I haven't had a letter in months!
I get one every month. I look forward to it, don't have much else to be amused with these days!
Sorry BBC you'll have a wasted journey, I'm going out for lunch on Christmas Day! Would you mind coming back on Boxing Day so I can leave you standing in the cold 😂
It's called boxing day for a reason. They can come around and I'll give them a boxing day on the cobble stones 😂😂😂
Next thing will be a letter saying our highly legal and extremely important enforcement officer will be calling on 25th December 2024.
You therefore are extremely forbidden to leave your home under any circumstances.
If you even breathe without the enforcement officer's written permission you will be fined 100 million pounds.
Failure to pay in full on the spot will result in 25 billion years in prison with no food water. Parole.
You will be in isolation on your own for the whole sentence.
I can see these letters coming in the future.
Lol
The BBC are sending Uncle Jim's Christmas Spirit around!
8 years without a license and only 1 goon visit. The problem was I was out lorry driving and my wife got the pleasure of telling him to get lost. Keep up the good work
It's beyond ridiculous at this point. The system needs changing to stop this abuse of authority. They are bullies plain and simple.
They have no authority
I'm going to set another place around the table on xmas day, just in case a lovely tv sales person calls in. Can't wait!
What a great idea! Please serve up plenty of stuffing!
as if they would go out on Christmas day calling at random peoples houses. I reckon it's a scare tactic knowing most will be home.
Just a friendly reminder when you phone to cancel remind them you have not watched for a year and you will get a years refund.
And dont give them any information, dont give them your phone number or your email address. And state you are the occupier, dont give them your name.
I must tell you guy's about an incident I witnessed earlier this week, I do a community health care job and while I was getting my notes and equipment out from my car I witnessed and heard a doorstep goon encounter where the legal occupier, used some very choice words to the goon before slamming the door so hard, I was surprised the glass didn't fall out, I suppressed myself from laughing and punching the air. 😂
Great story! Way to go, Legal Occupier. Merry Christmas bro!
They need to invent a N.O.N.C.E detector van and park it outside of the BBC
I second that😂
😂😂🎉
Problem is it would be going off continuously
Yeah it’d overload within the first half hour
Great comments 😂 thanks.
One letter was only the start of it! 😂
Haven't paid since jim'll fix it Christmas special 😂😂xx
Hi Jon!! You’re an absolute incredible pleasure to watch!! What you’re doing for everyone is truly inspiring and such a joy to watch. Cannot believe all this nonsense with the TV License - it’s shocking. Thanks again !! 🎉
I've been license-free for two and a half years now, only because of the courage you gave me to deal with their letters (15 so far) without worry and with these people who pay us a visit, which has happened three times so far. Thank you for all your information on how to deal with and stop worrying about their outrageous antics.
I enjoy receiving their letters but sadly they never turn up. Three times already seems ridiculous.
"Stop a visit before it's too late". Shut the door bloody quick!😁
I used to get £45 an hour as a care worker for agency on xmas day. Nurses got £75.
Got a red envelope earlier today. Apparently I’ve left them no choice but to go to the ‘Final Stages’ of their investigation. An Officer has been scheduled for a visit but strangely they could come any day at any time? Doesn’t sound too scheduled to me.
😂😂👍
That is hilarious though. I wonder if they also send out other letters demanding if one will be in on Eid, Diwali, Hanukah, Thanks-giving or the Dongzhi Festival?
I'm surrounded by Romanians and Albanians. They all seem to have huge TVs but I doubt any have licenses. But I bet the BBC don't bother them. I've not had either for over fifteen years.
Got one this morning promising a visit, they never do.
More scare tactics and desperate measures
1 in 10 households wrongly claim they don't need a license? Funny that. 1 in 1 tv licencers wrongly claim we DO need one.
Its interesting, I got a very threatening letter from the BBC today telling me I have a 10 day window to sort my TV licence out, and it specifically states I only have until the 25th December. Its a different letter to the one you have there, makes me think the date is deliberate.
They want to ruin your Christmas by stressing you out in the hope you will end up buying a license - whether you need it or not - just to stop the harassment.
Blooming joke 🤣😁 isn't it.. 🤣🤣. I look forward to getting these letters I'm building a collection ✉️
I’ll be In all day…same as I was on the last 3 dates they said they were coming round and didn’t…🤷♂️😂
Was threatened with a visit on the 4th Dec- still waiting.
How sad it would be for someone with this job to be knocking on doors Christmas Day.
Hang on a minute - How come you got a Xmas card from them and I haven't - bloody favouritism
Will they come dressed as Santa? 😂😂😂
No, The Grinch
Krampus Schwab.
Or Ebenezer Scrooge😂😂
Day 26 of not paying for my tv licence anymore thanks for your help and information on this matter......f the bbc😊
Year 22.
👍
I stopped playing the government none tax 14 years ago. I phone tv licensing informed them I no longer needed the licence. Two weeks later a employee turned up with the police, to check on my status. The employee then tried to reconnect me. With that I complained the police removed the ahole. So much for being fair. They are so p....d off with me not opening the door. I no longer get letters, well not this year. Keep up the good work.
It’s bollocks, the tv licence folk haven’t got a clue. Any other organisation or company would be prosecuted if they sent nasty letters.
Haha I got the Dear Occupier red letter today.
Not had a TV for 10 years.
I tried using a tv licensing letter to wipe my arse-didnt work-it was a bit like toilet paper we had in the 1970's in school, i'll stick to just using them to light me log burner. Merry Christmas btw. carry on.
Blessed are the log starters, great xnas gift for free.
😂😂
They send threatening emails as well now Jon, I’ve had two so far, ignored them both
I suspect that it is an automated system, hence the date. Nobody from Capita has actually read what is sent out.
Electoral role records and landlords and shops selling TVs are the only realistic way they "may know" that you have no licence.
I love red letter day! For a few seconds I imagine I'm getting a love letter. The goons can visit me on Xmas day, I don't mind them wasting their day.
Gives new meaning to the 12 days of Christmas.
I had this letter this week. The 25th has no meaning to me (nice try TV Licensing) but I was hoping you would cover this particular harassment letter for those who might have been worried by it and to whom the day means a great deal; cheers for all you do.
I had that letter come through last month and they never showed up and i received another letter yesterday saying this is the final warning, so i filed it into the recycling bin 😂
We've paid numerous times for Fools & Horses over the decades.
If you tell them that you are not going to in on the 25th you may get burgled.
The BBC live on cloud cuckoo land just like this government
Had my xmas RED letter today. Very sweet of them to remember me.
Would love one knock on my door on Christmas day, them wasting their time would give me good laugh.
Lol, turning up to a drunken family (if they are anything like mine) gathering on Christmas day - good luck to the salesman. They had better be wearing jogging pants and trainers and have their escape route planned..
Merry Christmas Jon!
Merry Christmas to you too, soldiers of the peaceful revolution! Keep strong and firm against the Legion Of Bullshit!
the BBC don’t celebrate Christmas, its not a muslim holiday
Received mine today about being in on 25 December
We went No licence a long time ago, and they still send letters before 2 years or complain that we don't have one, threaten/insinuate they'll send someone round to check. Honestly declaring no licence is no different to business as usual.
Question, if petitions don't work, complaining to politicians doesn't work and following the "normal channels" doesn't work. How the heck are the British public supposed to apply any pressure on government to abolish TV licensing? I'm certain people have been moaning and grumbling about it for years, but the BBC and the gov seem to keep dancing around it, saying bullshit like "Oh, we can't do anything until the charter review period" where they then pretend nothing is wrong and ignore it. What can we do to effect meaningful change at this point? Can we? Our systems seem completely toothless, except when they're causing us harm.
The BBC are in breach of the charter and could have it canceled at any time they wish.
I filled in the decoration. Still getting letters, so won't be doing it again.
We should be able to watch live TV without a license it's 2024 FFS 😤😤😤
I got the red one today too 😂😂😂
Nice of them to send a red letter day for Xmas. No doubt we'll get one. 😂
It's nice of them to keep the spirit of Christmas going with red letters😂🎉🎉@@Tricia3499
I noticed their letters uses threatening letters as well as romantic letters. I have alternate versions after every 6 months or so.
Had a letter from TV Licensing for a visit on the 25th of December myself, doesn’t matter if I’m in or not they wouldn’t get through the door 🙄
They want to join you for Christmas dinner 😅
I dont like the red envelope , makes it more difficult to keep track of my hemorrhoids after a dump.
Got my first letter - im looking forward to it 😁
Around here, some of the neighbours have had a couple of sweet sherries 😂 at 10am.
I cant imagine a TV goon annoying my neighbour across the road , taking her away from her christmas cake and pigs in blankets. Carnage!!
They're trying to scare the people that might only watch without a licence at Christmas
I thought I was promised a visit on 24th November but it never happened.
Do they come down the chimney on the 25th?😂
Usually they prefer the back passage....
I got it too. It is the only one I am keeping for a laugh. My guess is all these letters are computer generated
Had my third no licence needed letter today, never had a visit, not going to respond, bugger them come visit me, will cost them more than me
I don't even read them anymore. 20 years plus. Enough letters to fill up a skip.
So long not paying TV license. The letters have almost stopped.
Do remember having them at my door about 5 or 6 years ago on Xmas Eve, just shut the door over, was two of them.
What freaks them out is if you stick on an Adult movie just before you open the door, have the volume up loud as you open the door, just say politely its a bad time.
Jon some advice for your watchers. If they no longer watch live TV get them to detune the set.
Unplug the aerial. No need for it with on-demand TV.
I got a letter today for the first time in months. I'm so thankful because I was really running low on hamster bedding.
£84 an hour on Christmas and boxing day for me 🎉
I was at my Mum's the other day and she had the Xmas TV Guide, after having a flick through I laughed out loud and told her what a waste of money for the absolute dross they put on......Mrs Browns Boys, best they can do .......😁
Send the letters back saying 'The Legal Occupier' unknown !
No don't. That marks your address as being "live". Blank the effers. Make your address a black hole - where information goes in but Nothing ever comes out! Merry Christmas!
Have been license free for 6 months' your right about not missing much telly all a dont watch anymore is eastenders. Soon get used to watching tv differently.
I had two of those "will you be in" letters, but no one showed up on either day!!
my first xmas red letter / yes the 25th , now on display in the wheelie bin ;;
You'll need to extra turkey in 😂
It's a TV licence, it is a gift which will be delivered by santa himself on Christmas day 😆.
Glad to see Scott robson is still gainfully employed
Having saved almost 170 quid this year, I look forward to saving even more next year. As long as you play by their rules, they can't touch you. Next year will be my 18th of being licence free, it's lovely
Got my red one yesterday. Returned to sender as Mr Occupier is not known at this address.
25th of December christmas they no people going to be in that day
I will but maybe if I accept the invite I'll be going to friends or relatives. Take your chance and ring the bell 🙂
Yep had the 10 day warning letter....just eff off!
If they want to waste even more of their money paying overtime to send people out on Xmas day they are welcome. Absolutely nothing I want to watch on live TV.
We had one of those recently to my dad's house which is unoccupied as he's recently deceased but it was addressed to the occupier and said will you be in on the 5th of December as an officer will be visiting, however a few lines doen it said they might not on that day, why would say an officer was going to visit a house known to be unoccupied, next they'll be getting warrants for empty properties and getting police to assist in breaking in .
Capita dreaming of kicking down doors like the police looking for dodgy Fire sticks.
I'd forgotten to tell you Jilli Chon.
Last month,we recieved a letter giving us TEN days to buy a license or let them know we didn't need one Blah,blah ! It was sent (going by the date on the top the letter) 6th of November. We recieved the letter 18th November. We thought- thanks for letting us know we had TEN days to notify you.
I think it's just a batch all dated for random dates and sent out by a machine ,again ,randomly. They don't really even worry about what the letter says. Shows how non important these letters actually are to them.
? 25th of December ? Again just a random date picked out by a computer. Computers don't know the significance of that date,probably because they don't get holidays. They just get their lights pressed out.
I was all good, just had to reply no license required ever 2 years. Out of the blue less than a year a request for me to tell them again I still don't need to BUY one. Ignored and now got a threatening letter ... binned. I DON'T WATCH TV, I have an old tv wired and used as a large monitor so I can play my games, watch RUclips, no live broadcasts. Odd for about 6 years it's always been every 2 years. I don't watch TV, simple as that.
What is the point of having a tell lie vision? Not had one for years
"TAKE CARE" thats a bespoke letter for you to find your address...
They know your in Maldon somewhere but unsure exactly where...
Sending Santa , after he delivered his parcels .
Straight down the chimney , he knows what you got , sneaky or what .
My ex wife let them in thinking they where someone off facebook market place buying something, she got a £1000 fine,,,,, which i had to stump up, (being the bread winner) i dont even watch tv i was at work
Did you have to buy a licence as well ?
Technically yh, I wasn't there to witness the conversation between them, but after I was told, I just bought one because she is to trusting of anyone knocking on the door coincidentally or otherwise in all dressed in black
I must object ! .. I’ve commented before that I actually was fined a grand over approximately ten years ago .. let them in felt relief and was taken to court in a different county .. a £1000 fine taken automatically from benefits I was receiving.
Still waiting for this months threatening letter as I was disappointed at last months, seeing it was a repeat of one I already had. At least give me something new to read BBC :D
I got my first goon visit last week in CO4 postcode Jon, so they are active on our manor mate.
Fingers crossed for you to get a knock for the content.🤞😂
Got the same letter!
Oh Gawdd I would LOVE to say yes I will be in, come on that day pleaseeeeeee!!!!
Just imagine: TV Goon: "your honour, I visited this property and found them watching the King's speech on Christmas day"
Judge: "they were watching a video of the movie"?
TV Goon:"No, your honour, it was the actual King's Speech, a live recording of King Charles III, not the movie"
Judge: "Not Colin Firth then, I liked that film, one of my favourites..... Oh well....... "