So a guy turns up at our door a while back from the TV licensing people. He comes in and Pinklet explains, that yes we have a TV set - but no, there is no coax cable coming into the flat. We use the TV for playing XBOX and watching DVD's and that's it.
He checks the TV and confirms that it is not tuned in to any channels and that there is no set top box or cable. He does say that we do have a Virgin cable coming in though.
Pinks agrees - it's for broadband only and he's welcome to check with Virgin. He is satisfied that we don't get a TV signal and couldn't have detuned the TV intentionally as it was a surprise visit. He leaves.
We then get a letter saying that a recent visit confirmed that we had TV equipment and no license and threatens us with court action if we do not purchase a TV license forthwith.
I ring the number on the letter, with the guy's report in my hand which confirms that we get no channels. I get through to an advisor, who advises me to ring another number.
I'm irritated already and the fact that they can't help is not helping along with the fact that they couldn't think to put the other number on the letter as well.
I ring the number and the robot tells me the line shuts at 5pm. The Advisor hadn't bothered to inform me of said fact. I call back and try to get some sense out of another complete jobsworth who basically tells me to call the other number tomorrow.
Well God help them I say because by now I'm fucking fuming.
I think it's disgusting that a law protects ONE company. I like the BBC on the whole but I DON'T WATCH TV!
I don't even watch on Iplayer, not that it would matter if I did because the license is for live programming only!
It should be that the onus is on them to prove that I do watch TV, but for some reason the law states that I have to prove to them that I don't, contrary to normal law procedures.
So here's the rub:
FUCK OFF BBC! FUCK YOU IN YOUR STUPID, MONEY-GRABBING FUCKING FACES YOU CUNTS.
I've opted out of your fucking monopoly. If you think I'm going to pay for a service I neither receive nor want then you're sorely fucking mistaken you putrid sacks of wank.
Oh, by the way, we don't have gas coming into the flat either - perhaps you'd like to inform British Gas so they can SEND US A FUCKING BILL.
Cunts.
He checks the TV and confirms that it is not tuned in to any channels and that there is no set top box or cable. He does say that we do have a Virgin cable coming in though.
Pinks agrees - it's for broadband only and he's welcome to check with Virgin. He is satisfied that we don't get a TV signal and couldn't have detuned the TV intentionally as it was a surprise visit. He leaves.
We then get a letter saying that a recent visit confirmed that we had TV equipment and no license and threatens us with court action if we do not purchase a TV license forthwith.
I ring the number on the letter, with the guy's report in my hand which confirms that we get no channels. I get through to an advisor, who advises me to ring another number.
I'm irritated already and the fact that they can't help is not helping along with the fact that they couldn't think to put the other number on the letter as well.
I ring the number and the robot tells me the line shuts at 5pm. The Advisor hadn't bothered to inform me of said fact. I call back and try to get some sense out of another complete jobsworth who basically tells me to call the other number tomorrow.
Well God help them I say because by now I'm fucking fuming.
I think it's disgusting that a law protects ONE company. I like the BBC on the whole but I DON'T WATCH TV!
I don't even watch on Iplayer, not that it would matter if I did because the license is for live programming only!
It should be that the onus is on them to prove that I do watch TV, but for some reason the law states that I have to prove to them that I don't, contrary to normal law procedures.
So here's the rub:
FUCK OFF BBC! FUCK YOU IN YOUR STUPID, MONEY-GRABBING FUCKING FACES YOU CUNTS.
I've opted out of your fucking monopoly. If you think I'm going to pay for a service I neither receive nor want then you're sorely fucking mistaken you putrid sacks of wank.
Oh, by the way, we don't have gas coming into the flat either - perhaps you'd like to inform British Gas so they can SEND US A FUCKING BILL.
Cunts.
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what bastards!
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