TV licence
#1
TV licence
To all those who will be leaving the UK in the next 6 months and pay for your tv licence by monthly direct debit it might be worth cancelling your payments now as you pay 6 months in advance! I know its not much each month but its better to be in your pocket than theirs.
Claire
Claire
#2
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Re: TV licence
Originally posted by claireg3
To all those who will be leaving the UK in the next 6 months and pay for your tv licence by monthly direct debit it might be worth cancelling your payments now as you pay 6 months in advance! I know its not much each month but its better to be in your pocket than theirs.
Claire
To all those who will be leaving the UK in the next 6 months and pay for your tv licence by monthly direct debit it might be worth cancelling your payments now as you pay 6 months in advance! I know its not much each month but its better to be in your pocket than theirs.
Claire
i know they do when you pay for it in full.
#3
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I tried to get a refund out of them once in the past - like trying to get the proverbial blood from a stone, and anything gained was spent in attempts to get the payment!! Much simpler to just stop paying it. When I left in october, I had cancelled mine in June, having worked out what I'd paid etc - they spent the time from June to October sending me rude letter threatening me with prosecution - even though the licence was still valid! They were trying to prosecute me for not paying towards the NEXT years licence - even though I'd already told them I wouldn't need it.
Another good reason for coming to Oz - NO TV licence!!
Another good reason for coming to Oz - NO TV licence!!
#4
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Originally posted by Pollyana
I tried to get a refund out of them once in the past - like trying to get the proverbial blood from a stone, and anything gained was spent in attempts to get the payment!! Much simpler to just stop paying it. When I left in october, I had cancelled mine in June, having worked out what I'd paid etc - they spent the time from June to October sending me rude letter threatening me with prosecution - even though the licence was still valid! They were trying to prosecute me for not paying towards the NEXT years licence - even though I'd already told them I wouldn't need it.
Another good reason for coming to Oz - NO TV licence!!
I tried to get a refund out of them once in the past - like trying to get the proverbial blood from a stone, and anything gained was spent in attempts to get the payment!! Much simpler to just stop paying it. When I left in october, I had cancelled mine in June, having worked out what I'd paid etc - they spent the time from June to October sending me rude letter threatening me with prosecution - even though the licence was still valid! They were trying to prosecute me for not paying towards the NEXT years licence - even though I'd already told them I wouldn't need it.
Another good reason for coming to Oz - NO TV licence!!
cheers.
#5
What's he asking?
Joined: Nov 2003
Location: somewhere
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Originally posted by Pollyana
Another good reason for coming to Oz - NO TV licence!!
Another good reason for coming to Oz - NO TV licence!!
#6
Ping Pong Wannabe
Joined: Oct 2003
Location: Edge of the Cotswolds
Posts: 657
yeah... we get a wealth of great entertainment like......DeadEnders and Horrible City to name a couple. All the good programs are on ITV or Channel 4. The BBC even has to mess up their one decent program...Merseybeat.
#7
What's he asking?
Joined: Nov 2003
Location: somewhere
Posts: 618
at least you dont get adverts on the beeb though. i still stand by original assertion that the bbc is worth paying for.
#8
Ping Pong Wannabe
Joined: Oct 2003
Location: Edge of the Cotswolds
Posts: 657
got to agree with you about the adverts! that one with the babies all having smoke come out of their mouths / noses is terrible! I have to change channel when that one comes on. :scared: The PS2 ads are good though.
#9
Originally posted by Fuzzyness
but shit tv as a result. some things are worth paying for and the BBC is one of them.
but shit tv as a result. some things are worth paying for and the BBC is one of them.
#10
Plus, it has to be the person whose name is on the licence that does the cancelling. I set up the direct debit, I changed the direct debit but I can't cancel it! Jim has to.
Jane
Jane
#11
#12
I forgot to say that when you cancel the direct debit give the TV licensing people a ring and let them know then they won't bother sending you any reminders etc.
Claire
Claire
#13
Also, i think when you cancel and they refund you, they only refund whole quarters, same as car tax.