It may seem strange to those outside of the United Kingdom and to many who
reside here, it is also, but the law of the land is that if one is to own a television
set -or sets, the owner of renter must have a licence to do so.
There's been times in the past when this law has been challenged on the grounds
of if it's broadcasting issue, then why is there no licence required for a radio?
Or, if a television is manipulated so it cannot pick up a BBC frequency, why does
the owner need a licence?
Better yet, if the British Broadcasting Company is funded from the proceeds of
this licence, why aren't other broadcasting companies like Sky or Virgin-Media
allowed any of the money?
The Government even have vans that patrol the country listening into homes for
unsuspecting licence-dodgers. White vehicles that were once unmarked until
they realised it looked too-much 'Big Brother'!
It's an eternal argument that never seems to offer a fair answer.
The licence is £145 ($180.20) per year unless you're over seventy-five years of
age and then, it's free. If you're partially blind, it's half-priced.
There are other ways that avoid the need of a licence (See here for details)
But now it seems the supposedly cash-strapped Government looked at a new way
of obtaining this tax from it's peasant residents.
BBC's TV licence bullies are exposed: How ruthless bosses order staff to
catch 28 people a week for bonuses of £15,000 a year
*The ruthless tactics used by BBC licence fee collectors have been exposed
*Families hounded by BBC licence fee collectors have called them ‘intimidating’
*Accused officials of snooping through windows and forcing their way into homes
*Vulnerable people threatened into paying £145.50 fee when it was not necessary
*Have you been hounded by licence fee bullies?
Contact our Investigations Unit via tvlicence@dailymail.co.uk
'Ruthless and underhand tactics used by BBC licence fee agents can be exposed today.
Under an aggressive incentive scheme, hundreds of enforcement officers have orders
to each catch 28 evaders a week.
Bosses promise bonuses of up to £15,000 a year, saying staff must gather evidence to
take as many people to court as possible.
Homeowners who fail to pay can be fined and given criminal records.
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Among the vulnerable targeted in the past seven days are a war veteran with dementia
and a desperate young mother in a women’s refuge.
The revelations come from an investigation by a Daily Mail undercover reporter interviewed
for an enforcement job by Capita. The outsourcing firm is paid £58million a year to collect
licence fees for the BBC, bringing in £3.74billion a year.
The reporter was told by bosses: ‘We will drive you as hard as we can to get as much as
we can out of you because we’re greedy.’ He was encouraged to spy on homes and take
money on the doorstep.
‘Cash, debit, credit card, we’ll take anything,’ one TV Licensing manager said. ‘I tell people
I’ll take shirt buttons.’
Last night, the BBC ordered an urgent investigation into the Mail’s findings, insisting there
would be ‘swift and appropriate action’.
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley will question the BBC’s director general Tony Hall about
the Mail’s findings in the coming days. Capita’s bosses also face being hauled before MPs.
The Government is now under renewed pressure to decriminalise the so-called ‘TV tax’
and crack down on the aggressive way in which payments are pursued...'
SOURCE:
Here on the 'Angel Isle' Big Brother has been around a very long time!
reside here, it is also, but the law of the land is that if one is to own a television
set -or sets, the owner of renter must have a licence to do so.
There's been times in the past when this law has been challenged on the grounds
of if it's broadcasting issue, then why is there no licence required for a radio?
Or, if a television is manipulated so it cannot pick up a BBC frequency, why does
the owner need a licence?
Better yet, if the British Broadcasting Company is funded from the proceeds of
this licence, why aren't other broadcasting companies like Sky or Virgin-Media
allowed any of the money?
The Government even have vans that patrol the country listening into homes for
unsuspecting licence-dodgers. White vehicles that were once unmarked until
they realised it looked too-much 'Big Brother'!
It's an eternal argument that never seems to offer a fair answer.
The licence is £145 ($180.20) per year unless you're over seventy-five years of
age and then, it's free. If you're partially blind, it's half-priced.
There are other ways that avoid the need of a licence (See here for details)
But now it seems the supposedly cash-strapped Government looked at a new way
of obtaining this tax from it's peasant residents.
BBC's TV licence bullies are exposed: How ruthless bosses order staff to
catch 28 people a week for bonuses of £15,000 a year
*The ruthless tactics used by BBC licence fee collectors have been exposed
*Families hounded by BBC licence fee collectors have called them ‘intimidating’
*Accused officials of snooping through windows and forcing their way into homes
*Vulnerable people threatened into paying £145.50 fee when it was not necessary
*Have you been hounded by licence fee bullies?
Contact our Investigations Unit via tvlicence@dailymail.co.uk
'Ruthless and underhand tactics used by BBC licence fee agents can be exposed today.
Under an aggressive incentive scheme, hundreds of enforcement officers have orders
to each catch 28 evaders a week.
Bosses promise bonuses of up to £15,000 a year, saying staff must gather evidence to
take as many people to court as possible.
Homeowners who fail to pay can be fined and given criminal records.
Among the vulnerable targeted in the past seven days are a war veteran with dementia
and a desperate young mother in a women’s refuge.
The revelations come from an investigation by a Daily Mail undercover reporter interviewed
for an enforcement job by Capita. The outsourcing firm is paid £58million a year to collect
licence fees for the BBC, bringing in £3.74billion a year.
The reporter was told by bosses: ‘We will drive you as hard as we can to get as much as
we can out of you because we’re greedy.’ He was encouraged to spy on homes and take
money on the doorstep.
‘Cash, debit, credit card, we’ll take anything,’ one TV Licensing manager said. ‘I tell people
I’ll take shirt buttons.’
Last night, the BBC ordered an urgent investigation into the Mail’s findings, insisting there
would be ‘swift and appropriate action’.
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley will question the BBC’s director general Tony Hall about
the Mail’s findings in the coming days. Capita’s bosses also face being hauled before MPs.
The Government is now under renewed pressure to decriminalise the so-called ‘TV tax’
and crack down on the aggressive way in which payments are pursued...'
SOURCE:
Here on the 'Angel Isle' Big Brother has been around a very long time!
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