Can a TV Licence inspector enter your house?
Can a TV Licence inspector enter your house?
Can TV licence inspectors visit your house? Inspectors can visit your house, although you’re likely to receive a letter before this point. You can refuse to let an inspector in, but this might lead to them getting a court order – which means they would be allowed to enter by law without your permission.
Does your TV Licence cover you in someone elses house?
Your home TV Licence will usually cover you to watch live TV on any channel and BBC programmes on BBC iPlayer on any device away from home.
Can a TV licensee enter my house without my permission?
In what circumstances can TV Licensing access my property without my permission? TV Licensing can only enter your home without your permission if authorised to do so under a search warrant granted by a magistrate (or sheriff in Scotland). They will only do this when they have reason to believe an offence is being committed.
How often do TV licence enforcers visit homes?
The 334 staff make four million home visits a year to gather evidence of licence fee evasion, leading to around 180,000 prosecutions. However, homeowners have complained of being harassed even when they do not own a TV, while letters have been sent to the families of viewers who are long dead.
What should I do if someone knocks on my door for TV Licensing?
TV Licensing has no rights of entry, so you should not let them anywhere near the inside of your property. Next time they knock just ignore them. If you don’t need a TV licence, as I am assuming you don’t, then you are under no obligation at all to cooperate with TV Licensing. Ignore them and keep the door closed.
Can a search warrant be issued for a TV licence?
Most search warrants are issued against those who are abusive, violent or have withdrawn the implied right of access. Even if a warrant is issued TVL have a policy of not forcing entry so the worst that can happen is that they might turn up at an inconvenient time and confirm you do not require a TV licence.
The 334 staff make four million home visits a year to gather evidence of licence fee evasion, leading to around 180,000 prosecutions. However, homeowners have complained of being harassed even when they do not own a TV, while letters have been sent to the families of viewers who are long dead.
TV Licensing has no rights of entry, so you should not let them anywhere near the inside of your property. Next time they knock just ignore them. If you don’t need a TV licence, as I am assuming you don’t, then you are under no obligation at all to cooperate with TV Licensing. Ignore them and keep the door closed.
Who are the visiting officers of TV Licensing?
TV Licensing refer to their salespeople as “visiting officers”, but members of the legally-licence-free community generally refer to them as “goons”. Even if the legal occupier has replied saying they have no television receiving equipment TV Licensing will attempt visit the property to confirm that is the case.
Who are the TV Licensing staff for the BBC?
TV Licensing staff are employed by private firm Capita on the BBC’s behalf. Although they are described as “enforcement officers”, they do not possess any official powers of arrest and cannot enter homes or search property without permission.