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For the occupier of:
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ENCLOSED.
If undelivered, please return to: TV Licensing, Bristol BS98 1TL
Informational leaflet
It is a criminal offense to use TV receiving equipment to watch or record television programmes without a valid TV Licence.
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Our records show that this address remains unlicened despite several requests for payment of the TV Licence fee.
As a result, this address was passed on to our Enforcement Division for investigation. They have listed the property for a visit.
Consequently, if any evidence is found of your watching/recording TV without a licence, you may be prosecuted.
WE CATCH AROUND 1,000 EVADERS EVERY DAY. IF YOU BECOME ONE OF THEM, YOU MIGHT FIND THE FOLLOWING ADVICE HELPFUL.
What to expect if you're summoned to court.
- If the decision has been made to prosecute, your case is likely to be heard at your local court. You will be notified in a summons of time/date/venue.
- You are not legally obliged to attend the hearing, but if you don't, you may be prosecuted in your abscence.
- We will inform the court of the extended length of time that you have been unlicened, and also of the number of times you have failed to respond to our efforts to contact you.
- We will present any evidence found of your watching TV without a licence, which may include a statement taken under caution by one of our Enforcement Officers.
- These, among other factors, can be considered by the count in determining if you are guilty or not, and the amount of any fine.
- If found guilty, you could face a fine, up to £1,000. In addition, you may also be liable for court and investigation costs.
- And, even if you are convicted, you will still have to pay the TV Licence fee. A TV Licence costs £142.50 for a colour TV and £48.00 for a black and white.
Of course, if you have already bought a TV Licence, you need take no further action.
If you are committing an offence by using TV receiving equipment to watch or record TV programmes without a valid licence, you are advised to avoid the risk of legal proceedings and buy your TV Licence immediately:
visit www.tvlicensing.co.uk or call 0844 800 6720
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If you do not use TV recieving equipment, such as TV sets, video or DVD recorders, digital boxes, computers and mobile phones, to watch or record programmess as they're being shown on TV, you do not need a TV Licence. To help us update our records, please write to TV Licensing, Bristol BS98 1TL, stating that you do not use any such device. We will contact you in due course to confirm the situation.
To apply for a free over 75 TV Licence, or a short term TV Licence for 74 year olds, please call 0844 800 5857. You will need to provide your date of birth and National Insurance number. This can be found on your bank statement if your pension is paid direct into your bank account. If you don't have a National Insurance number, please call to arrange alternative proof of date of birth.
If you'd like to pay weekly for your TV Licence, you can make instalments of as little as £5.50 with a TV Licensing payment card. Please call 0845 600 0796.
If you are blind or severly sight impaired, you can claim a 50% concession on the cost of your TV Licence. Please provide a photocopy of either your document of blind registration or a certificate from your ophthalmologist stating that you are blind or severly sight impaired, along with your TV Licence number and contact phone number. Simply post this document, your details and your cheque payment to TV Licensing, Blind Concession Group, Bristol BS98 1TL.
If you have recently moved, you need to transfer your licence from your old address to be properly licensed to use a TV. Please visit our website at www.tvlicensing,co.uk/moving or call us on 0844 800 6720.
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