TV licence scammers

[carvell]

There's a lot of people saying "don't let them in". That move certainly won't work, unless you own your university halls. If you don't let the licence people in, they'll just go and whinge to the university, who will let them in. And because they own the rooms and you don't, that'll be allowed.

Taking locks off your doors won't work either. You each need a separate licence if you all signed separate contracts, which in university halls you do. Having locks on your doors is simply a good indication of the fact that you may have signed separate contracts.

However, the good news is that on the TV licensing website, it says this:

[lozzypop1]

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[colin1]

dont let them in your room, and they cant no whether or not you have a tv

arguing the rights and wrongs of your use of a tv purely to watch dvds, is less reliable than just not letting them know you have one at all.

they rely on scaring people into paying up, or declaring that they dont have a tv, in which case i guess they ask to have a look around to be sure.

the no comment policy is best in my opinion, dont reply to their mail, and they wont even know if your room is occupied
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[lozzypop1]