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Hi, i really need some help. i moved out of my mothers home around 2 1/2 years ago when i moved in with my partner. i have just found out that a baliff has traced me to my mothers house (who has also since moved) regarding a tv licence from my mothers previous address where i lived. the baliff claims that since i was living under my mums roof and signed something when they visited (didn't know my mum didn't have licence) that i'm liable to pay total costs of £340.00!! If i don't pay by 9pm tomorrow night i will then have a warrent out for my arrest?? is this true? i'm really confused as didn't think i had the responsibility to pay my mums bills! can i go to prison? PLEASE HELP

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I would have thought the person who pays the council tax would be responsible for the TV license. Tell them it wasn't your house or TV.

 

 

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If any of this is at all helpful, could you please click on the small scales on the left and leave a short note.

 

Thank You

 

 

You also want to see a copy of whatever it was you signed. (Important)

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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HI, i did that and got told that because i was in the house watching the tv and signed something on behalf of my mum that made me liabile? it doesn't sound right to me and i understand the bailiff just wants the money but i'm scared as got baby due in 2 weeks and can't afford the money! Who do you advise i see? do i need a solicitor?

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Your local citizens advice will do for now, or even the police.

 

This is nothing more than bullying. Does that mean, if your mum

had workmen in at the time and they were inadvertently watching the TV,

they would have to pay it. I don't think so.

 

Is it possible for you to show us a copy of the letter you have on here.

(make sure you blank out any personal details).

 

If this is a DCA (Debt Collection Agency), then they can be putting

themselves in more trouble than they can imagine. They are messing with the wrong people on here.;)

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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Sounds very strange.

Who was paying for the licence ?(I mean in previous years) its likely that that name would have appeared on records.

Theres normally a lengthly process before it gets to this stage-was it a TV licensing officer that asked you to sign papers ?

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Just a quick question, how old is your mother?

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Just a quick question, how old is your mother?

 

I know where you are coming from here UKaviator because when you reach 75 years of age, you don't have to pay for a license anymore. However, SharpmanTF1 has signed something which they say makes them responsible for the license. I do think that this is some sort of con though. Smelling plenty of rats here. I personally would go to the police and see where I stood.

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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hi, thanks for all your replies. my mum is under 75. Haven't got copy of anything as happened so long ago and to be honest as it wasn't my house didn't think much of it. my mother and i share the same name (apart from middle name) but surely they could tell us apart from date of births?? to be honest am a little scared to go to the police as the bailiff claims there is now a warrent out for my arrest, he also said that he has no choice but to hand it back to the courts?? as i moved out of the house in question over 2 years ago as did my mum this really is the first i've heard of it all, as didn't recieve the letters etc. the courts and the bailiffs don't know my home address but keep hounding my mum, who herself has mental health problems. if i was to go to local CRB would they then pass address onto courts etc? also scared of them taking my belongings away! feel like i'm backed into a corner!

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sorry martin3030, yes it was the licencing agancy that got me to sign papers. also not to sure on who was paying licence as my mum has bad mental health issues and gets a little disorientated about things in the past and my dad died shortly before we moved out so could have been in either mum or dads name. thanks

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Hello Badluckgirl

 

If you think that bailiffs may call at your house, be aware that you do not have to let them in. However, if you leave any doors or windows open they have the right to enter through them. Once they have gained entry they may also force entry to any other parts of the premises. However, if you do refuse to let them in then they will be sure to return at some other time and the problem will not go away.

 

If you have received notification to say a bailiff is going to call at your house, you may be able to negotiate with them. Are you certain that they have obtained a warrant?

 

The bailiff can call at your house at any reasonable time to seize goods, but you do not have to let them in.

 

The bailiff cannot enter your house by force, but they can legally enter your property through open windows or unlocked doors, so make sure all your doors and windows are locked or closed!

 

Once the bailiff has been inside your house by entering peacefully, they can call again at a later date and enter your house without your permission, forcefully, to remove your goods.

 

When seizing goods the bailiff must leave the premises safe. When in your house the bailiff has the right of access to all rooms and can force their way into other parts of the property.

 

What you need to find out is what you have signed. It maybe worth giving the TV licencing dept a call, or send an S.A.R. (Subject Access Request) under the data protection act, for all information they hold on you and your mum's licensing account. Any paperwork and comments they have on file, should be sent ot you. It does cost £10 though, so i would try a phone call first, you may get lucky and get everything in a few days.

 

When you have the information, we can see what your options are. I will move your thread to the correct forum for more help.

 

There is an S.A.R - (Subject Access Request) link below in the list i have left, it's the Letter Template link. .

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This does sound confusing.

 

You say that you have just discovered that a bailiff has been round. Has a letter been received and if so who's name is on the letter? This is very important!!

 

Next, if you have a letter there will be details on it such as which court this has come from and the date. You need this information as well.

 

The bailiff can only enforce a warant if it is less than 180 days old. Do you know the date of the warrant?

 

Finally, you have stated that you did not know about this and letters had gone to a previous address. Therefore it is very SIMPLE indeed to have this debt taken back to the court and all bailiff fees written off.

 

You need to file a Statutory Declaration but the wording needs to be very specific. You can only file this however if you are aware which Magistrates Court heard the case and you will need the court referecnce.

 

Clearly this is the correct thing to do and you need to inform the bailiff by text that you are filing a Statutory Declaration on Monday.

 

If you needs help in completing this then please post back.

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HI, I myself have no information at all as bailiff visited my mum at her new address thinking i was living there (have never lived at new address) the bailiffs therefore do not know my address. i've spoken to the bailiff over the phone who has told me all the info in which i've relayed on here. the court is milton keynes mag and the date of signed paper is (according to bailiff) oct 05' i moved out in march 06' my mum in april 06' and between these dates had no letters on this matter at all. can i ask the courts to hear my side in frount of judge and get all this squashed as surely they'll know i was just living with parents and not paying bills for them? i really need an easy way out as baby's due 1 week on tues so won't have much time/energy to do anything i don't understand! sorry if coming across a little dence, just want this over as i truely believe i shouldn't have to pay a penny

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I would telephone the court and not just accept what this bailiff has said.

 

Which company is it, BTW?

All help is merely my opinion only - please seek legal advice if you need to as I am only qualified in SEN law.

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It seems that you are only going on what your mum is telling you.

 

You need to get every letter that has been sent to your mum's address

in your name, and find out exactly what you are up against.

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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If you were in the house & have the same name as your mum were they not just chasing "that name" at the time of their initial visit & probably didn't know that you were not the householder?After all this time they still probably don't know that both of you have the same name!!

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Just to be clear, watching a television when unlicensed is an offence whether it's yours or not. Completely ridiculous I know but that's the law apparently. Once you've signed the TV licensing forms you're snookered. You'll have to pay the fine I'd imagine but the bailiff fees are easily avoided as tomtubby suggests.

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Well, if thats the case, I will get my neighbour to set my Sky+ box to record everything I want to watch. Then I will watch the programmes the following day. That way, I have neither watched nor recorded programmes as they are being broadcast, thus I will no longer have to pay for a licence!?

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Just to be clear, watching a television when unlicensed is an offence whether it's yours or not.

 

No disrespect but.....where the heck did you get that from?????????

 

If you are invited into someones home and are not aware they do not have

a license, then you can be prosecuted for looking at their TV??????????

 

You haven't sent that letter to badluckgirl by any chance have you? LOL

 

As I said...... No disrespect.8)

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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Well, if thats the case, I will get my neighbour to set my Sky+ box to record everything I want to watch. Then I will watch the programmes the following day. That way, I have neither watched nor recorded programmes as they are being broadcast, thus I will no longer have to pay for a licence!?

 

good try robin but .....

 

TV Licensing and the law

 

Part 4 of the Communications Act 2003 makes it an offence to install or use a television receiver to watch or record any television programmes as they're being shown on television without a valid TV Licence. The Act empowers the BBC to make and amend the terms and conditions of a licence. It allows the government to make regulations to exempt or reduce the licence fee for certain persons in certain circumstances. It also makes it an offence for anyone to have any television receiver in their possession or under their control who intends to install or use it in contravention of the main offence (above), or knows, or has reasonable grounds for believing, that another person intends to install or use a television receiver in contravention of the main offence.

 

The Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967 (as amended) requires television dealers to notify TV Licensing of all their sales and rentals of television sets. This includes analogue and digital TV sets, DVD and video recorders, digital boxes and computers (including laptops) with TV cards.

 

The Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004 define what is a 'television set' and who is a 'television dealer'. The regulations also set out the various types of TV Licence, the criteria for obtaining them, the fees payable for them (including the frequency and amount of instalments) and the different concessions available, including concessions for people who are blind or severely sight impaired, people who are over 74 years of age, people who live in residential care and people who run hotels, guesthouses or campsites.

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my mum doesn't have any letters the first we knew of all this is when bailiff turned up at her door looking 4 me. like i said this really is the first either of us has heard of this. right what should i do? go to CRB explain the situation that my mum and i share the same name? would it also be worth me calling the tv licencing agancy and/or court? if so what info do i need from them? again sorry if a bit dence but feel a little bamboozled. thanks for all whos trying to help

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Can you just put a copy of any correspondence from any bailiff or licensing authority on here? (just blank out all personal details).

We are all clutching at straws at the moment, and none of us really know the full story.

 

I think the BBC have got a damn cheek to charge ridiculous prices for the SH1TE we have to endure watching. "that was just to lighten the tone".:p

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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I would certainly get onto the TV licensing authority and the court on Monday (TV licensing may well be open today). Find out exactly what has been going on and point out that you were never on the license, it was not your TV and it was not your house, therefore they are chasing the wrong person. Tell them they must call off the bailiffs while this is being investigated and that you will be contacting the court on Monday about this matter yourself.

 

If they refuse to give you details, send a SAR for YOUR details - if they have nothing on you, then they can't chase for the debt, simple as.

All help is merely my opinion only - please seek legal advice if you need to as I am only qualified in SEN law.

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does DLC sound right? i haven't recieved any of their letters etc so not 100% sure

 

Can you check that? AFAIK DLC are debt collectors not bailiffs (Direct Legal Collections). If this is the case, they are NOT bailiffs and have no powers of entry.

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