Reporting someone about having no TV LIcence?

[WhiteDragon66]

At the moment I am living in an HMO. I have lived here for coming up to three years now.
I have a licence. However I have noticed that two of the residents within the household have been receiving letters from TV LIcensing for quite a long time now.
There are six of us all together living here. I think that I am the only one who is licensed though?
Would I be right in reporting just these two individuals, do you think, or should I just simply ignore this??
Any feedback would be really very helpful. Thank you.

Not in a HMO each occupant requires their own license.

A HMO is different to a house share.

I'm forced to pay for a TV licence and I dont even watch the channels that the licence covers. Explain how that is fair? The licence only covers 5 channels

😂😂😂😂😂😂
Just started a sociology degree have you?

If they are getting letters the licencing people already know they don't have a licence ,
It's not illegal to not have a licence
And even if they turn up they have zero powers of entry
Do you would just be wasting your time .

The licence is to watch bbc channels only

Don’t be a grass

Why would you do that ?
Just ignore them🤷‍♀️

It's only better value if you actually watch any of their channels.

I think you need to get out a bit more.

There’s more than 5 of those

You don't want my feedback, honestly.

*How do you think the production & broadcast of BBC Radio is paid for? By fairies?

Don’t be so silly* 🤣

Why are you doing a crying with laughter face about that! It's the BBC who say you don't need a TV licence to listen to the radio.

If you think the licence fee or its method of collection is wrong or outdated, that is different from condoning a form of theft, which it is if the people concerned have a tv.

Are you certain the others need one? Have you seen them watching live TV or I-player? Also, are you certain they don't have one? There was a period when TV Licensing kept writing to me saying I didn't have a licence, until I eventually sent them a photocopy of it.

Even if you can be certain they are evading the licence, I don't think you should get involved. I have a TV Licence but I don't agree with TV Licences; it's a case where the law is morally wrong in my opinion, and while I will obey laws that are morally wrong because I don't want the consequences of disobeying them, I won't assist with their enforcement on others.

You can have a TV and not have a license many people do And use if for net flix ,you tube etc
It's only if you watch live TV without a licence ,that you are " commiting an offence"

Surely the licensing authorities must already know that they have not got a licence??

YABVU. I also refuse to pay my TV licence, because the BBC produces such awful content and I don't see why I should subsidise their incompetence.

Good Lord no, first it's none, absolutely none of your business. Second it's outrageous of the BBC yo be able to charge multiple occupants in one property the landlord should have to pay one and factor it into his costs and third you don't know they are watching live television. Finally you could really upset people and in any communal living situation that's a very silly thing to do

Gawd, do you snoop at all their mail and make presumptions? 😩

I pay tv license in instalments on a payment card spread over the year so will regularly receive letters from them- initially with my payment plan, then to send me a Payment card and also letters reminding me to pay an instalment.

I got one yesterday. I have a license!

OP is hoping to get some kind of reward from the rich BBC department.😆

Not your problem - doesn't impact you. Ignore it.

Yeah report them OP*
Then wait for the inevitable when they work out who the grass is.

*Don't do this at all

Why do you even care?

I don't see how you would benefit from it. It seems more likely to erupt into drama for you later down the line.

Unless you’re reading their letters, how do you know?

This is a massive invasion of your housemates privacy.

Id say it’s far worse morally than “forgetting” to pay a TVL.

Literally none of your business