Tvlicensing Avis 1 247

For the last couple years i have only ever watched the BBC news. I dont bother with any of the other channels like itv, channel 4 and 5 as I find the adverts so boring. Now dont get me wrong, the BBC news is on a constant loop. It becomes boring but I only leave it on for background noise to be honest. I think the fee they charge is way too much a year. But on 31st December 2027 there will be no more tv licence to worry about and that day can not come quick enough. The reason I have given 4 stars is the news they do offer is important to keep up with what's going on in Ukraine and the USA. That's the only reason I have given 4 stars. Besides this, I find the tv licence fee is too much for the year. And the news is on a loop repeating itself. Years ago you only paid tv licence for the BBC. But now you not only pay for a tv licence to watch tv, but your now paying your service supplier too to watch the tv. So your paying twice. But the tv licence will be gone in 2027 forever and you'll be saving about £175 every year. I urge you all to be like me and keep ticking off the days. Every day is a day nearer to us all saying bye bye to the tv licence forever.

I do not watch or download live TV, I do not use BBC Iplayer. Yet despite checking no on EVERY box on the TV Lisencing questionnaire, it tells you that you still need a lisence. This follows more threatening letters from them. An absolute disgrace, certainly legally questionable. Looking foward to seeing the end of this organisation and the BBC!

ABSOLUTE CRAP PROGRAMMES REPEATS BEING HOUNDED BY THREATENING LETTERS I AM 80 YEARS OLD AND DISABLED AND SENT THEM LETTERS THAT I DO NOT WATCH THEIR RUBBISH PROGRAMMES YET THE LETTERS KEEP COMING THE BBC ARE UTTERLY CORRUPT THEIR MANAGERS ARE ABSOLUTELY USELESS AND SPENDING TAX PAYERS MONEY TO ENHANCE THEIR GREED

I'm in the process of renovating a house after council tenants destroyed it. I notified TV Licensing and helpfully told I didn't need a TV license (thanks Einstein). There follows a succession of mildly threatening letters which misquote the law on the subject. I answered each one on line or by email. Each successive letter starts as you've not been in touch. Registering a complaint was also a waste of time, completely ignored. The organisation is completely unprofessional and deserves to get sued for their flagrant incompetence.

TV Licensing have an internal spy / snitch sending customer email & licence expiry dates to fraudsters. This to allow an offshore fraudster / scammer to send plausible emails to customers just before their legitimate renewal email arrives. I have made an official complaint to TV Licensing, but they aren't interested.

They keep sending email to pay tv licence when I don't even watch there foolishness.
Do some returdancy & stop bothering people.
Having too many staff writting emails & sending mail.
Whoever is running this company do not have a brain for sure.

In 4 months had nothing but about 9 passive aggresive letters from these con artists .the laugh is the property in question didnt so much as have a chair it much less less an lcd even a mouse could watch.

If was any other company wpuld be more like a shakedown from a 1990s gang !!!!

Worst automated phone line experience I have ever had and no option to talk to an actual person. Their binary yes / no system leaves no room for nuance and is therefore unable to assist with individual scenarios. The entire company and system needs overhauling - no wonder it has such a bad reputation if this is how it treats people.

I would give as a review a big zero for this service quality, but I can not 🙄.... I just simply do not need this service and then I get back lengthy threatening surveys to complete, about how in all the ways I do not use it... stupid things ... then threatening messages in the applicarion about how others have been made to pay fines, or how you can be prosecuted... disgusting anyhow..ugly messages... I do not need it, and it should be as simple as that... I do not need hostile messages all throughout the application 🙄 😒

Absolutely shocking service

So cancelled my licence as i do not watch the crap, only watch Netflix was left alone for about a month then the harassment started letter after letter emails and phone calls constantly, then sent someone to my address to see if i had a tv ,well of course i have a tv how would i watch Netflix, took me to court and basically lied in front of the judge and said i was watching bbc but i did not even let him in my house, so i would recommend that if you do get a visit from them video record the f,ckers ,

These people are unable to absorb a licence holder having died, someone is left behind and the account details need to change. We all but begged to pay them without luck. They sent letters telling us to complete the enclosed form without enclosing the form THREE times. Everything I tried online wouldn't accept any of the changes I needed. They simply couldn't grasp it and yet it can't be the first time it's happened. They engage the most vociferous methods to gather revenue when someone refuses to pay yet wouldn't help us. This added to the grief and distress. It took 9 weeks of continuing to plug away and fight to get this done at the most difficult time of our lives. Executors don't get paid while paid employees fail very simple tasks hand over fist. A complete shambles.

Appalling website - cancelled licence for my mother who died - still getting chasers to pay. Cancelled licence for my father-in-law (also died) and got an email thanking me for agreeing to pay license by direct debit for the next year. One star is one too many.

We specifically stated do not renew . they've taken the money out without permission. I said no auto renewal. TV program reported this as theft. I am so angry.

Useless organisation. Lots of threatening emails, backed by an absolutely useless chatbot and no ability to talk to anyone about edge cases.

You can't issue legal threats if people can't then talk to you. Complete bunch of muppets.

Another harassing letter

How many times do i need to tell you i don't watch live TV. Go away!!

Was sick to death of watching all the fake news, lies, and bull on the BBC.

Been without it for a few years now 👍

If i don't use the service then I'm not paying.

I confirmed I still don't need a TV licence online and received a confirmation email. Two weeks later I received an even more threateningly worded letter by post telling me my address is no longer covered, but with a different reference number. I emailed them to ask them to merge the records or explain why there were two. The first response was a copy and paste template message saying thank you for confirming you don't need a licence. I emailed again. Same reaponse. I also explained via the now obligatory feedback survey that they obviously hadn't read the email. I emailed again. Fourth email from them explained that the first reference number no longer worked so they had to issue a new one. So why did they send the original confirmation email after I renewed online, and why didn't they explain in the letter? Answer: because this is outsourced and offshored to Capita, always the sign of poor service. So the bottom line is, if you don't take this seriously, TVLicensing, how do you expect anyone else to?

Paid over the phone for tv licence on behalf of my employer and to claim it back via expenses , requested receipt via email of payment and was told it would take 3 working days, nothing came, rang again and same conversation and checked correct email to be used. 7 days later nothing so rang again and was told we do not email receipts?? Asked why not and he explained the licence was proof of purchase but it would not have a vat receipts as there was no vat charged on a licence, explained I had nor received the licence so why can't I have a proof of purchase & how do I claim my money back, they could not give a s**t.

Worthless bunch who like sending threatening letters to people who are actually paying their license.
I cannot express my contempt for these people enough.

I cancelled my quarterly ddi in October and heard nothing.
Today I received a letter dated 17/11/25 telling me my license is moving from June to sept!
I go online to pay but instead of the licensing running as per the letter, I am expected to pay a full years tv licensing Dec/jan/feb/march 26 and from April every month from April!
I think tv licensing needs to get a grip of what they are trying to do as I’m not able to pay £179 over 4 months when I missed one payment due to unforeseen circumstances.
Complaint sent and wait!
The TV licensing were appalling with my elderly mum with dementia and hasn’t lived in her vacant property since Nov 2021! The threats were unbelievable