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Some friendly Christmas greetings from TV Licensing

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Mid December, less than two weeks to go until Christmas. The Christmas decoration is up, tea and biscuits are out, while there are fewer these days (rising costs and the convenience of online communications) Christmas cards are being sent and received. And kindly TV Licensing joined in with a jolly letter:

Picture of a threatening letter from TV Licensing in December
Some friendly Christmas greetings from TV Licensing

As usual the letter has the well known threatening language and at first glance only has too options, buy a licence or get a fine. The possibility of not needing a licence is only mentioned in a subordinate clause, as if an afterthought. Again as usual I doubt there will be a pointless visit by an enforcement officer. Maybe in 2026? We’ll see….

And with that, Merry Christmas!

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TV Licensing still hasn’t heard from me

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Another month, another letter from good old TV Licensing. While I keep hearing from them they complain that the haven’t heard from me. I wonder why that is?

Following their latest 10 Day Window (which I obviously ignored) I’ve received another letter stating the obvious: “This address is still unlicensed”

Picture of a letter from TV Licensing saying they still haven't heard from me
TV Licensing still hasn’t heard from me

We wrote to tell you we were giving you 10 days to get correctly licensed – free from the risk of an enforcement visit

Oh, cool, considering that I’ve been correctly licensed (meaning I don’t have one as I don’t watch live TV or use iPlayer) for many many many years you will stop sending me these stupid letters threatening me with all kinds of legal consequences and visits?

I don’t know why, but somehow I have my doubts….

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Another TV Licensing repeat: The 10-Day Window

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Haven’t written about TV Licensing for a while since asking if they have run out of ideas back in March. The last few letters I’ve shredded straight away, now it’s time to confirm, yes, they have run out of ideas. Demonstrated with the latest letter:

Picture of a letter from TV Licensing about a 10-Day window
Another TV Licensing repeat: The 10-Day Window

As you’ve probably guessed this is yet another repeat. Almost to the day one year after the last 10-Day window opened another 10-Day window opens. Last year it closed on the 4th of September, this year it closes on the 3rd of September.

Same as last year I’m going to do exactly … nothing. They gave me a 10-Day window to get correctly licensed. Which I’ve been for the last 25+ years. I don’t have any form of TV Licence as I don’t need one. I don’t watch any live TV and don’t use iPlayer. Simple as that.

Now lets see if this post series will continue with some new letter or if I will only post the occasional repeat.

Snippets, Video

Staying out of trouble in my Big Pink Bubble

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Lili has done it again. Short (less than 2 minutes), but a beautiful melodic tune with Jon’s nice drumming. All I needed this Friday evening. I hope you will enjoy it too:

Beach Bunny – Big Pink Bubble (Official Music Video)

Album is coming in April, excited what it will bring.

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Has TV Licensing run out of ideas?

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I’m getting a bit bored and disappointed with TV Licensing. It’s only been just over a year and just like on television they are already resorting to repeats? Really?

Back in October 2024 TV Licensing asked me “Will you be in on 30th October?“. Now they’ve sent me an essentially identical letter just changing the date to 19th March:

Picture of a repetitive letter from TV Licensing
TV Licensing will not visit on the 19th of March

Come on TV Licensing, you can do better than that. Please come up with some new scary threat of made up nonsense I haven’t seen yet. Be innovative. Be creative. Give me something to look forward to. A really exciting new letter. No repeats please.