A close relative, who is nearly eighty years old, has recently moved into a
sheltered housing complex which comprises both flats and bungalows.
She is away at present and we called round this morning to find a note from
TV Licensing, together with a reply-paid envelope, laying on the mat. It is
clearly laser printed and reads:
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Mrs x xxxxxx
(address)
Mrs xxxxx you could be fined up to £1,000
Dear Mrs xxxxx
As your TV licence was not renewed, we have no record of a valid licence for
this address. This means you could be breaking the law...
If you had been found using a TV without a licence today, you would have
been cautioned and an official intervieew would have taken place. You could
then have been prosecuted. A further visit will be made to your address
soon...
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Now the Mrs xxxxx addressed in the note died some time ago. The fact that
Mrs xxxxx is no longer resident at the address would be obvious to anyone
who checked either the Electoral Register or telephone directory. This could
also have been confirmed had the person from TV Licensing checked with the
Warden, whose flat is coincidentally next door.
I suppose TV Licensing can get away with keeping out-of-date records because
Mrs xxxxx has now passed away. It just seems a rather harsh way of saying
"hello and welcome to your new flat".
--
Graham Smith
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