While you may well be right, there have been many TV reports about the
impossibility of getting these people off your back. I also recall a long
radio 4 discourse about it - possibly You and Yours?
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Sent: 14 February 2006 16:21
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Notification renewals
On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 04:16:43PM -0000, Tim Trent wrote:
> The "We know where you live" adverts? They advertise that they just know.
> Equally when you buy a TV they certainly used to receive those details
> by law from the retailer. They pursue now all UK addresses without a
> licence on the assumption that you are a couch potato like wot I am
To the best of my knowledge, however, they can send you these letters all
they like, but the onus is still on them to prove that you have a TV. I
don't believe "You had one last year, so you must now" is enough proof.
Tony
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