Non-motoring > TV licence renewal	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: bathtub tom	Replies: 28

Wed 30 Apr 14 23:27   TV licence renewal - bathtub tom

Got an email today, telling me my licence expires today! Anyone else tried renewing it on-line? It doesn't like my licence number (I'm reading it off the old licence) and then the site goes into meltdown. They can whistle for it for now, I'm off to bed. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 01:08   TV licence renewal - VxFan

>> Anyone else tried renewing it on-line? We did ours over the phone and paid with a debit card. Added bonus was that we dealt with a human at the other end of the line. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 04:35   TV licence renewal - Clk Sec

>> Anyone else tried renewing it on-line? We've done this on-line for the last two or three years with our debit card. They let us know quite a while before renewal is due, with a reminder at the last minute. No problems so far. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 04:37   TV licence renewal - Pat

Clk Sec, you're up early! Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 04:58   TV licence renewal - Clk Sec

Yes, I'm bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning...so far! Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 04:57   TV licence renewal - Falkirk Bairn

>>then the site goes into meltdown. More Capita service for you. If it's a blip in the software someone in India will be looking at it while most of the UK is asleep. Capita offshore most of their IT /Software development & support. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 06:11   TV licence renewal - Meldrew

I have had no trouble renewing mine on line, in the past. NB I am up early to get a blazing 1.6 Mb/sec from TalkTalk as, after about 6pm I get less than 0.05 Mb/sec. The joys of copper wires and a carp provider! I see that York has gone onto 1 Gb/sec but I can't afford to move there! Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 06:54   TV licence renewal - R.P.

Crapita runs this - surprised anything works. Spoke to them the other day on behalf of client..rubbish service Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 09:12   TV licence renewal - Slidingpillar

Done it on-line for at least 5 years. No real problem, although I'm a bit curious as to why it does certain things. Have you tried following through on the bit for those who don't know their licence number? For a normal domestic address, you'd only have one licence so you don't really need the number of it. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 09:27   TV licence renewal - Bromptonaut

Just pay mine by annual direct debit, why do anything else? Reply to this message | Report message       2

Thu 1 May 14 09:47   TV licence renewal - Clk Sec

>> why do anything else? To avoid possible problems if you no longer wish to renew. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 11:55   TV licence renewal - Ted

TV is one of my very few direct debits too..although monthly. I think they take about £12. One thing fewer to bother about. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 11:59   TV licence renewal - Roger.

Smug. ;-) I don't pay the TV Tax! Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 14:55   TV licence renewal - Robin O'Reliant

>> >> To avoid possible problems if you no longer wish to renew. >> >> I'm not an avid TV watcher, but my only non-renewal will be the year they cart me off in a box. Reply to this message | Report message       2

Thu 1 May 14 15:03   TV licence renewal - Bromptonaut

>> I'm not an avid TV watcher, but my only non-renewal will be the year they >> cart me off in a box. > That's my take too Robin. Only need to cancel when I'm old enough for a free one. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 15:41   TV licence renewal - Clk Sec

>>I'm not an avid TV watcher, but my only non-renewal will be the year they cart me off in a box. Could be hassle for those you leave behind, though. ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 16:11   TV licence renewal - Dog

>>my only non-renewal will be the year they cart me off in a box. You can get them made of willow now you know. Just saying. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 16:22   TV licence renewal - CGNorwich

You certainly can. These people have got some good reductions at the moment. Mind you the cardboard is cheaper at £99 coffincompany.co.uk/wicker-coffins Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 16:52   TV licence renewal - Robin O'Reliant

Mother-in-Law went in a wicker coffin. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 18:01   TV licence renewal - WillDeBeest

Oh I see - I was imagining something in the shape of a cricket bat. Of course, cricketers already refer to a hard-sided equipment case as a 'coffin', but it's usually so full of odd socks, rolls of bat tape, grotty towels and tubes of Ralgex that it would be hard to find room for a body as well. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 18:54   TV licence renewal - CGNorwich

You would probably prefer one of these. coffincompany.co.uk/colourful-coffins/sports/cricket Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 18:57   TV licence renewal - WillDeBeest

Wouldn't be seen dead in it. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 18:58   TV licence renewal - Runfer D'Hills

How apt. Cricket does indeed seem a fitting theme for something which goes on for eternity without anything very interesting happening. ;-) Edit - makes you wonder who gets the ashes though eh? Last edited by: Runfer D'Hills on Thu 1 May 14 at 18:59 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 19:11   TV licence renewal - Stuartli

Anything I can renew or pay on-line including VED disk, TV licence, water rates, council tax etc I do so. Never had any problems and it saves hours of effort visiting various offices, post offices etc. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 22:40   TV licence renewal - Ted

> >> You can get them made of willow now you know. >> >> Just saying. I bet they look nice, Bonzo....but how do they keep the screen and all the electronics in place securely ? Or am I getting confused again ? Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 1 May 14 22:51   TV licence renewal - Ted

The cricket reference works the other way too. I had to deal with many sudden deaths in my former life. Usual procedure was to turn out the mortuary van to the premises involved. If removal was straightforward, a metal stretcher and a red blanket were used. More complex jobs like a winding staircase involved use of the ' cricket bag '. A zipped bag the size of a coffin with two handles at each end for carrying. Made things easier getting round corners ! Funny what you miss in life ! Reply to this message | Report message       1

Fri 2 May 14 00:20   TV licence renewal - Roger.

A black sack'll do for me once they've chopped my bits to bits in the teaching hospital. You are only carbon and water (mostly) after all. End of. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 2 May 14 08:13   TV licence renewal - WillDeBeest

More complex jobs ... involved use of the ' cricket bag '. Probably still smelt better than mine. }:---% Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 2 May 14 07:19   TV licence renewal - Dog

>> I bet they look nice, Bonzo....but how do they keep the screen and all the electronics in place securely ? As long as it's 405 lines I'm not too fussed really. Reply to this message | Report message