licence

How many drivers with 12 points on their licence are on the road?

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Dozen-point drivers: Why are there THOUSANDS of motorists on the road with 12 or more penalty points on their licence? DVLA records show some 9,349 licence holders have a dozen points or more Accruing a 12 points on a licence at one given time should be an automatic ban Motorists are being allowed to continue … Read more

Single care home where 11 out of Isle of Man’s 15 coronavirus deaths has its licence suspended

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Nine people – including a nurse – have died in 10 days at a Dundee care home at the centre of negligence allegations. Pitkerro Care Centre confirmed the fatalities after a former care worker revealed she had resigned in ‘disgust’ at the conditions she was forced to work under. She has reported Pitkerro to the … Read more

I need to cancel my TV licence but the website says I can’t do that. Can I cancel my Direct Debit? 

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I need a TV licence refund but the website says it’s not possible due to coronavirus: Should I cancel my direct debit instead? The TV Licensing website says people can not cancel their licences currently  It asks people in financial trouble, to cancel their Direct Debit instead  It added it will backdate any payments for … Read more

Sam Faiers risks a £1,000 fine as she drives her Range Rover WITHOUT a rear licence plate

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Sam Faiers risked a £1,000 fine on Tuesday as she drove her black Range Rover without a rear licence plate to stock up on supplies at local shops in Surrey.      Failing to show a correct number plate fitted in the right place can lead to a fine of up to £1,000 or a failed MOT test.  The … Read more

BBC says TV licence fee could be incorporated into bills

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BBC says £154.50 TV licence fee could be incorporated into broadband, council tax or energy bills Suggestion follows proposals to decriminalise not paying £154.50 licence fee Consultation period of decriminalising non-payment of licence fee ends today It is a criminal offence to watch live television or recorded TV without a licence By Kate Mcgreavy For … Read more

BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills

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BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills as it says decriminalising non-payment will cost it £1billion in five years Broadcaster told ministers viewers would suffer if the income stream was taken If licence was decriminalised, two alternative civil systems have been suggested  One is a civil penalty model, the other a civil … Read more

BBC licence amnesty: Inspection officers are to stop prosecutions and home visits due to lockdown

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BBC licence amnesty: Inspection officers are to stop prosecutions and home visits due to coronavirus lockdown Prosecutions for non-payment of TV licences are paused amid coronavirus crisis  Licencing officers are no longer being sent to homes and letters are stopped TV Licensing has been criticised in the past for its heavy-handed tactics Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more

Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke calls licence fee ‘dumb’

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Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke calls the licence fee ‘dumb’ and suggests it has no place in modern television Mr Dyke, 72, led broadcaster from 2000 until 2004  and said fee is out of date He said the idea of a ‘compulsory tax on the TV set sitting in the corner’ is ‘dumb’ The licence … Read more

BBC boss Lord Hall admits pensioners could go to court for not paying TV licence

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BBC boss Lord Hall has admitted it is ‘conceivable’ that 90-year-olds could end-up in court for non-payment of the licence fee but we ‘absolutely don’t want’ that. The BBC director-general was quizzed by MPs at an uncertain time for the broadcaster, and said that there could be a ‘paring back of services’ if it is … Read more