The occupier not the owner is responsible for having a TV licence, you would presumably have records to show you were renting the property so are at no risk of being prosecuted.if Licence wasn't paid I could be prosecuted by an post and convicted for an offence I knew nothing about
Relax.it. I asked her to ask the others about it and said I was surprised and that it was serious as if Licence wasn't paid I could be prosecuted by an post and convicted for an offence I knew nothing about.
Is there any chance this was done innocently, given there is no benefit to them to have put it in your name? I know when I first started renting stuff like this wasn’t all that clear to me, you muddle through electricity accounts, gas accounts, bin accounts etc.
Yes but if they had defaulted in payment and an inspector sighted a TV it is me who would be prosecuted. As I wouldn't have been aware of it potentially I could have been convicted for not turning up in court and not having a Licence. Try overturning that conviction. How were an post not to know I wasn't the occupier. This scenario is possible. It won't happen now as I spotted it and took action to resolve it.The occupier not the owner is responsible for having a TV licence, you would presumably have records to show you were renting the property so are at no risk of being prosecuted.
Is there any chance this was done innocently, given there is no benefit to them to have put it in your name? I know when I first started renting stuff like this wasn’t all that clear to me, you muddle through electricity accounts, gas accounts, bin accounts etc.
Yes I have contacted an post. BUT as I said I could have been prosecuted had they defaulted. I could have been convicted and fined in absentia. I would then have to try to overturn such an erroneous conviction.Relax.
You aren’t resident at the property therefore you aren’t liable for the TV licence. Absolutely nothing can happen to you legally.
To be on the safe side however write to An Post saying that you are not and have never been resident at said address.
I'm not worrying about it but thanks for your input. I've got licencing to remove my name.Stop worrying about something that might have happened but didn't
Worry about the things you can control
I would agree with you on the above. For me it's the principle of the action, you are giving them a good deal on the rent and rather than acknowledge this they try get another one over on you.I'm not worrying about it but thanks for your input. I've got licencing to remove my name.
My concern was the trustworthiness of the tenants after this discovery. I believe it was cute hoorism on their part to put the Licence in my name mid-way through their time in the property. None of them were willing to put it in their name due to the legal responsibility which follows if it hadn't been renewed and there is a TV set in the property. They said they didn't plan to pay the Licence anymore as they don't watch it but there was a TV in the property.
I plan to issue them with a rent renewal notice.
Ironically had I screwed them on rent they would probably have more respect.
Perhaps one of the tenants is an admirer and changed their name to the OP's by deed poll. I hope OP doesn't own any rabbits ...Probably part of a bigger fraud there could be a credit card or bank loan in your name. The TV licence would count as the proof of address. I saw it in the movies once.
Anything is possible when it comes to fraud as I also learned from the movies.Perhaps one of the tenants is an admirer and changed their name to the OP's by deed poll. I hope OP doesn't own any rabbits ...
Can you let us know how you got the licence out of your name.I'm not worrying about it but thanks for your input. I've got licencing to remove my name.
My concern was the trustworthiness of the tenants after this discovery. I believe it was cute hoorism on their part to put the Licence in my name mid-way through their time in the property. None of them were willing to put it in their name due to the legal responsibility which follows if it hadn't been renewed and there is a TV set in the property. They said they didn't plan to pay the Licence anymore as they don't watch it but there was a TV in the property.
I plan to issue them with a rent renewal notice.
Ironically had I screwed them on rent they would probably have more respect.
Yes thank you for the reply. I wrote an e mail to an post tv licencing and they replied back very promptly to say they removed my name. The an post phone service is very poor with long wait times.Can you let us know how you got the licence out of your name.
On a benign view of it the tenants might have put it in your name as none of them were willing to take 'ownership' of it. But they should have informed you. And certainly hiding the letter later is underhand. Just come out with it.
I would double check the other utilities.
None of this has anything to do with increasing the rent. Make sure you do that correctly. Charging market rent does not mean you are 'screwing' them on rent. It's a business.
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