I own a rental property in the UK, it currently has no tenant, no furniture and definitely no TV.
The number of threatening letters that I get from TV Licensing and the tone of the letters is offending. Not courteous, not informing me of my rights, not one "please".
Instead I have repeated demands to either tell them I have no TV, or to pay up for a licence for that property. They threaten court action if I do neither of the these.
In reality, I am obliged to pay for a license if I watch any TV, whether terrestrial, satellite or internet streamed. If I do not do this, I am not liable for a license and I am not required to inform "TV Licensing" explicitly that I don't watch TV. As and when they send a politely worded, non threatening letter, I'll happily go on line and tell them I have no TV at this property. Until then, they are being ignored.
Apparently they have now opened an investigation.