I have just received my TV licence renewal (by post). On the back it has this nag :-
More secure? How do they know how secure my computer and its connection are? Even worse, if I had received it into a smartphone, how much more likely that is to be lost or stolen than a house burglar would bother to look through my filing cabinet to fish out my TV licence?
It would not greatly matter even if it did get lost because they still know if you have a licence or not; it's just more convenient have one to check when it expires (they remind you anyway), use as proof of residence*, and if ever a need arose to show it in a court of law.
As for "more convenient", that's debatable. I can pull my licence out of my filing cabinet (2nd drawer down, folder marked "TV") much faster than I could find it on my PC which is not even necessarily switched on.
As for "quicker", why should I care how long it takes to reach me (within reason)? It is not needed as a working document. What matters is that you have paid it in time (I do that on-line), not whether you received it in time.
The constant nagging to go paperless and Direct Debit gets tiresome. I might post separatly about some of the BS and lies I get about the latter.
* "Documents printed off the internet are unacceptable" they say.
Your next TV licence does not need to be on paper. It's quicker, more convenient and more secure to receive it by email."
More secure? How do they know how secure my computer and its connection are? Even worse, if I had received it into a smartphone, how much more likely that is to be lost or stolen than a house burglar would bother to look through my filing cabinet to fish out my TV licence?
It would not greatly matter even if it did get lost because they still know if you have a licence or not; it's just more convenient have one to check when it expires (they remind you anyway), use as proof of residence*, and if ever a need arose to show it in a court of law.
As for "more convenient", that's debatable. I can pull my licence out of my filing cabinet (2nd drawer down, folder marked "TV") much faster than I could find it on my PC which is not even necessarily switched on.
As for "quicker", why should I care how long it takes to reach me (within reason)? It is not needed as a working document. What matters is that you have paid it in time (I do that on-line), not whether you received it in time.
The constant nagging to go paperless and Direct Debit gets tiresome. I might post separatly about some of the BS and lies I get about the latter.
* "Documents printed off the internet are unacceptable" they say.