Prison time for people who don’t pay their TV licences in South Africa

The debt also prescribes every three years....

How Prescription Works:

Under the Prescription Act 68 of 1969 and Section 126B of the National Credit Act (NCA), a debt becomes prescribed if none of the following three events have happened during the specific time frame:
• No payment has been made toward the debt.
• You have not acknowledged the debt (verbally or in writing).
• No legal summons has been issued or served by the creditor.
 
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LazyLion said:
The debt also prescribes every three years....

How Prescription Works:

Under the Prescription Act 68 of 1969 and Section 126B of the National Credit Act (NCA), a debt becomes prescribed if none of the following three events have happened during the specific time frame:
• No payment has been made toward the debt.
• You have not acknowledged the debt (verbally or in writing).
• No legal summons has been issued or served by the creditor.
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Actually not:-
n South Africa, TV licence debt is generally treated as a debt that prescribes after 30 years under the Prescription Act, not the standard three-year period that applies to most consumer debts. This means the SABC can, in principle, pursue an unpaid account for decades after it was first incurred.

Should You Pay Your TV Licence? What Happens If You Don't - DMV Inc

With 85% of South Africans currently non-compliant, and the SABC's funding model under review, many consumers are asking the same question: Should you pay
www.dmvinc.co.za www.dmvinc.co.za
 
Newsfeed said:
Prison time for people who don’t pay their TV licences in South Africa

While the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse wants government to scrap the TV licence fee, it explained that it was currently illegal to avoid the charge.
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Never in all the time the SABC has existed, has anyone EVER been prosecuted for not paying their TV license.

And yet the fearmongering continues and some people even fall for it.

Also keep this in mind:

Under South African law, a TV licence is a statutory requirement, not a credit agreement. Because the SABC is not a credit provider, your debt does not fall under the National Credit Act.

Standard debt collectors working for the SABC cannot directly list a default on your credit profile with bureaus like TransUnion or Experian just because you are behind on payments.

Your credit record can only be impacted if the SABC officially takes you to court and wins a default judgment against you.

And this will NEVER happen...NEVER.
 
Thing is, why is the fearmongering continuing here?


If it's a desperate attempt to get clicks, guess we're used to that and can tolerate the joke.

If it's a paid for last minute effort by the clowns in Auckland Park, then #@%$# !!
 
TheMightyQuin said:
Never in all the time the SABC has existed, has anyone EVER been prosecuted for not paying their TV license.

And yet the fearmongering continues and some people even fall for it.

Also keep this in mind:

Under South African law, a TV licence is a statutory requirement, not a credit agreement. Because the SABC is not a credit provider, your debt does not fall under the National Credit Act.

Standard debt collectors working for the SABC cannot directly list a default on your credit profile with bureaus like TransUnion or Experian just because you are behind on payments.

Your credit record can only be impacted if the SABC officially takes you to court and wins a default judgment against you.

And this will NEVER happen...NEVER.
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Never say never hey.
 
So I am relying on Copilot for the figures. It says that the average TV licence account owes around R4800, but also that the cost per prisoner is in the region of R13 500 per month. This doesn't include the costs to prosecute the individual.

How does prison time even remotely make sense?
 
Goosfrabba said:
So I am relying on Copilot for the figures. It says that the average TV licence account owes around R4800, but also that the cost per prisoner is in the region of R13 500 per month. This doesn't include the costs to prosecute the individual.

How does prison time even remotely make sense?
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You also have to factor in the cost of the court case to get the person into prison, so tack on another R250000 probably to convict each person.
 
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