they can't and don't even have the right to come into your house to check, unless you offer them, for example if you say, oh sure come in and sit down, just generally invite them inside.
i prevented my mom from paying the tv license for over a year.. but you know how mothers are.. always worried that they will get caught and ****.. so one day she went without my knowledge and just paid for a year..
I think it's absolute bullshit. The original reason for a tv license was because of BBC funding but they don't need it anymore, and they cant be bothered to change the law..
but trust me, they have no rights to even step on your private property, let alone come into your house..
I will never pay those scammers a ''tv license''.. something which only happens in the UK.. pfft kiss my ***
EDIT:
to the guy below me, yes they will send a letter but that is just standard since most people watch tv's, but you can just ignore it, they send us loads but we went 1 whole year without disturbing, paying, whatever.. they can suck my left toe!! (unless they have feet fetish)
just ignore those bastards and let everyone know to NEVER let anyone in the house!! they have no right i promise you..
go look up some youtube videos of people not allowing those tv licensers to come in and they aren't allowed, they just go walk away because they have no right!!