Amy Britton

TV licence inspectors generally cannot enter a property without the resident’s explicit permission. They may enter without consent only when they have a search warrant. Residents can ask inspectors to leave, refuse to sign an interview record, remain silent, request legal advice and seek corrections to the record. Inspectors may use detection equipment and interview people suspected of watching or recording live television or BBC iPlayer without a licence.

A money‑saving expert recommends booking hotels with free cancellation and repeatedly checking prices before a trip to rebook at lower rates, a strategy that has saved some travellers hundreds of pounds. The approach involves monitoring prices at intervals ahead of travel and cancelling and rebooking if costs drop. Travellers report successful savings, and the method may also apply to car hires.