So I scrapped my TV license 21:30 - Jul 6 with 18720 views | wkj | I do not use Iplayer, but i do use Amazon Prime Video and Netflix as im finding the quality of those shows much better than most syndicated programs. I do not regret this decision at all, though do the TV License people ever stop hounding you? I have called them up and told them clearly im not using BBC's online service, nor do i have any kind of non-internet related connections to my tv, so I do not wish for one - yet i still keep getting reminder letters that I have not got one- it is quite harassing now EDIT: Just for clarity I am not trying to stage an anti license coup, I simply am not paying for a service I do not currently use [Post edited 7 Jul 2017 10:14]
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So I scrapped my TV license on 21:32 - Jul 6 with 9134 views | Coastalblue | I thought you still had to have a license or has it changed now? They are a pia though, when I stopped living on my own and moved into a property with a license they threatened me for months. | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 21:35 - Jul 6 with 9117 views | Sarge |
So I scrapped my TV license on 21:32 - Jul 6 by Coastalblue | I thought you still had to have a license or has it changed now? They are a pia though, when I stopped living on my own and moved into a property with a license they threatened me for months. |
They're awful. They're hard to get a refund out of as well. | | | |
So I scrapped my TV license on 21:36 - Jul 6 with 9122 views | wkj |
So I scrapped my TV license on 21:32 - Jul 6 by Coastalblue | I thought you still had to have a license or has it changed now? They are a pia though, when I stopped living on my own and moved into a property with a license they threatened me for months. |
The rules in simple form are as follows http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one -Watching or recording of live tv on any channel -Downloading/Watching of anything hosted on Iplayer I do not do either of these things, i don't think I need one - unless there is some small print somewhere or other [Post edited 6 Jul 2017 21:37]
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So I scrapped my TV license on 21:37 - Jul 6 with 9098 views | WeWereZombies | Just be careful not to click on any links that people post on here that may have video content from the BBC (not sure if this applies to youtube stuff that is sourced from the BBC). They should post a warning that you need a licence before you start watching but, just in case - and I have resisted the temptation to post such a link below: ( http://nothing to see here) | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 21:37 - Jul 6 with 9099 views | factual_blue | The licence fee collection is now carried by that paragon of the private sector, capita. They are utterly useless. | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 21:39 - Jul 6 with 9086 views | wkj |
So I scrapped my TV license on 21:37 - Jul 6 by WeWereZombies | Just be careful not to click on any links that people post on here that may have video content from the BBC (not sure if this applies to youtube stuff that is sourced from the BBC). They should post a warning that you need a licence before you start watching but, just in case - and I have resisted the temptation to post such a link below: ( http://nothing to see here) |
This is confusing aswell because the way i understand it, videos attatched to news content isnt part of Iplayer - I do know Iplayer gives telly license warnings before accessing, where as embedded news video does not [Post edited 6 Jul 2017 21:39]
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So I scrapped my TV license on 21:42 - Jul 6 with 9062 views | factual_blue |
So I scrapped my TV license on 21:36 - Jul 6 by wkj | The rules in simple form are as follows http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one -Watching or recording of live tv on any channel -Downloading/Watching of anything hosted on Iplayer I do not do either of these things, i don't think I need one - unless there is some small print somewhere or other [Post edited 6 Jul 2017 21:37]
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Within a couple of years you'll be unable to watch iplayer without a tv licence. They'll tie up the (currently free) BBC ID they keep pushing to a tv licence. | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 22:19 - Jul 6 with 8960 views | BOjK | Out of interest: Do you ever listen to the BBC's radio stations? | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 22:20 - Jul 6 with 8953 views | Colin_Viljoen | Keep an eye outside in case they send the post office van out to check what your viewing! | | | |
So I scrapped my TV license on 22:52 - Jul 6 with 8882 views | itfcinwales | I think in 10 or 15 years time all telly will be online based on demand streaming based loike Netflix and Amazon Prime. I cant really remeber the last time that i watched live telly that wasnt trash telly like road wars or something like that | | | |
So I scrapped my TV license on 23:02 - Jul 6 with 8860 views | caught-in-limbo | Even if you do watch a bit of BBC stuff, just claim the Tony Rooke position. | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 23:28 - Jul 6 with 8792 views | StNeotsBlue | I really don't understand some people's hostility towards to the BBC and the licence fee it's the best £15 I spend every month. The quality of the dramas, the news and the radio is fantastic. | | | |
So I scrapped my TV license on 23:40 - Jul 6 with 8759 views | Melford | I didn't have one for years, I resented the scaremongering and threatening tactics they used when I was a student to get us to cough up. I don't mind paying it now, the BBC can fund things no other broadcaster can. Look at the Glastonbury coverage, how many sets they covered and made available for free. Someone has already mentioned Local Radio, we have Radio Suffolk providing commentary for Ipswich games, all over the country there are BBC Local stations bringing match commentary for their local teams free to air. I think it's important to have a broadcaster that is free of commercial pressure. It works out at just over 40p a day, ten pee cheaper than the s*n. | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 23:49 - Jul 6 with 8740 views | blue_oyster | If you own a TV, you're breaking the law if you don't have a TV licence. | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 08:09 - Jul 7 with 8535 views | Harry_Palmer |
So I scrapped my TV license on 23:49 - Jul 6 by blue_oyster | If you own a TV, you're breaking the law if you don't have a TV licence. |
Not true. You can own a TV without a licence as long as you don't use it to watch live broadcasts or use I-player. So for example, if you are only using it to watch DVDs or you simply own a set but don't ever use it you do not need one. [Post edited 7 Jul 2017 8:28]
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So I scrapped my TV license on 08:17 - Jul 7 with 8527 views | wkj |
So I scrapped my TV license on 23:49 - Jul 6 by blue_oyster | If you own a TV, you're breaking the law if you don't have a TV licence. |
Just owning a TV without a license isn't against the rules, The TV License website certainly doesn't state it as such- this is a bit of a myth. My TV is used as a computer anyway, console games, netflix and amazon like i said, and as such isnt considered a TV Service. As for hostility toward the TV License- I simply just realised I was paying for something i didnt need to be paying for- I live a hop skip and jump from a pub so go there to watch sport, I get all of my news and expert political analysis from TWTD forums, and anything I watch given how hectic my work/travel life is, its going to be on demand. The second this changes is when i will get a telly lisence- but I wont blindly pay for something I do not use. [Post edited 7 Jul 2017 8:18]
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So I scrapped my TV license on 08:22 - Jul 7 with 8516 views | wkj |
So I scrapped my TV license on 22:19 - Jul 6 by BOjK | Out of interest: Do you ever listen to the BBC's radio stations? |
I do listen to the Radio but it is no longer required to have a license for- http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ102 [Post edited 7 Jul 2017 8:23]
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So I scrapped my TV license on 08:54 - Jul 7 with 8447 views | blue_oyster |
So I scrapped my TV license on 08:09 - Jul 7 by Harry_Palmer | Not true. You can own a TV without a licence as long as you don't use it to watch live broadcasts or use I-player. So for example, if you are only using it to watch DVDs or you simply own a set but don't ever use it you do not need one. [Post edited 7 Jul 2017 8:28]
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So how does one ascertain if they have a TV and *doesnt* watch it? Hence the legislation which empowers the BBC to prosecute for 'an offence for anyone to have any TV receiving equipment in their possession'. | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 09:09 - Jul 7 with 8392 views | wkj |
So I scrapped my TV license on 08:54 - Jul 7 by blue_oyster | So how does one ascertain if they have a TV and *doesnt* watch it? Hence the legislation which empowers the BBC to prosecute for 'an offence for anyone to have any TV receiving equipment in their possession'. |
I don't know if the rule shave changed over recent times, but the TV License website doesnt say, if you own a tv, you need a license- only if you use your TV (or other devices) for the recording or watching of broadcasted television - not simply for owning a TV. In the day if you had a TV you'd be using it for watching Telly, but now a days with gaming consoles and internet access, its not as clear cut as all that. " Is a TV Licence required to own a television set? You don’t need a TV Licence to own or possess a television set. However, if you use it to watch or record programmes as they are being shown on TV or live on an online TV service, or to download or watch BBC programmes on demand, including catch up TV, on BBC iPlayer, then you need a TV Licence in order to do so." Source - http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/foi-legal-framework-AB16 [Post edited 7 Jul 2017 9:12]
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So I scrapped my TV license on 09:12 - Jul 7 with 8380 views | peterleeblue |
So I scrapped my TV license on 08:17 - Jul 7 by wkj | Just owning a TV without a license isn't against the rules, The TV License website certainly doesn't state it as such- this is a bit of a myth. My TV is used as a computer anyway, console games, netflix and amazon like i said, and as such isnt considered a TV Service. As for hostility toward the TV License- I simply just realised I was paying for something i didnt need to be paying for- I live a hop skip and jump from a pub so go there to watch sport, I get all of my news and expert political analysis from TWTD forums, and anything I watch given how hectic my work/travel life is, its going to be on demand. The second this changes is when i will get a telly lisence- but I wont blindly pay for something I do not use. [Post edited 7 Jul 2017 8:18]
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"I get all of my news and expert political analysis from TWTD forums! Comedy Gold!! | | | |
So I scrapped my TV license on 09:13 - Jul 7 with 8371 views | StokieBlue |
So I scrapped my TV license on 21:42 - Jul 6 by factual_blue | Within a couple of years you'll be unable to watch iplayer without a tv licence. They'll tie up the (currently free) BBC ID they keep pushing to a tv licence. |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 09:21 - Jul 7 with 8357 views | itfcjoe | You just have to ignore them, we were hounded when building my house - told them twice not living there, and sent them notification from the council which is what they asked for and it still didn't stop. It's basically just spam, wish I hadn't bothered trying to be helpful | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 09:22 - Jul 7 with 8351 views | itfcjoe |
So I scrapped my TV license on 22:52 - Jul 6 by itfcinwales | I think in 10 or 15 years time all telly will be online based on demand streaming based loike Netflix and Amazon Prime. I cant really remeber the last time that i watched live telly that wasnt trash telly like road wars or something like that |
It's why sport is so highly sought after and why TV deals for football, American sports, cricket etc keep going up and up - it's the only thing people sit down to watch live now. | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 09:30 - Jul 7 with 8333 views | BergholtBru | The sooner the BBC is scrapped the better. | |
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So I scrapped my TV license on 09:30 - Jul 7 by BergholtBru | The sooner the BBC is scrapped the better. |
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