The olde TV licence

AJK said:
I have no idea how far you'd get with that argument *if* TV licensing pursued you after you informed them you didn't need a licence. At the end of the day, they have to prove that you need a licence - I don't know what the courts would consider sufficient "proof" in that regard.
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And this is the stickler really. You can be guaranteed TV Licensing would say you need a license. Especially the people that knock on your door!

I don't have my TV tuned into anything so if they knock on the door I invite them in (This has happened once as I am never home when they come knocking) to have a look. I wrote to them once to tell them I did not need a license and they wrote back saying someone would be round to confirm this. They never did (or I wasn't home when they did and they didn't leave any notification of such) and the letters never stop so these days I just ignore them and carry on with my life.
 
I pay for mine but wish it was through taxation, a mates sister is a mid thirties lowish level not on screen white collar bbc employee and takes home over 8k p/m for not much work at all which annoys me somewhat.
 
Figured I'd EL BUMPO an old topic instead of making a new one.

Moving into a flat next weekend. Don't intend to watch TV (hell I won't even have a TV)

Am I right in thinking I need to do nothing relating to TV licensing? Is the advice from earlier in this topic still valid?
 
You will only need none if your going to watch a live broadcast on any device, if your using catch up services then you don't.

You can inform them if you want, I have not informed yet after 9 months.

Actually I got one today saying for the millionth time I'm under investigation!
 
The BBC is worth having and worth paying for, as a concept. It does produce some good shows, but there seems to be too much focus on pandering to the minorities. Newsflash: minorities like good TV shows too.
 
Today's younger generation -

A few of the chaps down my local were having a chat the other night, you know how it is, putting the world to rights etc.

One of the contributors was complaining about today's younger generation in the West not having any fire in their bellies the way we did in our younger days.

I asked him what he meant by that statement. He said well think back to the sixties and seventies and even the fifties. There were protests almost every weekend about one thing or the other. There was CND with Ban the Bomb, Greenham Common, Workers Rights, world poverty, you name it and the young were protesting about it.

This drew more people into the conversation wth many agreeing. A few remarked that although probably an over generalisation today's young people appeared to be more insular and self-obssessed, more concerned with getting material things like the latest iPhone, clothes, other gadgets etc. rather than having a social concience. Many would prefer to play the latest computer game than take to the streets in an effort to change anything.

What do others think - did this group have a point?
 
Faustus said:
A few of the chaps down my local were having a chat the other night, you know how it is, putting the world to rights etc.

One of the contributors was complaining about today's younger generation in the West not having any fire in their bellies the way we did in our younger days.

I asked him what he meant by that statement. He said well think back to the sixties and seventies and even the fifties. There were protests almost every weekend about one thing or the other. There was CND with Ban the Bomb, Greenham Common, Workers Rights, world poverty, you name it and the young were protesting about it.

This drew more people into the conversation wth many agreeing. A few remarked that although probably an over generalisation today's young people appeared to be more insular and self-obssessed, more concerned with getting material things like the latest iPhone, clothes, other gadgets etc. rather than having a social concience. Many would prefer to play the latest computer game than take to the streets in an effort to change anything.

What do others think - did this group have a point?
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I would say what the hell has it got to do with the tv licence :confused:
 
thep02 said:
I pay for mine but wish it was through taxation, a mates sister is a mid thirties lowish level not on screen white collar bbc employee and takes home over 8k p/m for not much work at all which annoys me somewhat.
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£160k a year on a lowish level job, that can't be right.
 
Derek W said:
I would say what the hell has it got to do with the tv licence :confused:
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What he means is....

Everyone is too busy posting "selfies" to facebook from their iphone to care about being taken for a mug by the BBC and the establishment.
Being forced to pay for some thing that is not essential to life (like a tv license), is slavery, but no one seems to give a ****.
40 years ago they would have stood up to it.
 
badcompany said:
Screw the BBC, time they went commercial and paid they own way. Nothing good on BBC anyways politically correct dramas and repeats. Plus founding for fringe channels for minorities which should be commercially funded.
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Sure, they can be quality viewing like ITV or free just like Sky isn't.

Burnsy2023 said:
BBC World including BBC America is commercially funded.
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BBC America viewers have to pay a subscription cable/satellite fee too.
 
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MooMoo444 said:
Moving into a flat next weekend. Don't intend to watch TV (hell I won't even have a TV)

Am I right in thinking I need to do nothing relating to TV licensing? Is the advice from earlier in this topic still valid?
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You don't need to do nothing but you can opt to do nothing if you like. You could also inform them that you're not going to require a license (this will temporarily stop the letters from them). You may also get a visit from an inspector - you're not obliged to talk to them or let them in if you don't want to.
 
stopper said:
Being forced to pay for some thing that is not essential to life (like a tv license), is slavery, but no one seems to give a ****.
40 years ago they would have stood up to it.
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You don't have to pay for it. If you don't want to, just don't watch live TV and you don't have to pay a penny. You seem to be mixing up slavery and taxation btw.

Also what are you blithering on about. The license was introduced in 1946. 40 years ago people didn't "stand up to it", they paid it.

grudas said:
moved in, went online, said no TV.

the end
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Amen
 
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I like the youtube vids on the licience people. When they knock on your door they have to talk to the right person and therefore have to ask your name before they can go any further.

Just keep refusing to tell your name.
 
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