Soldato
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My mind nearly exploded reading that
So did mine. Then realised it was not my actual post
BBC licence fee could be means tested everyone pays regardless of whether or not they own a telev
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So did mine. Then realised it was not my actual post
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You mean Crapita employee! Last time they came to the door I just told them I don't watch live TV and they said that was fine and went away.
I have not watched live TV in over 3 years and have no intention of ever doing so again. I still receive letters from the Licencing people, but they just go in the shredder.
Considering the utter ***** broadcast by most TV stations I stopped watching and so, don't pay the licence fee any more. And regardless of what the Goverment decide, there is no way I am paying for something I don't use.
Considering the utter ***** broadcast by most TV stations I stopped watching and so, don't pay the licence fee any more. And regardless of what the Goverment decide, there is no way I am paying for something I don't use.
Why would you pay for it anyway? you are not required to have a tv licence. Regardless of what you do.
I had a run in with a licence inspection, I've been ignoring the letters and eventually one caught me at home, he seemed decent at first so I let him in and demonstrated my set up, a pc in my front room with a second display hooked up for movies. He said fine just give me your name and sign this... I asked him politely to leave at this point as it's none of thier business, he got shirty so I basically went nose to nose with him, had to raise my voice and and told him to walk out via the door or be thrown out of the window.
He left at that point.
That's the first and last time I'll entertain these idiots.
He left at that point.
That's the first and last time I'll entertain these idiots.
Why wouldn't you belive him, we don't all live in the stone age you know!
Making a declaration makes no difference, 6-12 months later they'll reinitiate the harassment campaign.
Why is that harsh? Do you use every service that's paid for through general taxation? I certainly don't.
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Good reason to add a new one? Not really.
I pay £80 a month to the local council and all they door for me at the moment is collect my bins. I wouldn't want to pay another £15 a month on top for a tv service I don't use.
Its not sticking it to the man...
Its like some random person asking to come into your property then asking you for money.
You would tell them to get stuffed.
"I asked him politely to leave at this point as it's none of their business, he got shirty so I basically went nose to nose with him, had to raise my voice and and told him to walk out via the door or be thrown out of the window."
I simply registered online that I don't need one & that was that. Not had a single letter or visitors about the issue & that was a year ago. Personally I don't use BBC services & the selection on BBC is mostly terrible.
The shows I do watch are exclusively paid for content (Alan Partridge, Red Dwarf 1-6, Blackadder) - I own the rights to these individually. It also shows by the age of the TV shows I do watch from the BBC how long it's been since they've made anything worth watching.
The shows I do watch are exclusively paid for content (Alan Partridge, Red Dwarf 1-6, Blackadder) - I own the rights to these individually. It also shows by the age of the TV shows I do watch from the BBC how long it's been since they've made anything worth watching.
You can have a TV and not require a license, and these days with all the catch up, on demand and video streaming sites, it's not hard not to require a license.
Just watch TV programs about an hour after they are shown and save money.
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Yep. You only need a licence if you watch TV live.