So despite singing it's praises you're essentially using a loophole to not pay for the content that you're consuming
significantly less than £20 a month, so if you think that's paltry why aren't you paying it?BBC licence fee could be means tested everyone pays regardless of whether or not they own a telev
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significantly less than £20 a month, so if you think that's paltry why aren't you paying it?So despite singing it's praises you're essentially using a loophole to not pay for the content that you're consuming
The ironic thing is, this is mainly a board that are Tory supporters preaching they have lots of money to spend and doing good things. Yet refuse to pay for a TV license or act very dishonestly to try to freeload.
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Chopped the Ariel wire and cancelled the "license" last year.
Apart from there being nothing worthwhile to watch on that channel, I refuse to pay money to a bunch of jimmy savile's.
Apart from there being nothing worthwhile to watch on that channel, I refuse to pay money to a bunch of jimmy savile's.
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Useful information. So much so I just cancelled my TV license on line.
Thank you Glaucus
I honestly have no idea where the TV aerial enters my house and so therefore my TV has never seen a live TV signal. The only easy way to get a live TV signal would be to subscribe to VM TV services, which I do not have as won't get value for money out of that + the TV licence fee.
Going forward I'd be happiest if they included it under council tax, so anyone who pays council tax will have to pay for a TV licence. Doing away with the specific criminal offence of not paying for a TV licence and make the enforcers redundant.
I agree with this. The BBC is actually a very good service, from the radio stations to the tv. I bet 90% of people on here have watched top gear, yet still say the BBC has done nothing for them and refuse to pay the license. There are a load of valuable programmes that are made that wouldn't otherwise have the funding to be possible. All of the David Attenborough nature docs, horizon etcs. They're all BBC funded. The Tudors, Rome, etcs.
To be honest, I'd much rather have a BBC than what they have in the US.
To be honest, I'd much rather have a BBC than what they have in the US.
Everyone calling for the death of the BBC are no doubt the same people who sit down and whinge about how the UK used to have an influence on the world. If you've ever had to watch public service broadcasting in other countries you wouldn't be so quick to decide that it needs to go. The BBC is held in very high regard internationally and we're about to totally screw it up.
Same for me, for 5 years all good no problems. Then after 5 years they started the harassment campaign and even after speaking to them and using the website they wouldn't stop the harassment. I used to let inspectors in my house but due to the harassment from them I no longer cooperate. I did everything they wanted and still get harassment.
Why does anyone need a live TV in this day and age of streaming media from Netflix and others? More and more people are swapping to streaming media services which don’t need a TV license. Netflix like services are far superior to Live TV so what is so odd about millions of people giving up live TV?
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I cannot speak for him but most of the shows I watch appear on Netflix and streaming services long before they appear on live TV. Why would we need live TV? With Live TV lagging behind on many great shows its hardly needed.
Apart from the Live things, that's the priority for most people on live TV, not American series that have already been on streaming services.
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Only live stuff I ever see is on the TV at work at lunchtime, in passing most of the time tbh.
Around my parents place we usually watch The Chase (Bradley Walsh is so good in this!). This is recorded though to the V+ Box.
Here I only watch streaming stuff, I don't spend lots and lots of time watching TV, maybe an episode of something per night, a bit more on weekends.
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but to all you that do not have a TV licence, i am not asking for you to incriminate yourselves but why what do you do TV wise then?
do you only use streaming services etc
but to all you that do not have a TV licence, i am not asking for you to incriminate yourselves but why what do you do TV wise then?
do you only use streaming services etc
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Please!
My parents have one. I don't watch or record live tv, or i would also get a tv licence if i did (I don't advocate avoiding paying if you do actually do these things).
My parents have one. I don't watch or record live tv, or i would also get a tv licence if i did (I don't advocate avoiding paying if you do actually do these things).
I can never quite understand this.
You do realize you don't need one right? you are not obliged to have one unless you get tricked into AGREEING to have one.
There is nothing in law which says you have to have a TV license.
Its a fee designed to target the ignorant and vulnerable (old people)
BS POST
What does BS POST mean?
Means you are utterly clueless and speaking from your chocolate starfish
Nice !!! I Cba responding to such drivel so eloquently hence the BS post