No you don't.
Source the goddamn tv licensing people.
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/what-if-a-tv-licence-is-not-needed-top12/
How can't you have a TV licence?
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No you don't.
Source the goddamn tv licensing people.
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/what-if-a-tv-licence-is-not-needed-top12/
a Tv with no aerial plugged in or is not tuned is not "installed" as it won't work.
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You can still have the aerial plugged in and tuned though, just as long as it's not used.
Since when did an FAQ override the actual law
because you did not read the law correctly, you believe the law says something different to what it actually does.
The FAQ and the law are in complete agreement.
Since when did an FAQ override the actual law
it doesn't... you're just misinterpreting the law
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No you don't!
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All of your post sums it up quite well. The only thing I'd raise as a potential issue is the bit I've bolded. I believe that you're right if all members of the house are on one tenancy agreement, however technically, if you're on separate tenancy agreements, you technically need your own licence.
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The law does not mention the word "live" at all. Even if I am misinterpreting it, it certainly doesn't have anything to do with the 'live-ness' of the stream you are watching which is what is being peddled as fact in this thread.
If you buy a TV with a self contained tuner, you will have your details taken by the retailers and this will be passed onto the TV licensing people.
Buy a TV without an inbuilt tuner or a monitor and you're fine.
yeah if you've got a lock on your door you live in a seperate "household" with shared utilities i think.
and if you have a TV with a tuner and it's plugged into your PlayStation not an aerial and you don't use it for watching live tv, then you can happily have the inspector round he will look at it go "ok" then **** off.
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I try to keep these little outbursts to a minimum these days but I just can't keep this one in.
WHY WON'T YOU JUST ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE WRONG YOU'RE MAKING YOURSELF LOOK FOOLISH
It's literally been spelled out for you with a proper source, straight from the horse's mouth so to speak, but you're making stuff up and writing it down in an authoritative manner like you think it will trick everyone :/
It is confusing - I had a letter recently which effectively said; "you will need to own a tv licence if you own anything capable of tuning into live tv - this includes a computer, games console etc'.
The way it was worded made it seem that even owning it meant you had to have one, even though on scrutiny it didn't necessarily have to mean that.
The way it was worded made it seem that even owning it meant you had to have one, even though on scrutiny it didn't necessarily have to mean that.
They want people to think they require a TV license because they want as many people buying in to it as possible, so they like to word things in an ambiguous manner to confuse people.
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Making your text bigger doesn't make what you're saying any truer.
I have quoted what the Communications Act says, why you think an FAQ from a website overrides that I don't know. How the TV licensing people enforce the rules is up to them but that doesn't make the rules any less true.
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well read this bit:
(3)
References in this Part to using a television receiver are references to using it for receiving television programmes.
So if you aren't using it for that you aren't committing an offense .
and
WHY WON'T YOU JUST ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE WRONG YOU'RE MAKING YOURSELF LOOK FOOLISH!
(3)
References in this Part to using a television receiver are references to using it for receiving television programmes.
So if you aren't using it for that you aren't committing an offense .
and
WHY WON'T YOU JUST ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE WRONG YOU'RE MAKING YOURSELF LOOK FOOLISH!
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no live = no licence.
/thread.
/thread.
no you just don't understand the law... yes if you plug in an Ariel and tune the thing in then you'd potentially be in trouble... you'd be installing it and receiving broadcasts
If you buy a TV and just use it for your playstation etc... its not a problem
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LOL @ estebanrey, you still persisting with this bullshine. We had this in the other tv licence thread