TV Licence Super Thread

Dirk Diggler · 16 Apr 2019 at 14:33

Jez said:
It isn't really fair to say that you need one is it, you do not. The BBC require you to have one but i would imagine that he is happy to take the chance that they wont spot him occasionally opening iplayer.

That's quality logic right there.

LiE · 16 Apr 2019 at 15:20

3 years without a TV license, living the dream.

humbug · 16 Apr 2019 at 15:40

Let me get this right, you're allowed to own a TV without a licience just as long as you don't use it for traditional TV, if you use it for Netflix and Amazon Prime they cannot make you pay for a TV license?

Zatoichi.uK · 16 Apr 2019 at 15:43

humbug said:
Let me get this right, you're allowed to own a TV without a licience just as long as you don't use it for traditional TV, if you use it for Netflix and Amazon Prime they cannot make you pay for a TV license?

Correct. You cannot use iPlayer but that's about it (for now).

labcoattech · 16 Apr 2019 at 15:44

Also make sure you don't have anything connected that will allow you to receive live TV

LiE · 16 Apr 2019 at 15:44

humbug said:
Let me get this right, you're allowed to own a TV without a licience just as long as you don't use it for traditional TV, if you use it for Netflix and Amazon Prime they cannot make you pay for a TV license?

Without a TV license you can watch catch up, Netflix, Prime, NowTV. The only thing you cannot watch is iPlayer or live TV.

From the website:

No TV? Not watching live TV on any channel, or BBC programmes on iPlayer? Empty property? You can let us know here.

You don’t need a TV Licence if you:

never watch or record programmes on any channel as they’re being shown on TV or live on an online TV service, and

never download or watch BBC programmes on iPlayer – live, catch up or on demand.

labcoattech · 16 Apr 2019 at 15:45

Some also take the extra step of making sure non of the channels are scanned.

Minusorange · 16 Apr 2019 at 15:46

Zatoichi.uK said:
(for now).

Yeah I wouldn't put it past them to change the TV license into a Streaming license

humbug · 16 Apr 2019 at 15:48

Ok, thanks guys, no point in me having a license as i don't watch normal telly, no point i get everything i want from streaming services, the last time i watched proper TV was Top Gear, the proper one.

labcoattech · 16 Apr 2019 at 15:49

I think Corbyn once mentioned about taxing steaming providers to help fund the BBC, it didn't go down well.

humbug · 16 Apr 2019 at 15:52

labcoattech said:
I think Corbyn once mentioned about taxing steaming providers to help fund the BBC, it didn't go down well.

The BBC are used as a propaganda tool by UK governments and we pay for the privilege of being spoon fed their crap.

Deleted member 77746 · 16 Apr 2019 at 16:12

labcoattech said:
I think Corbyn once mentioned about taxing steaming providers to help fund the BBC, it didn't go down well.

it probably won't because everyone who wants to avoid it will be against it.

Dirk Diggler · 16 Apr 2019 at 16:13

humbug said:
The BBC are used as a propaganda tool by UK governments and we pay for the privilege of being spoon fed their crap.

Can you back that up with actual examples?

ianh · 16 Apr 2019 at 16:37

Basher said:
You know you need a license for IPlayer, right?

I should have qualified that I suppose - I don't use iPlayer as a catchup service as I don't watch anything from the BBC any more. I only used to watch MOTD, Top Gear and David Attenborough stuff but MOTD is poor, TG is poor and the Attenborough stuff I get on Blu-Ray now.

humbug · 16 Apr 2019 at 18:03

Is there anything on the BBC worth watching now? there used to be, there was a time when the BBC made high quality programs but these day's even their documentaries and investigative journalism is dumbing down to Channel 5 levels, its not quite that trashy yet but its getting closer to:

Silly hyperbolic music for a completely unnecessary intro to what the program is about, followed by Whats coming up in the program, then some brief actual content explaining the nuances of whats happening over and over and over and over for thick people.....at least they don't have commercial breaks because then you get highlights on whats coming in part two, then a break, then the program starts again with a looking back at what happened in part one 'before the bloody break', then a segment of whats coming up in part two, 'again' then some actual programing still explaining the same nuances over and over and over just in case thick people are still watching.... until before the next break when they run a thing on whats coming up in part three................. at which point you just want to end it all.

Mainstream, or legacy TV is utter junk.

Basher · 16 Apr 2019 at 18:04

humbug said:
Is there anything on the BBC worth watching now? there used to be, there was a time when the BBC made high quality programs but these day's even their documentaries and investigative journalism is dumbing down to Channel 5 levels, its not quite that trashy yet but its getting closer to: Silly hyperbolic music for a completely unnecessary intro to what the program is about, followed by Whats coming up in the program, then some brief actual content explaining the nuances of whats happening over and over and over and over.....at least they don't have commercial breaks because then you get highlights on whats coming in part two, then a break, then the program starts again with a looking back at what happened in part one before the break, then a segment of whats coming up in part two, then some actual programing still explaining the same nuances over and over and over.... until before the next break whats coming up in part three................. at which point you just want to end it all.

Mainstream, or legacy TV is utter junk.

There's far, FAR too much Greg Wallace on the BBC. That's reason enough to stop paying the license in protest.

humbug · 16 Apr 2019 at 18:16

Basher said:
There's far, FAR too much Greg Wallace on the BBC. That's reason enough to stop paying the license in protest.

The over 70's, who don't even pay a TV license, love his cheeky cockney personality, and strictly, it reminds them of the good old days, ballroom dancing in the middle of the war.

Anyway i edited my post to clean it up, it was written in anger

robgmun · 16 Apr 2019 at 18:37

humbug said:
Is there anything on the BBC worth watching now?

Not really for me, Since Top Gear went to **** and David Attanborogh is winding down making nature series for them. There's hardly any reason for me to watch anything BBC anymore, their comedy went down the toliet in the ealry 2000's. last thing they made that made me laugh was Buzzcocks. Mock the Week is just a 'bash the tories' show and all the sitcoms are just embarrsing and 'safe'

humbug · 16 Apr 2019 at 18:46

robgmun said:
Not really for me, Since Top Gear went to **** and David Attanborogh is winding down making nature series for them. There's hardly any reason for me to watch anything BBC anymore, their comedy went down the toliet in the ealry 2000's. last thing they made that made me laugh was Buzzcocks. Mock the Week is just a 'bash the tories' show and all the sitcoms are just embarrsing and 'safe'

To be fair comedy went down the toilet throughout broadcasting, you could not make anything pre- 2000 for fear of upsetting an extreme minority of **********, who have always been there but these days we have lost the art of saying "get a grip" to these people.

Now everything is safe comedy, which isn't comedy at all. watch almost anything comedy from now and remove the dubbed over audience audio in your mind, just realize its dubbed over, suddenly everything is more cringe than humor.

spoffle · 16 Apr 2019 at 18:47

Psycho Sonny said:
I can't believe people are happy to be ****** these days.

Of every person that doesn't pay their license when you see them upload their videos to youtube they are all tramps living in council estates.

What you going to do with this magical spare £10 a month?

I don't pay for a TV license. I live in a 5 bedroom Victorian semi...