TV Licence Super Thread

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Do you need a licence to buy the TV guide? You don't need a TV if you have the TV guide...

tbh I couldn't tell you which shows are on TV these days, much like modern music...I haven't a clue what's in the charts and have no clue who's in these days.
The last BBC show I watched while round the mothers for Sunday dinner was The Responder.
 
Big red envelope and threatening letter today....:D
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The idiots like wasting money sending their goons out just to be told to get off my property.
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Finglonga said:
Big red envelope and threatening letter today....:D
m3heo9G

The idiots like wasting money sending their goons out just to be told to get off my property.
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Thinking about it haven't had a letter in a year.
Had the full cycle (including a red envelope) twice.

Ignore for long enough and they go away
 
SURE THIS has been asked before but the latest posts are just aruging about bbc worth.

i cancelled our tv licence as we don't use bbc, just netflix and amazon, so the £13 p/m was wasted. today had a letter saying we need to pay or risk a fine, and checking on their website, it says even if you just watch youtube on tv you need a tv licence. makes no sense to me. £13 p/m so i can watch youtube which i pay £15 p/m for premium. how does that add up.

what should i do? i've uninstalled the iplayer app on my tv, and i've never once watched live tv, tbh i don't know how. anything else to ensure i'm not falling faul and risking a fine?
 
Youtube on TV doesn't require TVL, technically only watching or recording LIVE TV does, or using the iPlayer.

Fill in the form online saying you don't need one or they'll keep hassling you. I fill in the form with fake details for name and email address (google throwaway email).

If they ever show up at your doorstep don't let them in, politely tell them you don't require one and shut the door on them, don't give them any ammo such as your details, or answer questions.
 
Ignore it!

They are just trying to let you know in a not so subtle way that if you use YouTube for live broadcasts ie news channels then you still need a licence.

The letter are just scare tactics.
 
Apex said:
SURE THIS has been asked before but the latest posts are just aruging about bbc worth.

i cancelled our tv licence as we don't use bbc, just netflix and amazon, so the £13 p/m was wasted. today had a letter saying we need to pay or risk a fine, and checking on their website, it says even if you just watch youtube on tv you need a tv licence. makes no sense to me. £13 p/m so i can watch youtube which i pay £15 p/m for premium. how does that add up.

what should i do? i've uninstalled the iplayer app on my tv, and i've never once watched live tv, tbh i don't know how. anything else to ensure i'm not falling faul and risking a fine?
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You need a TV Licence for anything that is broadcast 'Live', no matter what platform it's on.
 
Apex said:
SURE THIS has been asked before but the latest posts are just aruging about bbc worth.

i cancelled our tv licence as we don't use bbc, just netflix and amazon, so the £13 p/m was wasted. today had a letter saying we need to pay or risk a fine, and checking on their website, it says even if you just watch youtube on tv you need a tv licence. makes no sense to me. £13 p/m so i can watch youtube which i pay £15 p/m for premium. how does that add up.

what should i do? i've uninstalled the iplayer app on my tv, and i've never once watched live tv, tbh i don't know how. anything else to ensure i'm not falling faul and risking a fine?
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Droolinggimp said:
Only if its shown on TV. You can watch a gamer stream live on twitch or Youtube, or a person streaming a daily podcast live etc.
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The law says you need to be covered by a TV Licence to:

watch or record programmes as they’re being shown on TV, on any channel
watch or stream programmes live on an online TV service (such as ITV Hub, All 4, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Now TV, Sky Go, etc.)
download or watch any BBC programmes on BBC iPlayer.

This applies to any device you use, including a TV, desktop computer, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, games console, digital box or DVD/VHS recorder.
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https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one
 
HungryHippos said:
Youtube on TV doesn't require TVL, technically only watching or recording LIVE TV does, or using the iPlayer.

Fill in the form online saying you don't need one or they'll keep hassling you. I fill in the form with fake details for name and email address (google throwaway email).

If they ever show up at your doorstep don't let them in, politely tell them you don't require one and shut the door on them, don't give them any ammo such as your details, or answer questions.
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Don't bother filling in the form, as they'll still turn up to "confirm" you don't need a license which is BS. Even if you let them confirm you don't need a license, they come back every year or two years to check so you'll never be free from them. Haven't watched TV for years and cancelled the license.

Keep getting the threatening letters which are specifically worded to make it sound like you must have a license. Filling them with junk mail and sending them back in the post.
 
I don't like filling the form in but it does seem to stop the letters mostly, everytime it expires they bombard me again.

I tend to wait a few weeks waste some of their time sending me more letters, and then I fill it in with fake details again.
 
Infidelus said:
True. I missed the bit where he said gamer stream. Any live broadcast TV show/sporting event on any platform does require a licence from BBC thieving ripoff merchants inc though.
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Whatever bbc say I'd have a hard time buying into twitch streaming being considered live tv for the purposes of licensing, it's not even their platform and they have nothing to do with it.

Sure circumventing stuff by watching live tv rebroadcast elsewhere is fair, but meh, I'd ignore that specific thing for tv licensing.
 
HungryHippos said:
Whatever bbc say I'd have a hard time buying into twitch streaming being considered live tv for the purposes of licensing, it's not even their platform and they have nothing to do with it.

Sure circumventing stuff by watching live tv rebroadcast elsewhere is fair, but meh, I'd ignore that specific thing for tv licensing.
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I don't think laws are supposed to be interpreted according to what we feel we're happy to agree with.

Like saying, "It's not really speeding as I don't consider this a 40mph road, it's a 60 all day long".
 
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