I did the same. Our household are now exclusively "On Demand" users. I genuinely couldn't tell you the last time we watched live TV or anything on/from the BBC.
TV Licence Super Thread
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Unless you opted to tell them you don’t need a licence now, you can look forward to a deluge of letters from them, which of course should be lobbed into the recycling bin pronto.
Mind you, it’s easy to spot them, so no time is wasted in opening them up.
I went through the "I no longer need a licence" thingy on the website. They said my reason is valid until December 2025
I just cancelled the direct debit. I didn't want to do the online form because last time I looked I'm sure it asked for an email address. I don't want to give them my email and it's pointless giving a fake email address. So my wife said she would phone them instead. I've no idea if she has. Yes I'll just bin the letters if they are sent and no they aren't coming in the door to check. We've been paying the licence for years when we barely use it. So now it's gone I doubt I'll miss it. I haven't cancelled it due to all the recent scandals, but it's a nice bonus that I won't be giving my money to such an organisation.
I'd be careful about calling them as they'll record it and try and get you to admit to literally anything and everything.
Agreed, as you’ve said just cancel DD and be done with it.
No point putting an even bigger target on your back for no reason.
I went through the "I no longer need a licence" thingy on the website. They said my reason is valid until December 2025
Mine expired months ago. I've had one letter accusing me of "using iplayer" (I didn't) and now they seem to have gone quiet.
Looks like Labour want to decriminalize it. Convictions are massively weighted towards women and it looks bad on equality stats. I imagine most men aren't afraid to slam the door in their face, or say get lost or receive a smack
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I went through the "I no longer need a licence" thingy on the website. They said my reason is valid until December 2025
I don't know if made my account glitch, but before lockdown, I accidentally went through the website 3-4 times due to some kind of glitch and I haven't heard anything from them for about 4 years now
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I rang them to cancel mine a few month ago, the guy on the phone was very good, no problem. Then after a month or so e-mails, and a letter threatening visits etc, wtf!I went through the "I no longer need a licence" thingy on the website. They said my reason is valid until December 2025
I went on the License website as well, and did the same thing a week or so ago, valid until November 2025.
Man of Honour
I cancelled ours over 6 months ago and haven't received anything yet. But only another year of dodging needed I suppose.
I think they've always needed one, although they can watch on an unplugged device and be covered by their parents licence as long as their parent's home is their main address.
People need to grow the **** up and tell these cretins to stick it. They can take their "TV licence" and shove it up their arses with their intimidation, lying, send-the-goons tactics. They spend all the money on nonces and sex pests anyway, the bell ends.
Or just lob the continuous letters in the trash where they belong, but apart that you’re correct.
It doesn't belong as a regular tax as its not a critical service. Adding it to tax is worse then the bad system we have right now. They should just turn it into a proper subscription and let people choose if they want it or not.
Officially its 2 years. In reality is seems to be random. You might get 3 months, 6 months, 2 years or 4 years.
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I kind of just want to write to them and say: "lol, no I don't watch live TV anymore and neither will anyone else, other than sports fans in 10 years time. Maybe change your business model to a sports subscription, before it is too late".
There is literally no point in broadcast TV (other than watching live sports), anymore unless you have no internet (which likely won't be a thing eventually).
Why would you NOT want to just watch things as and when you please
There is literally no point in broadcast TV (other than watching live sports), anymore unless you have no internet (which likely won't be a thing eventually).
Why would you NOT want to just watch things as and when you please
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People are already choosing to pay or not even if they use it. The licence fee is unenforceable without some assistance from payment dodgers.
They broadcast to anyone who can pick up the signals and expect payment through honesty!
If it became a subscription service it would be a funny subscription service if all the content was still freely available and it wouldn't be much of a national broadcaster if its content got paywalled either.