TV Licence Super Thread

N0ddie · 2024-12-02T13:21:08+0000

Hades said:
I ripped the band aid off at the weekend and cancelled the TV licence. It was too much money per month when the only thing we watched was the news when there were big stories happening. I'll just get the news elsewhere.

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.

JonRGV250 · 2024-12-02T13:34:12+0000

N0ddie said:
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.

Hades said:
I ripped the band aid off at the weekend and cancelled the TV licence. It was too much money per month when the only thing we watched was the news when there were big stories happening. I'll just get the news elsewhere.

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.

N0ddie · 2024-12-02T13:35:27+0000

JonRGV250 said:
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 :cry:

JonRGV250 · 2024-12-02T13:40:20+0000

Have they changed it to 12 months now?
I’m sure it used to be 2 years.

Hades · 2024-12-02T14:02:38+0000

JonRGV250 said:
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 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.

413x · 2024-12-02T14:05:08+0000

As more and more people cancel it's only a matter of time before it's bundled into CT and that'll cost us 200-300 a year I bet.

ProStreet · 2024-12-02T14:07:53+0000

Hades said:
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.

JonRGV250 · 2024-12-02T14:17:57+0000

ProStreet said:
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.

Nasher · 2024-12-02T14:29:20+0000

N0ddie said:
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

robgmun · 2024-12-02T15:56:45+0000

N0ddie said:
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 :cry:

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