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Fined for watching iPlayer without TV licence

Hi all

Let's say a friend was fined for allegedly watching BBC iPlayer at an address without a TV licence

Any advice please? I know a lot of people get out of the fines / chase letters normally.
 
If they have actual evidence then you aren't going to get out of it - but normally first time you'd only be "fined" around the same cost as the license.
 
IANAL, but I'd say it depends on what it is/what proof they might have.

For the most part, it's a case of just ignore it and hope they'll give up before your friend does.

The only way I can see if actually going to court is if they, for example, had video evidence of your friend loading up iPlayer on the living room screen in plain view of windows and then watching... they'd likely go in the case to secure a conviction to scare other people.
 
argh, my girlfriend keeps watching Iplayer and I keep telling her not to because we don't have a licence -_-

really their setup is criminal! They invite you openly to watch it without no restrictions and then fine you for not putting anything in place other than a stupid popup.
 
Kuros said:
IANAL, but I'd say it depends on what it is/what proof they might have.

For the most part, it's a case of just ignore it and hope they'll give up before your friend does.

The only way I can see if actually going to court is if they, for example, had video evidence of your friend loading up iPlayer on the living room screen in plain view of windows and then watching... they'd likely go in the case to secure a conviction to scare other people.
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just wtf, fine isn't going to just be ignored. Ignoring it is what you do to start with, but this scenario has gone passed that, there is pretty much no chance of getting out of it know. Nearly all the tactics are to not get caught in the first place.

al though this whiffs of a made up dilema.
 
codec said:
argh, my girlfriend keeps watching Iplayer and I keep telling her not to because we don't have a licence -_-

really their setup is criminal! They invite you openly to watch it without no restrictions and then fine you for not putting anything in place other than a stupid popup.
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There's absolutely nothing stopping me stabbing the guy next to me, not even a popup :eek: but I manage.
 
Kuros said:
The only way I can see if actually going to court is if they, for example, had video evidence of your friend loading up iPlayer on the living room screen in plain view of windows and then watching... they'd likely go in the case to secure a conviction to scare other people.
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I'd imagine it's far easier to prove somebody has been accessing iPlayer by using IP logs etc, than it is to prove they were watching TV without a licence :confused:

Kuros said:
IANAL
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And what the heck does this mean? I'm not Googling it at work :o
 
Tell your "friend" to pay the fine. He did something illegal, he should pay the consequences. So sick of people flocking to the internet to ask for ways to "get out" of things they legitimately did wrong.
 
codec said:
argh, my girlfriend keeps watching Iplayer and I keep telling her not to because we don't have a licence -_-

really their setup is criminal! They invite you openly to watch it without no restrictions and then fine you for not putting anything in place other than a stupid popup.
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just get a license

tom_e said:
There's absolutely nothing stopping me stabbing the guy next to me, not even a popup :eek: but I manage.
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brilliant response!
 
Glaucus said:
just wtf, fine isn't going to just be ignored. Ignoring it is what you do to start with, but this scenario has gone passed that, there is pretty much no chance of getting out of it know. Nearly all the tactics are to not get caught in the first place.

al though this whiffs of a made up dilema.
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It depends on what the OP means by fine. The fact he mentions chase letters makes me thing it's a "We think you might need a TV licence, if you don't get one and watch TV live, you will be fined".

You wouldn't get a fine straight from TV licencing, it would be a court summons (which you defiantly wouldn't/couldn't get out of).
 
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