Yes. It will phrased, as it is today, as a "TV license" irrespective of how you consume media.
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It wouldn't be legal though and it's unlikely they would change the law.
You can't have a company forcing people to pay for something they don't need. Allowing that opens a whole can of worms.
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Don't you believe it. It operates under a Royal charter.
Don't get me wrong, I do not have a license and do not consume BBC content. Let i die I say but I can't see that happening. I suspect, there are all sorts of discussions of how to keep it afloat, albeit in a diminished state but if they roll it into tax; that's a nice blag to syphon it off for other public services.
100 percent this.
Do any of you see the government letting the BBC die? I can't see it.
And that's what's going to happen at present.
It seriously sucks. Having to cough up an extra 200+ a year for something I don't use.. But any other alternative is the death of the BBC and I just can't see the government letting that happen.
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Spoiler alert, you don’t have to cough up anything.
With the greatest respect, but more fool you if you’re paying for something you don’t use.
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i took that they thought the extra £200 would be on council tax so no choice
personnally i dont pay for it and dont use it, should be behind a paywall and/or paid by adverts like everything else
i really hate trump but hope he bankrups the BBC IF it ever gets to court
Putting £200 on council tax for the license fee won't fly with the majority of the public, I mean people see very little for their money (pot holes/public services etc etc) as it is without adding further costs.
The Beeb will have to settle before it gets anywhere near a court I suspect, but, It does show the absolute arrogance of the BBC by letting it get this far.
They had the opportunity to nip this in the bud a while ago but for some insane reason thought it wouldn't get this far.
I'll be very disappointed if the settlement is less than £100M.
They made their own bed, and now it's time to lay in it.
The Beeb will have to settle before it gets anywhere near a court I suspect, but, It does show the absolute arrogance of the BBC by letting it get this far.
They had the opportunity to nip this in the bud a while ago but for some insane reason thought it wouldn't get this far.
I'll be very disappointed if the settlement is less than £100M.
They made their own bed, and now it's time to lay in it.
Thing is they keep doing it. The scandals go back about 60 years at least!
It won't be 200 quid. It will either be a blanket nominal amount, like £50, or tiered based on council tax bands. Remember this will catch all residential properties, whether they currently pay for an existing license or not. That nominal amount will bump every year in line with council tax inflation.
Itll be tiered I expect. It's probably the only way to sell it to the public.
Band A will get a discount, band E (example) will pay pay more.
That way it will get broad support as most people who already pay will be better off.
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All of these letters are always signed by this Scott Robson... I wonder whether he's even real. The bloke must be pushing 80 by now.
How can one bloke be a 'regional manager' for all regions in the country at once?!
It's like the BBC is so far behind the times, they don't realise people can just go online and compare the letters.
People just aren't going to support even more taxes. There is already to much of it.
With the law how it is, it would still need to be something you opt-in for. The BBC are just a company selling a service and not a vital one. Councils would need to get people to sign a new agreement and what if they just don't?
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