tv licence vultures

[dominion]

Would you have to pay for a tv licence if you dont actually use the signal, ie dont put the aerial cable into your television, but use your tv to play video games and watch videos dvds etc...because technically you are not using the tv signal, so why should one pay for it?? i am a poor student and dont wanna pay 120+ quid for summin i aint gunna watch. thanks

[spainlads]

The TV set is capable of receiving a TV signal, so you do need a TV licence.

[Boriszuzu]

If your TV is capable of receiving BBC and other terrestrial channels, regardless of whether you have the aerial plugged in or not you still have to pay. Bummer, I know.

[spainlads]

Your best bet is to contact them. Check out http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/ and you can email them direct. Best be safe than sorry.

[londondave]

YEP you will need a licence. your video is also capable of picking up signals. The only way to avoid this is to get a color monitor and a DVD player. You can also get video players (without the record fascility) The licence only pays for the BBC and there was also a case in the 80s where someone glued all his tuning buttons on the TV to be set to pick up only chan 4 & ITV. (I dont know if he won)

[Drewhound]

There is a site here that may help as the law has recently changed. http://www.jifvik.org/tv/ I wish you luck in not paying the licence, these people never believe you can't watch broadcasts. Some people have gone as far as removing the tuners from TVs and VCRs to convince them. BTW the licence pays to receive any broadcasts, bbc, cable, satellite, ITV, the lot in fact, if you can receive any station in any way you need a licence

[darth vader]

It is a licence to receive a signal, not a licence to receive BBC, (although frustratingly we know that the vast majority of your payment goes directly to the BBC) so the only way round it is to disable it's ability to receive a signal - i.e. have the aerial receiver removed. Shouldn't be too hard to do if you know a electronics/engineering student?