Film, Media & TV1 min ago
tv licence for Internet!!
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Upon scrutinising the "rules" - I do not own a television set; I do not watch live TV but do occasionally use iplayer for catch-up radio and a few educational shows for the kids. So, no licence this year.( I have always bought a licence for the 18 of the last 22 years when I have had a tv.)
BUT technically, due to the wonders of broadband, I still "can" watch live tv via the bbc website - even though I don't. Is there any way of disabling just that part of a website or blocking live feeds? Haven't found it yet! Otherwise I can see an argument occurring when the Licence man comes to call....
So I could be considered liable to pay the licence fee - even if I never used radio or iplayer either - just because I need a home internet connection for work. This is really unfair.
(Remember the joke about the bloke getting a roomservice charge at a hotel - he said he hadn't used roomservice - the manager said, "Ah, but it was there if you wanted it". So the bloke counter-charged the hotel for sex with his wife....)
BUT technically, due to the wonders of broadband, I still "can" watch live tv via the bbc website - even though I don't. Is there any way of disabling just that part of a website or blocking live feeds? Haven't found it yet! Otherwise I can see an argument occurring when the Licence man comes to call....
So I could be considered liable to pay the licence fee - even if I never used radio or iplayer either - just because I need a home internet connection for work. This is really unfair.
(Remember the joke about the bloke getting a roomservice charge at a hotel - he said he hadn't used roomservice - the manager said, "Ah, but it was there if you wanted it". So the bloke counter-charged the hotel for sex with his wife....)
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yes this needs looking into its unfair on the guys who dont use the streaming tv paying £140.00+ a year for a licence,but would be impossible to know whos is and who isnt
how about catching all the chavs blasting out music from their cars windows full down you need a licence for that too most people don't know this but your broadcast to the public
how about catching all the chavs blasting out music from their cars windows full down you need a licence for that too most people don't know this but your broadcast to the public
High time they got rid of a special licence. Tech moves on and you get this sort of problem. And the authorities wastes resource tracking down non-payers and persecuting those who don't need one. If government feels there's value in a publicly funded TV station it should do so out of general taxation.
UPDATE - TVLicensing were OK when I explained I had thrown out the TV cos my son wouldn't do his homework, and I invited them to visit and check.
Chap turned up unannounced a couple of weeks ago, and seemed surprised when I welcomed him in. He saw there was no TV or cable box etc, and son was on iplayer on my laptop at the time. I could have shown him the browsing history to prove no live-tv viewing. He seemed quite satisfied and I have had no other visits, letters or calls.
If you refuse to let them in etc, they will be suspicious, I think if you genuinely don't watch TV they are fine. Or maybe you have to be noticeably eccentric too lol.
Chap turned up unannounced a couple of weeks ago, and seemed surprised when I welcomed him in. He saw there was no TV or cable box etc, and son was on iplayer on my laptop at the time. I could have shown him the browsing history to prove no live-tv viewing. He seemed quite satisfied and I have had no other visits, letters or calls.
If you refuse to let them in etc, they will be suspicious, I think if you genuinely don't watch TV they are fine. Or maybe you have to be noticeably eccentric too lol.
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