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📺 Some threads that may be useful * Sky retention deals * Virgin Media retention deals 📺 Useful links to MoneySavingExpert.com guides * Do I need a TV licence? * Digital TV deals * TV MoneySaving Tricks * Watch Movies & TV Online * 17 Netflix Hacks 💡 If there's a link you think we should include here, please send me a…
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TV LICENCE SITE PERMANENTLY DOWN
Our website is temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We are working hard to resolve this issue. Been trying to renew licence after threatening letter for over a week, anyone else having above message
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Humax Aura PVR problems?
The otherwise excellent Humax Aura PVR is notoriously buggy, the most common of which is probably the frequent unprompted rebooting. I’m now finding that it won’t record anything but BBC on SD channels - though that doesn’t seem to be the case with HD. Anyone else noticed this? Started a few days ago.
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Sky 10%/CPI increases
In the last 12 months I had the price increase in March plus a £5 discount expired in September. Im fairly certain this hasnt breached Skys own 10% maximum increase (or the CPI if its the higher of the two). I'm I right in thinking that? My minimum term contract started in late February. I checked with Sky who stated that…
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Sky Loyalty Saver Discount
If your Sky TV contract is coming to an end you might get a reminder e mail from Sky with the offer of a Loyalty Saver Discount of £10. This should enable your to renew the contract within 5 minutes and so avoiding any haggling. On clicking the renew button the actual truth becomes apparent. In my case the existing price…
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Backdated TV licence refunds for over 75's
I was unaware of the free TV linces for over 75's and am now 78. They are refusing to backdate 3 years worth of overpayment. Only the few months worth of this year when I applied.. When I suggested going to small claims, the answer was we will fully defend it and you will be liable for full costs. I was also informed that…
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TV licencing letter with my name!
Just had one of their letters this morning, which is nothing new in itself, but this time they have included my name and not just to the "Legal Occupier". Now I've never owned (possessed etc...) a colour TV as money was tight when I bought the house in the 1980s with wonderfully high mortgage rates, and never got round to…
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Anyone escaped from the BBC licence fee?
Anyone escaped from the BBC licence fee? So you disconnect your ArielGet a streaming stickDon't watch/install BBC iPlayer Don't watch live terrestrial TV (which technically doesn't exist on streaming platforms) because there is always a lapseQuestionsDo simultaneous streaming of live TV count as "live TV"?Does "Watch from…
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Cancelled sky TV, will they phone back with lower offer?
I have cancelled Sky TV package Q, because it is ridiculously expensive. Will they contact me with a lower offer before the whole thing fininishes?
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Sky
I am confused. Email says Save £17 every month from the out-of-contract price of £76.50. With a new 24-month contract. Prices may change. So I would pay £76.50 - £17 = £59.50. Would I not? And there’s more. Your discount is available for you online right now. So forget the phone, forget the haggling. Save time and money by…
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TV Licence article Discussion
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Changing broadband/TV supplier
My broadband / TV contract is coming to its end. I've been with Virgin Media since before it was Virgin (that is, Redeffusion, CableTel, NTL and now Virgin), but as usual I'm looking to see if a better deal is available. Sky looks interesting for £48/m; as a new Virgin customer I can beat that slightly, but getting that…
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New Tactic from TV Licencing?
I just got a letter from TV licencing headed 10-day window. Is this a new tactic giving you 10 days to get a TV licence? See for yourself
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Is the Disney+ Premium plan tier rising in price in the UK next month?
Does "Disney+" e-mail you if and when they are increasing their annual price plan? I noticed on the headlines mention that the price for a Standard Disney+ subscription is going to increase (whether you pay monthly or annually) at the end of September 2025. This appears to be mentioned on the Disney+ website as well.…
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Warning: DAZN PPV “one-off” fight tricked me into a subscription (£74.97 lost before refund)
Hi all, I wanted to share my experience with DAZN because I know a lot of boxing fans use it for the big fights, and I don’t want anyone else to get caught like I did. On 21 July 2025, I paid £24.99 to watch the Usyk vs Dubois fight. The checkout page made it look like there were two options: * Annual subscription (fight…
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Sky now too expensive? Best options from experience?
Hi, We are paying £88 per month for Sky TV and have been with them for over 20 years. My broadband and landlines are with EE. I'm now looking to cancel Sky as we are not watching any of the less conventional channels and in Sky Sports I watch the Sunday football matches only when there is a 'big' game. I have a freeview TV…
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Sky+ Downloading problem
Since Tuesday 23/09/25 all my Downloads on my sky+ box are failing, my internet provider is talktalk. Is anyone else having issues.
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TNT Sports...
A big cricket fan - unfortunately for the last few years Sky has let us down with coverage of England's overseas tours and I've muddled through with radio commentary. As a canny shopper I don't have a Sky subscription. I access their cricket coverage in the summer via Now TV, which is around £20 per month if you sign up…
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Freesat App (No longer works)
Hi All. I wonder if anyone has any advice they can offer me. I swapped from Sky to Freesat a few years ago and have been very happy especially since the brilliant Freesat App gave me the option of setting recordings remotely. So anytime, anywhere, I could browse the listings and set series records etc so when at home we…
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Now TV offers
My Now TV entertainment pass went up to £9.99, so I did the usual and tried cancelling expect them to give me an offer, but nope they just cancelled. Is there anyway to get a new Now TV entertainment pass at a good price now, as it seems like the old ways to get it cheap have all gone.
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Sky increase in September
Ive just noted that the TV package part of my Sky bill has risen by £5. I know they put the prices up yearly but I thought this was only in March of every year with it taking effect from April. Anyone else got hit with this unexpected rise in costs?