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Television Licensing

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  • amcluesent
    amcluesent Posts: 9,425 Forumite
    Surely of you only watch channels like ITV with adverts you won't need a license?
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    amcluesent wrote: »
    Surely of you only watch channels like ITV with adverts you won't need a license?

    "You need a TV Licence to use any television receiving equipment such as a TV set, digital box, DVD or video recorder, PC, laptop or mobile phone to watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV."

    http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/index.jsp

    It doesn't matter what channels you're watching.
  • Top_Dog
    Top_Dog Posts: 156 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts
    Do the TV leincsing people have the authority to enter your house ?
  • weegie.geek
    weegie.geek Posts: 3,432 Forumite
    Not without your permission or a warrant, nope. They're a private company.
    They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it, they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it
  • Sput2001
    Sput2001 Posts: 1,206 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    weegie.geek wrote: »
    Not without your permission or a warrant, nope. They're a private company.

    Either way, I wouldn't mess with them.

    They may not be overly consistent with licensing enforcement, but they do seem to go on semi-regular "let's send out a message and make examples of people" sprees, and take people to court. Almost invariably successfully.
  • weegie.geek
    weegie.geek Posts: 3,432 Forumite
    NickMidgley wrote: »
    Either way, I wouldn't mess with them.

    They may not be overly consistent with licensing enforcement, but they do seem to go on semi-regular "let's send out a message and make examples of people" sprees, and take people to court. Almost invariably successfully.

    Ah, I'm one of those !!!!!! who likes to mess with them though. :A

    They haven't bothered me for ages, but they're welcome to take me to court. I'm one of those rare animals without a telly, and if I do get one it'll be for watching films/playing games, I've no interest in TV save for the rare thing I download, or obsessively watching Reggie Perrin over and over. :rotfl:
    They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it, they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it
  • Sput2001
    Sput2001 Posts: 1,206 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    I'm one of those rare animals without a telly, and if I do get one it'll be for watching films/playing games, I've no interest in TV save for the rare thing I download, or obsessively watching Reggie Perrin over and over. :rotfl:

    Just use your monitor then, not a full-tilt telly.
  • MORPH3US
    MORPH3US Posts: 4,906 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Top_Dog wrote: »
    How they found out i live at the address is i got some TV stuff from a shop who then passed my details on to them ...

    Doh!

    As I understand it, if you have a separate lock on your bedroom door then you need one, however a quick read of the TV licencing page says it doesn't matter if you all signed separate agreements you all need your own.

    Gutted for you.
  • Cat695
    Cat695 Posts: 3,647 Forumite
    you can have a TV etc your just not allowed equiptment to recieve a signal (live signal) downloading from bbc iplayer is allowed

    as long as you don't have an aerial going into what ever your watching they can't touch you
    If you find yourself in a fair fight, then you have failed to plan properly


    I've only ever been wrong once! and that was when I thought I was wrong but I was right
  • weegie.geek
    weegie.geek Posts: 3,432 Forumite
    NickMidgley wrote: »
    Just use your monitor then, not a full-tilt telly.

    That's what I do just now, but my biggest monitor's only 22", and only has VGA/DVI. I'd rather get a lower-res but larger screen TV for games and films.
    They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it, they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it
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