Having To Pay A Tv Licence Even If One Doesnt Have A T.v.?

Dave_®f©

There's a fantastic website that broadcasts around 15 free to air channels but you have to register for it to confirm you're in the UK. I have no connection with them but use the site a lot at work. No software downloads required at all.

It's not live broadcasts......it's about five seconds behind my TV

http://www.tvcatchup.com/

DNF

Dave_®f© wrote: »

There's a fantastic website that broadcasts around 15 free to air channels but you have to register for it to confirm you're in the UK. I have no connection with them but use the site a lot at work. No software downloads required at all.

It's not live broadcasts......it's about five seconds behind my TV

http://www.tvcatchup.com/

Thanks, looks like a cool free site
just tried to log on but...

this service is not offered to tiscali users, and i'm :cool:

ShelfStacker_3

To clear a few things up:

- You need a TV license if you're watching TV broadcast as live. Merely having the potential to do so (i.e. an Internet connection, a TV) does not mean you need a licence. You can quite comfortably watch iPlayer and DVDs without needing a licence (I know, because I've done it.) If a licence enforcement officer has told you that merely owning a TV requires a licence, even if you're not watching TV, they are talking b*llocks, and you should hit them in the face.

- Your "IP adaress" will not show what you're watching. Your IP address is a little string of numbers that identifies your computer on the Internet - the only people who would know what you are watching would be the people you're streaming it from, your ISP and you, because they'd all have access logs - and in the case of the people streaming it, they'd have a hard time linking you to an IP address, as most peoples' changes every so often. It's quite possible that your ISP could link your viewing habits to you via your IP address, but it's unlikely TV Licensing could do much with that information, if indeed they could get at it at all.

- Quite surprised people get harrassed by TVL - I called them the moment I got a letter through, informed them that I wouldn't be watching broadcast TV and I didn't hear a peep from them, except a letter to say they might send someone round to check.

- Finally, anyone who cites the incredibly anti-licence fee and scaremongering (as well as perpetually scared of non-existent "snoopers" and "spies") Daily Mail as a source for any kind of facts on the above whatsoever deserves to have their scares well and truly mongered as a result.

thor

ShelfStacker wrote: »

To clear a few things up:

- You need a TV license if you're watching TV broadcast as live. Merely having the potential to do so (i.e. an Internet connection, a TV) does not mean you need a licence. You can quite comfortably watch iPlayer and DVDs without needing a licence (I know, because I've done it.) If a licence enforcement officer has told you that merely owning a TV requires a licence, even if you're not watching TV, they are talking b*llocks, and you should hit them in the face.
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I don't think that is right. If your tv is capable of recieving bbc channels then you are liable for the license fee. The only way round this is to take the tuner out so that it won't be able to recieve tv signals and in effect turning it into a monitor. At least that is what I thought the criteria was.

exel1966

Post 6 clearly explains when a licience is required. The quotes come directly from :- http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/index.jsp#link1

People may interpret many different things into it, but it seems pretty clear to me.

Swan_2

ShelfStacker wrote: »

You can quite comfortably watch iPlayer and DVDs without needing a licence (I know, because I've done it.) If a licence enforcement officer has told you that merely owning a TV requires a licence, even if you're not watching TV, they are talking b*llocks, and you should hit them in the face.

so true

ShelfStacker wrote: »

- Quite surprised people get harrassed by TVL - I called them the moment I got a letter through, informed them that I wouldn't be watching broadcast TV and I didn't hear a peep from them, except a letter to say they might send someone round to check.

that's exactly what they did with me, but in the 3 years I was only using my telly for DVDs & gaming no-one ever showed up to check

ShelfStacker wrote: »

- Finally, anyone who cites the incredibly anti-licence fee and scaremongering (as well as perpetually scared of non-existent "snoopers" and "spies") Daily Mail as a source for any kind of facts on the above whatsoever deserves to have their scares well and truly mongered as a result.

:rotfl: :rotfl::rotfl: couldn't have put it better myself :T :T :T

cloud9

i had tv liceince round a couple of days after i moved in my house. despite havina a tv i can't get a signal here so wasn't liable for liceince fee till i got sky

Swan_2

thor wrote: »

I don't think that is right. If your tv is capable of recieving bbc channels then you are liable for the license fee. The only way round this is to take the tuner out so that it won't be able to recieve tv signals and in effect turning it into a monitor. At least that is what I thought the criteria was.

have a look at exel1966's link to the TV licensing site in the post below yours, there's absolutely no need pull your telly apart

from the tvlicensing site - 'You must be covered by a valid TV Licence if you watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV'

peterudd

TVL can be flexible in some circumstances. Friends of mine have a number of holiday cottages rented out only between April and September. So they licence from April and and cancel in September. TVL pay up promptly and, I believe, full pro rata with no admin fee. Also they are not bombarded with warnings, threats through the winter

peterudd

TVL can be flexible in some circumstances. Friends of mine have a number of holiday cottages rented out only between April and September. So they licence from April and and cancel in September. TVL pay up promptly and, I believe, in full pro, rata with no admin fee. And they are not bombarded through the winter with warnings, threats etc.!

Also know of lucky folks who spend the winter months abroad..do you think they pay the full twelve months .... maybe?