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  • 03022242
    03022242 Posts: 351 Forumite
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    back to the question, how much would i pay monthly and would it be split over 12 months?

    what about the post office, how much per week? can you pay if your not on benefits

    oh and i only need the license till the end of aug, until i move back home

    whats the best way to pay the least amount?
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  • skintharry
    skintharry Posts: 14 Forumite
    Where can I buy a black and white tv???????????
    B&W licence is about £70 cheaper(I think).
    Have seen loads of 5.5" models but am looking for 14", just to show the lovely TV tax(sorry Licence) people..

    Anybody know???
  • Zinger549
    Zinger549 Posts: 1,416 Forumite
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    Do you have a radio the Tv licence pays for BBC radio satiations as well
    Come on you Irons
  • Wig
    Wig Posts: 14,139 Forumite
    Zinger549 wrote:
    Do you have a radio the Tv licence pays for BBC radio satiations as well
    Meaning what?

    There is no need for a licence to use a radio.

    To the original OP, I know it was back in February, :rolleyes:

    No you don't need a TV licence, and you don't need to let the scum in through the door if they call. You would need to unplug the skybox and store it away somewhere. As long as there is no transmitted signals going into your TV you don't need a licence.

    You can watch dvd and videos without a licence, and they can be recorded off another TV and it's still ok.
  • Wig
    Wig Posts: 14,139 Forumite
    skintharry wrote:
    Where can I buy a black and white tv???????????
    B&W licence is about £70 cheaper(I think).
    Have seen loads of 5.5" models but am looking for 14", just to show the lovely TV tax(sorry Licence) people..

    Anybody know???

    look in the free ads

    or freecycle
  • Quincy_3
    Quincy_3 Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    I agree with wig, also the only way TVLicensing can bring a proper prosecution is by actually watching you through a window watchng TV, the actual detectors are only used for preliminary research to see if you have radio signals eminating from your property so that they can make the next step and send an officer round.
  • Wig wrote:
    You would need to unplug the skybox and store it away somewhere. As long as there is no transmitted signals going into your TV you don't need a licence.

    I'd recommend not even doing that! Why go to all that bother when you can legitimately use the Sky box to listen to digital radio?

    Leave it connected I say, and enjoy the choice of about a hundred radio stations. Unfortunately because the Sky box doesn't have an LED display telling you what station you're tuned in to you'll need to hook it up to some kind of monitor (hmm, a TV for instance!)
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