tv licence after total switchover..

Marty_J

S0litaire wrote: »

Does this link work:

http://!!!!!!/2nrIKQ

basically it's form the TVLicence site saying:
case closed? ^_^

Think the general "rule of thumb" is that if you're device is "capable of receiving transmissions over the air via an ariel" then you require a licence... (since "FreeView" digital TV is still received via your Ariel then you still require a licence.)

Read the OP:

"if someone has an old (analogue ) tv set, with no freeview etc"

Swan_2

Marty_J wrote: »

Read the OP:

"if someone has an old (analogue ) tv set, with no freeview etc"

good luck trying to 'watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV' with such equipment after the switchover's complete

S0litaire wrote: »

Does this link work:

http://!!!!!!/2nrIKQ

basically it's form the TVLicence site saying:
case closed? ^_^

Think the general "rule of thumb" is that if you're device is "capable of receiving transmissions over the air via an ariel" then you require a licence... (since "FreeView" digital TV is still received via your Ariel then you still require a licence.)

you're misinterpreting the information, you don't need a licence to own equipment capable of receiving transmissions over the air, it's what you do with it that matters

you don't need a licence as long as you do not 'watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV'

pcombo

The way i see it i pay sky to watch SKY TV not Terrestrial tv which bbc have to pay for the !!!!. I pay to watch all the channels and use the satellites not a big pole in the middle of no where.

custardy

pcombo wrote: »

The way i see it i pay sky to watch SKY TV not Terrestrial tv which bbc have to pay for the !!!!. I pay to watch all the channels and use the satellites not a big pole in the middle of no where.

so you never view any BBC stations?

davester

Swan wrote: »

good luck trying to 'watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV' with such equipment after the switchover's complete


you're misinterpreting the information, you don't need a licence to own equipment capable of receiving transmissions over the air, it's what you do with it that matters

you don't need a licence as long as you do not 'watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV'

yes but if you have the equipment to recieve and not have a licence they will bug you to prove your still not watching it, also if your ariel is plugged into the TV then you have a hard time trying to prove that you haven't been watching it.

Swan_2

davester wrote: »

yes but if you have the equipment to recieve and not have a licence they will bug you to prove your still not watching it, also if your ariel is plugged into the TV then you have a hard time trying to prove that you haven't been watching it.

true, up to a point


I had no licence for my telly for quite a few years when I lived alone, it was only ever used for DVDs & gaming, I had & still have little interest in broadcast television
anyway, I told TVLA, they said they'd send someone round to check, but they never did, but if they had, they'd have found the aerial lead unplugged & taped to the skirting board 8' away

but, I was under no obligation to have it disconnected, it's up to them to prove you're 'watching or recording television programmes as they're being shown on TV' & they have no right of entry to your home
but I couldn't be bothered with the prospect of confrontation on the doorstep, so I unplugged the aerial for peace of mind

I think one of the problems we now have is that when the TV licence was introduced, there was no use for a telly other than to watch what was being broadcast, but now we have all sorts of uses which have nothing to do with broadcasting or the BBC
why should anyone pay a licence fee to play a game? watch a DVD? or view their holiday snaps?

I have a licence now, as my son is living with me again & he likes to watch telly, but when he goes, I'll most likely revert to being legally licence free



but the real point remains that, you don't need a licence to own the equipment, & there's a huge amount of misunderstanding in the general public about the situation ... as this thread amply illustrates :rolleyes:

patman99

The interesting thing here, is that you can get someone else with a TVL to record the stuff you want to watch and put it on removable media for you to watch at your leasure.

Also the reason they need your name & address when you buy new a TV/settop box/pvr, is that LCD TV's can't be detected by the detector vans. So if you buy a new TV and give them a false name and address, you won't get a visit from TVL anytime soon (this info was gleaned from a friend of mine who asked a work colleague of his who had recently left TVL having spent 15 years as a detector van driver).