TV Licence

DrScotsman

unholyangel wrote: »

Downloading a tv programme to watch 2 days later isnt at the same time :S

Think about it, what you're saying is similar to suggesting one can record shows on a VCR to watch later without a licence, as they're not watching them at the same time as broadcast.

It's about receiving the "signal" as it's being broadcast, not watching it as it's being broadcast.

lucylucky

unholyangel wrote: »

I dunno, according to BBC's website, you only need a tv license if you are watching programmes at the same time they are aired OR near enough the same time.

Downloading a tv programme to watch 2 days later isnt at the same time :S

Although the programmes i usually download are american and usually have yet to show in the UK for another month. I dont watch a lot of UK tv and when i do, its never when its aired as i work nightshift so my days are back to front (meaning i'm sleeping when its airing)

If you are recording or downloading a programme as it is broadcast to watch at another time, you need a licence.

unholyangel

But thats impossible given that i've said i download american tv programmes. Ergo i need to wait for it to be broadcast in the US (not in the UK - i said they wouldnt be shown in the UK for another month approx), then around 2 hours later it will have been uploaded and available for download.

Therefore not downloading or watching as it is being broadcast anywhere.

lucylucky

"I dont watch a lot of UK tv and when i do, its never when its aired as i work nightshift so my days are back to front (meaning i'm sleeping when its airing)"

How do you watch these UK shows then?

DrScotsman

unholyangel wrote: »

But thats impossible given that i've said i download american tv programmes....

Well I was picking apart your generic statement, the one you said before making any mention of US TV shows.

superscaper

Razzi wrote: »

This must happen to a lot of people also - I dont know how many people move during a year, but if 10000 did this then TV Licensing would end up getting on average 5000 months worth of TV licence payments for nothing!!

I was in a similar situation a few years ago. Frustrating but it's part of the terms signed up for. What annoyed me was I needed to give the address I was moving to before they'd approve the refund and then I got endless letters threatening me about not having a license for my new place etc etc no matter how many times I said there was already a license for the address (just not in my name).

unholyangel

lucy i watch them at work on bbciplayer. i dont download the UK programmes as i can get them on iplayer free, where if i downloaded them, it would take ages (given that theyre less popular than US shows) and i'd have to pay for it.

I do have a tv license however, as my earlier post said (on page 1) my parents always told me if you owned a tv you had to have a license. And i only started watching UK tv recently so for around 8 years i've been paying for a tv license i didnt technically need.

Then again i've also bought 2 freeview boxes i dont use so..........i dont seem to be that great at buying only what i need :X

Apologies if my post was confusing, i tend to forget people arent mind readers and may not know exactly what i mean :X

lucylucky

unholyangel wrote: »

lucy i watch them at work on bbciplayer. i dont download the UK programmes as i can get them on iplayer free, where if i downloaded them, it would take ages (given that theyre less popular than US shows) and i'd have to pay for it.

I do have a tv license however, as my earlier post said (on page 1) my parents always told me if you owned a tv you had to have a license. And i only started watching UK tv recently so for around 8 years i've been paying for a tv license i didnt technically need.

Then again i've also bought 2 freeview boxes i dont use so..........i dont seem to be that great at buying only what i need :X

Apologies if my post was confusing, i tend to forget people arent mind readers and may not know exactly what i mean :X

Thanks for the explanation.

Might as well sell the freeview boxes.

zenmaster

unholyangel wrote: »

But thats impossible given that i've said i download american tv programmes. Ergo i need to wait for it to be broadcast in the US (not in the UK - i said they wouldnt be shown in the UK for another month approx), then around 2 hours later it will have been uploaded and available for download.

Therefore not downloading or watching as it is being broadcast anywhere.

So you are using illegal activities to justify not having to pay for a TV license?

You are taking the p1ss :rotfl:

marleyboy

Would like to know WHY a Black n White license is still valid, as in this digital era, even a Black n White TV would need a Freeview\Sky\Cable Box......ALL of which are colour receiving equipment.

Be that they have switched off the analogue system, I dont know of any black n white digital receivers, rendering the Black n White License completely useless, yet they are still available and purchased.