TV license

MackemPunk

patman99 wrote: »

Strangely, you can watch stuff streamed by Iplayer without a license.

Just to clarify this, you can watch archived programmes, but can't watch them if they are streamed live at the same time as being broadcast.

celyn90

We've had more of these than normal recently - they've tried to call at the flat twice in the last few months and we've had numerous letters.

We don't have a TV either - we don't have time to watch it for a start.

xangeleyes

I too would have no problem with them coming to check it. You have a business yes? Then when they come, sell your business to them and hopefully they'll buy what ever service you offer or what you sell

I see no harm in it as long as they have ID with them

legowindow

MackemPunk wrote: »

Just to clarify this, you can watch archived programmes, but can't watch them if they are streamed live at the same time as being broadcast.

Yes, that's right. That's exactly what we do. If you read all their letters or look on their website it does say if you watch LIVE TV on whatever format (mobile phone or PC etc) then you do need a license.

A lot of people probably miss this and assume anything being watched via the BBC has to be licensed. As long as you don't watch it at the time it is shown you don't need a license. They even try tell you that you do but it's rubbish.

Hope that helps.

patman99

Old CRT sets do emit a radio frequency interference that is detectable by the right equipment. I can't remember the exact frequency that determined the difference between colour and non-colour sets, but I think it is around the 4.7Mhz range.

The reason LCD/Plasma screens are un-detectable is because they don't use a wopping great electro-magnate to manipulate a beam of electrons into forming a picture. This is what the detector vans pick-up.

If you buy a new TV, pay cash & give them a random name/address from the phonebook. That way, you disappear off the radar.

Dave_C_2

This wikipedia article makes interesting reading.

Basically you politely can ask them to go away and they have no right of access.

Dave

RuthnJasper

legowindow wrote: »

Yes, that's right. That's exactly what we do. If you read all their letters or look on their website it does say if you watch LIVE TV on whatever format (mobile phone or PC etc) then you do need a license.

A lot of people probably miss this and assume anything being watched via the BBC has to be licensed. As long as you don't watch it at the time it is shown you don't need a license. They even try tell you that you do but it's rubbish.

Hope that helps.

Lego and Mackem are 100% correct. Jasper-dog and I have not had a TV licence for over two years now. We do watch the occasional programme on the iPlayer (mostly Dr. Who, comedies and quirky documentaries, hehehe - certainly don't miss all those cr*ppy 'talent' shows:D), but just use our set for watching DVDs or videos.

After @ 18 months, we just got a standard letter from the TV Licencing bods asking us to confirm that we still weren't viewing TV as broadcast. Nothing further. I did once accidentally click, whilst on iPlayer, on a Dr. Who episode that was still being broadcast live (I thought it had finished, but it had actually started later that particular evening) and a box popped up saying "This programme is currently being broadcast live. If you want to watch this programme please confirm that you have a valid TV Licence". So I clicked 'no' and waited for a bit.

Hope this helps. xx:)

alvinlwh

These TV Licence people are complete idiots. I work for a Local Authority and my office has TV licence and it is current. However many of us got our ebay, Amazon, play.com, etc stuff sent to the office. And they start getting demands for TV licence addressed to the office. I always tell them not to worry about it since there is already a TV licence at the address and they are not using their purchase at the office anyway! Plus this is a Local Authority more than 200 miles in the sea off the north coast of Scotland, let them come I say!