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Fined £275 for watching YOUTUBE
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The_Safordian wrote: »They wouldn't be allowed to get away with what the BBC does. If you don't pay your Cable or Sat bill they just cut the service, hit your credit rating and possible take you to court for money owed but thats it then
And that is exactly what the licencing authority do (except cutting off of course). If I was accessing cable services illegally, I would also expect them to send someone to check.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
The_Safordian wrote: »Anything negative about the BBC is "BSing" to certain people here
Anyone who posts "Fined £275 for watching YOUTUBE" has got to be BSing; it kind of stands to reason.
I've said it before, the paranoia is starling.This is a point I've made a few times now. The big mistake people make is to think these sales "people" can e reasoned with. I've seen people sign the forms only for the sales "person" to later add his/ her own bits which then gets the innocent person taken to court and they don't have a leg to stand on because the forms been signed.
Examples of innocent people being setup by the BBC are here
http://www.tvlicenceresistance.info/forum/index.php/topic,5385.0.html
So as you can see it's not worth talking to them. They have harsh targets to reach and commission to make. This unfortunately results in innocent people being setupThe greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
And that is exactly what the licencing authority do (except cutting off of course). If I was accessing cable services illegally, I would also expect them to send someone to check.
Capita are a private company so can't be an "authority". They have as much power as a double Glazing salesmen. The point is no one would accept all the threats, intimidation and harassment from a double glazing salesmen.................0 -
Anyone who posts "Fined £275 for watching YOUTUBE" has got to be BSing; it kind of stands to reason.
Why spend so much time attacking the OP and others who dislike your beloved BBC?I've said it before, the paranoia is starling.
The courts seem to be full of these "paranoid" people then0 -
I think the wording on the site is a bit ambiguous or at least not as clearly put as it could have been..;)
TV Licensing - Check if you need a TV Licence
You need to be covered by a valid TV Licence if you watch or record TV as it's being broadcast. This includes the use of devices such as a computer, laptop, mobile phone or DVD/video recorder.
If you didn't know better, you might misread it as meaning the devices themselves require a licence. To be absolutely clear they should have written 'this includes watching or recording TV as it's being broadcast on devices such as computer etc...
It's similarly vague on the main page. Because it rather cleverly lists all the devices you can watch TV on and then only lists Catch Up TV on line as the 'exception' for which you don't need a licence.
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/technology--devices-and-online-top8/
It reminds me of the committee reports I used to do for the City Council - which were a masterpiece of Yes Minister obfuscation.. You didn't quite spell something out and hoped that they would infer what you wanted them to infer - without actually lying to them.0 -
I think the wording on the site is a bit ambiguous or at least not as clearly put as it could have been..;)
TV Licensing - Check if you need a TV Licence
You need to be covered by a valid TV Licence if you watch or record TV as it's being broadcast. This includes the use of devices such as a computer, laptop, mobile phone or DVD/video recorder.
If you didn't know better, you might misread it as meaning the devices themselves require a licence. To be absolutely clear they should have written 'this includes watching or recording TV as it's being broadcast on devices such as computer etc...
It's similarly vague on the main page. Because it rather cleverly lists all the devices you can watch TV on and then only lists Catch Up TV on line as the 'exception' for which you don't need a licence.
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/technology--devices-and-online-top8/
It reminds me of the committee reports I used to do for the City Council - which were a masterpiece of Yes Minister obfuscation.. You didn't quite spell something out and hoped that they would infer what you wanted them to infer - without actually lying to them.
Umm again, read the first sentence!
"You need to be covered by a valid TV Licence if you watch or record TV as it's being broadcast."
Its there in black and white that you only need one if you watch or record live TV!!0 -
Comprehension is not what it was and the two statements about 'watching tv as it is being broadcast' and the 'use of devices' are not linked clearly enough. The naive could easily read it as needing a licence to simply use the devices. Plus the main page is quite cleverly written and could easily give the wrong impression.WelshBluebird wrote: »Umm again, read the first sentence!
"You need to be covered by a valid TV Licence if you watch or record TV as it's being broadcast."
Its there in black and white that you only need one if you watch or record live TV!!
Given the amount of ignorance on this issue there is today it is clearly working.0 -
WelshBluebird wrote: »Umm again, read the first sentence!
"You need to be covered by a valid TV Licence if you watch or record TV as it's being broadcast."
Its there in black and white that you only need one if you watch or record live TV!!
On the letter it statesYou must buy a TV Licence if you're watching TV
Now that is a blatant lie0 -
Only the most stupid would assume any television. Seeing as it refers to television as it is being broadcast earlier in the same letter.
Do you class yourself among one of those?The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
Only the most stupid would assume any television. Seeing as it refers to television as it is being broadcast earlier in the same letter.
Do you class yourself among one of those?
I'm watching television now via the US version of Netflix (Catchup) which doesn't require one of your BBC TV Licences.
I have to admit the BBC's PR is much better than yours. I'm glad others have noticed what you are.0
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