The Extra Lovely (un)intelligible Totally Elitist thread

madmuppet5

N20Y1D wrote: »

BBC Radio is funded by the license fee as well.... ..

The Radio license was withdrawn in 1971 :cool:

sured

Hi everyone, can I just ask a quick question before I go for a catch up...

this morning I used 2 APG's and handed over the receipts, the sa did not mark them so I asked for them back, would I be able to print and use them again, or is that pushing my luck

PixiePieface

madmuppet5 wrote: »

Watch everything on BBCiplayer etc. As long as you are not watching or have recorded anything that is being transmitted live you do not need a TV license. TV license inspectors cannot enter your property/ dwelling without your permission either. The TV license detector van/ hand-held device is a load of old doo-daa to get you to stump up your £145.50 :cool:

Yes, that's what he does vanillatwist, on his laptop on iplayer etc.

However the tv licence detector van thing I have witnessed first hand last year when having to hide behind the sofa at a friend's rented ground floor flat when the chap was knocking at the window saying I saw you Mrs doodah watching the tv with your friend and you haven't a licence - his van was parked outside and he was a big scary chap! :eek::eek: I had always thought it was just a ruse to get you money too, but not now....

fairclaire

sured wrote: »

Hi everyone, can I just ask a quick question before I go for a catch up...

this morning I used 2 APG's and handed over the receipts, the sa did not mark them so I asked for them back, would I be able to print and use them again, or is that pushing my luck

The latter:cool:....don't do it!

izzy65

madmuppet5 wrote: »

I too listen to the radio more than I watch TV programmes (not live by the way;)) If you can do without watching your TV live and when your programmes become available 30 minutes or so later on iplayer. Dump your TV license! You can get a refund by the way

Certainly isn't straightforward. They have so many ways of making people think they are license dodging scum :eek::mad:
Regarding your friend. If he didn't have access to a live signal and only used his VHS player to watch videos he should have told TV licensing to bog off :cool:

When we first moved to where I live now we didn't have any signal but still had the equipment which is what they say must be licenced, it is irrevelant to the licencing board whether you can actually watch tv , I had to get sky to watch anything so was paying twice for the same channels from bbc and ironically at the time I liked corrie and you didn't get ITV on sky:o

sally06

fairclaire wrote: »

when we lived in a house with a close, it was called a ginnell. No idea if that's how it's spelt

My nan also had a 'landing light' which always used to make me think of runways and aeroplanes when I was little :rotfl::rotfl:

I looked up ginnel. Apparently, it's Shared Access To Rear Of Property or passageway. Think they are only up north (coronation st springs to mind:D)as I've never seen them anywhere in the south. Here is a pic.



Is that elsie tanner in the pic ? LOL

madmuppet5

izzy65 wrote: »

I beleive the first part is true but the only way the authorities have of knowing if you have a receiving device is from the retailer which is why you are required to fill in a form when you buy and that address is passed to the licence authority, so unless your dd/ds buy a tv or dvd player and declare their address the tv people are just guessing or scare mongering:)

This is true. Also, if the retailer fails to pass on that information to TV licensing they can get slapped with a hefty fine.
Which brings me on to another part :rotfl:They say you can get slapped with a fine of up to £1000. However, the average fine has shown to be less than the cost of a TV license :rotfl::D Still, not worth the hastle if you do watch live broadcasts

wendyak

Morning all,
I was prosecuted once, by van.
It was over twenty years ago and OH had just lost his job and was watching tv in bed despite me forbidding him as we couldn't afford the licence.
He didn't answer the door but we still got the fine letter in the post a couple of weeks later .
I think it was £40 and I remember crying about it and having a row:(

LaaCaz

sally06 wrote: »

It's been mentioned on here a couple of times, you need to buy in 10s max as the multibuy doesn't kick in. I haven't bought any yet. Might get some corners today if it's still working. I believe these are veggie?

The corners are veggie just look for the VOK on them

PixiePieface

sally06 wrote: »

I looked up ginnel. Apparently, it's Shared Access To Rear Of Property or passageway. Think they are only up north (coronation st springs to mind:D)as I've never seen them anywhere in the south. Here is a pic.

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My OH is from Yorkshire - I'm an Essex girl and he calls part of our garden a tenfer.....?? and his mum calls a pram a tamsad....?? anyone heard of these?