TV Licence

George_Michael

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

Wrong. I do not watch Live TV!

Therefore, I do not pay the TV Tax.

Isn't that exactly what I stated in my earlier post? (the bit that you didn't quote in your latest post).

You don't need a licence because you have the means to watch live TV. You only need the licence if you actually watch live TV

System

Steve059 wrote: »

A question.

I don't have a television set, etc. I don't "watch or record television programmes, on any device, as they're being shown on TV". Therefore, I consider that I don't need a broadcast receiving licence.

However, my partner has been visiting this weekend, and was watching the GP live on her laptop. I wasn't watching, although I could hear the sound.

However, on my way back into the room from the bathroom, I glanced at the screen. Does this mean that I now need a licence?

Yes. The tv license is for the house not you. If someone is watching live tv in your house you need a license.

Although I am sure you can get away with it as its hard to prove.

EDIT if your partner has a tv license at home and runs the laptop off batteries not mains I think you don't need a license if she watches it in our house.

Cornucopia

Going back to the OP....

If the account is a Quarterly DD account, then yes, it falls into arrears when one payment is missed. If it is a Monthly DD account, then it is more complex than that, and will typically require several missed payments before arrears become an issue.

Assuming Quarterly, I would write to the Head of Revenue Management at the BBC and ask for the case to be withdrawn. State any mitigating factors, and that a good payment record was otherwise in place. Hopefully they will withdraw. If not, it may well get withdrawn at Court - some Magistrates are reportedly quite critical of this kind of case.

Alternatively you could go/write to the court and ask for the case to be held over so that your on-going payment record can be reviewed.

DCFC79

OP just pay by direct debit and you can avoid all this or get rid of the TV.

katejo

goater78 wrote: »

Yes. The tv license is for the house not you. .

Not quite true. The licence is for the individual person not the house. That is why a lodger has to have their own licence if they watch a separate TV in their bedroom (unless they are related to you).

System

katejo wrote: »

Not quite true. The licence is for the individual person not the house. That is why a lodger has to have their own licence if they watch a separate TV in their bedroom (unless they are related to you).

Yes but in the example provided it wasn't a lodger, it was his girlfriend who was watching live tv in his house. In this scenario he would probably need a tv license himself. Unless as mentioned she was using her laptop on batteries only and had a license at home.

katejo

goater78 wrote: »

Yes but in the example provided it wasn't a lodger, it was his girlfriend who was watching live tv in his house. In this scenario he would probably need a tv license himself. Unless as mentioned she was using her laptop on batteries only and had a license at home.

Yes I agree that he needs a licence for his girlfriend to watch in his house

tomwakefield

katejo wrote: »

Not quite true. The licence is for the individual person not the house. That is why a lodger has to have their own licence if they watch a separate TV in their bedroom (unless they are related to you).

TV licensing state a licence covers a household, not an individual person
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Lodgers need their own licence because they have their own tenancy agreement, so it is considered a separate property.

This is also why, for instance, if a group of people rent a shared house together under a joint tenancy agreement then only one licence is needed, but if each room has a separate agreement, then a licence is needed for each room.

cajef

katejo wrote: »

The licence is for the individual person not the house.

Not true at all.

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/for-your-home/tenants-and-lodgers-aud2/

katejo

tomwakefield wrote: »

TV licensing state a licence covers a household, not an individual person
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Lodgers need their own licence because they have their own tenancy agreement, so it is considered a separate property.

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Lodgers don't have tenancy agreements. Those are for tenants only. They have a licence (if anything at all). My lodger simply has a room in my house plus use of kitchen/living area etc. The TV licencing agency insists that a lodger must have his/her own licence if they have their own TV in the room.