Ban the TV Licence

drbraindead

So, it seems some people have told them they do not need a licence and have not been bothered.

Then others have had threatening actions against them.

But what is the best plan of action?

[Deleted User]

Each to their own, but my approach is one of total non-contact.

I say absolutely nothing when visited, and any correspondence I receive from them, disappears into the black hole that is my letterbox.

Having been lied to by TVL callers, I wouldn't trust them an inch.

drbraindead

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Each to their own, but my approach is one of total non-contact.

I say absolutely nothing when visited, and any correspondence I receive from them, disappears into the black hole that is my letterbox.

Having been lied to by TVL callers, I wouldn't trust them an inch.

You could always do what these people do and film them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfHRhXW1hno

trets77

i think every house should have the license fee added to the council tax with bigger more expensive houses paying more as they can afford it and/or probably have more people in them. it is no longer a TV license except in name and enforcement.


I Do not watch TV i hear you cry, but can you honestly say you have never listened to BBC radio or browsed the BBC websites.


Charging every house (including second homes and vacant properties) will make it cheaper and you will also save on enforcement which is a complete waste of money. you pay or your committing the same offence as not paying your council tax. no wiggling out of that one.

in my life i have known one neighbour who did not own a TV (long before the dawn of the world wide web) yet they did own a radio.

call it the broadcast charge and abolish freebies as well.

[Deleted User]

drbraindead wrote: »

You could always do what these people do and film them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfHRhXW1hno

I already do.

[Deleted User]

trets77 wrote: »

I Do not watch TV i hear you cry, but can you honestly say you have never listened to BBC radio or browsed the BBC websites.

The same argument could be used to put VED onto Council Tax.

You may not drive a car, but can you honestly say you've never ridden a bicycle on the road?

cw18

trets77 wrote: »

i think every house should have the license fee added to the council tax.

I totally disagree with this.

I agree it should be harder to avoid paying for the channels if they're watched (as such I'd fully support making them subscription if they want to stick to the no adverts policy), but why should people who play by the rules have to pay it when they don't want to use the service? That's like making me pay for Sky when I don't have a dish or cable when it's not even laid to my estate !!!!

Lumping it into council tax also means that those on low incomes who have council tax paid for them would have the TV licence paid which they don't now. Or would there then be extra admin for collecting part of the CT from everyone (with no-one qualifying for 100% discount).

trets77 wrote: »

with bigger more expensive houses paying more as they can afford it

and no I can't. since buying my (bigger and more expensive) house I've been made redundant and widowed. My widows pension is pennies more than I'd qualify for in benefits if I didn't have any income, which means I also have to pay all my dental expenses and prescription charges - so I'm already on less real income than I would be without the pension.

trets77

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

The same argument could be used to put VED onto Council Tax.

You may not drive a car, but can you honestly say you've never ridden a bicycle on the road?

Given very little of the VED seems to actually go on roads it is bad analogy as most council tax payers are probably funding motorists with regards to road maintenance ect.

The problem is that the world has moved on and enforcement of this is going to get harder and harder and cost more and more. how many of us care if we see it on the day or weeks later now unless we like live sport or live current affairs. sooner or later the whole lot will come down the phone line.

all pay or none pay.

i'm cool with either what i am not happy with is that 2 many get a free ride under the current system or do not pay their fair share.

[Deleted User]

So change the law.

Parliament has the power to change the Comms Act, to make a TV Licence a requirement for whatever it feels appropriate.

Or, the BBC could put I-Player and its Website behind a paywall.

Viberduo

I hate catch up and all I really watch of BBC programming is Doctor Who, Pramface or other BBC 3 Comedies(but never those awful reality shows or teen documentaries)

I would buy a tv license if I needed one as long as its in a fair way as I remember the conflicting rules they have such as if I have a seperate tenancy agreement even if sharing a house I need a license, or if I have a lock on my door its considered a seperate property.

I have shared houses before and been happy to divide license fee but TL wanted a license per room.