TV viewing licence fee.

fiftydd

I have been told that some households have stopped paying their tv licence fee by using a template letter. From where? There have not been any consequences either.
I have also been told that the BBC or the government wants to abolish the fee as it is too expensive.
Can anyone shed any light on this?

wongataa

The only way you can watch TV without needing a licence is if you only watch programmes via the catch up services after they have been broadcast over the airwaves.

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Who has "told" you all this OP?

talktalktobt

fiftydd wrote: »

I have been told that some households have stopped paying their tv licence fee by using a template letter. From where? There have not been any consequences either.
I have also been told that the BBC or the government wants to abolish the fee as it is too expensive.
Can anyone shed any light on this?

If the BBC stopped the TV Licence they would have no money to broadcast.

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talktalktobt wrote: »

If the BBC stopped the TV Licence they would have no money to broadcast.

Well, they'd certainly have to find alternative sources of income. This would doubtless be advertising.

I do believe the Conservative Party would abolish the License fee if they could, but there are no published plans to actually do so either now or in the future.

forgotmyname

I planned on ditching my TV licence, But seem to have watched more TV since i mentioned it than we have in the last 2 years.

[Deleted User]

I ditched it a while ago and just watch the I players and YouTube etc. I don't need live TV or to record programs.

Heinz

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/tv-licence?utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&utm_medium=bignote-three&utm_term=28-Oct-14-lt&utm_campaign=utilities&utm_content=6