Separate TV License for a room rented on Mon-Fri?

enfield_freddy

gettingready wrote: »

Twice per week? Every Friday and every Monday? That would be crazy lol

if they want to be crazy with there rules , then let them do the paperwork

Swipe

Just don't watch live TV and save yourself £145.50

gettingready

Someone should sort out those thieves....:rotfl:

Alter_ego

gettingready wrote: »

Someone should sort out those thieves....:rotfl:

Who should pay for their services then?

gettingready

I d not mind paying for whatever I use but once not twice or more times, this is wrong.

I do not pay my say mobile twice only because I live away from home for work for part of the week - I use it whenever I am within the same line rental.

macman

But as already explained, a TV licence is per property, not per person. You have two homes, so you need two licences.

silverwhistle

macman wrote: »

You have two homes, so you need two licences.

It's not their home though, is it? There's a communal loo and kitchen and is effectively a shared house. They wouldn't need a licence if they were staying in a hotel, B&B or lodgings and I don't see much difference here.

If at least one of the people at the address has a licence I don't think in practice that there will be any further issue, as to the authorities the premises have a licence and there aren't separate flat numbers.

I don't have a licence, not having or watching TV, so when aged mum visits she uses her tablet to watch Eastenders etc. To keep within the law it is not plugged in whilst she's watching which doesn't cause any problems. The same would apply to a laptop.

macman

A hotel or B&B requires a 'hotel licence' which is effectively a commercial licence: not the same thing at all. If the property is an HMO, then each unit requires it's own licence.
I'm not quite clear on the relevance to your mum's tablet, but if she watches live TV at your property then a licence is required. If it's on demand it's not.

adouglasmhor

macman wrote: »

I'm not quite clear on the relevance to your mum's tablet, but if she watches live TV at your property then a licence is required. If it's on demand it's not.

Not true if she has a licence at her own main address

macman

Yes, in the case of a battery powered device it's covered by her own licence at home, assuming she has one there. Assuming she is entitled to a free licence anyway, it's not really an issue.