Question about TV licence

monkey74

I can't find anything on this. If I use the TV only to keep burglars at bay when I go out, and only the cat is watching, do I need a license?

littleboo

monkey74 wrote: »

I can't find anything on this. If I use the TV only to keep burglars at bay when I go out, and only the cat is watching, do I need a license?

No, but the cat does

mije1983

School's out? :rotfl:

PasturesNew

Cats can't see telly as their brains work at the wrong speed.

You can get a gadget that makes fake TV flickering, probably costs £10-25 or so... maybe cheaper.

The cat can watch the gadget.... leave a radio on and he'll have no idea.

Neil_Jones

PasturesNew wrote: »

Cats can't see telly as their brains work at the wrong speed.

They can "see TV" actually, though they don't get a lot of benefit out of it because they don't realise its just a picture on a screen, so they'll think what they see is real. Our old family cat saw a bird on the TV once and decided to try and catch it

Cornucopia

They just need to hit paws.

silverwhistle

My radio is so old it has cat's whiskers.

Cornucopia

Live mews at 10.

mije1983

Forget the TV, music should be fine for your feline friend. I'd recommend a bit of Cat Stevens.

Owain_Moneysaver

They do if they're watching live TV.

Can't you put a DVD on, or playback a video from a memory stick?

And my cat used to love watching Juliet Bravo.

Cornucopia

monkey74 wrote: »

I can't find anything on this. If I use the TV only to keep burglars at bay when I go out, and only the cat is watching, do I need a license?

From a practical standpoint, if there is no human adult present whilst the TV is in use, then there is no one committing the broad offence of watching/recording TV broadcasts who is also in-scope for prosecution.

I'm not sure its a defence I'd want to run with, but it would make an entertaining day out in Court.