TV Licencing Bullies

abudabi

Cornucopia wrote: »

AFAIK, you do not need a satellite dish connection to obtain catch-up content using a FreeSat box. I'd recommend disconnecting it (just unplugging the dish lead from the back of the Set-top box) if you can. (The dish lead will be a round cable with a round metal plug on the end - there may be two such leads if the STB is configured for recording). There's no need to physically remove the dish from the house or cut any cables.

The essence of the law is that it is an offence to Receive TV channels and to use iPlayer. If you are not receiving TV channels or viewing iPlayer then you definitely don't need a TV Licence.

I've always found TVL HQ staff to be reasonably helpful, polite and accepting of people's right to live without a TV Licence if they meet the necessary criteria. The visiting staff have a rather different reputation, and I personally wouldn't enter into conversation with them, especially if I was still unsure as to the equipment configuration or the detail of the rules.

You are free to record TVL staff on your premises if you wish. Generally, they will leave if you start filming them (but there's no consequences for you if they do).

Thanks for that I will look tomorrow

Yellowvest23

phillw said:

Cornucopia wrote: »

although it is wrong of them to blame the Government, since they agreed with the original proposal.

It's also wrong to blame the BBC for scrapping the free TV license, because the Government knew it was going to happen when they signed it over.

How do you know the government knew the BBC were going to go back on their word? The  government agreed to allow them to increase licence by inflation and also charge for iplayer on condition that the free licence stayed for over 75s. How can the government be blamed for something the BBC has done after the agreement was made.
Anyway with a bit of luck all this will be irrelevant in a few years time when they will need to stand on their own two feet and not propped up by the British tax payer.
If one ever does knock your door just shut it in his face and say nothing,that way they can do nothing.