If you don't pay for TV licence or pay over the deadline, will they charge you more?

Mister_G

MouldyOldDough said:

I understand that there is a device that can be purchased to put a delay of a few seconds on to the analogue signal from a TV aerial - which allows you to watch TV virtually live but allieviates the need for a TV licence - because you are no longer watching "LIVE" TV.

And since they switched off the "Analogue" TV service over 10 years ago.........

flaneurs_lobster

Mister_G said:

MouldyOldDough said:

I understand that there is a device that can be purchased to put a delay of a few seconds on to the analogue signal from a TV aerial - which allows you to watch TV virtually live but allieviates the need for a TV licence - because you are no longer watching "LIVE" TV.

And since they switched off the "Analogue" TV service over 10 years ago.........

...just means that the "delay" will be a bit longer than a few seconds....

km1500

general wisdom.is that 'not live' means starting watching after the end of the broadcast prog, not a slight delay

Huynha

textbook said:

Are fines, enforced?  It just seems like such a waste of money, wanna ditch it but do watch it from time to time.  Got a day to pay before dealine.  Will price go up if it goes over?

TV licenses are stupid. Or they want to do is take more money from you. The BBC has boring shows like the great British bake off, like who watches that crap?

oldernonethewiser

Huynha said:

textbook said:

Are fines, enforced?  It just seems like such a waste of money, wanna ditch it but do watch it from time to time.  Got a day to pay before dealine.  Will price go up if it goes over?

TV licenses are stupid. Or they want to do is take more money from you. The BBC has boring shows like the great British bake off, like who watches that crap?

You mean CH4 that has the Bake Off show.

Severall million people apparently watch it.

flaneurs_lobster

Huynha said:

textbook said:

Are fines, enforced?  It just seems like such a waste of money, wanna ditch it but do watch it from time to time.  Got a day to pay before dealine.  Will price go up if it goes over?

TV licenses are stupid. Or they want to do is take more money from you. The BBC has boring shows like the great British bake off, like who watches that crap?

Good points, well made.

You could watch it on your new MacBook Air. Or not.

bob2302

km1500 said:

general wisdom.is that 'not live' means starting watching after the end of the broadcast prog, not a slight delay

You need a license if you watch or record a live transmission. It doesn't matter whether you record it on a PVR, and watch it a week later, or buffer it for a second, it still counts as live..

Cornucopia

If people want to do without a TV Licence, they (basically) need only to view video content as on-demand/catch-up/box-sets/DVDs/Bluray from non-BBC iplayer sources.   

There's no need to delve into the weird world of TV Licence misinformation.