TV Licensing Law? Virgin TV Package but not watching any live TV

oldernonethewiser

wild666 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Itsokaytonotbeokay said:

We only watch streaming services which are of pre-recorded programmes on our smart TV 


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From Communications act (2003):

Part 4Licensing of TV reception

363Licence required for use of TV receiver

(1)A television receiver must not be installed or used unless the installation and use of the receiver is authorised by a licence under this Part.

I am not sure that the Virgin package or not is critical here as the simple fact of having the smart TV would seem to require a licence under the first item of the rules you extracted.

The Smart TV is a television receiver and you have it installed and used.  That part does not continue from the extract to say "used to receive live TV".

I am sure others will shout me down and say you do not need a licence just to have the telly.

I have a 65" smart TV but haven't connected the aerial so it cannot download any live TV stations, I use it for the games consoles and streaming services. 

If you have a smart TV then you don't need it to be connected to an aerial to watch live TV.

(If one so wished to do, which I appreciate you do not)

wild666

oldernonethewiser said:

wild666 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Itsokaytonotbeokay said:

We only watch streaming services which are of pre-recorded programmes on our smart TV 


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From Communications act (2003):

Part 4Licensing of TV reception

363Licence required for use of TV receiver

(1)A television receiver must not be installed or used unless the installation and use of the receiver is authorised by a licence under this Part.

I am not sure that the Virgin package or not is critical here as the simple fact of having the smart TV would seem to require a licence under the first item of the rules you extracted.

The Smart TV is a television receiver and you have it installed and used.  That part does not continue from the extract to say "used to receive live TV".

I am sure others will shout me down and say you do not need a licence just to have the telly.

I have a 65" smart TV but haven't connected the aerial so it cannot download any live TV stations, I use it for the games consoles and streaming services. 

If you have a smart TV then you don't need it to be connected to an aerial to watch live TV.

(If one so wished to do, which I appreciate you do not)

The only thing the TV is used for is gaming on the Xbox and PS5. 

jbrassy

The amount of hoops people are willing to jump through to avoid paying £13 a month is incredible. 

Cornucopia

jbrassy said:

The amount of hoops people are willing to jump through to avoid paying £13 a month is incredible. 

I blame the hoops, not the people.

sheslookinhot

jbrassy said:

The amount of hoops people are willing to jump through to avoid paying £13 a month is incredible. 

What hoops do you think people have to jump through ?