Tv licence has gone up!

itsthelittlethings

My tv licence has gone up to £15. This is around 8% by my maths.

Mark_d

Mine went up from £159.00 to £169.50.  So that's an increase of 6.7%

GrumpyDil

itsthelittlethings said:

My tv licence has gone up to £15. This is around 8% by my maths.

Is this a vent, warning or praise as I can't tell? 

Abbafan1972

Yes, I did notice my monthly DD had gone up to £15

powerful_Rogue

Remember if you don't watch/record live TV as it's broadcast or use BBC iPlayer, then you don't need a licence and can cancel.

Licence free since 2016.

born_again

itsthelittlethings said:

My tv licence has gone up to £15. This is around 8% by my maths.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2023/12/tv-licence-fee-rise-april-2024/

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TimeLord1

Direct debit increases in money withdrawn from your account without your permission to authorise increases in payments is unfair. They don't know or care about your personal circumstances no wonder people are refusing to allow direct debit for tv licence's. Or choosing paying via pay points on request. 

Ayr_Rage

TimeLord1 said:

Direct debit increases in money withdrawn from your account without your permission to authorise increases in payments is unfair. They don't know or care about your personal circumstances no wonder people are refusing to allow direct debit for tv licence's. Or choosing paying via pay points on request. 

Nothing unfair at all, that's the contract you agree to when you sign up for most DD plans, you pay the going rate.

Of course everyone reads all of the small print every time before ticking the "agree" box, don't they?

Vent over.

TimeLord1

Yes the small print is the bit they'll always get people not many read it all if at all, that is why less people are paying the BBC licencing or choosing when and where they wish to make any payments. 

maisie_cat

It's gone up 6.6% in 3 years, 9.7% in 5 years. Compares quite well to other services over the same periods I think.

oldagetraveller1

powerful_Rogue said:

Remember if you don't watch/record live TV as it's broadcast or use BBC iPlayer, then you don't need a licence and can cancel.

Licence free since 2016.

Exactly. A large percentage of programming is freely available on "catch up" from the major channels (except the Brainwashing Corporation's iPlayer!) e.g. something like Emmerdale may be viewed the day after it's been broadcast live. I stress, that's only an example.