Question about TV licence

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  • littleboo
    littleboo Posts: 1,501 Forumite
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    Unless the cat switches the TV on and off, then there must be a human present even momentarily.
  • Cornucopia
    Cornucopia Posts: 16,157 Forumite
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    edited 20 July 2018 at 9:44AM
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    littleboo wrote: »
    Unless the cat switches the TV on and off, then there must be a human present even momentarily.

    Remote power switch and IR sender from a human who is outside the UK. :)

    If you're going to go to that much trouble, though, I would have thought that Cat Videos on Youtube might be a better choice, for which no TV Licence is required.



    If the UK had a Cat Licence, would it be cheaper for black & white...? :)

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  • HWW
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    This thread will give the compilers, of the TVL propaganda dept food for thought - for the "Excuses for no TVL" that TVL pay to have published in local papers, all over the UK....


    Does Mrs Slocum's cat, have a licence - by any chance? (The "P" word was censored !)
  • Cornucopia
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    HWW wrote: »
    ... the "Excuses for no TVL" that TVL pay to have published in local papers, all over the UK....
    I'm pretty sure that TVL do not pay to place information in local papers. I'm pretty sure that if it were paid advertising, it would need to be clearly identified as such. What you see is the result of lazy, cheap journalism, and a false sense of public duty.
    Does Mrs Slocum's cat, have a licence - by any chance? (The "P" word was censored !)
    Because MSE is above that kind of cheap innuendo. ;)
  • tacpot12
    tacpot12 Posts: 7,972 Forumite
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    The offence committed is receiving the signal in a viewable form. It doesn't matter if no one is watching, the offence is still committed.
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • Cornucopia
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    edited 20 July 2018 at 2:34PM
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    tacpot12 wrote: »
    The offence committed is receiving the signal in a viewable form. It doesn't matter if no one is watching, the offence is still committed.

    You may be right, but since the whole thread is somewhat jokey, I'm not sure we need to worry too much.

    No cats have been harmed (or prosecuted) in the making of this thread.
  • [Deleted User]
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    I'm surprised @Housemartin hasn't been on frothing at the mouth and spitting out cat fur. He would take the OP seriously.
  • drphila
    drphila Posts: 288 Forumite
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    This is the trouble with the cats of today. Stuck inside in front of a screen for hours on end when they should be outside in the fresh air :smiley:
  • Zola.
    Zola. Posts: 2,204 Forumite
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    I have a feline the cat licence doesn't cost as much
  • Cornucopia
    Cornucopia Posts: 16,157 Forumite
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    edited 28 July 2018 at 11:02PM
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    I wonder if the OP might have a point?

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    I blame the parents...


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