Do you have a TV licence?

[Benjamin]

All in the thread title.

[thesheriff443]

No I had one for many years but last year in July I stopped buying one
Since then I’ve had many threatening letters

Two visits one I was not home and one I was in bed and looked out of the window
Went back to bed and left him standing there

I don’t watch tv anymore all my tvs are packed away

[GiRTh]

Yes. I dint have one for years but I'm now a different person.

I hope every one else has one too.

[thesheriff443]

Yes. I dint have one for years but I'm now a different person.

I hope every one else has one too.

You should stop buying one

They are thugs
Took a woman with leaning difficulties to court fined her and gave her a criminal record

She had no control of her finances and was considered a vulnerable adult

[Benjamin]

Yes. I dint have one for years but I'm now a different person.

I hope every one else has one too.

You only actually need one if you watch live TV or catch up programmes on BBC iPlayer.

https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/what-can-i-watch-without-a-tv-licence#:~:text=If%20you%20don't%20have,SC4%20prog rammes%20on%20demand

[joeysteele]

I begrudge the paying of it but yes I have one.

[bots]

yes i do. I obey the law even if i don't agree with it, that's democracy

[MTVN]

Yes because I consume a huge amount of BBC content and think they provide a very important service

[Crimson Dynamo]

yes love the bbc and what they stand for

[GiRTh]

You only actually need one if you watch live TV or catch up programmes on BBC iPlayer.

https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/what-can-i-watch-without-a-tv-licence#:~:text=If%20you%20don't%20have,SC4%20prog rammes%20on%20demandIplayer and live TV are the only things I watch on the BBC. No EastEnders, No strictly, No apprentice etc but I do watch Dragons Den

[Kate!]

Have one, but I'm not the payer/homeowner. Never ever had one the whole of my life when responsible for paying one. Never went as far as court or Fines. Lots of letters, just binned them.

[arista]

No I had one for many years but last year in July I stopped buying one
Since then I’ve had many threatening letters

Two visits one I was not home and one I was in bed and looked out of the window
Went back to bed and left him standing there

I don’t watch tv anymore all my tvs are packed away


Do you use Radio?

[thesheriff443]

Do you use Radio?

Not at home but in the car

[Mystic Mock]

yes i do. I obey the law even if i don't agree with it, that's democracy

But what about the saying of laws were made to be broken?

[Benjamin]

Do you use Radio?

You don’t need a tv licence for radio.

[Maru]

I answered No lol

#honestreporting

[bots]

But what about the saying of laws were made to be broken?

it's a nonsense statement

[Cherie]

I do but it is still assigned to my old address, keep getting letters, must sort at some point

[Nicky91]

Yes

a all in one (TV, Radio, Internet) package by Ziggo

[Ammi]

…I have everything, it’s just which box it’s packed in is the tricky bit…

[Mystic Mock]

it's a nonsense statement

Tbh my family has a TV Licence too.:laugh:

So my edgy post earlier unfortunately comes to nothing.:(

[smudgie]

Yes.
I use the service so I pay for it.

[arista]

You don’t need a tv licence for radio.


Of Course


But with Times Radio & LBC
both free
it would mean he is up to date.

[arista]

Not at home but in the car


OK

[Vanessa]

Yes.

[Gusto Brunt]

No, I don't.

Every two years I sign a 'I do not watch live TV online declaration'.

The reason is I haven't watched 'any' TV my home for 10 years.

The only exception is Big Brother which I record, or watch at a friend's house.

The declaration allows you to record TV. ;)

But on the whole, TV today is utter krap.

[Swan]

No. Literally no chance am i paying those scammers. Think about this, BBC sell programmes all over the world, they run ads all over the world. They have a major stake in more than half the freeview channels, most of which run about 8 mins worth of ads per 30 mins. And lets not even get started on the people they employ, and pay millions.

[Kazanne]

I have one but do begrudge paying it.

[James]

Yes, I do.

I have thought about cancelling it before because I don't watch live TV shows anymore, apart from football and things like the Olympics.

I use the BBC news, sport and weather apps and sites, but you don't need the licence fee for those (and there are alternatives).

[bots]

it frustrates me because the only thing i watch live is the football which has nothing to do with the BBC.

These days, anyone on benefits shouldn't have to pay for it, OAP's shouldn't have to pay for it. People that choose to watch alternative programs to the BBC shouldn't have to pay for it

This charter was set when the BBC was the sole broadcaster, it's just not a realistic proposition today to make it a mandatory charge to watch live TV

[Maru]

No. Literally no chance am i paying those scammers. Think about this, BBC sell programmes all over the world, they run ads all over the world. They have a major stake in more than half the freeview channels, most of which run about 8 mins worth of ads per 30 mins. And lets not even get started on the people they employ, and pay millions.

So, similar to here :laugh: OTA (over-the-air) is free and we have a lot of options (at least here), but there are a ton of ads. Traditional Network TV isn't low quality, though. There's filler channels, but during the prime block is when most "good" TV is on anyway.

If however someone picks up a Cable subscription, they can charge the provider, so they do get back for people who buy it as part of their cable package. There are "public" channels that vary by location, that rely more on donations to get programming. Funny you mention it, a lot of that programming are from sources, such as the BBC, and are funded by donations.

We also have a religious channel, Spanish-only channels. No fee as long as you use an antenna to access it.

https://www.tbn.org/


It does seem odd that it is "just" to the BBC. Maybe it is seen as a net good that so much of British programming makes the airwaves across the world, maybe encouraging tourism and improving the national "brand". I don't hear about the BBC as much now as I used to, however. Especially not now. Brit content can seen anywhere.

[Beso]

Never have and never will...still waiting on a knock on the door from some sad bastard with no morals..

[joeysteele]

I have one but do begrudge paying it.

You and me both Kazanne :joker:

[Cherie]

…I have everything, it’s just which box it’s packed in is the tricky bit…

:laugh:

[Livia]

Yes.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I just do not consume any BBC content bar listen again radio

disgusting organization that promotes and protects paedophiles

[MTVN]

Great to see the criminals are well outnumbered on this poll

[Crimson Dynamo]

Great to see the knee-knocking MSM mask wearing lickspittles are leading in this poll

fixed

:hee:

(grow a pair tibb)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/Citizen_smith.jpg

[Beso]

Great to see the criminals are well outnumbered on this poll

Criminal?

I simply dont use the product, so have no need to furnish the pockets of paedophiles.

[hijaxers]

Yes , my daughter nagged me into getting one after Grim passed, after we had refused for years i never saw any demands as he was our postie and disposed of them.

So a its begrudging Yes because the BBC are so biased and protect weirdo's and too many overpaid staff !!

[Swan]

Great to see the criminals are well outnumbered on this poll

Just because something is law, doesn't mean it's right. The BBC license fee is draconian.

[thesheriff443]

Great to see the criminals are well outnumbered on this poll

For some watching a bit of tv is their only luxury
It’s disgusting ,they take money off the poor in the form of blackmail by threatening people with criminal records Only to pay dick heads hundreds of thousands for do fcuk all

[Livia]

I think it was odious that they started to charge the elderly so they could continue overpaying some truly awful people.