A Caller Phoned Ch5HD Live said Do not pay the BBC License

[arista]

He said
Do not open your Front Door.

Ignore them


3 Years Now.



I like his style



Today it has Gone up £5

£174.50 today per year

[user104658]

Just don't watch live telly it's all trash. Then you don't need one.

[arista]

No, he is watching TV
and saying Bollocks to the BBC Tax

[Kate!]

No, he is watching TV
and saying Bollocks to the BBC Tax

Good man!

[Glenn.]

Just don't watch live telly it's all trash. Then you don't need one.

This.

[Glenn.]

No, he is watching TV
and saying Bollocks to the BBC Tax

He sounds like a right moron

[arista]

[TV Licensing has enforcement officers
who carry out checks and can visit your address
to confirm if you need a license]

No Luck Fellas

Front door - No answer

[user104658]

[TV Licensing has enforcement officers
who carry out checks and can visit your address
to confirm if you need a license]

No Luck Fellas

Front door - No answer

I sometimes wonder - do they actually do this anywhere? Maybe some operate in larger towns/cities?

Not only have I never seen one of these mysterious "inspection vans" ... ... I don't know ANYONE who has seen one. I think they're a myth.

[user104658]

Also how do they check? I have a TV, for streaming services and PS5, but it's not for live TV ... ... do they search around behind the TV unit looking for cables? Make me turn it on to see if it connects? Seize the remote control? :joker:

[arista]

Also how do they check? I have a TV, for streaming services and PS5, but it's not for live TV ... ... do they search around behind the TV unit looking for cables? Make me turn it on to see if it connects? Seize the remote control? :joker:


They use Electronic tracking devices


In your case
They would need to check that,
No TV cable is going into that TV

So your HDMI's do not go to a TV Tuner


They may stay in their van
and check after they go.


Also, your TV would could have Freeview or Freesat
so best to send a Big £2,000 Fine to your home

Does your Roof have a Sat Dish?
If it does:
Post a £2,000 Fine to your home

[thesheriff443]

Also how do they check? I have a TV, for streaming services and PS5, but it's not for live TV ... ... do they search around behind the TV unit looking for cables? Make me turn it on to see if it connects? Seize the remote control? :joker:

They do exactly that
I’ve had two visits one when I was out and one when I didn’t answer the door

Always had a tv licence until last year now it’s a puss take for what they put on tv

[thesheriff443]

They use Electronic tracking devices


In your case
They would need to check that,
No TV cable is going into that TV

So your HDMI's do not go to a TV Tuner


They may stay in their van
and check after they go.


Also, your TV would could have Freeview or Freesat
so best to send a Big £2,000 Fine to your home

Does your Roof have a Sat Dish?
If it does:
Post a £2,000 Fine to your home

There is no vans and never have been

[bots]

I actually do know someone that they visited up in Scotland. They literally threatened him and he told them to f off. Eventually, they stopped bothering him

When I was a student, I got a visit from them and there were about 7 of us sharing a house. I answered the door spliff in hand and just said nope, not using a TV :laugh:

It's basically an enforcement agency, but they have no right to enter your property. So if you say, no, i don't watch live TV, there is nothing they can do

[arista]

There is no vans and never have been

OK Car

[user104658]

They use Electronic tracking devices


In your case
They would need to check that,
No TV cable is going into that TV

So your HDMI's do not go to a TV Tuner


They may stay in their van
and check after they go.


Also, your TV would could have Freeview or Freesat
so best to send a Big £2,000 Fine to your home

Does your Roof have a Sat Dish?
If it does:
Post a £2,000 Fine to your home

I know the magic vans don't exist and it's also BS about them checking for a sat dish; Sky has been around forever, so loads of houses have an old dish still attached to the side not in use. My current one doesn't, thought my old one did, that we didn't use.

Dishes are on the way out now anyway I think? Even "Sky" seems to be switching to basically being just live-streaming (via broadband connection). Once they get rid of the broadcast TV signal there'll no longer be any excuse at all for the TV license. BBC can be part of a TV package / people can pay for Player subscription if they want one, and there'll be no access for those who don't. Like any other normal service :umm2:.

[user104658]

Actually come to think of it, while my house does have a TV aerial port in the living room, the aerial itself is actually in the loft space - not on the roof. So there's no external "proof of telly" at all :smug:.

[arista]

Actually come to think of it, while my house does have a TV aerial port in the living room, the aerial itself is actually in the loft space - not on the roof. So there's no external "proof of telly" at all :smug:.


Nice
They can post you a £2,000 Fine

If you are not paying the BBC Tax.

[bots]

They used to go round with their detector vans and I guess it's possible at that time they could detect the old cathode ray valve TV, but it's pretty dubious. Now, they would have no idea if you were watching live TV or not

[arista]

They used to go round with their detector vans and I guess it's possible at that time they could detect the old cathode ray valve TV, but it's pretty dubious. Now, they would have no idea if you were watching live TV or not


This is why they need to enter your home


And that Caller
does not let them in


3 years now

[Maru]

They use Electronic tracking devices


In your case
They would need to check that,
No TV cable is going into that TV

So your HDMI's do not go to a TV Tuner


They may stay in their van
and check after they go.


Also, your TV would could have Freeview or Freesat
so best to send a Big £2,000 Fine to your home

Does your Roof have a Sat Dish?
If it does:
Post a £2,000 Fine to your home

That's so much trouble. At that rate, just make it a tax and treat it like a public utility... (not that I agree with it)

[Maru]

They used to go round with their detector vans and I guess it's possible at that time they could detect the old cathode ray valve TV, but it's pretty dubious. Now, they would have no idea if you were watching live TV or not

Have this image of the broadcasting organization running around town like Inspector Gadget with gizmos searching for hidden cables and hiding behind bird feeders

[bots]

Have this image of the broadcasting organization running around town like Inspector Gadget with gizmos searching for hidden cables and hiding behind bird feeders

:joker:

https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/67/861/medium_1990_5034__0024_.jpg

[Maru]

:joker:

https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/67/861/medium_1990_5034__0024_.jpg

It's like something people would part together from RadioShack and a trip to a local pick-a-part. Just so they can snoop on your neighbors phonecalls for the technical fun of it and pretend to be like the govt. It even has that old-style phone book coloring to it.

[Maru]

Here, if you make something a tax, people forget about it quickly and stop complaining. That's why our politicians love them.

[user104658]

Nice
They can post you a £2,000 Fine

If you are not paying the BBC Tax.

They can do anything if you're not watching TV.

They used to go round with their detector vans and I guess it's possible at that time they could detect the old cathode ray valve TV, but it's pretty dubious. Now, they would have no idea if you were watching live TV or not

From what I've heard, the vans never existed... and they stopped advertising about the "vans" because new rules came in meaning they could no longer threaten with flat-out lies :joker:

[arista]

That's so much trouble. At that rate, just make it a tax and treat it like a public utility... (not that I agree with it)


BBC worries about its Public Funding
that way.

BBC news, for example,
had sacked some High Paid workers
and presenters
to stay afloat.

[thesheriff443]

Latest threathenin letter
You have ten days to get your license in order
They can F off

[Crimson Dynamo]

No idea why anyone pays this rubbish

[arista]

[BBC licence fee 'unenforceable', says culture secretary
A woman, Lisa Nandy, carries a red folder wearing
a black blazer and black top with a white thin strip
around the neckline]


[The culture secretary has said the
BBC's licence fee is "unenforceable"
and insisted "no options are off the table"
when the government begins a review into the
corporation's current funding model later this year.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Lisa Nandy
said there were "problems" with the
annual charge, with "fewer and fewer people"
paying the £174.50 fee.

The charter, which expires in 2027
and is under review, is an agreement between
the BBC and the government that sets out
the terms and purposes of the corporation - including
the existence of the licence fee.

A BBC spokeswoman said the broadcaster looks forward
to engaging with the government
and securing the long-term future of the BBC.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrz18882ygo