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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Talk of decriminalising not having a TV licence.

Good or bad ?

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe


"Talk of decriminalising not having a TV licence.

Good or bad ?"

I didn't know you needed a license to be a TV

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Talk of decriminalising not having a TV licence.

Good or bad ?

I didn't know you needed a license to be a TV"

Pmsl!!

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Licence to thrill maybe ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I grudge paying it. I already pay Sky so why should I pay the BBC for stuff too. It should already be in one payment if it’s going to be charged.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't have one. Only use Netflix. No interest in the news and can't stand football so no point in having one.

Not having the BBC pays for all my trips to bghs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't have one. Only use Netflix. No interest in the news and can't stand football so no point in having one.

Not having the BBC pays for all my trips to bghs. "

Don’t you still need one?

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By *aughtyLondonGuyMan
over a year ago

london

Should be scrapped

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool


"Don't have one. Only use Netflix. No interest in the news and can't stand football so no point in having one.

Not having the BBC pays for all my trips to bghs.

Don’t you still need one? "

Only if you watch BBC iplayer or any other show "live" as it is aired, regardless of channel.

Any other streamed show and you are free to watch.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When you pay for sky or likewise your phone line is included why do you then have to pay for a tv license? Also you pay in advance for your license so how can you be prosecuted for not paying if you’ve already paid for said year?

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By *ourayloversCouple
over a year ago

chesterfield

Should be scraped and replaced by a subscription service

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I no longer watch the biased bigoted (I wont even say what the C stands for)

They sent me a letter daying i could be fined £1000. OH NO!

I called them and it was cancelled for 2 years.

I watch netflix, youtube and sometimes amazon prime.

It is a scandal that they can fine you and i think they are even charging pensioners now. Grim and typical of the UK these days.

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

It is a relic from an age long gone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't have one. Only use Netflix. No interest in the news and can't stand football so no point in having one.

Not having the BBC pays for all my trips to bghs.

Don’t you still need one?

Only if you watch BBC iplayer or any other show "live" as it is aired, regardless of channel.

Any other streamed show and you are free to watch. "

Live on terrestrial channels. not subscription.

For clarity

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By *etite HandfulWoman
over a year ago

Chester

The govt should just put tax on all the streaming channels and use that to pay for the BBC go on Boris do it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Should be scraped and replaced by a subscription service "

I agree. Every phone line in the uk

Is owned by BT or majority and is included in your internet or tv subscription, why can’t the tv license.

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By *forfun500Couple
over a year ago

walsall

Dont have one never will you can fill s form out on BBC and tell them you dong require s licence as you dont watch live BBC channels

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Dont have one never will you can fill s form out on BBC and tell them you dong require s licence as you dont watch live BBC channels "

If you watch record or catch up with any bbc program you need a license. I don’t think I do however still pay for a license. I am however contemplating filling in a form saying I don’t require a license.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

@police Scotland

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By *plpxp2Couple
over a year ago

Middlesbrough


"The govt should just put tax on all the streaming channels and use that to pay for the BBC go on Boris do it! "

Does that include the BBC's new streaming service with ITV, where we have to pay to see the old programmes we already paid for?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law. "

If you say yes or no - they send your address to the tv licensing agency either way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law.

If you say yes or no - they send your address to the tv licensing agency either way "

How do they prove you don’t watch bbc?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law.

If you say yes or no - they send your address to the tv licensing agency either way

How do they prove you don’t watch bbc?"

No idea..don’t think they can. They just send you letters hoping you own up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law.

If you say yes or no - they send your address to the tv licensing agency either way

How do they prove you don’t watch bbc?

No idea..don’t think they can. They just send you letters hoping you own up"

Seems very much a grey area as one thing I’ve always been told is pay your council tax and tv license as they are the two things you can be prosecuted for! Ffs council tax I can understand but a tv license!

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By *wholeLotOfRosieWoman
over a year ago

Pontypridd


"When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law. "

You need a license to watch ANY live channel. Not just bbc. You also need one to watch bbc iplayer. No other catch up or streaming service requires one.

I don’t have a license. When MPs get to claim £70 a meal in expenses but my geriatric mum has to pay a license fee I get pissy and refuse to play.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law.

If you say yes or no - they send your address to the tv licensing agency either way

How do they prove you don’t watch bbc?

No idea..don’t think they can. They just send you letters hoping you own up

Seems very much a grey area as one thing I’ve always been told is pay your council tax and tv license as they are the two things you can be prosecuted for! Ffs council tax I can understand but a tv license! "

Council Tax yes!! They can take possessions etc for non payment.

Tele license not sure tho. How can they prove you watch tv?? If you live in a property and next doors tv was ‘wall to wall’ with yours don’t tell me they can tell the difference ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If i pay for Netflix and amazon prime does this mean I can’t watch any bbc endorsed programs through my subscriptions even though i pay for them ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If i pay for Netflix and amazon prime does this mean I can’t watch any bbc endorsed programs through my subscriptions even though i pay for them ?"

No. That’s would be fine. You just can’t watch bbc iPlayer

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By *wholeLotOfRosieWoman
over a year ago

Pontypridd


"When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law.

If you say yes or no - they send your address to the tv licensing agency either way

How do they prove you don’t watch bbc?"

They can prove if you use iplayer over your broadband. Not easily as they need to force your provider to hand over the info on all the sites you visit. But technically they can do it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law.

If you say yes or no - they send your address to the tv licensing agency either way

How do they prove you don’t watch bbc?

They can prove if you use iplayer over your broadband. Not easily as they need to force your provider to hand over the info on all the sites you visit. But technically they can do it. "

Shouldn’t the BBC be handing over responsibility to providers when you have a smart TV or likewise giving you the option to block bbc I player content if you check a box for instance saying you have no license and do not wish to view any bbc program?

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire


"Should be scrapped"

At least someone had a sensible comment.

All other tv channels are funded by advertising

So should the bbc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law.

If you say yes or no - they send your address to the tv licensing agency either way

How do they prove you don’t watch bbc?

They can prove if you use iplayer over your broadband. Not easily as they need to force your provider to hand over the info on all the sites you visit. But technically they can do it.

Shouldn’t the BBC be handing over responsibility to providers when you have a smart TV or likewise giving you the option to block bbc I player content if you check a box for instance saying you have no license and do not wish to view any bbc program?"

It just costs too much... easier to just send a letter and hope u own up!! If you have sky etc then u have a tv... they all share data

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law.

If you say yes or no - they send your address to the tv licensing agency either way

How do they prove you don’t watch bbc?

They can prove if you use iplayer over your broadband. Not easily as they need to force your provider to hand over the info on all the sites you visit. But technically they can do it.

Shouldn’t the BBC be handing over responsibility to providers when you have a smart TV or likewise giving you the option to block bbc I player content if you check a box for instance saying you have no license and do not wish to view any bbc program?

It just costs too much... easier to just send a letter and hope u own up!! If you have sky etc then u have a tv... they all share data "

How do they prove it though ? I mean people who are prosecuted and made to pay for non payment how are they able to do this. Is it more sensible instead of not paying to just fill in online form saying you don’t wanna pay as you don’t watch bbc, then at least you’ve notified them you won’t be watching bbc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When you buy a tv they ask you do you have a tv license. What happens if you say no as you don’t watch bbc? Shouldn’t bbc give you an option of opting out of being able to view if no license? What would happen if by accident for instance I switched channels and flicked onto bbc , would I be committing an offence?

Wasn’t someone once actually sent to prison for not paying their tv license? I mean how out dated is this law.

If you say yes or no - they send your address to the tv licensing agency either way

How do they prove you don’t watch bbc?

They can prove if you use iplayer over your broadband. Not easily as they need to force your provider to hand over the info on all the sites you visit. But technically they can do it.

Shouldn’t the BBC be handing over responsibility to providers when you have a smart TV or likewise giving you the option to block bbc I player content if you check a box for instance saying you have no license and do not wish to view any bbc program?

It just costs too much... easier to just send a letter and hope u own up!! If you have sky etc then u have a tv... they all share data

How do they prove it though ? I mean people who are prosecuted and made to pay for non payment how are they able to do this. Is it more sensible instead of not paying to just fill in online form saying you don’t wanna pay as you don’t watch bbc, then at least you’ve notified them you won’t be watching bbc "

No idea!! I agree, I never watch BBC.. saying that after watching Liverpool tonight I think I should have watched eastenders lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Excellent idea, crack on with it.

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By *hechapMan
over a year ago

Derry

The tv licence and the bbc should be scrapped.

I dont fund corrupt, paedo protecters who all live lavish lifestyles and get over paid, all from the tv licence fee.

NO WAY!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Antiquated system just fund it by advertisement or taxation of foreign broadcasters wanting to enter the UK market.

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By *wholeLotOfRosieWoman
over a year ago

Pontypridd

That’s the actual process. You fill in a form saying you don’t need a licence because you don’t watch live tv or iplayer. It’s on the licensing website. If you pay by dd you’ve paid ahead. They refund the over payment in about 3 weeks.

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