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Re: Sold my telly.....
« Reply #15 on: 18 August 2009, 07:00:07 »
Did you know that even if you do not have a tv in your property, but have a vcr, you are still required to have a tv licence?

Strange but true.
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« Reply #16 on: 18 August 2009, 07:14:14 »
You have a computer Bertie. You are capable of watching BBC iplayer.
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« Reply #17 on: 18 August 2009, 07:22:23 »
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Did you know that even if you do not have a tv in your property, but have a vcr, you are still required to have a tv licence?

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You need a TV license if you own any equipment that is capable of receiving a television signal.
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« Reply #18 on: 18 August 2009, 07:24:49 »
Spot on!

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« Reply #19 on: 18 August 2009, 07:50:16 »
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Did you know that even if you do not have a tv in your property, but have a vcr, you are still required to have a tv licence?

Strange but true.
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You need a TV license if you own any equipment that is capable of receiving a television signal.


Wrong. No you don't ;)
I recently gave my TV to my mam, so i informed the licence people that i'd bought a monitor to play my xbox & to watch DVD's. They said as long as i don't have the aerial plugged in & the TV or what ever equipment is not set to receive TV signals then all's ok, so i spent £300.00 on a 28" monitor for nowt. If you care not to believe me, go on to the BBC licence site & all will be revealed :y
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« Reply #20 on: 18 August 2009, 07:53:08 »
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Did you know that even if you do not have a tv in your property, but have a vcr, you are still required to have a tv licence?

Strange but true.
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You need a TV license if you own any equipment that is capable of receiving a television signal.


Wrong. No you don't ;)
I recently gave my TV to my mam, so i informed the licence people that i'd bought a monitor to play my xbox & to watch DVD's. They said as long as i don't have the aerial plugged in & the TV or what ever equipment is not set to receive TV signals then all's ok, so i spent £300.00 on a 28" monitor for nowt. If you care not to believe me, go on to the BBC licence site & all will be revealed :y


correct, you can have as many tv capable devices as you like, as they have other uses.
the restriction is they must not be connected to an aerial, or tuned in.
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« Reply #21 on: 18 August 2009, 09:13:45 »
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correct, you can have as many tv capable devices as you like, as they have other uses.
the restriction is they must not be connected to an aerial, or tuned in.

I'd like to see them prove the TV card in one of my Linux boxes is tuned in. Took me long enough to figure it out!  ;D

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« Reply #22 on: 18 August 2009, 10:20:59 »
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Good old TV Licensing, their ineptitude truly knows no bounds.

My partner was warned (for the 4th time) 2 weeks ago that she is going to be taken to court for having no TV license.
Silly ba$tards haven't bothered to do a check to see if the address actually has a license in force, because if they had then they'd already know the license is in my name.

Much as I'd love a day in court to humiliate them, it would present a conflict of interest for me because I also detest the taxpayers money being wasted on frivolous crap that can be easily checked before any money is spent.

I had exactly the same situation. Licence in my name, kept getting threatening letters in partners name.

I ignored the letters because if they can't be bothered to do a quick check on the address then I am not going to make costly phone calls to them to set them straight. Not my job I'm afraid! >:( >:(
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« Reply #23 on: 18 August 2009, 11:21:55 »
Threatening seems to be their main policy at present.  Aren't they the ones who say " We've got a database and you can't hide from us."?

I've seen a few databases in my time and many of them are designed to be very rickety.

It used to be that case that a receiver had to be disabled in some way to overcome the need for a licence but I've heard a few people now who have been told that they only need to disconnect the aerial and that's it.  Surprises me as that sounds trusting.
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« Reply #24 on: 18 August 2009, 11:38:19 »
What annoys me more than anything is that we have sky so don't use the aerial at all. It is not even plugged in to the tv or sky box. So why should I pay tv licence?
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« Reply #25 on: 18 August 2009, 12:58:13 »
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What annoys me more than anything is that we have sky so don't use the aerial at all. It is not even plugged in to the tv or sky box. So why should I pay tv licence?
Because you receive tv?  It's nothing to do with aerials although a satellite dish is an aerial, just not a yagi.
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« Reply #26 on: 18 August 2009, 13:52:26 »
Understand that Chris but I am paying twice!
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« Reply #27 on: 18 August 2009, 14:21:43 »
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Understand that Chris but I am paying twice!

But it is your choice to pay for Sky who give you additional TV channels, and the TV Licence is for use of the airways in Britain, rather like paying your road tax, but paying also for buying your vehicle and filling it with petrol! :D :D ;) ;)
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« Reply #28 on: 18 August 2009, 14:41:51 »
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Understand that Chris but I am paying twice!
I'm with you on that.  Consequently I don't pay for the extra channels on principle(ish).

Presumably you have free access to the BBC on Sky which is where most of the license revenue goes?
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« Reply #29 on: 18 August 2009, 15:22:05 »
Thats my point Chris. I have access to BBC on Sky and don't use terrestrial in any way. I only have the basic package with Sky.

I understand its my choice Lizzie but still find it unfair!
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