TV licensing people are right cocks. They send us threatening letters even though we have a direct debit set up to pay them!
Back to the original point though - move in with some better mates. Either that or 'accidentally' break the tv.
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House mates wont pay tv license!
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Get rid of the TV then keep one small area of a table in your lounge dust free. Great entertainment when the chap from the Corporation comes around!
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Do you actually watch TV on the, uh, TV? We had a big one used for DVDs, X-Box etc and when TV Licensing came a-knocking there were told in no uncertain terms to **** off. Never bothered us again.
I've no objection to paying for a TV licence, but can't bear the licensing Nazis who try to police the system with bogus threats and imaginary detector vans.
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We had a big one used for DVDs, X-Box etc
Still supposed to have a license.
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mudshark - sorry, you're wrong.
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they still manage to go out most nights of the week!
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I don't even watch the TV
... so get rid of the tv then!
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Who owns the telly ?
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I'm pretty sure that they have to prove you have equipment capable of receiving a broadcast signal, not that you actually have used it. This means that if they can point to a great big telly they don't have to wait around until someone turns it on. It also means that mudshark is right.
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Flaperon - well I think you're OK if you don't use the TV for broadcasts an are covered by a license at another address which I suppose students will be.
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We had a big one used for DVDs, X-Box etc
Still supposed to have a license.
FAIL.
Nope, only if it's used to watch TV. They have to prove that i.e. catch you watching live TV before they can fine you...
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However, there may be other reasons why you need your own separate licence, such as whether or not you have exclusive access to a toilet or washing facilities.
Now I get this, but if I've got an en-suite do I need a separate license??!
How about if I p1ss out the window on regular occasion? Does that mean I need a TV license (as well as some sanitary training).Posted 2 years ago # -
From the link that Drac posted ages ago:
Watching TV on the internet
You need to be covered by a licence if you watch TV online at the same time as it's being broadcast on conventional TV in the UK or the Channel Islands.
If you’re watching programmes on a computer or laptop as they re being shown on TV, then you need a TV Licence. However, you don’t need to be covered by a licence if you’re only using ‘on-demand’ services to watch programmes after they have been shown on TV. So, you need a licence to watch any channel live online, but you wouldn’t need one to use BBC iPlayer to catch up on an episode of a programme you missed, for example.
You do not need a TV Licence if you only use your TV to watch videos and DVDs or as a monitor for your games console . If this is the case, please complete the online declaration form
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Stick a cheque for your share of the license fee in a jar on top of the telly, and make it very clear to the others that they can use it as your contribution to the fee, or to the £1000 fine.
Their choice, but that's all you're paying.
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They need to grow up, and you need to make a decision as to whether or not you want to carry on sharing a house with a bunch of immature idiots. Like it or not, it's illegal to watch tv without a license, they need to mtfu, pay the license fee, and find something more important to get into a strop about.
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Stick a cheque for your share of the license fee in a jar on top of the telly, and make it very clear to the others that they can use it as your contribution to the fee, or to the £1000 fine.
Their choice, but that's all you're paying.
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Might not work out if you do get the fine though - depends on how honest they are...oh dear.
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