TV Licence

[Alex]

2.8 million people now claim they don't require a TV licence, I know Klondy and I don't have/need one, anyone else on here ?  The telly tax is allegedly 70% of BBC's income so how much longer can they go on without our £160 quids ?  Not that I want to see the beeb fail, I don't, I just think we should have a choice.

[klondike]

I'd love to see the woke, anti Brexit, left wing gits crash and burn. Denying a free licence to the over 75s was the last straw for me. I watched very little live TV already other than the news and was content to give that little up to deny them my licence fee.

[JBR]

I stopped paying the BBC Tax three years ago.
I haven't even had any messages from the Broken Biscuit Company, let alone callers at the door.
Should they ever turn up, I shall politely tell them, "Not today, thank you."

[klondike]

Anybody thinking of ditching the licence who pays monthly is likely able to claim a refund as you may well be paying in advance. I claimed a refund. It's an online form iirc. I just got all the info I needed from google.  You have to sign declarations you don't need a licence from time to time. You could just ignore the request but that would probably cause more hassle than just returning your declaration.

August 07, 2023, 10:14:16 AM
Checked my emails. Looks like the declarions last 2 years...

Dear klondike,

We have now registered this
address as No Licence Needed.
Thank you for telling us that you do not need a TV Licence, we may still visit you to confirm this. We won't be writing to you again until just before your No Licence Needed declaration expires. However, if circumstances change, we may need to get back in touch earlier.

Reference: 
Valid until: January 2025

[GrannyMac]

We still pay for a licence.  I'll never make a revolutionary. 😕

[klondike]

I don't watch live TV so have no obligation to pay. If it gets so I can watch live TV without paying I'll either resurrect my Freesat box or more likely just use apps to watch it live occasionally. I currently only use them for catchup and have no iPlayer account.

[Scrumpy]

I still pay for a licence..
I remember years ago when the detector van cruised the streets.. Some turned their tv off..
The skyline was full of tv aerials..

[Diasi]

We still pay for the TV licence as I use iPlayer sometimes but I object to it being nearly twice the price of the subscription channels.

[Alex]

I've received a letter from our friends at TV Licencing....

Dear Mrs xxxxx
We've previously been told that a TV licence is not needed at 32 Trumble Lane.
However, our records show someone has used BBC iPlayer on a number of occasions over recent weeks. The No Licence Needed status of this address is now invalid and will soon be cancelled.

It goes on to tell me if I'm already covered by a licence, or I think a mistake has been made to let them know immediately by visiting tvl.co.uk/watching-iplayer

I don't understand why they bother, you need a BBC account and a password to access i Player.  I've responded - suitably 

[Scrumpy]

You tell 'em Alex..

[dextrous63]

We'll bring you a file in a cake when we come to visit you Alex.   An attack on the BBC makes you super-dooper-over the horizon right wing fascist.  Expect the SAS to pay you a visit soon!!!

[Vlad]

I don't have a licence...and just in case there is a BBC enforcement goon reading this..bugger off!

[klondike]

you need a BBC account and a password to access i Player

I deleted my BBC accounts - I found I had two for some reason. I also removed it as an option on my smart TV.

[dextrous63]

I'm speaking on behalf of paedophiles and sexual predators, who are finding it difficult to make ends meet (no pun intended) more and more.  Therefore, please could you start paying your TV licence fees so that they can receive their usual exorbitant pay increases once again?

[Michael Rolls]

years ago they claimed we needed a separate tv licence for the outhouse - which contains mowers but no tv! Then about a year after getting letter accepting that it not need a licence we got another from a different office claiming that it did - they're useless