boy this makes me mad

koan · Post by **koan** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:27 pm

I believe spot has experience dealing with those people

koan · Post by **koan** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:29 pm

oh, basic cable costs minimum $35/month so it's more than 300. That only provides less than 20 channels and only one is free of advertisements every 10 or 15 minutes.

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:39 pm

Jimbo -I've never heard of such a thing....I'm with Koan on the cable thing..but mine is a bit higher than that for about 70 some channels, but I'm thinking we can do without....and we probably will be here shortly....

but a license in order to have cell phones/pc/tv???? never heard of that.

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:55 pm

You need a TV Licence to use any television receiving equipment such as a TV set, set-top boxes, video or DVD recorders, computers or mobile phones to watch or record TV programmes as they are being shown on TV.

If you use a set-top box with a hi-fi system or another device that can only be used to produce sounds and can't display TV programmes, and you don't install or use any other TV receiving equipment, you don't need a TV Licence.

A colour TV Licence costs £135.50 and a black and white licence costs £45.50.

What if I only use a TV to watch videos/DVDs/as a monitor for my games console? Do I still need a licence?

You need to notify us in writing that this is the case and one of our Enforcement Officers may need to visit you to confirm that you do not need a licence.

Please write to us including your name, address and the reason you believe that you don't need a licence at:

TV Licensing

Bristol

BS98 1TL could this be your get out clause Jimbob???

In the words of Catherine Tate " Its A f**king Liberty"

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:00 pm

This surprised me Jimbo so I looked it up.....this is from the TV licensing website...... I'm sure a lot of people don't know this.....

I haven't got a TV. I watch telly on my laptop.

It makes no difference how you watch telly - whether it's on your laptop, PC or mobile phone or through a digital box, DVD recorder or good old-fashioned TV set - if you use any device to receive television programmes as they're being shown on TV, the law requires you to be covered by a licence.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:06 pm

Wow, TV is free here. You can pay extra if you want to watch cable stuff, I get the package of $50 a month, so my husband can watch his football games. I don't watch it anyway, so I'm not paying more.

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:47 pm

Oh dear they don't give up easily, the tv licence people

back in the 80s and 90s i didn't have a tv for ten years, and they wrote to me every month saying i needed one, sent people to check if i had a tv and even sent the detector van several times.

What i hate now is that even if you just buy a portable tv in woolworths they have to take your address to pass it to the tv licencing people, well I do now have a tv and a licence but since when has it been any concern of woolworths?

SuzyB · Post by **SuzyB** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:47 pm

You naughty naughty boy, I have told you all you have to do is call them and say that you have nothing there to receive pictures and that the flat is empty, I have even offered to call for you but no a typical guy, leave it until they take you to court :p:p

Mia · Post by **Mia** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:03 pm

Sorry but it is a sore point with me,we are paying this money for the BBC channel only and it is mostly crap.Soooo why cant they use the income from adverts like all the other channels?

Indian Princess · Post by **Indian Princess** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:24 pm

Wow!!!! Do you have too pay a monthly water bill there? I do, or my landlord does

Given hell Jimbo:)

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:29 pm

jimbo;723790 wrote: in my flat chantelle dropped my tv and broke it

as we need to pay £100 to use the communal Ariel and chantelle was not staying long ,we decided not to bother

so we have no TV no Ariel

then the TV licence people ask for my TV licence threatening me with a £1000 fine if i dont get one

i told them i dont even have a tv so i dont need one

they sent a letter threatening to take me to court as if i have a mobile phone or a pc i still need one :-5:-5

what other country do you have to have a licence costing nearly $300 just to watch tv ....or if you have a mobile phone or a pc

You do not need a TV licence just for owning a mobile 'phone or a PC.

You do need a licence if your mobile 'phone or your PC is capable of showing TV.

The licencing people cannot conceive of a house or flat that has no means of showing TV pictures.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:04 am

When i lived in Belgium you had to have a licence for every radio you owned, ( no tv licence though.. i think) but if you ever bought a radio the shop wuld take your details so you had to buy another licence. If it was for a present you had to give the details of the person you were buying it for!