Legally You Do Not Need A TV Licence - Yes or No??e

eddie wrote:If you don't watch BBC live then no, you won't need a licence.  That's how people get round it - they watch BBC on catch up and thereby swerve the licence fee.
This has been well known for a long time.

sassy wrote:Tonight 9 pm, ITV The Secret, based on a true story, has James Nesbitt in the lead role and he is boody scary.

sassy wrote:Tonight 9 pm, ITV The Secret, based on a true story, has James Nesbitt in the lead role and he is boody scary.

sassy wrote:Tonight 9 pm, ITV The Secret, based on a true story, has James Nesbitt in the lead role and he is boody scary.

Stormee wrote:

sassy wrote:Tonight 9 pm, ITV The Secret, based on a true story, has James Nesbitt in the lead role and he is boody scary.

Keep on topic please.

This is about the TV licence NOT its programmes.  

Syl wrote:No...I meant I edited my post to include a link that says a TV licence is needed whether you watch BBC or not.

Soon, you'll need a TV licence to watch catch-up · 1d
If you don't have one, you will no longer be able to catch-up on shows on BBC's iPlayer, All 4, ITV Hub, and whatever Channel 5 call theirs. Culture …

12 May 2016

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Soon, you'll need a TV licence to watch catch-up
By [url=http://www.bitterwallet.com/author/Mof Gimmers]Mof Gimmers[/url]
Soon enough, you aren't going to be able to watch on-demand TV if you don't have a TV licence. If you don't have one, you will no longer be able to catch-up on shows on BBC's iPlayer, All 4, ITV Hub, and whatever Channel 5 call theirs.
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has announced today that he is going to stop people from utilising the loophole.
This is not going to go down well, is it?
However, with the government going after the BBC, it isn't clear what this means exactly for the £145.50 licence fee, as Whittingdale said that is "likely to become less sustainable" long term.
As for the BBC Trust, Whittingdale has said that it will be abolished, and instead, the BBC will fall under the remit of Ofcom, who regulate all the other forms of media.
It looks like regulatory changes will be coming into play in 2019, as Whittingdale said that the current BBC chair, Rona Fairhead, will stay in her job until the end of 2018.
The licence fee is going to stick around for a while yet, and will increase with inflation until 2021/22.
Fire up the torrents and dodgy websites - looks like a good number of people are going to be catching up on terrestrial shows away from the catch-up services, or waiting to see if they appear on Netflix and the like.
http://www.bitterwallet.com/uk-news/soon-youll-need-a-tv-licence-to-watch-catch-up-91998

eddie wrote:

Syl wrote:No...I meant I edited my post to include a link that says a TV licence is needed whether you watch BBC or not.

No it isn't Syl.
I know a number of people who don't pay it and haven't for a couple of years
I asked them direct and was told that my information was correct. That's all they said, nothing more. Others I know have asked them direct and been told no.

eddie wrote:Sometbody Reno?

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eddie wrote:Maybe it's not the same thing I saw?
Aaron Russo Vs IRS commissioner

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eddie wrote:But in the video th IRS commissioner admits it. Did you watch it?

veya_victaous wrote:Answer to the OP
live in a decent country.

TV license

you guys need more pirates
the way to 'correct' the market when you're getting ripped off

eddie wrote:So you're advocating theft Veya?

feelthelove wrote:I've always paid mine, I like to sleep at night although I can't say I've seen a licensing check van for years.

I watch most stuff on catch up.  Generally I'll record a whole series before I watch it, sometimes months later.  I can't believe you don't watch the BBC or ITV Eddie, they have some great dramas.  

nicko wrote:I was just going to ask has anyone ever seen a detection van?

Stormee wrote:I have not seen one for a long time.

Someone came to our door about 15 years ago and flashed a ID thingy at me and asked to see our TV licence. I had one and told him "NO GO AWAY, you should know if I had one", or something which sounded like that.