Finally....it's Over!!

[moonwitch]

Yep, no teeth.

Please tell me in no uncertain terms where the regs state we don't. You need a TV license to recieve TV signals.

I already posted the regulations....

and HERE

[Gill]

Moon - you need a TV licence to watch progs no matter if they are live or not.

astral - you are being pedantic just because I said you need a license for owning a TV, which is true in most instances. If you own a TV and watch broadcasts whether live or not you need a license. If you own a TV and only watch DVD's or video's then you aren't - who can honestly say they don't switch to normal channels?

Is it the 1st April and I've fallen for it?

[moonwitch]

Not according to the TV licencing site...nor their staff that have told me and several people I know that we only need a licence to watch live TV.

Here is the info

"You need to be covered by a valid TV Licence if you watch or record TV as it's being broadcast. This includes the use of devices such as a computer, laptop, mobile phone or DVD/video recorder."

"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."

I already posted the regulations....

and HERE

Moon - you need a TV licence to watch progs no matter if they are live or not.

astral - you are being pedantic just because I said you need a license for owning a TV, which is true in most instances. If you own a TV and watch broadcasts whether live or not you need a license. If you own a TV and only watch DVD's or video's then you aren't - who can honestly say they don't switch to normal channels?

Is it the 1st April and I've fallen for it?

The regulations are clear....

I have been busy this year downsizing my lifestyle...and not giving money to the BBC is part of that.

[astral276]

astral - you are being pedantic...

No I am not. What you originally stated was wrong. If you prefer to label me as being pedantic rather than admit that - then feel free. I'll leave you to it.

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[moonwitch]

Moon - you need a TV licence to watch progs no matter if they are live or not.

astral - you are being pedantic just because I said you need a license for owning a TV, which is true in most instances. If you own a TV and watch broadcasts whether live or not you need a license. If you own a TV and only watch DVD's or video's then you aren't - who can honestly say they don't switch to normal channels?

Is it the 1st April and I've fallen for it?

I don't ever switch to normal channels...I don't have any way of my TV to receive signals...no aerial, no freeview box and no other way of receiving programmes through my TV.

Even if I could receive signals, I only watch TV on-line and not when it is broadcast.

I know many people in my situation who legally have no TV license.

[DZAMBO]

I have ‘’only’’ 230 channels on my TV and in the next couple minutes is going to start about 30 movies out of 45 in all my TV movie channels….and I have ‘’big’’ dilemma which one I can watch,…and by the way in this 30 movie channels NO commercials at all I mean after the movie start no break until movie is finished…Well…I find one…
Good night good peoples…......

P.S. License...what is this...?
This mean you need to pay to watch some channels...or....?....

[BAGHAG999]

Had three great weeks watching Olympics, im sitting here now with withdrawl symptons at a loss what to do today,think my wife may have left some time last week cant seem to find her this morning.

[Anniemcc2]

[QUOTE=BAGHAG999;1473487]Had three great weeks watching Olympics, im sitting here now with withdrawl symptons at a loss what to do today........ [QUOTE]

Same here, so we booked a holiday for OH's birthday in September last night

All I can say on the tv licence issue is that when you buy a tv, the retailer , by law, has to pass on your name and address to the TV Licensing people - regardless of what you're going to use the tv for.

[kreativebargains]

There have been instances where people have bought a TV purely for watching DVD's etc and been pursued by the licensing authorities. But if you do not have the means to watch TV as it is broadcast there is nothing they can do. You would have to remove the aeriel and any sky connections for a start, and if it was connected to a computer that computer could not have an internet connection. You could still use an internal aeriel that you whip out whenever you want to watch, but they would have to prove it. They would probably hassle you for a while, but even if they were stupid enough to take you to court you would win. You could however expect to have a detector van parked at the end of the street on a regular basis.

[MPS16]

....You could however expect to have a detector van parked at the end of the street on a regular basis.

This is a question I would really like a detailed answer to.

What does a TV Detector Van actually detect ?