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Post by Spiderweb on Jun 6, 2015 4:38:50 GMT
Lol "£49 for black and white TV sets". Seriously? How do they regulate this; how do they know if you're using your devices for the former or the later? They would just send agents to your door if you don't buy a license, I'm not sure they could enforce it but to most it's not worth the hassle of a potential day in court. |
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Post by eddiemonsta on Jun 6, 2015 8:26:43 GMT
How do they regulate this; how do they know if you're using your devices for the former or the later? I have no idea how they do it these days to be honest. I suppose it's quite easy to prove you must be watching TV if you have a subscription to something like Sky or Virgin, and as somebody stated earlier in the thread, they have vans they send around neighbourhoods to scan for TV signals. They most likely rely on the general ignorance of the populace when they knock on your door and ask you questions. When I was in university, many moons ago, they knocked on my door because I didn't have a TV licence. All they did was come inside, turn the TV on and see if I could watch any of the 5 channels available at that time. Fortunately for me, we had been having a session on Sensible World of Soccer the night before, so the amiga was plugged into the back of the TV, rather than the aerial. This was 20 years ago though, so i imagine their detection technology might have moved on a bit since then. It's just another stealth tax realy. I imagine 99% of UK residents would happily see the end of the BBC if it meant they didn't have to pay that £12.50 a month. Alternatively, I think people would accept commercials on the BBC channels, if they got to keep their 12 and a half quid, too. |
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Jun 6, 2015 10:26:55 GMT
That is the best thing about the BBC though. No commercials. But if they did commercials between programs I could live with that. I hate commercials during programs though.
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Post by Aron on Jun 6, 2015 11:02:15 GMT
in germany they even changed the tv tax everyone have to pay even if somebody doesnt own a tv
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Jun 6, 2015 13:13:02 GMT
Germany is just the best.
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Post by morsealworth on Jun 6, 2015 13:52:04 GMT
Russia doesn't have any TV tax whatsoever (of course, it doesn't exclude TVs from any normal taxes). Though you must take into account that the only non-cable TV channels available are full of deafeningly loud commercials and propaganda (did I forget to say television is government's property?) everywhere, from news to soap operas.
Cable TV, of course, is paid for to the provider.
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Post by Qetesh on Jun 6, 2015 14:09:25 GMT
If it just BBC then why charge more to have a bloody payment plan? Ours was 23.00 a month for 6 months, and now 12.50 a month for next 6 months. That is not 145.00 pounds a year, that is 213. If it costs 145.00 then it should only be 145.00 period. Also you should only have to pay for months you use, so regardless of short or not, it should be 12.50 a month. It is price gouging to hit the students/short temr for double and there is no legitimate reason for it. It is TV, you either use it or not I paid my pound of flesh but now I see no reason to keep it. Ironic this TV license thing is going to cost Virgin our 30 pounds a month too. 42.50 pounds more in our pocket and not going into UK's because of the greed. I am honestly hoping to find another place here when our contract is up and so it will be easy not to deal with TV anymore. I would prefer an apartment and next time, I will just not mention our cats either. Being honest got us nowhere but broke. So, onward to a apartment far from any TV license peeps eyes with our Internet connected TV. I will lie like a rug about our cats too.
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Post by 13thGeneral on Jun 6, 2015 17:23:37 GMT
How do they regulate this; how do they know if you're using your devices for the former or the later? They would just send agents to your door if you don't buy a license, I'm not sure they could enforce it but to most it's not worth the hassle of a potential day in court. How do they regulate this; how do they know if you're using your devices for the former or the later? I have no idea how they do it these days to be honest. I suppose it's quite easy to prove you must be watching TV if you have a subscription to something like Sky or Virgin, and as somebody stated earlier in the thread, they have vans they send around neighbourhoods to scan for TV signals. They most likely rely on the general ignorance of the populace when they knock on your door and ask you questions. When I was in university, many moons ago, they knocked on my door because I didn't have a TV licence. All they did was come inside, turn the TV on and see if I could watch any of the 5 channels available at that time. Fortunately for me, we had been having a session on Sensible World of Soccer the night before, so the amiga was plugged into the back of the TV, rather than the aerial. This was 20 years ago though, so i imagine their detection technology might have moved on a bit since then. It's just another stealth tax realy. I imagine 99% of UK residents would happily see the end of the BBC if it meant they didn't have to pay that £12.50 a month. Alternatively, I think people would accept commercials on the BBC channels, if they got to keep their 12 and a half quid, too. They have... TV Gestapo?  |
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Post by Spiderweb on Jun 6, 2015 19:07:38 GMT
They would just send agents to your door if you don't buy a license, I'm not sure they could enforce it but to most it's not worth the hassle of a potential day in court. I have no idea how they do it these days to be honest. I suppose it's quite easy to prove you must be watching TV if you have a subscription to something like Sky or Virgin, and as somebody stated earlier in the thread, they have vans they send around neighbourhoods to scan for TV signals. They most likely rely on the general ignorance of the populace when they knock on your door and ask you questions. When I was in university, many moons ago, they knocked on my door because I didn't have a TV licence. All they did was come inside, turn the TV on and see if I could watch any of the 5 channels available at that time. Fortunately for me, we had been having a session on Sensible World of Soccer the night before, so the amiga was plugged into the back of the TV, rather than the aerial. This was 20 years ago though, so i imagine their detection technology might have moved on a bit since then. It's just another stealth tax realy. I imagine 99% of UK residents would happily see the end of the BBC if it meant they didn't have to pay that £12.50 a month. Alternatively, I think people would accept commercials on the BBC channels, if they got to keep their 12 and a half quid, too. They have... TV Gestapo? Lol, pretty much, tv licensing agents. Knock on unlicensed doors, then can they come in (to look for a tv) ask if you have a TV, if they prove you do/are watching illegally, you would get a £1000ish fine followed by a court summons on failure to pay. |
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