I prob watch about 2 hours telly a month so i figure it,s not worth renewing mine at the end of this month.
i plan to put it in its box and put the box in the loft.
anyone cancelled theirs and had a visit from the heavies,i have heard stories about them trying to force their way into your house as they are on
commision ?.
We haven't had a tv for 10 years, never once had a visit. If you declare it online they usually leave you alone for 12 months before sending a
letter to check you haven't gone out and bought one.
Legally they can't come in, even if they threten to come back with the police they can't as there is no evidence to suggest a crime has been
commuted (unless obviously they can see through a window that your better half is watching something).
TV Licensing is all a big con. They don't have TV detector vans, nor do they have any powers to force entry etc. All the authority they have is
merely bravado. I didn't have a TV License for 12 years and like you I watched about 2 hours a month. I tried to inform licensing agency about
it but the phone operators are more or less scripted zombies. One told me having a TV is like owning a shotgun. 'Just because you own a shotgun
and never fire it doesn't mean you don't have to have a license'......my reply was 'are you comparing a telly to a dangerous
firearm'. The BBC will ask you to have all receiving apparatus removed from any screens you have in the house. So a TV used for a
xbox/playstation will have to have the aerial socket removed (at your expense not theirs).
This is what will happen. If you stop paying they will send you hundreds of threatening letters, about one a month. These letters will warm you of
all sorts of dire punishments in big bold letters normally in red. They are quite scary and put the willies up most people. Eventually you will
register on a database for a visit (not detected with their super secret make believe detector vans). A stressed much-abused battered
'enforcement officer' will turn up at your door in the week when your at work. He will leave a note. Then the letters will start again.
After several years one of the long suffering 'enforcement officers' will catch you in. They will be all stern and secret agent like.
Remember these guys/gals get abused by chavs everywhere they go. Be really nice, explain you don't watch telly and they will realise your a
normal citizen who doesn't watch telly. They will stop being stern, apologise for the nasty letters and promise to take your name of the
'hit' list for two years. After the two years the cycle will start again.
Obviously if you consume BBC content in any form you should pay the license fee. Otherwise it is left to those of us who do pay the license fee to fund your viewing/consumption.
Sounds like a reasonable idea, but I would be inclined to sell the TV or loan it to a relativefriend. There are on-line forms to confirm that no TV license are required at your address.
Mate of mine didn't have a TV or a licence after he got divorced.
The licence people came knocking over and over. Each time he told them no telly go away.. Eventually they turned up with the police and ransacked
his house looking for a TV. In the end the fool told him he needed a licence for his radio and at that point the copper told him that's enough
and to get out!
After that they sent a letter out every 12 months reminding him he needed a licence to watch telly... They just never give up!!
My brother in law had a visit late last week from one of their 'crew'. Fortunately as he'd not actually moved into his brand new house
he wasn't actually in to let them look, and neither is the TV that he doesn't own. I was going to be more than happy to show him round the
boxes of stuff that we're in the process of moving, and he can come back next month when my B-I-L might actually live there.
Oddly enough, he doesn't own a TV, but he does own a TV stand...
The licence is only needed if you watch live television
I only watch catch up so cancelled my licence at the start of the year 👍🏻
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Originally posted by markie6575
The licence is only needed if you watch live television
I only watch catch up so cancelled my licence at the start of the year 👍🏻
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Originally posted by DafIf you declare it online they usually leave you alone for 12 months before sending a letter to check you haven't gone out and bought one.
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Originally posted by jeffw...it is left to those of us who do pay the license fee to fund your viewing/consumption.
thanks guys,ill declare i dont have a BBC propaganda box anymore and see how i get on
I haven't had a TV for 2 years now, I have a sizable stack of threatening letters which are great to read if you want a chuckle. They visited
once and I didn't answer the door. If you fill in the forms saying you don't have a TV they then have your details and may still want to
come in and look around for a telly anyway.
Bottom line, I have no obligation to say a word to them or give them any details whatsoever. If they want to waste petrol and stamps then that's
their problem. 
[Edited on 25-4-2016 by Benzine]
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quote:Originally posted by jeffw...it is left to those of us who do pay the license fee to fund your viewing/consumption. Very generous of you, Jeff! It's like all other forms of tax: you'd need to be an idiot to pay more than you're legally required to.
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Originally posted by Sam_68
or we think your circumstances have changed."
I have no TV
Once in a while the letters start. Get returned to sender with the mesaage "there is no tv at this address", dont see why ishould pay
postage
If that doesnt sort it , few minutes to fillout form on web shuts them up.
Did turn up once, i opened door and one of the fookers put his foot in doorway to prevent door being shut. I know keep a chainsaw nearby to prevent
any reoccurence. Cheeky sods.
02gf74,i have a quite loud and scarey looking dog now,that should be enough to keep them out
Have an Internet connection? Need a tv license.
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Originally posted by theduck
Have an Internet connection? Need a tv license.
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Originally posted by theduck
Have an Internet connection? Need a tv license.
I have watched 25 minutes of live TV so far this year, no more or less.
However I still have a licence as I think the BBC is ace, listen to Radio1 almost exclusively in the car, and watch od bits on iPlayer which I also
enjoy, and feel I would like to support the organisation till they get around to updating the revenue model.
Its cheap compared to other options, Sky, BT TV, even Spotify and Netflix.
Daniel
Announced today plans so that anybody who wants to watch bbc iplayer is gonna have to pay for full tv license. 
And?
Pay your bleeping bill like everyone else
David
I have a tv in the house but no sky box and no way of getting normal tv. I have a amazon tv stick and a playstaion to use you tube. I havent had a tv liscene for over 10 years and have no intention of getting one the is plenty of decent tv on youtube