The Head of BBC Finance Pippa Doubtfire, (who runs to the Police if you dare write to her squealing harassment) while sending out threatening and harassing letters by the thousand. Well she earns £190,000 a year. Let that sink in what you are paying for.
190,000 a year! That's nothing compared to the CEO of P&O ferries in Dover who evicted 800 British staff immediately replacing them with £3 per hour foreign workers. He was on 350k a year!
@@Thurgosh_OG They found a loophole by registering the ships in Cyprus but sail from Dover to france, but still as English sefearers it overruled all our rights.
You`re wrong. It is the business of the BBC if you watch live TV in the UK on any channel, or watch BBCiPlayer. This is the law whether you like it or not. If you don`t watch live TV or BBCiPlayer then it is none of the BBC`s business what you watch. That `they will never know" ( in fact or theory ) is a poor excuse for a potential breaking of Criminal Law. I don`t have a TV Licence and haven`t had one in 15 years, but only on the grounds that I don`t watch BBCiPlayer or live television. If I did watch live TV or the BBC and / or BBCiPlayer then I would be in possession of a current license - in compliance with the law.
You only go to court if you’ve not paid the fine defaulter. Some articles plainly say, if you don’t pay your TV licence you could face jail. Which in a first world country is utterly ridiculous.
@@laceandwhiskyif I was a high court judge I'd throw this out of court, I seriously wouldn't even fine the people no one, all of this with the TV licence is getting utterly ridiculously absurdity
@@user-jl2rq3pd5i its 'cause in the past there was only bbc, up to 1955ish when itv started, and the law wasnt changed, there was no way back then to tell what someone was watching or restrict people from watching bbc channels if they didnt have a licence, these days they could quite easily, encrypt the signal , and supply a decoder and viewing card for those that want bbc and pay the licence , all my tvs have a 'conditional access module' slot for exactly that purpose, but theyre at least 7 years old, i dont know if current tv models still have one...
Because our government decided people should pay a licence fee for receiving any live broadcasted TV signals and they authorised the BBC to collect and enforce the fees.
It's a tele communication tax set by the government most goes to the BBC but not all some goes to brail news and other systems for the aged and blind etc. but yes BBC get most of it and that's wrong. The propaganda channel
I haven't had a TV License for about 8 years and I am not getting one: I don't have a TV, don't watch any live broadcasts and don't watch anything on the BBC site. It's great, i am happy not having a license.
@@Phatboino1 oh dear 😂 I've started to save all mail correspondence from them since moving into a new property Sept 2023. Maybe better not to, or do they stop sending their Junk Mail ?
I'd not heard from tvl in the first 14 years of living at my current address, then suddenly since a year ago they been to the door 4 or 5 times. They've never spoken to me but been to the door to put some recycling through the letterbox.
The selling of Licences on the door step and then taking people to court should be outlawed .The woman with mental issues and not in charge of own finances should of not been interviewed alone . And the courts should be investigated on why she was convicted .
I don’t know why this article isn’t simplified in plain English as they are using extra words. If you’re a good enough “journalist” and literature student you can simplify sentences. It seems to me they may’ve used ChatGPT which is notoriously wordy.
Perhaps they did. If not, Mr. Earnshaw seems to have written on a subject he knows little about but he wouldn't be the first so called "journalist" to do that. Nor would he be the first to "name drop" for the sake of a little credibility.
Zoe Ball gets paid double the salary of the PM.... Lineker the salary of a ward full of nurses... All the newsreaders are paid huge salaries for a few hours a day....
I stopped paying it 2 years ago thanks to this channel. I still get a letter every month informing me I will get a visit. No-one ever calls round. In the two years I've not paid that's £320 they haven't had off me and the cost of the 20 odd letters they've sent me must be another £50. At this rate and by 2033 (if I'm still alive) I've worked out the BBC will have spent another £320 in postage trying to get me buying the licence again. I used to be a BBC fan. I watched everything they put out. Then, around the turn of the Century they lost their way and began preaching to the public and producing crap programmes. Around the same time, the rise of the internet changed the way we live and operate. EG: Don't waste an hour watching Question Time. If you miss two good minutes, that clip will be on You Tube on Friday morning. Did you miss a controversial red card on MOTD? Don't worry, it'll be on YT Sunday morning. This applies to nearly everything on TV. Why waste hours watching absolute crap when the few juicy bits are on YT within 24 hours?
I've been getting letters since the year 2000... zero knocks on the door in all that time. (in the letters they claim they knock on 10,000 doors a day!)
I have no aerials in my home at all and don't watch television..get everything i want on my laptop...I haven't paid the licence fee in 20 years...The BBC should be a subscription service and pay as you view.
All good thanks matey, hope all is good on your side, we,ll be back over in September 🍺🍺🍺🏌️♂️thats if they let us visit their country and spend money🤣🤣👍🏻
The reason to record live tv is so that you can fast forward through the adverts. If you watch the golf on sky, as my mate does, there are loads of adverts. It can be a 4 or 5 hour program, so you can record it and start watching after 2 hours and miss the ads.
I stopped paying the TV license when I came across videos like this, I got 2 letters over 2 months. Then the letters stopped and then found out my wife bottled it and now she pays it, we have not watched no live tv never recorded any tv since having sky some 20 years ago. I asked my wife why she’s paying it and said it’s not worth the hassle of being fined, for the sake of the fee. I said I’ll stop paying the mortgage then and you pay it, but £700 a month I don’t think she’ll pay 😂
If you look at the breakdown of the "fine" £120 is for court fees plus another £16 which i think is an admin fee, the ACTUAL fines are normally £40 to £50 going on one of your previous videos.
Yep .... you need to check wether this is his personal opinion or the corporate identity Some consider him a tool to herd the sheep where ever the corporates want them ....... Smart meters , bank/ credit , energy etc ( there's a reason for the "deals")
@@sailaway8244 You are spot on. Martin Lewis is a shill but people think he is a Guru. Paying of credit cards in full and on time has been key for decades, moving cash from various banks and accounts is another open secret but you need to earn a certain amount each month, it's not for good for those in part-time jobs or on benefits to get the bonuses and rates.
Explain to me why I should be paying the BBC to watch live sports on a channel that I am already paying a monthly fee for that has nothing to do with the BBC.
Not had a TV for nearly 8 years now. Best thing ever was the day that Mind Numbing device was sold on. Maybe really i should of smashed the screen and thrown it in the recycling bin. As i have been party to the cycle of assisting the numbing and dumbing of a persons mind.
When I was a kid I saw one of these vans, a bedford type with rounded roof sides and a large silver dish on it. Following the van were 3 men dressed in black suits and bowler hats. They were near home and would go to the van and then seemingly randomly go knocking on doors. I went home and told my mum, she said its ok we have a black and white tv license. This was in the mid-1980s
Long time lurker, first comment today. I am on the outside looking in, since I live in the US. All TV here are based on the subscription model, regardless if you consume TV through a traditional cable/satellite TV provider or through streaming services (Netflix, Fubo TV just off the top of my head). Sure we complain about the amount of ads on TV, but at least we do not have to pay a TV licence fee. Everything is supported by ads. I am not sure why the BBC is adamant on not going commercial? It has worked for the rest of the world and it WILL work for the BBC. Again, I would like to reiterate, I am on the outside looking in, as I live in the US.
We record stuff because we can fast forward the adverts. You can't do this on catch up unless you pay and that's more expensive than the tv licence. Most people I know that don't have a tv licence still watch live tv anyway.
Hi! Grammar Police here! The headline actually reads "Martin Lewis' experts advise on when you actually need a TV Licence". Meaning: "Martin Lewis's team of experts give advice on . . . ", rather than "ML gives the advice on . . .. 🙂
What do they mean by expert advice on the tv licence? Anybody can learn everything they need to know about the tv licence in 15 minutes. It's really not as complicated as these experts and media outlets would have you believe.
I've just received 30 plus threatening letter and they don't hold back, straight away it's threats and every line is a threat. Let me tell you Capita i don't give a flying fuck of your threats i don't give a fuck for Politicians either so up yours
Mr JonCarne. Just a suggestion, but why not have an intro or outro to each video that summarises the rules. Just a 5 or ten second snap that will go viral and people will remember and share. Love and kisses from an ex-TV licence holder who definitely doesn't hold a TV licence any more and never will again x
I cancelled mine after the wife died 4 years ago, gave my details. I closed my joint account at the bank so it was solely in my name and then the BBC decides to send me a cheque for the refund in her name. I was well annoyed when I phoned them up to complain.
I've just done this, answered no to the first 4 questions and yes to the last 2. Says I don't need a TV license. They way they've worded the last 2 questions differently to the first 4 is done on purpose to try and confuse people. Q5 is "Can you confirm that you and your household never watch BBC iPlayer*?" Q6 is "Can you confirm that you and your household never record TV? For example, on: Sky, Virgin, BT, Freeview".
@@willdixon2349 Just tried as you did, and got need license, then re selected NO to last two then re submitted, then tells me finally i dont need one. Its like a bloody computer adventure game, select this, press that, then select this.... beeeep, collect token for next level.
Please people just cancel your direct debit. Watch catchup only (exc iplayer) and no licence needed.. how many people continue to pay out of ignorance?
I notice recently that both Emmerdale and Coronation street can be seen online hours before they are broadcast on live TV . So why would you want to wait to watch it live and rearrange your schedule to watch these soaps at a time that is dictated to you. You could actually watch the catch up at the same time that the live broadcast is being aired without breaking the law .
If anyone needs a medal for their efforts to explain how to legally avoid a ‘TV License’ it is you sir. That we still have a license issue is down to the duplicity of the people we voted for in the last election who promised to ‘do something about it’. What suckers we all are.
BBC: Tony Hall: £450k a year. Approx ~ 2,665 license fees. Anne Bulford: £400k a year. Approx ~ 2,360 license fees. James Harding, Valerie Hughes, Mark Linsey, Charlotte Moore, Matthew Postgate: £300k a year. Approx ~ 1,770 license fees each. That's over 14,000 license fees paid out to just 7 employees. Can we see the problem?
Its the same as your mate the Black belt Barrister.....he can only say things within a certain ring fence...can't go outside it or he will be in trouble.
Just a note on why I like to record some live TV. Streaming programmes from catch up/More4 etc means you still have to sit through the ads. If you record them you can blast through all that rubbish.
If someone lands up in court with a fine of say £149, does this include the costs? i can't see the point in TVL spending all that time and money getting a case together, all the evidence etc etc, then a petition to the courts or what ever the process is all for £149. even with costs added and then paid back at £5 a week how is this feasible? the whole process sounds like a wast of license fee payers money unless I'm completely missing something.
The communications act says you need a licence to watch BROADCAST TV and does not mention LIVE TV. Streaming services are not broadcast, there are all on-demand, even live streams. The term 'live' in live stream means that they are made available to be streamed on-demand as the content is produced, but can be watched on-demand at any time.
Only if u watch live, as with anything RU-vid or amazon watching live TV broadcasts or any other professional media live, needs licence, watching say this live or bbb live u dobt
@@mpol701 That is not what the law says. The law says you need a licence to watch BROADCAST TV. Streaming services from Amazon etc are not broadcast; they are all sent individually to each requesting recipient on demand.
Yes I do record a lot of stuff because I can’t stand watching the adverts, I do have a TV licence because I do watch Live TV and I watch BBC One, I’m not keen on streaming because of all the adverts, Channel 5 is one of the worst,
I think you said a few weeks ago you've got your mother to stop paying for the TV licence, 2 hours ago now according to when you posted this. You've just told everybody that your mother records live TV so she would need a TV licence. Which is it be careful?
It's not a LAW.. its legislation. Laws apply equally to everyone, acts statutes bills and legislation are not laws, they are rules and regulations people agree too. People confuse all as law including alot of legal folks. This is untrue.
But again.... People..... COMMON SENSE. I AM NOT SAYING BREAK THE LAW..... However, This guy himself says ''If TV goons knock on your door, just say no thank you, and close the door''. He then explains that A. They can't force their way in your house on the first visit. B. Can only force their way in your house on the second visit, if you interact with them and they twist facts. C. The only way they can see if you watch Live TV, or BBCi Player, is if you let them in: see above A & B. So if the facts are so.... And this guy knows his stuff, just watch what you want regardless of TV license or not. As long as your TV set isn't in the window and you have on live TV for the world too see, nobody.... NOBODY will know what you watch and when, unless YOU let them in.
I'm sure when the government shoved the free licenses for over 75's the BBC forced the government to ammend the license bill to include any live TV on any channel as this "Loophole" was costing them millions . Seeing as the BBC has reneged on the fre licenses,surely the live broadcast on any channel should be scrubbed from the license law.
The any channel clause has always been in the licence. It was just that it didn't grate on people in the days when there were only a few channels and TV technology was simpler.
@@timg1246 Also there is no mention of 'live' TV in the Communications Act 2003 which says you only need a licence to watch broadcast TV. Streaming services are not broadcast.
its a bit suss when it comes to their own pay rises? mp's dont/wont want anything to do with it, but the T.V license?.. nah mate they're all over that one..🙄😂
If it's not illegal to own a TV, why do they want to get in your house to check your TV, if its not on and they haven't seen you watching it. Then let them in to see it and say I don't watch it any more, then no crime.
Oh, ok so I can call myself a journalist? He's clearly demonstrating that copy & paste exists whilst adding a few simple words to make it look like he's done a lot more work that he actually has... Got it 👍 Maybe I should look into a career in journalism 🤔
Could someone clear up the for me, why the tv ‘debt ‘ collectors can get a search warrant to enter your house. Is the crime WATCHING bbc content , or owning equipment capable of watching it. If the tv is not on and not being watched, what are they searching for?
