If You Own A TV, You MUST Buy A TV Licence 

They are like the mafia, billions of pounds at stake, they won't give up without a fight...

Not.... They Intend Keeping The Pay Packet,and we all have to cought up wether we have tv or not...tis a democracy dont yopu know

@@bexhill8777hmm. You don’t need a tv licence if you don’t own a tv. Glad to clear up your confusion

@@bexhill8777 Is it really a democracy, judges keep over-riding decisions and the politicians keep the King's shilling.

@@soviet700 you don't need a TV licence if you don't watch live TV as it is being broadcast, either

Totally false, that's what they want you to believe. Nobody in the history of tv licencing has ever went to jail for not having a licence. People go to jail because they refuse or can't pay the fines imposed in court if it does that far. 2 separate things.

@@stuartb4525 so you are saying if you don’t pay the t.v. license or the fine for not having one isn’t related to the t,v.license when jailed ? 😊

@@user-vt5yd4od8m It's simple, if you admit by talking to goons your were watching EastEnders, on the doorstep, they can take you to court. Most cases the courts will simply just fine you. How you deal with it is up to you. Pay it job done. That is over and done with. However, not paying the fine imposed by the courts, is classed as contempt of court, and at that point they can put you in prison for not paying the fine. That's why people end up in jail. Not for not paying the licence. Hope that makes sense? To add you are not getting jailed for no licence, but for not paying the fine. Technically they are related, would be the same for any fine the court imposes, potential jail time. Doesn't matter the original offence, but in the case of a TV licence, if you pay the fine, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO JAIL. Having no licence is not a custodial sentence. This is where people think, or are led to believe that no licence= jail, it's not the case. All the courts can do is fine you, not even a criminal record.

Plus I’m 💯 percent sure you’ve never been inside an actual jail prisoners do pag a tv license

You have to pay for a TV licence in jail. A pound a week I think...

Have you had much hassle at the door, out of interest?

why dont you share the legal technicalities with everyone who would like to do the same ! Why dont you legally not need one ??

Don’t watch live tv or I player you don’t need one

if they tried this type of licensing scam in the US there would be a complete massive revolt, how many homes in the US has a TV in every single room even the outside patios and washrooms.

​@@aidiessThe license is to watch live broadcasts. You can own a TV to stream, play video games or watch DVDs. As long as you don't watch live TV, no license is required.

@@Pete1965 ...... 😂

@@Pete1965 you beat me to it! but if he has a image of a fish he needs a fishing license!! 🤣

Not for sea fish ​@@jfdomega7938

Or a fireplace.. hmmm free heating too 😂

🤣🤣🤣 A fishing license would be more interesting

That’s exactly what we done.

Interesting. Every interaction I've had with TV Licensing has prompted two to five years of laughable 'red' warning letters. Telling them you don't need one seems to are them open an investigation (their term for a junk mailing list). My mother used to get terrified when she came to my house and would see the 'red letters' to the point of tears. Eventually I just kept them in a sleeve next to the calendar, checking off each deadline that came and passed without any police raids or court cases. It took almost a decade to convince her I was right, included going through the fine print with her. She still buys a license. She doesn't need one but she's too terrified to 'risk it'.

I don't even do that. I let the BBC save the planet by sending regular letters.

@@AnonEyeMousereport this as intimidation to the police. If she doesn’t need a license then she should not pay any money to the BBC.

I had that too for several years, but now I told them I've moved out. Then are sending letters to THE OCCUPIER, which I return each time as addressee not known. Let them sweat, I will never pay a penny to them anyway.

i took my own referendum and decided not to pay 7 yrs ago only had one mild letter no trouble since, im not paying them to tel me how bad i am for being white in my own BLOODY country,

Just don’t pay…simple

Need a referendum on the future of the government ,especially now we have 3 none unelected non british plonkers in charge

Providing the BBC pays for the referendum!

We don't have control over the BBC. The Royal Charter - they have breached repeatedly - is their safety net...

BBC preach anything MYTHICAL - their photocopier must be overheating sending too many red letters and wasting money using packs of paper!

Thinking the same thing. Richard and Judy (the show ) was on ITV.She's safe on independent media.

Is Judy well?

Richard on ITV Breakfast was talking about the tv licence being outdated.

@@MultiSueHand you know it is. It was introduced in 1946. It’s not 1946 anymore it’s 2024

Bravo ! 😁👏👏👏

Andy, are you obliged by law to give your address to a sales assistant when you buy a TV, because i've never heard of this. Maybe i need to get out more.

I was reported to tv licence by curries when I bought a stand.

Was your name C. Lyon, G. Raffe or G. String at that moment in time?

They insist nowadays that you pay for your TV with credit or debit card, so they have your details. NO cash, NO cheque. It hasn't been obligatory to give your name and address since July 2013, but try buying a TV set without having to give those details and see how far you get. They refuse to believe it but have your card details anyway.

Full of misleading BS merchants they call journalists.

Because you can’t read?

its a dead media why would you want yesterday's news? (propaganda) n they got rid of page 3 aha

Because it is all mind controlling propaganda and BS. Same reason as me.

By mentioning page 3 , you straight away told us what socioeconomic group you fall into. And that type of newspaper was never considered real news. It was just put together using rather large print to make it easy for the likes of your sort to understand.

Sue them for lost wages for not turning up.🤣🤣🤣

@@joshuafreshney1206 got another one today for 7th August🤔 yea going to work 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Just to be clear the law says you need a licence to watch BROADCAST TV, not LIVE TV. No streaming service is broadcast, it is all on-demand, even when it is called live and so no licence is needed in law.

​@@ditch3827 So if you just have a TV to run a PS1 or N64 on (consoles with no integrity capabilities) where the Ariel slot is being used up with the 64, that's fine?

@@Roadent1241 yup - the communications act 2003 says you need a licence to watch broadcast TV (ie signal that is broadcast). You don't need a licence to watch anything that is not broadcast.

@@Roadent1241 Yep - the law is 'watching or recording at time of transmission' - or thereabouts - owning a set capable of receiving transmissions is NOT (as far as I understand) a reason to get a licence?

I always thought if you have a receiver that is capable of picking up a TV signal and displaying it then it needed a licence

Because the ones writing the autocue scripts are pushing the same agenda.

Or they'll stick it on council tax.

@@joshuafreshney1206 Either council tax or a broadband tax. I'm betting on the BB tax. I'm also betting that it will be twice as much as the current TV licence because it will go straight into Reeves's pocket.

@@sandradavies7804 I'm sure that about 5yrs ago it was mentioned there could be a Tax on computers to compensate the Boys Buggering Club.

She knows the facts, but MSM hack will tell us the facts we need to know.

I thought she was a journalist. She should get her facts straight.

@@peterallen2904 -She's probably a drunk.

She needs to stop chewing Wasps.

Ask her to ask her husband to get you a bottle of wine.

Point them at TV licensing web site. Believe it or not, it does actually state the rules.

I wouldnt waste your time and energy with those kind of people. They are far too programmed and unable to apply logic and sense to basic life situations

It did used to be that way, that's probably why some people still think it.

Ignorance comes to mind

That's because stupid is a permanent condition. It's like my neighbor that said you had to be 28 to buy. Cigarettes, but what it said was if you're less 28 be prepared to show ID when buying cigarettes. We argued for 20 minutes about it before we went to the sign.

You scrap it yourself. No obligation to have one.

98 million for eastenders set just to update for 4k lol, was nothing wrong with old one.

@@allanallen1835So the BBC isn’t short of money then! Why do they think we’re stupid?

What politicians want and what voters want don't overlap much.

​@@dareks8000 Because that's what they're indoctrinated with at Eton, where 90% of them went. Not exaggerating.

I'd just find the nearest council owned building and "recover my money" from there.

You can’t beat a decent book !

61 and only watch RU-vid, don't miss TV either.

Ditto!​@@jonathansteadman7935

Congrats. I've only just come to my senses, stopped paying last December. One other benefit: started getting free bog roll in the form of TV licensing mafia letters, threatening to send the boys round.

2015 , quit once newsnight became terrible, with that awful woman , kunesberg

Yes the computer generated harassment letters start up after two years. I’m waiting for the latest one for April. (Jon normally gets his first and reads it out).

@@MultiSueH Is that jilted Jon?

I haven't had a licence for 2 years but I don't watch any TV at all. I contacted them and told them I no longer need a licence and that was the end of it. No threatening letters no knocks on the door nothing. A tv licence is for watching everything. You can't turn round and say I am only watching ITV and channel 4 and not the BBC. They don't know that. That's why people get letters from them because there is every chance someone might say I don't need a licence but are still watching the BBC. That's why the licence is there to cover everything and covering all bases incase people are still watching the BBC without a licence.

@@lizvickers7156wrong, a tv licence is only required for watching LIVE ‘As it’s being broadcast tv’ and IPlayer. Any other channels, Netflix, Amazon Prime, On demand is paid for by subscription and advertising so no licence is required. Listen to what Jon is saying here then you’ll get the idea.

That’s the way to deal with it. Say nothing to them and close the door in their face. I done that to one of them a few years ago and the idiot climbed on my dodgy back garden fence (that had not long been hit by a whole ass tree that fell on it in a storm) to attempt to see into my main room and the entire fence came tumbling down on top of him 🤣. I heard the noise and just seen his wee legs sticking out under the fence.

Both as woke as fuck imho

@@carolinehuguk6394 yep

Isn't he a shoplifter?

@@AnalogueInTheUK shoplifter. or shirtlifter? Who gives a toss😛

They were the biggest bores on TV at one time, so full of self importance.

I have a tv in the bedroom for watching dvds on. There is no aerial connection in my bedroom so I cannot watch broadcast tv on if I wanted to. But as far as any tv inspector goes - the only thing I keep in the bedroom is a punch in the head.

Same. I don't have any connected to an aerial, I don't watch live or catch up TV, Use BBC iPlayer and I only use paid for streaming services. I don't want or will ever need one.

Yep as a kid about 12 yrs old i remember looking inside whilst sliding door was open. A desk and reem of paper on desk with lamp and a chair. 😂 They knew from records which address had or had t got a licence and with just three channels at the time they detected by the glow in the window floor flickering. No dvd or vhs those days 😂

lol they told me on the phone they can detect radiation from tvs that are on, after i told them to contact nasa as im sure they would love a system on that scale that does that,they went on to ask me why and i said if you can detect radiation from thaat distance emmiting from my tv im gonna need a hazmat suit to watch corry. they abruptly hung up. if yoou live in a village you probbably wont ever get a knock from them,its not worth the petrol lol.

So he broke the NDA tut tut tut....

The funny thing is the BBC got a tiny slap on the wrist for those vans about a decade ago.

Was it the case they can detect transmission but not reception, however I think TVs were then fitted with small transmitters in order to aid detection. I'd like to know the technical facts just out of curiosity.

Still rooms available at 4* hotels...

... of foreign criminals.

And they got TV in the cell

@@sinjohnsmyth8301 And prisoners don`t pay a licence for TV

@@williamgardner2739 they could give them an extra month or so lol. Whole life sentence for habitual TV watching?

Imagine harassing people on their deathbeads for TV licence money lol.

@@jwatson9732 They would, there attitude would be 'they're still breathing charge them'.

why doesn't abolishing this come up during elections, That is insane just to support the BBC, what if you never watch the or listen to BBC programming, what a scam as they also have government and other types of funding, you are paying them exorbitant salaries, abolish licensing let them all go put the BBC up for sale, besides there is mostly rubbish coming from them now.

the Crown Corporation would rather not lose their long standing no 1 propaganda outlet

Wow, I got the same from Tesco's.

That ought to be a the top! Made me laugh - and hit the point home!

😁😁😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣😎😁😁

dont give them ideas!!!!

@@andygozzo72 'They' have already thought about it, do not be surprised, 'They' will find a way to implement it.

Phones lines are going. To make a phone call you need voice over IP and internet access.

TV licence for DVB-T2 tuner dongle for Android phones and tablets (MyGica PT362) ??

@@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY Yes, any device that allows you to receive TV programmes while they are being broadcast, your dongle is just a form of smart aerial, It's just like using an internet router & WIFI for the same purpose.

Different charter. But I agree its stupid.

@@AnotherPointOfView944 The point is, licences are often much more specific than their names imply. Some are fairly straight forward, like driving licences, hunting licences and fishing licences. While others are a lot more specific, like music licences, alcohol licences, and of course, TV licences.

There was a time when this was correct.

FANCY A FREE BOTTLE OF WINE,.

"If you own a beer glass, you need an alcohol licence."

If you stop paying without informing them after you've paid double for the first 6 months you are 6 months ahead and you will still be licenced, after a few reminders they'll usually write to you with a new expiry date. If you let them know however you can get a rebate on what's left. I strictly play a straight game, but if your licence expired years ago I don't recommend writing on social media that you watch live TV or the BBC on BBC iPlayer.

@@pjcnet Yeah, but maybe I'm lying. Maybe I don't have a TV at all. There's no aerial, antenna or satellite dish outside my home. This is my home. I don't let strangers in to it. What if I am lying and they send the boys round with the police and a search warrant? I'm certainly not opening the door so they'll have to break it down. Two scenarios can come of that. Either they find out that I don't have a telly and are now gonna get sued for harassing me and destroying my property, or they do find a telly (which they have to prove I watch live TV on) and they cart me away, handcuffed to log solving the crime of the century. Either outcome is funny to me. "There it is officer. A telly! The man's a criminal." To which I reply: "It's a fair cop. Stick the bracelets on." The whole thing is nonsense and the only reason BBC gets away with it is because a scared majority have collectively agreed that this entertainment tax needs to be paid. So, to any licence goons reading this: Do I have a TV? Maybe. Maybe not. Sometimes I say things on social media that aren't true. Imagine that in a post truth world. Fake news! And on the subject of playing a straight game... why bother? They don't play a straight game and I don't have the time to be communicating with them to inform them that I do not need a licence. They don't have my name on their records so why would I enter into a contract with them by informing them of my identity. This will just result in more harassment. I don't mind their monthly letters. I never open them anyway and I always need a little paper to get the fire going during the winter months.

​@@mediasubway They need a warrant and that involves a warrant hearing at a local court. They generally don't bother; there are easier pickings to be had hassling naive people who let them in without a warrant.

They cant prove it..never could..i havent had a tv licence since the day i was born in 1984

I remember that being introduced along with requirement for shops selling TVs to collect buyers details. Loads of publicity. I have no idea when that was scrapped as it must have been done very quietly....

@@lektrikzz8763 I remeber that happening when I was buying a new telly from argos, the woman asked for my postcode, I told her I didnt need a delivery as I was taking it with me right now, she told me that when selling a new telly they need the buyers details to pass onto the BBC, I told her I dont have a licence so she told me just to give her ANY postcode as she isnt paid to check its the customers real details

The requirement to have a licence just for owning a TV, ended in 1980.

@@Thurgosh_OG I am a lot older than that (1980), but a lot of people even at my age still dont realise that you dont need a license just because you own a tv set, I only found out when I did some digging, in fact till recently my parents still thought you needed a tv license just to listen to the radio

@@TONE11111listening to any BBC Radio stations in MW, Shortwave, FM, LW on 198 kHz, and of course, DAB. Also waiting for my transit flight on UK airports while listening to the radio.

I would think it's through the broadband and package deals. Most people get the TV deal when they buy a broadband package because it's something like an extra £5 a month. That's what it used to be 10 years ago, don't know as I don't have. So if you have that package they will put the tax on your bill. ISP's monitor your network traffic. Wouldn't be much effort for them to detect your watching a live TV app and report you for evasion..

​@@1738CreationsThey can't track you if you use a VPN 😉

Thats exactly why i make an effort to avoid live channels on youtube 😎​@1738Creations they can try all they want but there's nothing to catch me out

@@philkasafir. to my knowledge this crap doesn't apply to youtube - have I missed something?

The same way as they currently enforce the payment of the tax to which it will be added, income tax, council tax or whatever. If they add it to council tax, it will still be per household. So, Ms. Finnegan thinks that the mere presence of a TV in the house means a TV licence has to be purchased. Doesn't anyone at the "Daily Express" check what nonsense its "contributors" put out? Someone like an editor, perhaps? I don't think I'll bother reading the whole article.

missdirection like that should become a crime

I wonder if the BBC's Corporation Verify department, the new 60-journalist team to counteract fake news, will have a word with Judy and set her straight on the facts 🤣

No, it's probably just the poor, lazy journalism we have come to expect. If Ms. Finnegan thinks that the mere presence of a TV in the house means a TV licence has to be purchased, she needs to check her facts. Doesn't anyone at the "Daily Express" check what nonsense its "contributors" put out? Someone like an editor, perhaps? I don't think I'll bother reading the whole article.

Or they work for the shysters

@@Nighthawk-rk6wo Nobody works for the BBC. They might be employed there, but they don't do any work.

They will be BBC employees on the gravy train.

You can see thumbs down?

@@jendrizzyy They are still there, RU-vid just hides them, you can get an addon for your browser called something like show dislikes

lol long memory ha ha

I thought that was Richard who did that

😂😂😂

@@christinedavis5813 I used to shop at that very Tesco..

@@christinedavis5813 yes, you're right.

im on less than 6000. its cheaper to have Netflix than pay tv licence lol

If she is 83 and in receipt of certain benefit payments, she could get a free tv licence.

Old TVs (the analog kind) did emit a specific frequency as a side effect of demodulating the received analog TV signal. That is what an old fashioned detector could detect, and it was proven to work to determine that you were demodulating a live signal. BUT, the problem was it was no good if you lived in a block of flats, or even a row of terraced houses. The detector antenna wasn't accurate enough to pinpoint which flat that specific frequency was coming from. So because of this, no one was ever prosecuted for watching TV without a license. Anyway, that's all irrelevant now if you watch live broadcasts via your broadband connection. They cant legally snoop on that, and if they did, they would be hauled over the coals in court.

I have a roku and I can add or delete whatever apps I want or don't. The bbc one was the first to go!!

You can only use the Iplayer with a valid email address, it has to be logged in to, so, If you`ve never done that dont worry

Yeah, the point I was trying to make is that I should have to do any of this. If I buy a TV I want to be able to UNINSTALL completely apps I have no use of; such as iPlayer, itvX. And the launcher should have options to turn stuff off... It shouldn't be recommending programmes and show I can't now watch!!

What if you watch live tv on a monitor ? Monitors and tvs are 2 different devices.

​@@animaltvi9515 You need a TV license if you watch live TV or iPlayer on ANY device (mobiles, monitors, ..)

@@animaltvi9515 You need a TV licence to watch live broadcasts on any device (mobile phone, tablet, PC, monitor, fridge, ....)

Me too I watch all my videos through my big tv.

@@animaltvi9515 if watching 'live' tv on anything you're 'supposed' to have a licence ....

That must have been a while ago. You are 50+ years old?

@@AnotherPointOfView944 spot on ,Woolies was great ,simpler and happier times,a lot less stress about "stuff".We had less but were more content,made things last.

Years ago you had to produce a licence before they sold you one.

They turn your arse black though.

@@EnyawYorlig and are too rough!! 😉

Sadly the wax coating on the paper makes them less absorbent than they used to be...

If you receive certain benefits you can get a free tv licence.

No, Leave it this way I do not have to pay, I will go to prison if I have to I will not pay it ever again four years free coming up

That's what I thought, that was so wrong from him

Old TVs (the analog kind) did emit a specific frequency as a side effect of demodulating the received analog TV signal. That is what an old fashioned detector could detect, and it was proven to work to determine that you were demodulating a live signal. BUT, the problem was it was no good if you lived in a block of flats, or even a row of terraced houses. The detector antenna wasn't accurate enough to pinpoint which flat that specific frequency was coming from. So because of this, no one was ever prosecuted for watching TV without a license. Anyway, that's all irrelevant now if you watch live broadcasts via your broadband connection. They cant legally snoop on that, and if they did, they would be hauled over the coals in court.