TV license Fee
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Am I the only one who thinks it's good value for money? The quality of the services the BBC supplies is superb; I wouldn't go anywhere else for my news or sport coverage. Their website is amazing and they've been instrumental in the take-up of affordable digital radio and television in this country. Being able to watch programmes without adverts is worth it alone.
The BBC is an institution of which we can be proud.
The BBC is an institution of which we can be proud.
i think its a pile of ****** making it compulsory to pay.
its like saying to someone that does not have a car.. oh you MUST pay road tax, just incase you might drive on the road.
similar, you must pay a licence fee... incase you listen/watch bbc products.
its like saying to someone that does not have a car.. oh you MUST pay road tax, just incase you might drive on the road.
similar, you must pay a licence fee... incase you listen/watch bbc products.
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I agree batwad.
The BBC offers the best content hands down. Better than the other channels put together. Its actually one thing in this country I don't mind paying for.
As for having to pay, you only have to pay if you own a TV. Anyone who says that they havn't watched or listened to a BBC program is talking out their sweet behind. Lets face it... anyone with a TV is going to watch BBC content at some point.
The BBC offers the best content hands down. Better than the other channels put together. Its actually one thing in this country I don't mind paying for.
As for having to pay, you only have to pay if you own a TV. Anyone who says that they havn't watched or listened to a BBC program is talking out their sweet behind. Lets face it... anyone with a TV is going to watch BBC content at some point.
I might be turning into an old man, but I've also been getting into talk radio lately. Our local talk radio, Three Counties, is fairly grim as you might expect from local talk radio but for some strange reason I enjoy listening to it and hearing people complain about the state of the lights on their street or the village hall roof or whatever. On a more serious side, these stations give a loud voice with a wide reach to people who otherwise might not get a say. Stations like this wouldn't exist without the licence fee.
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Absolute bargain if you ask me, I guess they must be erradicating it when it all switches to digital
I think the BBC does have great content, but the license fee is archaic, I pay nearly 50 quid every month for SKY, i'm sure some of that gets to the BBC as well, so i'm paying twice!
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I'm also paying £50 a month for Sky+ & Multiroom! Sky+ is great, as I'm always working shift work, so get to catch up on all the TV I miss when I am about. (As well as having Sports Channels, Movies etc)
Well, I'm proud to admit that I have 4 tv channels at my house. I'm not in Digital TV area, and can't even get Channel 5. So on that basis, the TV licence is good value as it makes up at least 50% of my viewing.
Puts the licence fee into perspectiveOnlyme said:
Pays for two tv channels, website and the radio stations. All sky channels have adverts yet they still charge a fortune
Apart from the fact that the BBC now suffers from 'Institutionalised Political Correctness' and that BBC News is now so Politically biased as to be almost worthless, it still remains a great institution, capable of being returned to it's former glory...........
What if you have a tv and not watch the beeb channels....say hypothetically this van that supposedly comes round to check if you have a telly or not knocks on your door(does this really exist btw??)...and u show ur telly with the beeb channels untuned....can they make u pay?
AndyMac
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£50 a month is just one reasonable night out a month, I know which I'd go for. People say they don't watch enough TV to make it worthwhile to go for Sky+, but they really are missing the point. It is for exactly that reason that you need it, so that on the odd occasion you do sit down to watch some telly, you watch your own personal channel, with no ads or credits, not just the rancid garbage that happens to be on. Saves so much time, bearing in mind the average 30 minute US based comedy actually only contains 17 minutes of program.
I believe the licence grants you permission to use equipment capable of receiving and decoding the broadcast signal, so you'd still have to pay. And you could have BBC1 tuned in on channel 487 on your TV; is the detector man going to check every channel on your telly?RS-S3 said:
But anyway, why would you go out of your way to avoid it? If you're being forced to pay for something surely it's more sensible to make use of that facility rather than ignore it and waste your money. Especially when that service is good and relatively cheap.
Christ, we're all driving round in expensive Audis, using expensive fuel, paying expensive insurance and complaining about £12 a month for a vast range of services. Get things in perspective folks!
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Onlyme said:What a mickey take going up by about £20
jcs356 said:Isn't that spread over 5 years?
£20 over 5 years is peanuts in my opinion, I'd be more worried about fuel prices and my car insurance premium in the next 5 years, another hike in water/electric/gas prices is going to effect us more!
£20!? Get over it peeps.
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In my opinion the License Fee is fully justified. It's the only tax that you pay where you can see exactly where the money is spent.
Let's face it, if there's a major sporting event or news item, the vast majority of the UK population turns to the BBC. Quality, professional presentation with no ad breaks.
BTW - the detector van is a myth. They simply use a postcode look-up and cross refer with information on the license fee document. If they find an address with no licence, they'll keep an eye for a year or so, and then send someone out. The chances are the householder will have at least one TV or radio in the house - hence the need for a licence. I know this because I got done about 10 years ago and asked the bloke who turned up on my doorstep.
PS - Sky+ and multiroom and £50 per month for me too. And the BBC gets no money from Sky - it has to pay to broadcast on the platform, just like every other channel. You have to buy a minimum bandwidth from Sky and pay for an uplink to the satellite which costs a fortune. The dirty, thieving ********...
Let's face it, if there's a major sporting event or news item, the vast majority of the UK population turns to the BBC. Quality, professional presentation with no ad breaks.
BTW - the detector van is a myth. They simply use a postcode look-up and cross refer with information on the license fee document. If they find an address with no licence, they'll keep an eye for a year or so, and then send someone out. The chances are the householder will have at least one TV or radio in the house - hence the need for a licence. I know this because I got done about 10 years ago and asked the bloke who turned up on my doorstep.
PS - Sky+ and multiroom and £50 per month for me too. And the BBC gets no money from Sky - it has to pay to broadcast on the platform, just like every other channel. You have to buy a minimum bandwidth from Sky and pay for an uplink to the satellite which costs a fortune. The dirty, thieving ********...
batwad said:
not trying to dodge the fee but just wanted to know if there are loop-holes thats all!!..
altho having said that...im finding being an owner of an s3 for the last 3/4months is taking a toll on my pocket...so exploring potential areas which can take a cut might not be such a bad thing!!
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If you've got a TV then you have to pay for the licence to use it. There are no loop-holes. The only exception is having a video monitor (TV with no tuner) with a DVD connected i.e. no tuner/skybox/digibox/VCR in the house. So yes everytime someone rings the door bell you could grab your VCR or digibox and hide it in the loft, but this isn't really practical. Easier just to never answer the door, or cut out something else to save £10 a month. Christ people spend more than that a month on tabloid newspapers and/or magazines - talk about money down the drain.
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The detector van can only tell if you are actually watching the channel (or any channel for that matter). You need a license regardless of if your tv is tuned to the BBC or not.
The detector van is not a myth. Its is used for the purpose of prosecution and getting a warrant. They have a list of houses with no TV licence, but the only way they can prosecute is if they can prove that the house has a TV, thus being able to get a warrant to search the premises should it be needed.
