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[Saf]

Pretty sure I lifted a new TV from Tesco in the sales and never gave my details for it.

 

[Libby]

Tobias is correct @Libby

What he’s trying to say is, buy secondhand from a private seller if you want to avoid the beak.

I never buy new TV's mate as I'm not a very materialistic person. One I've got at the minute cost me a score about 4 years ago. Does its job.

 

[Libby]

I sent them a letter a few years back saying I was cancelling my licence, they sent me back a letter saying no problem we’ll check with you again in a couple years, which they did. I just sent them a reply saying my circumstances hadn’t changed and I received another letter saying we’ll check in two year. That’s it.

A lot of people don't even realise that you're not obliged to let them in. Mental really.

 

[Tobes]

What year is that 1/10 stat from, and how many resulted in convictions? Seem to remember there being a big thing about a fair percentage not getting anywhere in recent years though I can't remember the details.

I'll stand by my theory that you're very unlikely to be caught unless you're a moron if that's all the same with you. I've never known anyone personally prosecuted for it, and probably know about 5-10 people who actually pay it.

You can believe what you like, it’s of absolutely no consequence to me. The facts are, that circa 94% of households pay, and there’s court cases that run well into 6 figures every year for evasion.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8101/

 

[brb]

A lot of people don't even realise that you're not obliged to let them in. Mental really.

When I was in my early youth, I let the fookers in. It was ok though, I think we only had about four channels in them days, defo no CH5. I was young and couldn't be asked with needing a TV. Got a knock at the door, it was the TV Licence people, said I didn't have one (TV). They asked if they could check, I had nothing to hide, so no more than10 seconds in the house and they looked in and then fooked off.

 

[Saf]

A lot of people don't even realise that you're not obliged to let them in. Mental really.

Yep. Never let them in and never tell them your name. The letters I get from them are still addressed to ‘The Occupier’

 

[brb]

Yep. Never let them in and never tell them your name. The letters I get from them are still addressed to ‘The Occupier’

Read immediately above your post

 

[Libby]

You can believe what you like, it’s of absolutely no consequence to me. The facts are, that circa 94% of households pay, and there’s court cases that run well into 6 figures every year for evasion.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8101/

So a hundred thousand odd people are morons? I've no difficult in believing that really. There well over a million households without one so I still make that roughly ten per cent go to court, though not all convicted.

Anyway this had gone a bit off topic and I'm not really arsed in having a drawn out debate over it. My original point is that people clearly do have a choice whether to pay it or not. Chief clearly doesn't think it's another Netflix and wasn't talking about a legal argument.

 

[Libby]

Yep. Never let them in and never tell them your name. The letters I get from them are still addressed to ‘The Occupier’

It's even easier these days with streaming services, you don't even need anything plugged into the aerial socket.

 

[Saf]

It's even easier these days with streaming services, you don't even need anything plugged into the aerial socket.

I’ve got the fire stick running on the WiFi. I should get the aerial taking out, good idea that.

 

[Saf]

Read immediately above your post

Yeah I’d let them in if I didn’t actually have a TV, mate

 

[brb]

Yeah I’d let them in if I didn’t actually have a TV, mate

 

[Libby]

I’ve got the fire stick running on the WiFi. I should get the aerial taking out, good idea that.

I just use Netflix and Nowtv through the xbox.



Oh and iplayer very occasionally

 

[brb]

Must admit, I've always paid my licence when I've had a TV, just can't be asked with the hassle.

 

[Tel (they/them)]

My BBC comment turned into TV License wars.

lol.

here’s something to cheer you all up:

A British student who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in the prison where he was being held.

 

[Libby]

My BBC comment turned into TV License wars.

lol.

here’s something to cheer you all up:

A British student who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in the prison where he was being held.

[HASHTAG]#tvlicensegate[/HASHTAG]

 

[Saf]

My BBC comment turned into TV License wars.

lol.

here’s something to cheer you all up:

A British student who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in the prison where he was being held.

What about his human rights

 

[Tel (they/them)]

What about his human rights

**** em. Hope it was as painful as humanly possible. Fried in his own piss or something.

 

[brb]

My BBC comment turned into TV License wars.

lol.

here’s something to cheer you all up:

A British student who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in the prison where he was being held.

Yeah, i saw that on TV Tel

 

[Diego]

What about his human rights

You can have em mate, he doesn't need them anymore