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| scarletwitch |
on Sat 17 Apr 10, 9:36 AM to scarletwitch's blog.
That if you have a mobile phone that can receive the TV you need a television licence for it....this also includes a computer and a games console. Obviously if you have one for the house you are covered......if you don't......they're gonna get youuuuu!
| 17 Apr 10, 9:54 AM Angelika_Gabriel UK(M), 2 yrs |
aye.. but you can watch iplayer or some other such tv catch up, without at licence! The world is too much with us, Could we not now just elope? Strange way to hold us closer, Strange way to give us hope, Strange way | |||
| 17 Apr 10, 10:02 AM Qwoin  UK(S), 10 yrs |
I dont now if its still true but some years ago you did not need alicence if your receiver was battery powered. tiny battery powered tv receivers have been with us for years. Don't be afraid of dying, be afraid of not living. | |||
| 17 Apr 10, 11:03 AM bohnanza UK(FK), 12 yrs  |
No you can't. You need a TV licence to watch TV in the UK on any platform. Why don't cash machines have a Gamble button? | |||
| 17 Apr 10, 1:06 PM res4sub 7 yrs |
Apparently not... ' At the moment, the legal position is that you don't need a licence to watch TV purely on-demand, but you do if you are watching TV live (through any receiving device in the home).' lifted from the bbc website. So as long as you aren't watching anything live, you don't need a tv licence. 'Would it be a bad thing if I just strangled you with these right now?' | |||
| 17 Apr 10, 1:10 PM Smartarse UK(CM), 7 yrs |
I believe you need a licence to possess equipment capable of displaying TV output, whether or not you watch it. Even recording TV to a writable DVD and then watching it on a portable DVD player might land you in court. However licences do need to be associated with an address so I dunno what the situation would be if you were a homeless person watching TV on a pay-as-you-go phone you'd found in the street. I got asked to fill a licence form in when I bought a monitor with built in tuner. You probably only get asked to fill in a form if you buy equipment that is a complete TV watching solution ie. the receiver plus a screen. Anyone been asked to fill one in after buying a PVR for instance? I wrote my post before seeing the above. I stand corrected. Edited 17 Apr 10, 1:11 PM by Smartarse | |||
| 17 Apr 10, 5:06 PM Qwoin UK(S), 10 yrs |
I was slightly wrong earlier, from this site: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning... It refers to students but I assume others and says: Battery-powered equipment A TV set powered by its own internal batteries, such as a pocket-sized TV or mobile phone, is covered by a licence at your parents' address. However, it must not be plugged into the mains while being used to receive television. If there is no licence at your parents' address you will need to buy your own.
Don't be afraid of dying, be afraid of not living. | |||
| 18 Apr 10, 12:57 PM Janie_0 UK(G), 8 yrs |
You don't need a licence if you only watch downloaded / iplayer etc programmes that have already been broadcasted. http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-o...
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| 18 Apr 10, 5:54 PM little_belle UK(E), 4 yrs  |
Yep this is correct. Checked it out fully before going to Uni. Also, you don't need a license to own a TV, whether it *can* receive signal or not. If you have a monitor or TV purely to play video games or watch DVDs then you can just write to or phone up the licensing people and tell them that and they say 'Ok then.' and stop sending you letters. That's what we did in the new flat. Not to fuck the system, but because we don't watch TV. Hewwo! I make nylon whips. Take a peek at my profile if you'd like to buy one. |
