EXPERT TV Licence Advice From Him Again

[@Jiayne1335]

BBC crap ,the licence is sold to cover all the expenses and wages and pensions of the very over paid employees.

[@englishciderlover7347]

Not only are they vastly overpaid, but there are far too many of them.

[@catastrophic009]

And to take out court orders to keep things out of the public domain & also keeping salaries secret especially David Attenborough's bbc paycheck !!

[@simplestuff3895]

Choo choo! Gravy train.

[@Tinez87]

​@@simplestuff3895With biscuit wheels!

[@MrTreacletime]

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.

[@johnkimber2582]

Just lie down and do what the nice lady says. Perhaps she should start to think of what's going to happen to the person who ran the post office!

[@gardian1701]

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]

@@gardian1701 So this must have been P&O operations outside of the UK? As we have a legal, national minimum wage here.

[@sullivan912]

She doesn't earn £190,000 year. She gets paid that amount. There's a big difference.

[@gardian1701]

@@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.

[@FMCREPAIRARMAGH22]

Get rid of the license fee for good then make the BBC subscription base simple

[@MikeEves]

It already is a subscription. I don't subscribe so I pay nothing.

[@green9543]

@@MikeEveswell said 👍

[@paradisebreeze1705]

Don't pay

[@Questioneverythingg730]

It’s already subscription. That’s what’s the licence fee is. Most just assume you need a licence for a tv. You don’t.

[@adds-kz3oc]

@@Questioneverythingg730 Which isn't helped by the BBC themselves purposefully misleading and scaring people into buying a license.

[@chrisblay]

Have to admire your perseverance on this subject.

[@Nightking19111]

A licence for a TV and I can't even drive the thing. What a scam!

[@MultiBikerboy1]

The kneeling footballers did it for me……been licence free for 4 years now. 😆👍🏻

[@nonaknight9491]

I think the kneeling Footballers is what has caused all the wokeism we now have.

[@chrisbuxton1958]

Yes, three years happily without the licence. Will never pay again.

[@melviniq1169]

@@chrisbuxton1958 Me too I have had enough of their brain washing garbage.

[@paulammon2281]

You guys got some catching up to do. I haven't had one since 2007.😂

[@MrChriss000]

@@paulammon2281 2004.

[@MikeEves]

I don't pay for a licence and It's none of the BBC's business if I do, or don't watch live TV. They will never know.

[@johnnyrottencock9517]

Same

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

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.

[@ianbennett1491]

Explain how it is right that watching channels that have nothing to do with the BBC whatsoever is a criminal offence.?​@@dogwithwigwamz.7320

[@OH2023-cj9if]

Wait until ISPs start selling details of those accessing services! VPN providers are willing to get involved.

[@Reality6789]

@@OH2023-cj9ifeh😳

[@LeeStewart]

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.

[@alistairnewton8898]

Nailed it , go to jail for not paying a UKgov tax .

[@laceandwhisky]

​@@alistairnewton8898it's not the TV tax that lands you in jail it's the non payment of the fine set by the court.

[@LeeStewart]

@@laceandwhisky That's called a fine defaulter.

[@jameslave98]

Rapidly becoming 3rd world. Sure is importing billions of them.

[@MYBIGKINDHEART]

​@@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

[@BobAt101]

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.

[@leanatale7251]

I don't want to give any money to Gary mohamed Lineker

[@raypurchase801]

Unfair. Carrie is the greatest black woman ever to play for England.

[@MikeEves]

The bloke who crapped himself on a football field....

[@zoltandoubious6183]

@@MikeEves - How many Hatricks have you scored in el clasico?

[@pabo-qv3nx]

​​​@@zoltandoubious6183 Didn't know Gary lineker had any fans ? If he scored any hatricks,they were probably in the 6 yrd area.

[@CS-mo7xp]

it's a bit like mafia protection money... similar M.O.

[@englishciderlover7347]

I'd rather take my chances with La Cosa Nostra. At least if Silvio Dante pays you a visit, he might teach you some guitar licks before he wacks you.

[@CS-mo7xp]

​@@englishciderlover7347 thought that was more Hank Marvin's style...

[@MYBIGKINDHEART]

​@@englishciderlover7347will he play love me tender while he strikes or strings you to death 😂😂

[@ward2471]

Question: Why do I need to pay £160 to watch ITV or CHANNEL 4 LIVE when 100% of the tv licence money goes to the BBC ???

[@WesB-k8t]

That’s what I don’t understand and “what” is the answer to that question ??

[@andygozzo72]

@@WesB-k8t 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...

[@robtheplod]

The licence dates from the 1940's when it was just the bbc.... just cancel your direct debit

[@laceandwhisky]

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

[@SpareSomeChange8080]

It's a massively out of date law that hasn't got with the times

[@anthonylawry3973]

How can the mp of Christchurch say that not paying your tv licence is like shop lifting

[@BaronMichaelDeBlone1066]

By many years practising playing with himself whilst looking in the mirror.

[@tonybrett5209]

He can claim it as an expense.

[@icdgyixify99]

Judging by the reaction of the police, it is not similar at all.

[@Jj-ng8hh]

Shop lifting has been decriminalised so watch what you like....

[@MikeEves]

To that MP: I don't pay for a firearm's licence, what is that similar too?

[@robabob1001]

Can't wait to have my own place again to ignore them knocking on the door.

[@Phatboino1]

Don't hold your breath Been waiting 3 years and counting since moving into this property 😂😂😂😂

[@motiveintentionsincerity]

​@@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 ?

[@Thurgosh_OG]

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.

[@Phatboino1]

@@Thurgosh_OG how strange to wait so long 🤔

[@robabob1001]

@@Phatboino1 hahah where is the bloody money going if they cant even keep records. Do you live out of the way? Or is it just their ineptitude

[@tarmacdemon]

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 .

[@Th31Th3Only]

If people are actually getting there "news" from ladbible, they shouldn't be allowed to go on the internet.

[@VLS-VanLifeSucks]

Haha my mum still records stuff as she's an avid soap fan and it means she can "didly Dee" through the ad breaks as she puts it 😂😂

[@robtheplod]

Your mum pays 169 a year to record stuff, if she watched catchup (excluding iplayer) which is the same no fee required!

[@Natta44]

My mum does it for the soaps too and to watch bbc news headlines. Which you can just get on the app. Its a generational thing. 😅

[@VLS-VanLifeSucks]

@@Natta44 haha absolutely it is. I've told her countless times but she loves EastEnders and other BBC stuff so needs it sadly.

[@andrewjames9996]

When people say "record" VHS and VCRs comes to mind.

[@keithdixon3896]

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....

[@doctorsocrates4413]

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.

[@Teaandcrumpets134]

You soon need a licence to have a poo in your own home before long. We need a government that's for the people .

[@nonoyorbusness]

By the people for the people!

[@suekelsall1595]

We already pay sewerage tax that's a type of licence to shit ??

[@andygozzo72]

@@suekelsall1595 yep sewage charge from the water companies 😉 and is more than the water charge in many cases,

[@TeriWilde]

Would we need to keep a "log book" for the accountant?

[@suekelsall1595]

@TeriWilde adds new meaning of 1 lump or 2

[@gherkamum]

Gary Lineker is very happy with BBC...

[@Andy-kf4rd]

And so was huw edwards

[@ginawhite3166]

Never had never get one, never watch it

[@colinfrancis7229]

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?

[@CS-mo7xp]

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!)

[@LukeyD88]

I really do want to buy this man a pint. I'm going to keep commenting this until Jon responds. Love your content by the way, Jon.

[@Jkk55]

Thank you Jon you are appreciated ❤

[@Starbuck2143]

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.

[@Hammertime054]

Nice one Johnny 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@ChilliJonCarne]

How it’s going mate

[@Hammertime054]

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🤣🤣👍🏻

[@homeandtravel7235]

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.

[@maureennewman905]

What a corrupt corporation this is , it’s vile

[@hneek249x]

Well yes, it does mirror the governmental system at large, doesn't it?😂

[@hellonearth9347]

The fines cheaper then the license 😂

[@icdgyixify99]

But you have to pay both.

[@hellonearth9347]

@@icdgyixify99not for me! i aint paid it in 14 years 😁

[@georgeh1352]

and backdated

[@hellonearth9347]

@@icdgyixify99 i pay neither.... 14years and counting

[@LeeStewart]

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.

[@anonnemo2504]

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.

[@JohnSmith-dn6fk]

5 yrs licence fee

[@RobBeales]

3 for me and no goon yet disappointedly 😊

[@Youtube_deleted_my_favourites]

Just write on the letters "return to sender" and stick the pile of letters back in the post box capita/bbc will be charged for the delivery.

[@Bob-r9x7l]

I still keep chuckling at your Torremolinos vid and when the police drove up behind you

[@SimBir08]

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.

[@lesliefuller1456]

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.

[@mindcache5650]

The Martin Lewis who harped on : ‘ A student loan , is nothing like a loan . It’s not a loan ‘.

[@dcocz3908]

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

[@pilgrimoutdoors-uk6177]

Journalism ..... By Tom Earnshaw. 1/10 - SEE ME AFTER SCHOOL, EARNSHAW!

[@Allaboutdisinformation]

Believe it or not, an anagram of Tom Earnshaw is ‘Bell End’. I’m not looking any further into it than that.

[@stephenwhite345]

How very true😀😀😀👍👍✔️🍷🍾

[@tomHannah-o8m]

thank you jon.

[@nickerrison-davey9099]

Didn't Martin Lewis sell "Money Saving Expert" to a website? 🤔🤔

[@ItsMeJoshLee]

Sold it for 81 million, still has a hand in running it though.

[@sailaway8244]

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")

[@nickerrison-davey9099]

@@sailaway8244 ain't that the truth 👍

[@andrewjames9996]

@@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.

[@markclay2103]

Hello chilli

[@Terry.W]

Still record TV here on my wonderful Humax Aura...

[@dercoss]

Another TV Licencing letter the other day. This one in a bright red envelope and containing the usual threats because my house is not licenced apparently. Straight in the bin like all the others...

[@HemIock]

I assume you've never had a visit

[@des_smith7658]

Don't put info like that in the bin

[@motiveintentionsincerity]

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.

[@boneheadrc338]

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 😂

[@chriscurtain1816]

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

[@chriscurtain1816]

I've had a couple of beers. I always have my best ideas after a couple of beers.

[@lyndenhill5624]

It is clearly stated NO Licence required e.g if YOU RECEIVE Freeview to any receiver (e.g TV, radio,set top box) but ONLY LISTEN and NOT WATCH. Free to air signals are indistinguishable and all arrive at your receiver at the same time.

[@RosieHarp]

I must admit I like Martin Lewis. He's saved me money a couple of times on insurance related stuff. His heart's in the right place.

[@davidhamm7909]

I still record live TV rather than stream commercial channels because you can wind through the adverts which you can’t do if you stream.

[@kristinabelievesinfairies]

I've not had one for about 20 years now.. I don't watch TV and whatever my children watch are paid subscriptions.. Can't even remember the last time I watched tv

[@Hammster_MCR]

I don't watch it, I don't pay for it. SIMPLE!

[@Marty2011uk]

About 3 Days in Prison not counting the Weekend.

[@marcothorsen950]

Poor Tom pulling the wool over his Boss's at work.. - 10 for effort and presentation 😁

[@paulm5443]

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.

[@jensnoyce6458]

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.

[@777woo]

No they will find a way to make you require a licence. Just do what jon says, just say "No thanks", and shut the door!!

[@martinbyford2739]

My shredder loves the bbc scare mongering letters.. 😆

[@karldoughty7996]

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.

[@eggyboy123]

You are quite right Jon. Do not watch or record live TV or bbc i player

[@Natta44]

Cancelled in march, just waiting for the dreaded door knock!

[@sjan6123]

If i keep my free sky box plugged in and only watch the free channels do i need a tv licence ? Can I watch bbc 1 ? Or is they a way I can skip bbc1 showing up on my sky box to watch the rest of the free channels ? Or can i keep my fire stick in and only watch the free stuff ? Thank you in advance

[@necropink9200]

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.

[@StevenCowell]

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 .

[@smallvilledvd1988]

Respect to you mate keep them videos coming, also I'm a new Sub to your channel. 👍

[@Pinzpilot101]

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.

[@robtheplod]

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?

[@Gary-le7dz]

Yes let’s have more channels with 25 mins of adverts every hour

[@YorkshirLee]

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?

[@robertrankin9130]

I got a letter saying they are coming to my house ,any advice it's driving me crazy?

[@rabkerr5093]

Don’t answer the door. If you do, just say no thanks and shut the door.

[@gillymcilroy2094]

Dont worry i had a letter saying Enforcement Officer would be visiting me on 5th of April in all day no one came ,i was quite disappointed ..

[@robertrankin9130]

@@gillymcilroy2094 Thanks reply just getting pissed of.

[@robertrankin9130]

@@rabkerr5093 Will do thanks.

[@susie5668]

Don't worry I got that too they said they are sending the boys round 29 march no one came 😂😂

[@DrWhoFan001]

do you have to disconnect your TV Ariel from your TV

[@davidhamm7909]

If you don’t let the goons in, they’ll never know.

[@onefortheroad1683]

Not paying for a TV licence and not paying a fine are two different things although linked. You can't directly go to jail for not paying for a licence without being fined first. Does the fine go to the BBC?

[@conradswadling8495]

so if i watch a tv channel only available on the web, i have to pay the bbc? really? its not 'broadcast' in uk, so how can they demand i pay.

[@Nightking19111]

15yrs and not paid a penny and I watch live TV 📺 😂

[@jamesray2942]

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

[@twwoody813]

😁👍

[@Gunner4746]

You should write and tell them that, doubt they are reading it here, probably killing themselves laughing.

[@wdsmauglir4683]

Is that Tim Ian Thomas Earnshaw? 😂

[@workinprogresssince1974]

I hate lazy journalism. The typo in Tom's headline is a great start. :/

[@tonyandjanetparker3204]

Hi chillie, do the tv licence people know about. If so they will be very cross with you 😂😂

[@des_smith7658]

It's that man again!

[@vladtheimpaler8995]

I watch GB News . With no tv licence. That makes me a criminal . Think about that .

[@miscellaneousstuff1155]

I record stuff all the time. You can FF>> the adverts on recordings but you can’t on catch up TV 😉

[@SARAH-wj2qj]

Hi. Sorry to ask. Only just found your channel. How do prove that you don’t watch live TV? I haven’t for over a year

[@ditch3827]

You don't have to. They have to prove that you do.

[@SARAH-wj2qj]

@@ditch3827 👍

[@georgeh1352]

They assume you do watch TV. You need to cancel your licence to get them off your back.

[@maskedavenger2578]

Buy your TV licence now , you all know you really love Gary Lineker & the BBC & want to buy one really . 😎

[@adammarshall9077]

People just need to stop paying for the TV licence I don't pay for it I never will

[@moo_gwaistreams8802]

Just paused your video 47 seconds in. No one actually needs a TV License. Keep up the great work Jon.

[@jon82hill]

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.

[@anthonyhayes5176]

Hi tony heap work

[@Toneville08288]

I just tried the TV Licensing website to cancel my license, selected NO to all, and still says 'I need a license'. Has anyone else tried it recently?

[@UKVampy]

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.

[@willdixon2349]

BlackBeltBarrister tried that a while back. Even he said the questions were misleading!!

[@SiStockbridge]

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".

[@Toneville08288]

@@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.

[@DnBclassictunes]

Just cancel your direct debit. I got hassled for 8 months but they've given up as I'm not old and vulnerable. I wouldn't answer the door anyway

[@markc9905]

6 years free. Only youtube for me...

[@markrainford1219]

Who is Tom Earnshaw? Is he related to Ronnie Pickering?

[@georgedavidson957]

5 years free of the Danegeld… don’t miss it, not for one second.

[@andygozzo72]

no, notveveryone can 'stream', not everyone has internet or smart tvs, so still 'record' the program off freeview to watch later

[@thecuriolounge]

Tom Earnshaw can't spell 'in case'. True journo right there.

[@JimBob-x4i]

U remember me jon. I once accused you of working for the bbc . My bad , i apologise

[@Mr_Ashley]

Netflix is about to start “live streaming” so will this require a TV license?

[@ditch3827]

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.

[@mpol701]

Only if u watch live, as with anything KZbin or amazon watching live TV broadcasts or any other professional media live, needs licence, watching say this live or bbb live u dobt

[@ditch3827]

@@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.

[@EddieAFC]

Literally don’t watch it live then. Bingo.

[@ditch3827]

@@EddieAFC You only need a licence to watch broadcast TV. Netflix is not broadcast.

[@peejaygeee]

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.

[@24magiccarrot]

That's a lot of words just to say if you watch anything on the BBC or watch or record anything from live tv you need a license, and if you don't then you don't

[@cornishone1]

If taken to court and fined-And you pay the fine-Does it mean you have to buy a TV Licence.?

[@davidmaxwaterman]

It IS quite ambiguous, if you're not in the 'normal' situation.

[@DRAGONZORD86]

good advice just long winded and waffles on a bit oh if your saying sky plus is dead my cousin still uses vcr and vhs tapes all connected by scart to hdmi which does a slight upscale but vhs in 2024 lol keep these entertaining clips coming jon