What's this rubbish about the TV Licence
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
- A suggestion has been put to the Lord's committee that is looking at the BBC's future funding and it is a dreadful proposal that would mean paying for the BBC even if you never watch it. Can it really be true that he Lord's committee seems to favour it?
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Let the BBC compete in the open market like any other broadcaster.
NEVER going to happen, its the governments main propaganda machine and as the Gov controls the purse strings, the BBC does what its told.
Yes that’s the answer for the bbc as they know they are protected by the government which is where the debate should be made for them to ether go behind a pay wall or go commercial
they do compete through their sales on BBC, BBC Studios and BBC America to name just a few. They earn millions of pounds each year through these sales.
@@bloodreport146 Over £3 BILLION, actually. Why does it need that much?
@@Demun1649wokism is expensive
Time to scrap the house of Lords
agreed
Yes. Give money back to taxpayers or build much needed prisons with it.
Watching this, I'm so happy that I no longer live in the UK.
Jeffrey Archer sits in the HOL to this day, despite being convicted of a serious criminal offence!
End the union shuv that unoin flag .
I've got two great ideas, let's scrap the licence fee and also the House of Lords! The BBC needs to stand on it's on two feet and stop crying for mummy.
You mean Auntie!
Ye but this is ripoff Britain
You mean nanny
AND REMOVE ALL EXPENCES, TRAVEL, AND THEN CLOSE OPTION OF MPS TO APPOINT ANYONE , ITS THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE.
spot on.
TV will work perfectly fine without a licence
Same as my van.
@@crisdeeming2758what??
Mine works great too
funny that so does mine
Why should the British people be forced to pay for a broadcasting station to stay in business.Also, why should we have to pay to watch another stations content that has nothing to do with the BBC. No other company in the country could get away with this. It is crazy that in today's world of broadcasting this shit is still allowed.😡😡🤬 .
You anwered your own question, people need to grow spines and tell the gov to go fck its self
How can you be forced
No one in this world can force you to do nothing you don’t want to
Bollocks to thos British people bullshit . Britain is not a country . Scottish never British .bollocks to the bbc British bias nonsense .
@@fusiliers1 Simple if its added to Council Tax for example and you don't pay it, you will be taken to court. If its added to your broadband fee's you will be FORCED to Pay it or lose your internet services. I say leave it as it is, then if you want to watch Live TV legally you will pay your TV license fee. If you don't watch live TV then you quite legally don't pay for a TV license, as I have done(not done?) for many years. Politicians will never change things for your or my benefit, So any change is going to cost us.
No reason at all and regarding the future funding of the BBC, the report from the House of Lords may well be part of a scheme to prepare us for it being funded through taxation post 2027. This would be a method even more iniquitous than the current one and would entrench the BBC in its dire "entertainment" output and political bias in its news and current affairs programmes. Hopefully, politicians will recognise the injustice within the proposals and not give it the go-ahead but I have little confidence that they will do this and, if we have a Labour government, none at all..
Drain the swamp and the Lords.
There is no reason today to pay for a license. The reasons for the license were made 100 years ago but things have changed and the BBC should catch up.
Would you pay Tesco to allow you to shop at Aldi NO! but you pay BBC to watch ITV
The BBC should go encrypted
And anyone who wants to purchase premium telly
Can phone up for a unique 12 digit code.
Make freeview free
its just extortion and attempted bullying ..
The Government of the day use TV to push propaganda, so they want the TV license to stay so they have a hold on The BBC in particular, e.g. withdraw/reduce funds if they don't cooperate. So any change in licensing will be to make more of us pay, NOT less!
@@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361 Not attempted bullying, ACTUAL bullying!
Scandalous robbing the public
And pretty much always have
There should be a sim sot on every Television where you insert a BBC sim which you pay a monthly or yearly subscription this would save enforcement fees for the BBC and ensure you only paid for what you needed.
only iff you pay for it
@@darenliddle4411 or fall for it 😉
Nothing but a rip off BBC propaganda
Quite right. The BBC is simply the propaganda wing of the Government.
BBC should encrypt their content and make it a subscription service.
That'd be great, except it would disenfranchise large numbers of people who would struggle to understand how to access TV in that way.
That's a great idea, they'll soon scrap the fee, robbing bastards !!!!
@@DuncanCorps If they're dumb enough to watch Al Beeb . . . . we should care?
No tv licence for me for 3 years.
This year my local council tax went up, in line with them asking for us to pay a fee for green waste collection on top.
I removed the grass collection box from my mower and they can go to hell.
2 robbing organisations for the price of one if that law gets passed.
I have inherited my parents home.
I understand that if i keep it for another 7 years my council will QUADRUPLE my council tax.
Road tax plus toll roads.
Channels with ads AND subscription.
Dont get me started.
Britain is totally corrupt and im afrsid I vote with my feet every time.
It will be nothing more than i expected.
Absolutely pisstaking country this is nowadays
I like to put any grass cuttings in with the paper, plastics or general waste bin. Bollocks to them!
@@tonyweavers4292 Don't worry as it all goes to and ends up in the same place - blue bin, brown bin, green bin, makes no difference.
To hear that the House of lords , lack of capital’s deliberate, is involved says it all. The incumbents are paid a daily sum over double the weekly rate of the average state pension, many of them do not turn up more than a few days a year and occupy an ancient building that must cost millions per year to run. The cost of maintaining this anachronism is met by tax payers. That they should be deciding anything at all is laughable considering they were not elected. The fact that this motley crew ranging from ex footballers, bumbling ex MP’s, council leaders and personal friends of sometimes kicked out Prime Ministers says it all. No wonder we have become the laughing stock of the world.
Hear hear, well said
Absolutely, spot on. House of Scroungers is a more apt title !
I stopped paying the tv tax 4 years ago and I have'nt missed it
Been license free since 10yrs ago.
I’m abiding by the legal restrictions.
Yet, the BBC , the only bbc company of all its myriad of them, that makes a loss every year, even though nearly £4 billion is generated by the tv tax.
Your are under NO obligation to inform anyone or allow anyone into your home. Don’t talk to them, if they visit, don’t contact the bbc, it’s Not required, by law.
If the tv license gets put on our ever increasing council tax, I’m out...
Sound advice. I declared no licence needed after cancelling my TV licence direct debit. After two years, I did not redeclare and these are the two main reasons why.
Although fewer letters were received during the declaration period, they did not cease altogether and I have since learned that Capita may still visit "just to check" no licence is really needed.
I saw no reason why an organisation with whom I wish to have no dealings, especially an organisation with a deserved reputation for dishonesty and sharp practice, should be able to link my name to my address in their database (I cannot keep my address out of it, of course). Although I now receive more letters from Capita, they are addressed to the "Legal Occupier".
Regarding the future funding of the BBC, the report from the House of Lords may well be part of a scheme to prepare us for it being funded through taxation post 2027. This would be a method even more iniquitous than the current one and would entrench the BBC in its dire "entertainment" output and political bias in its news and current affairs programmes. Hopefully, politicians will recognise the injustice within the proposals and not give it the go-ahead but I have little confidence that they will do this and, if we have a Labour government, none at all..
Pay per view it is that simple don't want it f...k off
therres no 'Legality' to it . ..thats the con . . . .its demanding money with menaces ...respond as you would a bully or thief . . .end of .
If they try to force it on your council tax, just pay the council tax bit (water, sewage and council services) and if they try to take you to court etc, get legal support and present your case as
I'm not paying for it as my local council don't have a broadcast license or have a TV station. They can't argue against it, and it has to be thrown out. Stand firm.
@@derekporter7658 Good luck with that. Water and sewage charges are not paid to local councils, by the way. Water companies collect those.
Tax for propaganda and even if you hate the support of peado's
Your Tax paid for the NHS to ignore Saville’s rape and necrophilia.
What has paedo's got to do with things?
*DITTO* I refuse to fund Britain's biggest (government backed) paedophile protection ring. 🤔😉
Why do you spell it like that? Is it cos you're gonna talk nonsense so no need to spell it correctly? The BBC actively partake in their persecution. Yes, being treated as a criminal for who you're attracted to is definitely persecution.
The tone of the letters is disgraceful, even when they acknowledge you don't need a license the letter is threatening. As you've explained, the rules for what you can and can't watch are confusing and both the letters and rules are intentionally confusing so that a conversation ends up 'entrapping' you. NEVER let them in the house, NEVER explain anything. Just say "we don't need one" and close the door.
The BBC should show advertisements then fund themselves.
They are going to do that! BUT STILL CHARGE YOU AN ENTERTAINMENT TAX!
What, like all the other w*** channels?
they make so much private profit from overseas sales as well ....-thats our money that paid for them to make private profit in millions . ..Unbelievable !!!!
@@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361 The oversea people don't get those programmes free.
I was on holiday abroad recently, the TV in my rented room had the BBC, and it aired adverts during the programmes..
So why not in the UK?
Not watched BBC for at least 30 yesrs.
Fine! BUT if you instead watch just ITV or ANY other channel as its broadcast you still have to pay the BBC TV Tax. How can that be right?
@@iamrocketray It's a TV licence as required in a number of countries including this one.
Respect, I'm at 15 years.
@@dalehufton8194Many countries in the EU do not have a licence and those that do are much cheaper except Ireland which is a little less than ours. Wiki shows you for a fool.
Be proud, it's not like giving up an alcohol addiction! 😂
Not had a tv licence for 15 years perfectly legally
I've not had a gun licence too
A bit pointless. You don't watch any TV that requires a licence.
@@brimkathstampex2306 no need to get to see everything on catch up and lots more. When I want to watch it.
We all must have a protest and bring London to a standstill if they ever try the tv tax bs with us.
Totally agree. They just can't get enough money from people.
It's an absolute disgrace.
I'm up for that.
But everyone else around the world get to watch BBC without a licence for free :( RIP OF BRITAIN
I used to work for the BBC but have never felt that the licence was appropriate. It is an outdated concept that, if the money was shared between all UK broadcasters I would say it was then reasonable but as it stands, the fact I really can't turn on my TV without having to pay the BBC for the right to do it. What annoys me more though is that the BBC pushed the digital transfer during the time I worked for them on the basis that one of its advantages was that it could be encrypted such that you would need to have a CI slot card to decode it. That of course had to be paid for specifically to the service. If the BBC really think that the TV tax is appropriate then we need to kill off this idea as a matter of urgency. There should be no levy no coercion, no trickery we should not pay for government propaganda which is basically what we are doing and the only people to decide that we have to pay are the very people that want that propaganda broadcast. Disgusting.
Regarding the future funding of the BBC, the report from the House of Lords may well be part of a scheme to prepare us for it being funded through taxation post 2027. This would be a method even more iniquitous than the current one and would entrench the BBC in its dire "entertainment" output and political bias in its news and current affairs programmes. Hopefully, politicians will recognise the injustice within the proposals and not give it the go-ahead but I have little confidence that they will do this and, if we have a Labour government, none at all.
I'd expect someone who used to work for BBC to be more correctly informed.
If they put the tv tax on to Council Tax, I will simply not pay the tv tax portion of the council tax. I do not watch anything on the BBC and I refuse point blank to pay for it. They can lock me up for all I care, they can't lock us all up.
Keep a cell bed for me then as I will be joining ya 😂
@@drgunsmith4099 It won't take many of us to make them realise what a bad idea that was. A bit like the Poll Tax.🙂
A brave stance; I wish you the best of luck should this become the way the BBC is funded.
@@anonnemo2504 It's a matter of principal. I'm sick to death of being ripped off by whoever is in government. They can pay for me for a change, instead of me paying for them.
Well stated. Me too, I'd rather go to prison than give them my money..
dont watch tv and dont want to so it would be extortion to make me pay for nothing.
But that's what will happen if they abolish the present system, because they are whining about people cancelling now! they need to fill that shortfall and a media tax paid either by Council Tax or broadband fee's is what will happen.
@@iamrocketray its bluff.....they are trying to 'take the money and run ' before they are forced to close down . . . .
I don't own a TV either,I sold mine over 5 years ago now.....best decision I ever made.
The confusion for the older people is being robbed in plane view by gangsters. We older folk have morals and ethics It not something we would lower ourselves to do.
@@random_Person347I do watch my television without a 'license to steal' .
However , it's now to watch Utube and Amazon Prime ( when I'm offered free trials or half price monthly subscriptions.)😊
Private ownership is key .....
Put the BBC on subscription , this will solve the problem democratically !
Not had a licence for 5 years saved loads of dosh.
exactly ...200 plus quid buys a nice amount of wine + beer ...-essential for living in Todays Britain ......
But that's because you don't watch any live TV etc do you?
Do not waste your time or money informing them you don't require a licence. They clearly state this DOES NOT make you exempt from their harassment. Do exactly what the law requires if you don't require a licence... Which is: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
how about tey pay me for transmitting there unwanted signal into my house
Why not indeed: www.gov.uk/government/publications/radiofrequency-electromagnetic-fields-health-effects
If the fee comes in via the Council Tax, contact the council, ask what percentage of the council tax charge is for the BBC and with-hold.
I don't watch any TV or catch up services, which apart from iPlayer and what they call live broadcast would be perfectly legal without a licence. If the BBC trademark wants to carry on they can do that but it's about time to end the BBC. Television in general has become an wasteful unnecessary technology.
The letters are misleading and can be seen as threatening to some. They are not worth the paper they are written on, the claims that you are under investigation or similar are bogus. The licensing visitors are salesmen or women who are there to earn their commission from selling a license. It’s worth noting they cannot enter your home without a warrant or your permission. In order to get a warrant they must have some sort of proof you are doing something wrong, they can do this if they catch you watching something you should not be watching like live tv. If they arrive at your home and start asking questions like are you the occupier? Then politely ask who are you? Please identify yourself? There’s no law that says you have to open your door to anyone, keep the security chain on and remember to be firm but polite. Saying “No thank you” will probably mean they will go away empty handed, don’t sign anything as you have no idea what they are asking you to sign for, it has been known for them to use this as method of claiming a confession. Don’t let the visitors in as they will then try to bombard you with questions to try and catch you out, it’s almost a form of entrapment. If you can buy a Ring video doorbell as it will let you see who’s at the door and then you can save yourself the trouble of getting up unnecessarily. Some companies have a password scheme so you know they are genuinely visiting you. Be careful of unexpected people offering to do jobs for you like weeding or your gutters, it’s a common scam and can be hard to get out of. Never agree to anything on the doorstep and be extra cautious of folk folk that offer to give you discount for cash,they probably don’t have a business card or anything like insurance. If you need jobs done at home then ask family and trusted friends for advice or a recommendation. Word of mouth is still useful as it were. Be safe and be secure.
Sound advice. A video doorbell may also be useful should an "enforcement officer" make false representation in any application for a warrant.
As you say, these people are salesmen working for Capita. I decided not to redeclare "no licence needed" because I saw no reason why an organisation with whom I wish to have no dealings, especially an organisation with a deserved reputation for dishonesty and sharp practice, should be able to link my name to my address in their database (I cannot keep my address out of it, of course). Although I now receive more letters from Capita, they are addressed to the "Legal Occupier".
Ive not had a license for over 32 years. I dont want one and will not pay for one in any guise
Send the letters back "RETURN TO SENDER" & flood them with their own junk mail
Pointless doing this as postoffice/bbc have a policy of no returns.... forward letters to your mp instead
The letters are never returned. Binned at your local MC.
@Rickon82517 that's all good if you want to imprison yourself. For what?
Yes you do that and they will make an example of you by sending goons round.
@@kawasakiaddiction6296 Wrong! he is doing the right thing.
Do we need more tax to be forced?
I don't think so
Not had a TV since 2019. Don't miss it. Not going to pay in any way for something I do not use.
I would refuse to pay the tv licence fee part of my council tax as I don't watch tv
Everyone should stop paying their tv licence fee, stop your direct debits, and phone tv licencing and tell them you dont need them.
I am 78 years old and have never owned a TV. So why should I be forced to pay for a service I have never wanted or used and with two pensions I would be at risk of a court case. What does TV stand for ? TOTALLY VACUOUS and Vacuous means Empty Headed, Enough Said.
Would Tesco get the cops to take my door off it’s hinges because I shop at Iceland 🤨
We live in a fascist state - therefore, they probably would!
No, but it'd be quite reasonable for Tesco to send the police to speak with you if you kept taking stuff from their stores without paying for it.
@@DuncanCorps They would need evidence. I don't have a TV licence, that is not evidence.
When I was younger and didn’t know any better they robbed me and find me, saying I had to pay the TV license because I owned a video recorder that didn’t work and I had no TV at the time. Sly rats.
that's theft.
How about putting self assessment tax returns behind a paywall so hmrc have to pay to see it?
🤣 I’m still waiting for some bright spark to invent a device that blocks the signals of any unwanted TV stations from entering my home without a password.
Sky & Netflix etc. have technology to prevent non subscribers from viewing their content without a password.
Maybe in the near future it will be possible to make this happen in reverse with a little device in the home.
I think we should have a smash your TV day. The best thing I ever did was getting rid of the TV. There is a life without it, it's one of living in your own space and not in fear. Get rid and ignore all correspondence and do not open the door.
Good advice ...taking these petty crooks even half-seriously is the main problem . . . .
Capita are awful. They must make so much money off our taxes. They are also used by DWP when disabled people claim their benefits and have the humiliation of either not getting what they are entitled to or having the embarrassment of going through the court process because someone at capita uses questions to trick and confuse people.
Indeed they are. I did not redeclare "no licence needed" after two years of being licence free. I saw no reason why an organisation with whom I wish to have no dealings, especially an organisation with a deserved reputation for dishonesty and sharp practice, should be able to link my name to my address in their database (I cannot keep my address out of it, of course). Although I now receive more letters from Capita, they are addressed to the "Legal Occupier".
@@anonnemo2504 That "legal occupier" does tend to imply that they don't give a damn if squatters occupying the premises watch TV without a licence. Not very responsible in my opinion! 😊
@@DelTangBravI am covered by a no licence needed declaration, the letters to legal occupier whatever come now from a different address... lol. Scam
@@chrisnewell-7758 The "no licence required" declaration DOES NOT cover you from being visited to check if you are one of a small minority of people who falsely submit the declaration. It merely means they will not warn you in advance of such a visit.
They say as much in their acknowledgement of receiving the declaration.
@DelTangBrav I'm sure the email said we will not contact you again until nearer the time to re-declare... yet still their letters come, from the other address. I have written the reference number on it in case I need it to hand. I do not have a TV since the last one broke years ago
You can only be forced to pay if you acknowledge it. I heard about someone who has not paid it in over 15yrs 😉, If you throw every letter in the bin and just ignore it , the is not a damn thing in the world they can do about it legally. Even if a Capital commissioned based salesman knocks at your door ( they get a £40 bonus for every household who admits not having a licence, with no more powers than a washing machine repairman or a lollipop lady to ask you personal questions ) just smile and close the door without a word. Your troubles only start when you cannot keep your mouth shut.
good one .
If it weren't for my wife liking to watch Gardener's World on BBC 1, we wouldn't bother
with a licence. The people who knock on your door are not enforcement officers,
they are licence salesmen. They have no authority, don't even speak to them, just
close the door.
What a lot of people do not realise is the bbc have used licence payers money to buy commercial TV stations so they now get a huge second income from Advertising, they own Gold, Dave, drama, Yesterday, Watch, Home, Good Food, Eden, Alibi, Samsung TV, Pluto TV, Living W, all of those carry advertising so why is the licence fee still increasing every year.
If ever there was a waste of public money it is The House of Lords. The sooner it ceases the better.
I disagree. A no licence needed declaration actually _increases_ the likelihood of getting a visit.
Not happened yet in four years, so 🤞 for the future.
I completed the No Licence Required declaration over forty years ago, and have received one visit in all that time. I confirm my declaration when asked (is it every two years?) and have never felt under pressure.
youre right ...there is no need to even take them seriously ...they are a private company masquerading as a public utility ..- a con artist .
You may well be right there. I declared no licence needed after cancelling my TV licence direct debit. After two years, I did not redeclare and these are the two main reasons why.
Although fewer letters were received during the declaration period, they did not cease altogether and I have since learned that Capita may still visit "just to check" no licence is really needed. This is confirmed by a statement from Capita that a proportion of people who have declared "no licence needed" do actually need to have a licence. How would they know without carrying out a visit?
I saw no reason why an organisation with whom I wish to have no dealings, especially an organisation with a deserved reputation for dishonesty and sharp practice, should be able to link my name to my address in their database (I cannot keep my address out of it, of course). Although I now receive more letters from Capita, they are addressed to the "Legal Occupier".
@@saxon-mt5byIf you are not under pressure, why make the declaration ?
People make the declaration precisely because, if they don't they will be subjected to an endless harassment campaign of threatening letters.
Sales men if they come mine god help them they won't come again
Why can't they just take adverts like the other TV channels?
No reason to as enough people continue to just give them money...
fat salaries for the countrys'Eton' class spongers . . . . .Leeches
Good question. I believe the BBC own UKTV (Dave, Yesterday, W, Drama) and get advertising revenue from that.
because its easy for them to sit on their arses and watch the money come in
It'll be in the royal charter which dictates what they do and how.
And anyway... Since TV Licence is a Government tax, even if BBC became independently funded the TV Licence could continue (nice bit of income for the treasury).
If the BBC want money put adverts in and stop charging people for this ridiculous license that nobody gives a crap about
Why are we not highlighting the fact that the BBC are a corporation, Trading as a company and therefore, a mutual contract between both parties is needed in order to watch their programs.
We don't do that because it is not true.
@@timg1246 I assume that you are one of the Sheeple who subscribe to the BBC tripe
a private corporation masquerading as a publically owned service . .. -Trade descriptions act ... ?
@@ellagrace27306You are wrong again. I don't have a TV licence. What you are spouting is legal nonsense.
@@timg1246 OK, so that would mean that all companies could demand that you buy their products, or they will take you to court
It's up to them to prove you're watching live TV without a TV licence not you to disprove.
Say nothing 🤫
Sign nothing ✍️ ✋
The explanations in this video are brilliant, easily 10 out of 10 for accuracy of information. It makes a vast change from most other media sources that haven't got a clue on the subject. It was also great that chilli jon carn got an honourable mention. The Lords commitee must be seriously out of touch, it wouldn't surprise me if one of their establishment perks is a free TV Licence. It seems incredulous that any company or corporation expects mountains of gifted money but do so little in return. Those in power know that the current TV Licence model won't last much longer as more and more people opt out of the system. Trying to preserve the inefficient BBC is far too costly and wasteful. People are starting to realise that the BBC is no where near as wonderful and vital as it's made out to be.
If this joke ever gets passed they better be getting a rather large complaints dept.
They get around that by simply not registering complaints. When I got their threatening letters, I phoned to complain. They flatly refused to register it as a complaint. Amazing, from a government bureaucracy.
the gov playing games through the council. We must protest.
I haven't watched BBC TV for years and certainly don't miss it. I don't even listen to BBC radio where the day of the wonder 247 radio days are over and so many more radio stations elsewhere. I can't believe that an entertainment product has to be licenced and always wondered why other broadcasters don't complain over it.
Household tax akin to robbery if it happens .
no contact
no contract
Just stop paying it, and don't engage with them. I'm 20+ years
Notice on your door means they cant knock
License free for 25 years..........TV works fine🤡🌎
Nearly 18 years licence free now, Iv,e had all the annoying threatening letters and threats of visits, !
there are only two rules to follow, 1. Bin the junk mail and don,t worry about it, 2. Don,t answer the door to anyone you don,t know, (install a "spy hole") if you forget and open your door" on the chain!" ask who they are, and when they say T.V.licencing, don,t engage any conversation and simply close your door, these are "salesmen" and have no rights at all! in all the years of being threatened with a visit, I still have yet to see one! it,s all nonsense just to make you part with your money....
🤐🤫😤🤣🤣.....
I've cancelled mine, can't even be arsed to ring them and tell them I don't need one!!!
ive been binning those letters for 25 years now
'Quality programs and the BBC' incompatible and implausible sprang to mind on hearing that sentence.
Every day living legally license free is a day to celebrate !
This has been my bother for years now. Keep the damn licence. Why? Because with all of those wanting it to be scrapped the likelihood is another TAX and the discussions have been a Media TAX on Broadband or even added to Council TAX. I don't pay for a license because we simply do not watch it ever ! I get all the letters of course and have made videos about them as I put them in the bin.
It won't go on council tax because there is bound to be a non-paymeny campaign. Councils are already against it.
It is outrageous (but so is paying the Beeb to watch Any other Channel)
I'm sure they would like it on the Income Tax so everybody (working) would pay ?
£169.50 value for money = NO !
Let them show Adverts and/or have Subs --- just decriminalize non-payment.
When the BBC own so many private companies and also show ads of UK TV which they own why should they need money from us? All other TV companies use ads to fund themselves so the BBC should do the same.The BBC is as out of date with reality as the House of Lords and for that matter House of Commons.My own personal view is to close down the BBC once and for all as they have made no useful contribution to UK television or radio for at least the last twenty years.
Very noble of you to highlight this subject. Sadly the licence will remain wither we like it or not ? at the very best we will have to pay a media tax along with our council tax. And the government supporters of the crap BBC who no doubt take a rake off ? will back it, House Of Lords will support the beloved BBC.
The consumption of entertainment and propaganda should be voluntary. I already pay a rate for a parish hall miles away I only ever go to at election time
BBC needs to go commercial with adverts like everyone else onlive broadcast TV. I wont pay any license as I dont use it and refuse to be taxed for them.
Dont watch tv and even if I did it certainly wouldn’t be bbc
Not paid a penny for 14yrs.
I'll never pay again.
How did you like battling them for the last 14 years?
@@bigbabatunde1218 Battling them?
What getting one letter per month and the odd goon at the door... Easy.
@@Harry_Pothead_ It would have escalated to more than that over 14 years. You aren't telling fibs are you?
@@bigbabatunde1218 Escalated? 🤣
I'm coming on to 15yrs now.
They can't do nothing if you know your rights.
It's very - very simple.
Never speak to them. 🤫
Never sign anything ✍️
Ignore all letters. 😑
Do not let them in. ⛔
It's very simple 😁👍
@@Harry_Pothead_ If it was that easy no one would pay. Fib a lot do you?
If that happens I expect Lot of the BBC transmission infrastructure will get damaged just like the ULEZ cameras.
That's a great idea 💡 👍
You should make it clear that you also need a TV license to watch any +1 channel as they are regarded as live broadcast and not catch up.
He said that in the video.
Pay as you earn 20%, social 10% vat 20%, car road tax. Purchase tax on new cars, fuel tax 70%, rates, green tax, insurance tax, tax when you buy a house, death duty. Inheritance tax.
And now BBC tax.
Have l missed one?
What the hell are they doing with the money?
Oh come on! Poor Gary Linaker needs his one and a half million salary for talking football once a week!
It must be exhausting!
He'd be out of a job and it'd be hard for him and those other useless employees on extortionate salaries, all paid by TV Licence, to find a " mug" to pay them for doing nothing.!!!
PS. I AM being sarcastic... just in case you might have thought otherwise. You never know. Some people don't have a sense of humour 😲
@@winifredrobinson5132 Yes, l understand about declaring it's only being sarcastic. As you may leave yourself open to a public order offence if someone feels hurt.
I have over 30 unopened 'To the legal occupier' Tv licence letters , I know many others have been collecting them and think someone needs to arrange a mass 'nobody here by that name, return to sender' event where all of us send one back each day and the Tv licencing harassment office is flooded with thousands of their own junk mail.
Regarding an antenna being plugged into a TV, that does not require a TV licence, you only need a licence to watch Live TV, it is totally legal to use a TV through a TV antenna to access DAB radio, this was confirmed years ago and clarified that its ONLY viewing live TV broadcasts on equipment and anything other than Live TV does not require a licence, even if its received through the antenna on a TV.
The council tax is not enforceable as there is no liability orders since 2006
Good luck to anyone refusing to pay it on those grounds.
whatever it is i will not pay it.
Its simply not happening because the political partys know it would be so un popular
Well presented.
I have not bought or needed a TV license for about six or more years.
I did get a visit from a super friendly, so-called TV licensing person whom I told him that I did not want or need one. As the conversation went on, he thought he could trick me by asking if I was going to watch the national game that was being played on the weekend.
I quite polightly told him that I have no interest in sports.
If they bring out the levy, then I suggest refusing to pay your council tax bill and protesting it, same as when they introduced poll tax.
It’s time labour scraped the t,v license if they get in power 🎉
So I will have to pay council tax to Birmingham even if I live in Glasgow? same logic
I have a no cold callers sticker on my front door. If the TV license goons show up, I will just point at that and shut the door. Thanks for the info and clarification.
Do you appreciate that the BBC HAS SPENT £190 million in an attempt to make you buy a TV Licence
Oh the irony, lol
I won't be paying it, law or not. Roll it into council tax? Council tax will not be paid.
WOW this proposal sounds very democratic
On the one hand there is an argument for funding a very basic set of "core public service programmes" via a greatly reduced compulsory fee - coverage of national events such as D-Day etc. - but it shouldn't be more than, maybe £30 per year. Problem is if they retain *some* compulsory funding, it'll creep up over time, and the precise amount of our taxes being allocated to the BBC might not even be known (lots of tricks could be employed to obfuscate it).
The current nightmare of a "TV Licence" backed by criminal law, with vulnerable people being harassed and prosecuted, urgently needs to stop though.
I dont pay for what i do not use...
I did forget to point out that the Government will always want to keep some form of controlling interest in the BBC because it will be far easier for the government to have their views and political bias broadcast. It would be far harder to have the other independent broadcaster's to tow the government's line due to the many legal challenges they would face in the courts or an act of Parliament remember "D" Notice legislation is still available.
Havent paid it for 4 years, no comebacks. Dont watch it, so not paying for it. Anyone who pays is a mug.
Over three years licence-free now. Don’t miss live broadcast tv at all. I’ll never pay again.
Why should I pay the BBC to watch a NON BBC channel? I don't have to pay Tesco to shop at any other supermarket or shop. It doesn't make sense to me.
Oh hang on there's somebody banging on me door, uh, oh, oh lord, what's happening?, what do you want? Yes? What?.....I've got to go with you?.... Where, why? Oh help please don't, I'm being told I've got to go with these policemen, oh dear there's no need to push me I'm coming,..... Sorry officer what have I done?... (Door slams..)
There is no case for any form of tax at all for any TV viewing. The bbc had a place and need for that system when it was practically the only option for any tv to see. But those days are long long behind us now. We can get all sorts of moving pictures and sounds now and choose how we pay for it, even if only by watching the adverts. The bbc has lost all respect and credibility in most areas as well, which makes their case even more non existent.
However the old fogies running the system to their advantage are probably going to steal from us all to fund their propaganda, indoctrination, control of the message, and news.
As there is now an election coming up make sure if you get any party members knocking on you door you tell them you will not stand for any form of tax to fund the bbc and it must be pay/subscription to view only.
There's been nothing worth watching on TV for years from what i've seen (I've not had a licence or TV for 15 years or so). I'm not paying for their propaganda. I've never told them I don't need a licence. Why should I ? I don't work for them.
Sounds like an admin nightmare…but that won’t stop them. Time any fee was scrapped
Don't have a licence, keep getting threatening letters, if I sent out that sort of mail I end up in court
Indeed... forward the letters to your mp asking why they explicitly permit the bbc to do this...
Just think of it as a reminder of how much you are saving by not having a TV licence. I therefore look forward to the letters and they are a good laugh anyway (gibberish written and approved by halfwits, such as Pipa Doubtfire)