Welp. I just got this letter. I'm seen as a criminal for not having a TV license. They're actually going to get a search warrant to force their way into my home to look for a television .... I'm scared ....
Will post the previous letter in a moment
>>69986219
everyone knows you can just refuse to let them search your house and they've never got a court-ordered warrant in the entire history of the BBC
polite sage
>>69986300
So they're not going to bust down my door or slice it with a chainsaw? Are you SURE about that? I'm shaking with fear just now. Never broke the law before ... I'm not a criminal!
I also don't watch tv and haven't for years.
>>69986458
>So they're not going to bust down my door or slice it with a chainsaw?
Thta would cost more than a mere 100 bucks
>>69986458
They can't get a warrant without some reason to suspect you're using a TV without a licence. Do you have a provisional TV licence, if so you're able to watch it as long as there's someone over 21 who's had a full licence for three years with you. Might be different in NI.
>>69986171
Can someone explain to me what the fuck a TV license is?
I thought it was a meme.
>>69986171
>the current year
>watching tv
>>69986709
Ever since a fire consumed a large part of London caused by a faulty TV you've had to take a written and practical test on TV operation. Dead easy usually but you've got to pay £150 a year to keep the licence up to date. Penalty can be up to ten years in prison for causing death whilst unlicensed.
Hide your TV.
>>69986171
they can apply for a warrant, doesnt mean they will do so and get one.
>britbongs so cucked that they need a license to watch tv
>>69986800
kek
>>69986658
this is a joke right
>>69986171
Just email them saying you don't have a TV, give false name if you like.
>>69986709
No its real. In many cucked countries theres a requirement to purchase a license when you get a new television in order to watch tv programs. Thank god we live in Australia.
>>69986219
>>69986171
This much bureaucracy, holy shit.
And I though that SGAE in Spain was the biggest mafia...
>>69986658
>provisional TV licence
>>69986171
>We may visit to confirm this.
Memes aside about muh freedoms, the simple way they phrase things over there, with the undertones of threat in their enforcement, it's disgusting just how Orwellian the UK officials sound. They could just reword things a little bit and come off as less threatening and more "we serve you" instead of "LISTEN AND OBEY".
>>69986908
Fortunately not. Can you imagine the havoc if they let just anyone use a death machine without so much as an exam? You'd have to be a proper lolbertarian not to see the benefit of it.
Can't you just... not open the door?
>>69986171
>TV license
What the everloving fuck
Just......why?
>>69986171
What if they find your butter knives and offensive spoons too?
>>69986171
get out your gun and tell 'em to stay off your property.
Someone will come to your door and ask you your name
Do not tell them ANY name.
You will get only polite reminders from then on
>>69986962
As opposed to our system where dead people are still receiving threats because they're not paying their electricity bills.
My apartment has been getting those notes and bills for 10 years in the name of the person who used to live here. She's been dead for a decade.
Never bothered to sort it out myself though, but it's still hilarious.
>>69986876
More like they're harassed to get one even when they don't watch TV, to get more of their money for cuck propaganda that will only teach their people to hate themselves even more
Is the licence required even if you don't watch TV? I mean if you only use it for vidya or something.
>>69986658
It's hooked up my xbone one, in my bedroom. Occasionally use it for Netflix and chill or online games. Channel 4 app etc. No live tv at all for yeeaaarrrsss.
>>69986802
It's a really big one desu
>>69986709
its a way to fund a public broadcaster. south africa also has them. it gets ignored. my brandmother has died 20 years ago and we still receive threteaning letters telling her to pay up
>>69987026
>>69987082
Since the Blair government designated TV licence evasion as a terrorist act, that's not the case.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/section/81
>getting this intimidated by empty threats
mate, they will never apply for a warrant and get one. all you need to do is burn the letters and tell the "enforcement officers" (they arent fucking officers of anything) to fuck off.
Can someone explain to me who voted for the TV license?
Was it the Scots or something?
>>69986876
It's even more retarded when you realize scrambling technology has been around for 25+ years and the Bong Caliphate Government intentionally leaves their signals unscrambled for the sole purpose of arresting and shaking down its citizens.
This whole thing is just theater, designed to acclimate the average idiot from Inbred Island in the ways of government oppression.
>>69986171
Stale pasta, asshole.
Go tell your faggoty lies in another forum where it hasn't already been seen for 2 or 3 years.
You better not have an assault pond either lad or you're in for real trouble.
I have my theoretical test for my TV-licence next week, kinda nervous about it, since I don't really watch that much.
But hey, it is pretty handy to have.
>>69987163
>terrorist act
>>69987163
that doesnt mean you are required to let in the license people in your house.
the "officers" that come check for licenses are simply working for external companies (contractors) hired by the BBC that have absolutely no jurisdiction. if one of them rings you you can tell them to eat a dick and theres nothing they can do about it.
>>69987163
>>69987026
What if you pretend not to hear it?
>>69987212
We've got the EU to thank for cross-border recognition of TV licences. Common format accepted in all 28 member states plus EFTA. Wonderful.
>>69987263
We even have TV licences for if you pretend to not be able to see in colour.
>TV license
>T
>V
>LICENSE
WHAT? Holy shit I feel sorry for you britbongs. Why have I never heard of this?
>not opening the door when asked for a TV license wearing sunglasses and holding a blind person's stick
they won't come to your house
if by some freak stroke of misfortune they do,
>don't tell them your name
>don't let them in your house
>if they try to insist, ask if they're police officers and when they say no just close the door in their faces
you have literally nothing to worry about, 95% of the time they don't even show up
>>69987092
Can you own a TV and just play vidya and watch DVDs on it or is there a other two license required for them?
What a fucking country
>>69986171
throw it in the trash
if someone knocks the door ignore them or tell them to fuck off.
Does gov force you to have a tv in the UK?
I got one of these a while ago, OP, and they never ended up coming. Just be a good little goy and fill out a form online telling them you only use your TV for vidya.
>>69987105
We atleast dont need to pay it if we dont own a working tv. if you only have a camputer you are safe.
What is bullshit is if you buy a tv with the purpose of hooking it up to the pc/ netflix you still will get a call asking you to start paying since you bought something that CAN watch tv.
Luckly me I bought my tv while still living at home so they dont bother me with that.
>>69987357
Cathode rays and liquid crystals are not to be fucked around with and you must be fully trained here to use one.
>>69987072
Given he's a Britbong, I'm pretty sure you mean "tactical assault spoon".
>>69987248
>the bbc hires thugs to go around and harass people
What the fuck. And they do what? Pose as law enforcement? How the fuck is that legal.
We have a similar media license in Denmark called DR licens, except:
1) DR does not have any "investigative rights", meaning they don't get access to any databases on what you do or do not own.
2) If they want to come and check what you own in person they have to get a warrant or you're well within your rights to refuse them entry, any attempt to evade this will be considered unlawful intrusion.
3) The court ruled that they cannot demand retroactive payment, meaning that if they find out one day that you've owned a TV for the last 5 months, they'll only be able to start up the subscription from the given date.
Seriously, anon, you'd try and research whether the same holds true for you, I keep getting threatening letters sent from DR, but I just tell them I'm not required to pay the license, they've even forcefully subscribed me a few times, at which point I've demanded subject access and unsubscribed myself, as soon as you demand subject access they'll lay down flat on their backs because they know they've got no eligible data on how they determined you were required to pay the license.
So yeah, again, research and if things are the same for you, give them the finger no matter how many times they contact you or how threatening their communiques sound.
>a fucking licence for you tv
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP
>>69987248
The fuck are you on about. The licence people are now sworn constables (usually specials, have been since last year). They therefore have the power to break into your house and remove any suspected terrorist if they suspect there's one in there. The Terrorism Act 2006 amended the Terrorism Act 2000 to include TV licence evasion as a terrorist act.
>>69986171
Been getting these letters for about 8 years now. They never come around. And if they did, I wouldnt let them in. End of problem.
About the letters. They go in a pattern. Each one more pretend serious than the previous one. Then they go quiet a bit and start again.
>>69987285
Yeah, it is pretty neat when traveling in the EU, but I am a bit worried about people taking their licences abroad since it is cheaper and easier, and then not knowing how to actually operate a TV properly.
>>69986946
>Thank god we live in Australia.
All our tele are belong to us
>>69986171
Just buy a TV licence you cheap fuck, it's not like you didn't know you needed one
To the foreign johnnies out there our TV licence is used to pay for the BBC so that it doesn't rely on commercial advertising.
>>69987416
>Pose as law enforcement?
No. Everyone knows they have no power.
>>69987054
I think the rest of the world should start randomly mailing sporks to random addresses in the UK.
Imagine several thousand sporks coming through the mail system over the course of, say, this summer? Fucking trigger the shit out of MI6 and MI5. The whole island would go on double-red crimson alert level 11, people would be eating their babies, binning haggis and chilling their beer in a fridge. Utter apocalyptic chaos.
We should do this, /pol/. Seriously. Mail one spork to a random Brit address every other week from now through August.
Of course, make sure you take care about biometric evidence and the return address, just so you don't get vanned.
>>69986800
>Ever since a fire consumed a large part of London caused by a faulty TV you've had to take a written and practical test on TV operation.
Holy shit how can you even properly implement this? I bet most licenses did fuck all but pay a fee.
Truly cucked. And I thought we were bad, apparently not as bad as you guys.
>>69987113
>No live tv at all for years.
They can't make you pay for the tv license then. Ignore them.
>>69987416
they usually pose as lawyers not law enforcement which is why asking them directly if they're police officers usually shuts them up straight away
they prey on people they can bully, if you show any sign of standing up for yourself or knowing what they can and can't do they'll just move on to the next loser
>>69987105
Legally, you don't have to pay it if you don't watch live/broadcast TV. However, if that's the case, they still usually harass you with mail, suggest you're lying, threaten to search your house, etc.
Yeah, welcome to the UK.
Do you at least get fucking cable TV when you sign up or do you have to pay more on top of that?
>>69986658
>provisional TV licence
This is now Britain's "designated shitting street" - what the fuck?
>>69987577
Vanned for sending a spoon outside of uk
not sure if serius
Moonland has the NHK who keep knocking on my door to charge me more a month for having a cell phone, TV, and laptop.
But if you don't answer the door you are fine.
>>69987577
Nigger, Americans can't be arrested for mailing a spork to anybody. Christ.
>>69987535
>To the foreign johnnies out there our TV licence is used to pay for the BBC
You pay the BBC and read /pol/ thats beyond ironic.
Tbh, I would have thought all you guys were so technically minded you'd get all your tv from torrents for free, in better quality and with no commercials.
>>69987626
Nope. You dont get a single thing. The even more funny thing is if you watch another service say SKY (which is very expensive) you still have to pay for the BBC because you *might* watch their stuff too.
>>69987626
Your TV licence gives you 5 basic channels on analogue. A digital add-on is available for a small fee which gives you the 5 channels plus QVC.
Cable TV requires an additional exam due to the additional equipment and complexity (risk of fire from the cable box etc). Same with satellite, which is a good thing because ~50% of the population are qualified to install and orient a satellite dish properly.
>>69987626
It's the UK. Of course you have to pay more on top of it.
Plus fuel would be two Australian dollars a liter right now and that's seen as pretty cheap.
>>69987398
I don't want to respond, at all and especially don't want them searching my home for a tv. Someone was just at my door and I froze, had a mild panic attack and hid in my room. Going to do the same everytime that happens now.
>>69986709
>>69987442
>>69986171
Wait I thought this was just a fucking meme
Are you guys seriously so cucked that it's considered illegal to not have a LICENSE to watch fucking tv?????? LOOOOOOOOOOOL
>>69987626
Cable TV comes with the BBC channels which means if they appear at your door and get into your house, they can flick to bbc1 and fuck yourshit up with bills.
You can get one of those usb streaming devices but you have to make sure that it doesn't have any 4od or iplayer services attached or again, you have to pay tv license.
And yeah you have to pay more for cable tv, its a joke.
>>69986989
This is getting bad in Aus too.
Difference is the media is largely against it, not for it. NOBODY (not even libs) want this.
It's the very thing Australia was meant to avoid doing.
>>69986709
You pay for the government propaganda channels.
You can't use a TV unless you have the license, even if you're not watching propaganda channels like BBC where every commercial is about race mixing and on the news they complain about wage gaps.
>>69986171
Fuck sake son, just go on their website and tell them you only watch catch up. Job done for a year.
>>69987453
no they are fucking not sworn constables. the license people are contractors. they can show with sworn constables if there is a court order. stop it with the happening tinfoil shit.
>>69987829
>>69987593
>britbongs have to rationalize this insane system where a quasi government organization repeatedly goes around harassing and threatening citizens for money.
>the u.s. has had PBS for decades and big bird has never come around like a mob enforcer to shake me down.
>There is no apparent effort to change this system.
>>69987829
Yeah, it's seriously cucked up. I had a British gf for a while, and when I came to stay at their house, her father wouldn't let me watch the telly because I didn't have a license, and he could get into serious trouble for that.
>>69987535
£145 isn't a small amount of money and if the person isn't watching BBC or wants to fund its propaganda machine, they shouldn't be forced to. I'd rather the BBC just have ads or better yet, cease to exist. It's shit and has been for years.
>>69986171
>2016
>be brit
>dont pay for TV licence
>beheaded
>>69987901
>>69986171
>>69986171
Just tell them to fuck off, they're not allowed to search any homes.
DR in Denmark also complains when people don't have a TV license, but no one likes their shitty fucking show and tells them to go suck a bag of dicks.
>>69987956
>>69988009
>>69987874
>BBC where every commercial is about race mixing
The BBC doesn't have commercials.
>>69987829
Mate, don't knock it, if it saves just one life it's worth it.
>>69988029
Sometimes, I feel like the American reaction to Tv-licences is similar to my reaction when I found out that they have actual curfews. I just could not believe it.
>>69988049
>>69987657
Imagine if several thousand sporks started arriving in the UK from a number of countries, with no apparent, traceable origin or obvious reason.
The UK intelligence & law enforcement would freak ... and would thus alert their allies (such as the U.S.) about "the terrorism" being conducted.
I just suggested caution. If someone were to get caught sending random sporks to the UK, the anti-terrorism forces would probably want to take an interest in you to find out just what your terroristic agenda is.
In the U.S., for example, I'd want to send my sporks from a few nearby cities rather than the one I live in. Make sure no hair or saliva or fingerprints contaminated the envelope (especially the inside). Also, keep in mind that the vast majority of post boxes are located where they are under video surveillance to identify people using them for illegal purposes.
Come on, /pol/. Let's get a laugh out of the summer of 2016 and make the Great Spork Prank in our Britcuck brothers. We can make this a news event.
>>69987740
What the fuck.
>>69987785
What the actual fuck.
>>69987832
What the fuck.
>>69988081
>>69987832
Incorrect. As things stand at the moment no license is required to watch iPlayer.
You only need a license if you watch live TV as it is broadcast (or record it).
>we may apply to a judge to get a search warrant
That's meaningless. They can apply to a judge to ask for your castration, the answer's gonna be the fuckin same.
>emigrate to you kay to clean toilets
>take the government issued tv licence exam at the ministry of truth
>pass the written part with flying colours
>next is a talk with the diversity officer
>get marked down for being too white
>get marked down for confusing burqua with hijab
>translator from arabic informs me that i have been deemed unworthy
>mfw the royal guard escorts me to the deportation tardis
You think the TV-licence is a fucking joke?
http://noticias.alianzanews.com/309_hispanic-world/3728747_german-woman-prefers-jail-to-paying-tv-fees.html
>A 46-year-old German woman was sent to prison on Monday after she persistently refused to pay a mandatory fee to receive public broadcasting television services.
>A six-month sentence was issued against the woman, which does not exempt her from paying the required amounts, while there is a chance of spending extra time in prison if she persists in refusing to pay.
original source in german
http://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article153966392/Die-erzwungenen-Einnahmen-werden-dann-rausgeschmissen.html
>>69988113
>im scared
Kek I got that letter 5 months ago, they were meant to come over last month and nothing happened. Also you don't have to let them in your house anon.
>>69986658
Holy fuck this amount of bureaucracy lol
>>69986171
Meanwhile in Germanistan:
> Woman who refused to pay TV license released after 2 months in jail:
> http://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article154015177/Gebuehren-Rebellin-nach-61-Tagen-aus-Haft-entlassen.html
> Bank account of Beatrix von Storch (one of the AfD leaders) impounded for refusal to pay TV license
> http://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article154004641/Von-Storch-beklagt-Konto-Pfaendung-durch-die-GEZ.html
Please note that in Germany you have to pay TV license tax regardless if you have TV or not. Currently the tax is 17.50 euro per month per household.
>>69988034
I am fairly sure BBC Scotland does.
>>69986171
why not just get rid of your fucking tele, mate?
>tfw American
>>69988078
Who has curfews?
>Croatia
>have to pay 11€ monthly if you own the following
>a car with a functioning radio
>a radio
>a new smartphone which is capable of radio/tv capturing
>a TV
>a PC
You pay those 11€ to finance the national TV which has a shit program to being with so basically you're financing people who do nothing at the national TV station. They can also come into your house and search for a TV but you don't have to let them in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfHRhXW1hno
EVERY
SINGLE
TIME
>>69988243
Jesus thats expensive
>>69986709
It's just a license for Brits who feel they NEED to own a high capacity assault tv
>>69988049
>>69988113
Thought that was a picture of the city and buildings... it's a fucking motherboard... kek
>>69987740
>Tbh, I would have thought all you guys were so technically minded you'd get all your tv from torrents for free, in better quality and with no commercials.
I do, who said I actually watch BBC? I just know what the TV licence is (supposed to be) used for
>>69987937
>£145 isn't a small amount of money
Although I can think of better ways to spend it, if you're not poor £145 shouldn't be too much of a stretch, especially if you had enough to buy a decent TV anyway
>if the person isn't watching BBC or wants to fund its propaganda machine, they shouldn't be forced to
I agree
>>69987366
You only need a TV license to watch live TV or BBC iPlayer.
Home media, video games or streaming services like Netflix or Amazon Prime don't, one license is needed per house and there's no others because it all goes to the BBC. They call it a license but it's just an optional tax so people who don't watch TV don't have to pay it.
>>69988298
You have to pay €11 for each of those things you own or just €11 if you own any of them?
>>69986219
why the hell are you watching television for you idiot.
I haven't watched mine regularly for 4 or 5 years, except for weather emergencies and the Super Bowl.
I never had and never will have cable.
Seriously, junk the thing mate
>>69986658
Quality bantz you've got there. Unfortunately, it appears your bantz licence has expired six years ago. You will be required to go to your local magistrates if you wish to continue the lulz.
>not paying your TV license
Wouldn't want the diversity officers to pay you a visit wouldn't we lad? ...fucking bigot...
>>69988298
11€ for single one?
>>69986171
how does this even work? we pay for cable tv here . how can you watch tv without a cable connection ?
>>69988417
yeah I would just not have a TV then.
I live in the US and I have no TV. I watch streaming shit like star trek and I read books.
Also I have a lot of guns. Just saying.
>>69988279
>mfw Europeans mock us for our shitty advertisements on TV
>when their trade off is unending harassment about whether the government will kick in the door for owning a television and not paying the fee.
>mfw I have no face, the government here wouldn't be so cocky because they'd risk getting ventilated by lead for even trying.
>>69988459
Don't forget to save the BBC goyim.
https://campaign.goingtowork.org.uk/petitions/love-it-or-lose-it-save-the-bbc
Who even watches TV any more?
>>69986171
If anybody shows up at your door, just tell them you don't live here and this isn't your house.
Give them no other info.
>oi mum they nicked the telly
>>69988363
I think it's meant to look like that.
They used to tell us they had "detector vans" that would drive around detecting if you were watching tv.
These of course didnt work. What they would do is park them in the car parks of local supermarkets, the women would see them, panic and go home and buy the license! Job done.
>>69988251
Are you sure you're not just mistaking the Adventure Call sketches from Limmy's Show for commercials?
>>69988035
I'm sorry but I'm all for this natural selection.
Are people this stupid?
>>69988243
So it's a tax.
I like how they call it a license even though households have to pay it or go to jail.
That's basically the definition of tax.
HOW DO YOU KILL ANYONE FROM WATCHING TV
HOLY FUCK LOL
>>69988426
>>69988462
11€ if you own any.
So you can own one and pay 11€ or own all and pay 11€.
>>69988165
>Our database is notified when a new TV is purchased
Not just that, when I was 12 and bought a video card off eBay they sent me a letter even though my mum had a TV license.
>>69988568
>What they would do is park them in the car parks of local supermarkets, the women would see them, panic and go home and buy the license! Job done.
That's pretty smart actually.
Kinda like those fake security cameras they'd paste to the ceiling.
>>69988605
You don't have the pay it, you can just say you don't have a TV.
>>69988499
>Also I have a lot of guns. Just saying.
Is this like a status thing in America where the person who owns the most guns wins?
>>69988303
>he actually went through the gate and locked it even though there isn't a fence
kek what the fuck
>>69986171
The law is quite clear if you receive/record broadcast TV on the premises then you need a licence.
If you don't do that then you don't need a licence. You have no burden of proof to prove you don't need a licence and they can't enter your home without a court order for which you'd physically need to go in front of a judge for and they'd need some just cause.
For anyone outside the UK that doesn't know, our regional TV service (the BBC) doesn't show adverts and so is paid for with a TV licence which is OPTIONAL if you do not watch broadcast TV.
I don't pay one and never have, I just download TV from the web, it's perfectly legal to own TVs and other TV-like devices providing you don't watch broadcast TV on them.
>>69988155
>>69988165
>>69988113
>>69988081
>>69988049
>>69988029
>>69988009
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>>69987901
baka 1984 type shit going down across the pond. may god continue to bless America
>>69987656
PROVISIONAL
TV
LICENCE
>>69986171
>>69986219
Mate, I've got this before. They send this to everybody that hasn't got a license, even if they haven't got a fucking TV.
http://crimebodge.com/ has some info on what tv licensers can and can't do
>>69986458
if you don't watch tv, just call them up and say you don't have a tv. they stop contacting you.
just pay the 145 quid and stop the hassle before they blow the door off its hinges
>>69988668
Hows the NSA treating you my yank friend?
>>69988722
>they stop contacting you.
No they don't.
>>69988009
>>69988029
>>69988049
>>69988081
>>69988113
So they spend all this money on busting people for TVs without licences but can't into stopping roaming rape gangs??
>>69988009
>get one
>or get done
wish a nigga would
So you need a licence just to own a TV?
>>69988722
You can do this, or you can just not tell them anything, refuse them entry etc, and then if they do get a warrant, allow them in and let them see there's fucking nothing. That way you've wasted their time and money. If they try to charge you for obstruction or some bs then get legal advice
>>69988776
A Brit is less likely to put up a fight than an ooga booga or a Mohammed
Do you need a TV Licence?
You need a TV Licence if you watch or record live TV on any device.
What is live TV?
Any programme you watch or record as it’s being shown on TV or live on an online TV service. For example, live TV can be soaps, movies, series, documentaries and news shows as well as live events like football matches and concerts.
Do I need a TV Licence if don't use a TV?
No matter what device you use, you must be covered by a TV Licence if you watch or record live TV. This includes:
TV sets
Laptops and desktop computers
Tablets, mobile phones, satnavs and other portable devices
Digital boxes (PVRs), satellite and cable, e.g. Freeview, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media, BT Vision, YouView, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku and Amazon Fire TV
Games consoles
DVD, Blu-ray and VHS recorders
What is an online TV service?
Any website, app or smart TV service that lets you watch live TV using the internet, such as BBC iPlayer, All 4, Sky Go, Virgin Media, Now TV, BT Vision, Apple TV, YouTube, Amazon Instant Video or ITV Hub.
>>69988822
No . . .read the thread . . .this guy says it.>>69988662
>being forced to pay taxes to pay for a television show that promotes cuckoldry and white genocide
>>69988605
Basically it's not a tax, because the EU won't allow that kind of state-financing for television. That's why they call it a "contribution". Every household has to pay the "Rundfunkbeitrag" (broadcasting contribution), no matter how much they earn, unless they are on welfare.
This is where our TV license mo knee goes to lads.
>>69988776
>So they spend all this money on busting people for TVs without licences but can't into stopping roaming rape gangs??
There is no connection. The TV license people are a commercial money making company, not law enforcement.
>>69988837
Obstruction? I say again, they are not the authorities they are a business.
>>69988760
The exact same as you, since they are partners with GCHQ and all...
>>69988649
You have to pay it in Germany even if you're born blind and deaf.
>>69988863
So so you need to pay for the TV licence even if you only have a computer?
>>69988266
I had considered it. I use my xbone for a lot of online browsing though and I like my Diablo, dragon age etc. Also my bro's play a lot and we chat and stuff. I don't use facebook or twitter, live 100 miles away and ya, losing my tv would mean no way to keep up with them.
>>69986219
>One of our specialist advisers will help you checj if you need a TV Licence. If you do they'll help find the best way for you to spread the cost.
Whatever you do, do not do this. At no point should you ever admit to watching/having a TV without a licence even if they say they'll waver any fine etc. They can and do use this in court as evidence you did and wallop you with the fine anyway, it's how most of their successful prosecutions go.
>>69988999
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one
>the britbong government literally things the television is a dangerous weapon and requires its citizens to have a license
Except it theyre for Pakistan AMIRITE?
>>69988999
Yeah, it's mad. Because the licence exams only cover televisions so there's a massive risk we've got people using computers without knowing how to do so safely.
>>69989002
You can own a TV and not pay the TV licence as long as you don't watch live TV as it is broadcast. If you're just using it to play Xbox then you don't need to pay it
>>69988946
They do all sorts of bullshit, sometimes they'll act like they don't need a warrant, etc
>>69988999
If you are watching TV as it is being broadcast live . .. then in theory -Yes!
>>69989034
>need a TV license for EVERYTHING
Jesus christ dude
>>69989124
don't listen to these trying to justify it, every house needs to pay it.
Did you guys see the recent Merlin series they made, with black maid Marian who was actually a servant rather than royalty?
Or the three musketeers, one an arab, one half black?
Lets not forget the recent show about Beowulf with the black female blacksmith. Cus of course back then there were lots of black women, and they had jobs such as blacksmith.
This is the sort of shows they provide in the UK.
>>69986171
Nothing will come of it. I've had dozens of those letters.
>>69989108
Cant you just say that you dont? How can they prove that you watch Live TV if you dont admit to it?
>>69986171
this is insane and an example of how you can get away with crazy shit with a boiling frog approach
Imagine if they did that from the start, "yay we made the BBC k so you have to pay Ł160 for it a year whether you watch it or not and if you claim you don't have a TV we'll get a search warrant to look for your TV you don't have and if you do have one we'll sue you. Enjoy our new programmes ^_^"
>>69986171
>pick up tv
>put in trunk of car
>lie to inspectors
>return tv to proper place once they leave
>????
>profit
How is this hard op?
>>69987048
Taxing people without calling it a tax, mostly.
>>69988912
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
>>69986171
>all these fucking bigots not wanting to pay their TV license
I have relayed GCHQ all of your IP addresses, the diversity officers will be dispatched soon.
>>69989231
>Cant you just say that you dont? How can they prove that you watch Live TV if you dont admit to it?
Exactly.
Most people will admit to it or have a door wide open with the TV blaring out if an inspector visits.
That's the only thing they rely on.
>>69986658
>>69986800
allthekek.
even our socialist gov is not as fucked as this holy shit
I feel so sorry for you guys
>>69988768
Worked for me. I said I have a TV but its broken in the basement from the last tenant. No more contact.
Why do these TV license threads make me laugh so much? Seriously, this shit never gets old. Every country has some dumb fucking laws but this one is just a riot to me. I know all the reasoning behind it but goddamn there has to be a better way to pay for BBC than a TV license.
>>69989377
Thankfully like some taxes, its optional. I love it when we get haughty slaves who pay it and then are indignant that others dont.
>>69989422
TV licensing is no laughing matter. It saves lives.
>>69988668
Nah man, if you're not stupid enough to pay the license, you can watch premium TV like sport and the BBC for free
>>69986171
GET YOUR TV OUT OF THERE
What if you never open the letters and send it back to them in another envelope?
>>69989422
>there has to be a better way to pay for BBC than a TV license.
When TV first started in Britain . . .there was only one Broadcaster . . .the BBC there where (are still are) no adverts to fund it, so they license was introduced to pay for it . . .it still remains to this day!
That's it.
>>69989479
Got me again. I chuckled.
>>69988941
Holy shit, that's bad.
Not that we're that much better off here, but they're not even trying to hide their agenda from you.
>>69988760
I havent had my doors busted down for saying all niggers should disappear
So eat a dick bong
>>69989489
Premium? BBC? Those two words should never be used together. Can you see the Walking Dead on BBC? How about Vikings? Nope.
They in actual fact dont have a single show I would want to watch. They make their own, all of which have an element of rewriting history or promoting race mixing.
>>69989644
I ignored that . . .. not sure where that came from or how it was put together but even the BBC isn't that bad.
>>69988941
wew
>>69988999
If you have a computer and watch TV live then yes. Actually the law that supports this is archaic and goes back to the day when the only kind of TV was literally broadcast TV.
They "broadcast" shows online as they "air" which means if you watch the BBC online service iplayer for live broadcasts then you'd need a TV licence, although if you watch "catch up" services then you're fine.
>>69989002
You don't need to get rid of your TV, if you don't use it to watch live broadcast TV then you don't need a licence. You can either tear up the letters and throw them away and tell the "inspectors" to go away.
Or you can do what I did which is let them in once they look around and confirm you don't have a TV to receive or an aerial that's plugged in and they don't bother you again. I think I get the same reminder every 3 years and fill in a form online that declares I don't need one.
If you do watch iplayer online then careful filling out forms on the TV site that declare you dont need one because you're lying and they might correlate the IP addresses, simply fill in the form through a web proxy like hidemyass
>>69989534
They're addressed to present occupier. No name on the letters. I could write not at this address and post it back if there was a name on it but there's not
how do I pay, will they extradite me.
>>69988715
P R O V I S I O N A L
>fucking spam my ass
>>69989479
> saves lives
Does that mean you can use your tv license as an self defence weapon?
What will happen when I slap someone with it and he dies? Will I go to jail for owning high capacity assault tv license?
>>69986171
Atleast you can cheat the system. We used to be able to do that but when Finland realized not many people watch TV or listen to the "national" propaganda radio, they just fucking included it in everyones taxes.
>>69988157
Haha, TV is free in prison. What a legend
>>69986171
Just pay it and learn to hate your country... seems to be trending everywhere.
>>69989851
Don't get too cocky Poland .. . you have them as well.
>>69989848
Thank you Australia, we must force this meme
>>69988941
Fuck almost fooled me for a second
>>69989889
In the UK it costs around £30k to keep someone in prison for a year. (Im sure its similar in Germany). So then the punishment costs a lot more than the crime, what is the point?
Add to this she would save the money for food, electricity etc etc. Its laughable really.
>>69989734
I see.
Here's one of our channels. Keep in mind that YouTube is not their main way of distribution, so this is not really representative. They just post some "fun stuff" on YouTube.
>>69986171
150 crowns to watch fucking TV ? What if you don't watch public crap and just private channels ?
>>69990062
kek.
I never expected that!
>>69990062
Damn and I thought we were still obsessed with WWII, didn't realise Hitler was still big over there
>>69990011
Too bad I don't watch tv for two years now.
Thanks to that I feel more culturally enriched than Merkel somehow.
>>69986171
Step 1 : Put DVD of goldfish swimming on
Step 2 : Tell the license inspector its not a TV its a goldfish bowl
Step 3 : Proceed to show them the way out.
I knew a guy that got a knock on the door from the inspector. "I'm here to see your TV license" the inspector said. My friend said "I don't have a TV". Inspector says "but you have an TV aerial on the roof". My friend says "just because I have milk in my fridge doesn't mean I have a fucking cow in my bedroom now fuck off from my door"
>>69986171
Petition for an audience with your queen. Beg her forgiveness and swear allegiance to the crown. In exchange you will have 20% knocked off your delinquent TV license fee.
cant OP set up cctv and request they accept his security feed to monitor as proof he does not watch tv? surely.
>>69989231
>Cant you just say that you dont? How can they prove that you watch Live TV if you dont admit to it?
They can't.
For years they had TV detector vans to drive around and detect if people were using TV, it was just a scare tactic they can't detect if you're watching TV like that.
What they can do is if they know your IP address of the home and they correlate that with iplayer logs to see if you watched something live. Your IP address is private and your ISP wont give it out generally without a court order to do so but there's various technical ways to get your IP online and tie it to your address, the easiest of which is if you sign their online form that states you dont require a TV licence.
I actually don't know of any cases where they've done that to prosecute iplayer viewers its only theoretical in fact I don't think there's every been any significant number of cases of them going to judges for warrants because it's simply more expensive than what they'd get in licence fees.
The whole thing relies on scare tactics, anyone who doesn't pay is just harassed and 99% of people cave, if you're not a sperglord you can literally just tell them to fuck off and nothing will happen.
>>69988961
The security agencies must love sites like this.
>>69986171
You need a TV licence even if you have no TV but a mobile device like a tablet or smartphone.
It's fucking disgraceful
>>69989034
>http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one
You technically MUST pay if your computer has internet access. What a load of bullshit.
>>69988941
The best part is that I can watch something that YOUR TV license paid for.
Not that I'd want to watch big black cock.
>>69990329
NO! You only need a license if you watch live TV on any device.
>>69990428
No. Wrong.
>>69990249
>just because I have milk in my fridge doesn't mean I have a fucking cow in my bedroom now fuck off from my door
Kek
>>69990324
It's confirmed that they're full of nothing but paranoid thugs.
>>69990138
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licensing_in_Italy
You have TV licensing in your country as a mandatory thing to be paid regardless of whether you watch television or not.
>>69990428
Completely wrong.
>>69990437
I don't have a TV license so chances are you're probably paying for it more than I am, especially if you have a Cable package with BBC America on it.
>>69990320
>they can't detect if you're watching TV like that.
Actually you can.
If I recall it was something to do with IF generated by the receiver.
>>69989206
>Merlin
>maid Marian
>>69990472
>The annual cost of the licence fee is currently €112 once VAT (IVA) is accounted for.
>From January 2016 all Italian electricity bills will carry a monthly surcharge which will be the equivalent of one tenth of the annual TV licence fee.
So you're paying 11.2 Euros a month to a total of 134.4 Euros a year even if you don't watch television.
>>69990546
No I'm talking about the stuff they put online.
>Paying for BBC America.
You sick fuck.
>>69988863
>Any website, app or smart TV service that lets you watch live TV using the internet
>youtube
Since when does youtube have Iive tv?
>>69989076
License exams kek
>>69990329
>You need a TV licence even if you have no TV but a mobile device like a tablet or smartphone.
>It's fucking disgraceful
No you only need a licence if you watch live broadcast TV. Device is irrelevant to the law.
>>69990428
>ou technically MUST pay if your computer has internet access. What a load of bullshit.
No, incorrect, only if you watch live broadcast TV online.
>>69990637
Yeah, you can watch that without a TV license.
Also in Italy, even if you just own a TV or a PC you have to pay the license, like most of Europe except for the UK.
>All owners of television equipment or any other equipment able or adaptable so to receive television are required by Italian law to have a television licence.
>>69990641
watched trump live. not bigblackcock tho. is capable of live stream.
>>69990574
I realised I mixed her with Guinevere as soon as I posted it. Took a while for anyone else to though
>>69986171
>be student in England
>get this shitty letter
>laugh at the concept of having to pay a TV license
>don't have a TV so ignore the letter
>never contacted
>no investigation
Relax, anon. If you're not breaking the law by watching TV without a license, you've got absolutely nothing to worry about.
>>69989851
>Will I go to jail for owning high capacity assault tv license?
No shit, of course you fucking will. They're bloody banned.
>>69990472
I was really arguing about the price, plus in Italy you don't get the SS swarming inside your home.
Though we got fucked and now we pay the license with the electricity bill.
>>69990835
do mafia still have to pay?
>>69990320
Man I hope you're right. These letters are pretty aggressive. I've had them before but not like this and always ignored them because I don't watch live tv and haven't for years. They can investigate and find out themselves. I just got pretty shaken up by this one today. Envisioned them busting my door down and arresting me for having a tv. I need a cup of tea ....
>>69986458
>I'm shaking with fear
So this is what happens when you deport your nation's alphas.
>>69990835
Don't worry about the price.
In Norway the TV licence is 299 Euros.
>>69990557
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg5t4jVBemE
What gets me about the whole thing, is that we are forced to pay for our own brain washing and indoctrination.
>>69990964
Criminals <> Alphas.
>>69990220
They have to do more to fight racism now because of the "refugee" crisis.
This short series called "Familie Braun" was actually pretty funny, but of course it totally left out the fact that the average migrant from the middle east and Africa is not any less stupid and dangerous than the Nazis it ridiculed.
TL;DR version of the story: Drunk nazi fucked a black woman. Years later, the black woman dumps her child with the nazi and his nazi friend. Nazi gets torn up between racism, friendship and fatherly feelings he develops for his daughter. Funny things happen.
>>69990948
Don't worry mate .. . .these letters run in a rotation.
They are designed to scare you.
How long until they try to get a license for Ahmed and he decides to bomb the TV License headquarters?
>>69986709
it's real. It's one of those weird tax things though, it's used to help fund public broadcasts.
>>69990919
Why wouldn't they ? If you're doing shady shit the last thing you want to do is attract the government's attention.
>>69991091
Probably a new guy on the typewriter trying to prove his worth perhaps.
