jester Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 On 9/3/2016 at 19:47, Cream Cheese said: Which is utterly ridiculous and wouldn't hold up in court in any other kind of situation. Everybody is capable of murder, but we don't all lock each other up. "Capability" and "Doing" are completely different things. I don't see how they can take you to court based on your "capability" and win on that basis. For that reason alone they can f**k right off. Unfortunately that was the law. If you owned a device capable of receiving a television signal, you had to have a licence; and the courts backed it up. It's been amended to acknowledge that people now watch downloaded content, but that being the case, it should have been changed years ago for people who only watched DVD's for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream Cheese Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 10 hours ago, jester said: Unfortunately that was the law. If you owned a device capable of receiving a television signal, you had to have a licence; and the courts backed it up. It's been amended to acknowledge that people now watch downloaded content, but that being the case, it should have been changed years ago for people who only watched DVD's for example. They really are a shady bunch. They even have the cheek to charge blind people half. It's not as if they even make any effort to reflect every bodies views either. The BBC fan boys all share the same views on everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 Lets be honest here, most of the "moral guardians" on here who are "sticking it to the man" are just tight fisted fannies who would shite themselves if the TV mob came to their door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Lets be honest here, most of the "moral guardians" on here who are "sticking it to the man" are just tight fisted fannies who would shite themselves if the TV mob came to their door. Not if they don't answer their door.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DI Bruce Robertson Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I think the license fee is worth it alone just for the output of Radio 1. Sent from a dark, dank hellhole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 The BBC are too soft. They should send round BBC characters such as Mr Tumble, armed with a claw hammer, to get these non-payers to cough up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DI Bruce Robertson Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 The BBC are too soft. They should send round BBC characters such as Mr Tumble, armed with a claw hammer, to get these non-payers to cough up. I think all the kids on JWFI were the offspring of license dodgers. That'll teach them! Sent from a dark, dank hellhole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 3 hours ago, DI Bruce Robertson said: I think the license fee is worth it alone just for the output of Radio 1. Sent from a dark, dank hellhole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 As much as I'm anti tv license, I find the "lol film dem and shout dodgy law at them!" as much of a riddy. The exact same type of people who are into Freeman Of The Land shite and spend all day fighting the system on the Consumer Action Group forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I just pay it, cba with all the hassle for the sake of a tenner a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I just pay it, would they not just be able to check if you've got any sky or bt subscriptions? £37 every 3 months isn't that bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 52 minutes ago, mrcat1990 said: As much as I'm anti tv license, I find the "lol film dem and shout dodgy law at them!" as much of a riddy. The exact same type of people who are into Freeman Of The Land shite and spend all day fighting the system on the Consumer Action Group forums. Usually the same weirdos who claim to know all the tricks to get out of paying their Council Tax. They would probably shite themselves at the thought of a Sheriff Officer chapping their door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I think it's good value. There are probably only about 7 people in the entire country who could honestly say that they don't use any of the BBC's services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I would gladly sell my house and put my wife on the game to pay my TV licence. Marvellous value and far too cheap IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 On 5 September 2016 at 20:01, mrcat1990 said: As much as I'm anti tv license, I find the "lol film dem and shout dodgy law at them!" as much of a riddy. The exact same type of people who are into Freeman Of The Land shite and spend all day fighting the system on the Consumer Action Group forums. The critical difference being that anyone refusing to cooperate with TV licence enforcement officers isn't committing any crime under the actual law, and isn't relying on Blackstone's law dictionary as their font of all wisdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Capsule Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Never paid for a TV license. If I wanted to fund beasts, I'd buy a Celtic season ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black and White Tragic Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 From a recent visit: Licence Man: Do you have a licence? Me: No, I only watch catch up and downloaded content. I don't watch live TV. Licence Man: Can we come in to check? Me: No. Licence Man: Okay, bye. That's it distilled to its essence. He also asked if I would stop filming him, and that if I posted I online he would hold me liable for any hate threats he received. I would have posted it online for the hell of it but as the sun was at his back the footage was awful... My mate was visited by TV licencing. They asked if they could come in. He told them that as he was classed as a vulnerable person, with the BBC's track record he didn't think it would be appropriate... Filming it on a smartphone now let's them see you've got a device capable of playing iPlayer videos. A bit defeatist. If you use a GoPro they'll be asking how you review the footage. I find letters every week at my empty house annoying enough so pay my licence at home to avoid annoying badly timed visits at the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 5 hours ago, Black and White Tragic said: Filming it on a smartphone now let's them see you've got a device capable of playing iPlayer videos. A bit defeatist. If you use a GoPro they'll be asking how you review the footage. I find letters every week at my empty house annoying enough so pay my licence at home to avoid annoying badly timed visits at the door. How do you know I use a Go-Pro? That's genuinely creepy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black and White Tragic Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 How do you know I use a Go-Pro? That's genuinely creepy... Maybe you are being watched ....by your GoPro. They have WiFi now you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Just now, Black and White Tragic said: Maybe you are being watched ....by your GoPro. They have WiFi now you know. I know. I review footage on my smartphone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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