Have you cancelled your TV licence?

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Im considering cancelling mine as I dont watch much live Tv but im worried I might press the wrong channel and watch something I need the licence for. Its quite confusing as it seems its more than just BBC you need the licence for.

Exactly this.

For a good few years now I have thought the quality has really dropped with the BBC and I do find them biased. A shame as at one point I have faith and trust in them.

What I find incredible is their push of 'oh but the traitors, strictly, browns boys' as if that justifies the fee.

Some of the best programmes were made by the BBC of yesteryear (only fools, Fawlty towers) and they brushed those programmes under the carpet as if they were ashamed. Now it's come back to bite them

Have you noticed recently they are showing small snippets of the classics and a message every ow and then of 'we appreciate you buying a TV licence ', they are clearly worried and took the public for granted for too long with their bias

No, I watch the BBc a lot often on iPlayer and I listen to BBC radio every day.
I am very happy to pay for the license it's much better value than Netflix or Disney

But it still costs money to run. Money that comes from the Licence fee.

Cancelled mine decades ago. Simply don’t watch any live tv from any provider or anything on iplayer. If you don’t meet this criteria then you must pay but I haven’t missed anything on tv. Occasionally I hear about a good series but in enough time it’s on Netflix and the like. The problem is, I pay loads on all the subscriptions so my initial goal is lost.

you must also tell them that you don’t want or need a licence every two years.

Absolutely not. It's a tiny amount of money to pay for a gigantic amount of excellent content.

I dont have a tv.

We have cancelled ours. It’s too much money for something we barely watched before and now don’t watch at all. Happy with prime, Netflix and Disney

For the price of tv licence I have prime (plus all the other benefits) and netflix. Makes sense if you aren't into lots what's on. I don't watch soaps, reality tv (or whatever the i am celeb etc are), so really doesn't provode the value for me personally

Ireland has a licence fee model but it is subsidised by irritating adverts

No, the kids stuff if great and I listen to the radio daily.

No. It's a very small amount of money to pay for extensive content. I also value the radio channels and other BBC output that whilst not covered by the licence fee, I'm happy to support. I also enjoy that there are no advertisements when I'm watching programmes on the BBC.

I don't watch any TV but the DC like CBBC and Cbeebies so I'm stuck with it for now.

We cancelled about 5 years ago, got rid of Sky at the same time. Now, we only use Disney, YouTube and Netflix. Occasionally will watch something on channel 4 catch up etc. I don’t mind the public paying towards it, but ai don’t like that it’s a legal thing or that it goes to the bbc but is for all live TV. They send me a letter about it at least every month.

I like that it doesn't have adverts and hope it keeps that way, I seem to have paid a small fortune to skip ads on everything else, I find adverts really annoying.

Haven't had one for around 8 years. Don't need one as I never watch live TV, or much TV at all.
Do get lots of threatening letters but I just bin them.

Not goody at all. You are missing the point. I presumed wrongly until very recently that the licence was just for the BBC.
We have loads of channels and subscriptiond I just find it too complicated to know if im watching something I should be paying a licence for. That is all

No definitely not. It’s a tiny amount of money and we all get use out of it. News, dramas, sport for those who are so inclined, TRAITORS 😂
I could do without strictly and all the royal family shit on the news but honestly for us it’s good value.
If it’s not for you, cancel it.

Yes, in the UK, you generally do need a TV licence if you have Sky TV, as a licence is required to watch or record any live television on any channel or service, regardless of the device used or whether you watch the BBC.

when did it change that I need a BBC licence to watch my pay subscription tv services live! How can this be legal

No. Despite recent right wing bias I believe the BBC to be important (for arts as well as news) and trust it will correct soon.

We haven't had one for about 4 years, my 3 20s adult children aren't interested and I think the BBC will die off as my generation (X) get older. I'm glad about that as I think they're benefiting from people's memories of the past when they were unbiased and intelligent rather than the woke rubbish they pump out now not to mention the scandals - Bashir, Huw Edwards, Saville. I still watch ITV and Channel 5 on catch up.

If you watch sport at all they have you over a barrel because you wouldn't generally watch sport not live.

No

Yes. We’ve not had one for 15 years.

We have Netflix and Disney and don’t miss the bbc at all. Don’t watch live TV and never watched much bbc anyway. I don’t miss it at all.

I still have one.

When my parents house was empty (and obviously without any TV) I contacted licencing and they cancelled it due to circumstances, only then within a couple of months bombard my parent's empty house with letters to get a licence etc. I presume they kept doing this when it was sold and the new owners moved in. Crazy.

Also a friend had no further requirement for a TV licence and cancelled it a few years ago. They still get regular letters and demands from TV licencing.

Seems if you have once had a TV licence, when you legitimately have no need for one any longer, they carry on sending letters irrespective, to try and scare you into signing up again.