to think that TV license fees are a bloody con?

[GregBishopsBottomBitch]

£145.50 I gotta pay for shit TV, feels like a legal mugging.

How much is shit cable? A lot more.

sky is more expensive and even worse!

YANBU

Get rid of your telly.

Do what this chap did then.

The BBC is the envy of the world - its funding source means it is not controlled by the agenda of an individuaL or at the mercy of advertisers. It's £3 a week for TV, radio, digital, website and iplayer. YABU

YANBU.

Ditto KatyPeril. We don't have to pay one, it's great. I love not having a TV :)

YABU.

I'm watching a brilliant documentary about Voyager at the moment. The licence fee is worth every penny.

So don't have a bloody telly then!

I wonder if got rid of my sky box (only get free channels, cant get freeview in my area) would i still have to pay, since i only actually watch love film and netflix.

YABU.

Is there really NOTHING on BBC1, 2, 3, 4, 24, CBBC, CBeebies

Radios 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 extra, 5, 6, Asian, World Service, 10 million local stations etc etc.

that you or your chidren don't enjoy?

well, be more selective about what you watch. I agree that shows for talentless shriekers, lottery and stupid soaps are a waste of money -but there is a lot of good stuff too. Try abroad with adverts every few minutes for REALLY bad tv.

YABU. And a bit insular.

if you can prove it's not being used (ie. not plugged into the wall) you don't have to pay. when i was at university, i had a TV in my room for lovefilm and dvd's, but no aerial and i didn't have to pay a license. it helps that there was no possible aerial point in my room!

YABU

Toadspawn I agree with you about excellent documentaries on BBC - Penguin Island was another brilliant one recently.

Loads of countries would kill to have our high quality TV

You don't have to prove anything. Just don't use it for TV, and don't pay.

When do I not need a licence?

You do not need a licence to:

Own a television set.
Use a television with a video console.
Use a television with a computer.
Use a television to listen to the radio (e.g., via a digibox).
Use a television to watch DVDs, videos, or pre-recorded programmes.
Use a television to watch internet video (e.g., YouTube).
Use a television to watch TV programmes that are not being transmitted live (e.g., iPlayer).

Owning a device that is capable of receiving live television does not require you to purchase a television licence.

A television licence is only required if you actually use that device to receive live television. If you do not receive live television, you do not need a licence.

I felt the same so I have told them I don't want a licence and I got a refund.

We only watch iplayer on catchup which is legal.

Only now I get the family saying we are breaking the law! I rang to double check and I am able to do this legally.

YABU. Is there really NOTHING on BBC1, 2, 3, 4, 24, CBBC, CBeebies,
Radios 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 extra, 5, 6, Asian, World Service, 10 million local stations etc etc. that you or your chidren don't enjoy?

So you don't like any of the following:
crime drama
other drama
comedy
documentaries
news
films
music
cookery shows
other factual and how to do programmes
wildlife programmes

Really?

I can live without the following:
sport
soaps
reality TV

But I don't object to it being on TV because there should be something for everyone.

As a family we watch a lot of BBC TV and feel that the licence fee is worth every penny.

Why don't you ditch the TV and just watch online instead?

I watch Netflix and Lovefilm throught the PS3 and Wii, if i do watch Telly, its only Channel 4 and 5.

if i do watch Telly, its only Channel 4 and 5.

Is it a conscious decision to avoid watching BBC programmes or do you genuinely not find anything at all that you want to watch on any of the BBC channels?

Nope, theres only one show i like, and thats QI, and i can easily watch it online.

No, they are not at all. At least they give us something.

(You should talk about bankers, CEO's and others)....

Maybe i should make an effort to enjoy TV some more then.