TV LICENCE PAYMENTS IN ADVANCE ARE NOT NECESSARY

[jappa1]

If I die today, that means the tv licencing people have 6 months of my money and I will never get it back, can you imagine if a thousand people die today who are paying their tv licence the same way? Tv Licensing people will have thousands of pounds of 'our' money. so as of now I am not paying £21.00 a month for my tv licence, I do not want to pay for next years licence so I am going to just pay £12.50 a month, so they will just owe me £3. My licence is still getting paid for and I will not be in arrears nor will I be in debt, and I will also still be legal for having a tv licence so basically can they take me to court for non payment??? What about people on benefits? they can't afford this much money coming out of their benefits. Hope you can understand my ramblings, it sounded right in my head lol

If you think about it you are basically buying a tv licence for about three channels, all the others are free
BBC1
BBC2
BBC3
BBC4
Radio 1
Radio 2
Radio 3
Radio 4
Radio 5
Radio 6
World Service
BBC News : the most trusted news service in the world
BBC website (food, learning, news etc etc etc)
BBC Local radio
BBC Local TV
BBC sport
BBC parliament
BBC weather

Basically it is only for BBC channels, I have a ROKU stick and don't watch any live tv at all, but I still have to pay for a full tv licence as I watch BBC IPAYER, it's a lot of money for just one channel, especially at £21.00 a month

It's such a weird thing. Pay to own the means of using a service, even if you never ever use it. It's like is you pay a cheese tax every year- but you don't eat cheese. But you go to the place where you buy cheese, it's fully accessible to you, therefore you pay the tax. You can opt out by proving you only go in corner shops but if you step foot in a supermarket you have to pay, even if you don't go on the cheese aisle.

Cheese tax.

Ha ha the naivety is killing me. Some of are paying tens of thousands for nect years estimated tax bill (which we may not even owe) because we would be thrown in prison if we didn't. I'm glad you've just had your little realisation but it's a non issue in contrast to what some people face from our money grabbing government.

It's not cheap but it's excellent value for money.

I really don’t get the ‘angst’ about it. It’s a great value for money system

It is crap value if you don’t use it. Like the cheese tax analogy. For me it’s the bacon tax. Most loves it but I don’t eat it.

I happily pay for Netflix and Spotify because they are good value for me. I don’t like anything broadcasted. And I don’t think iPlayer is worth that money compare to Netflix and Spotify.

If you can prove you don't use it you don't pay it.

When my Dad died last year, we received a refund on his tv licence. Obviously we had to approach them but it was very straightforward.

I get what the OP is saying.

Now, my DH missed a DD payment. He was in hospital at the time. I did not open his mail. As he was in hospital for some time, debt company called something beginning with a. Acting on behalf of TV licencing.

When I worked it out, DH had paid for the current years licence as payments of £24 per month for 6 months covers the £147. The next six months payments were £12.12 but that is for next year's licence.

Therefore, my husband was being chased for something he did not owe.

Pay for it up front now.

Channels are free - yes, because the transmitters are mounted on the horns of unicorns...

I dont pay for a tv licence - dh is age over 75 so we get to watch for free!

You are also paying for Freeview broadcasting (the BBC owns part of Arqiva, the company that broadcasts it) and the broadcasting of around 200 free-to-air satellite channels (which you get for free even if you pay for Sky), as Freesat is jointly owned by the BBC and ITV.

I reclaimed my overpaid tv licence after I moved in with dp and it was an absolute pain in the arse. Would only accept a manually filled out and signed form. How can that be when it's direct debit? They should refund automatically.

If you can prove you don't use it you don't pay it.

I thought we were innocent until proven guilty in Europe. It's up to TV Licensing (aka Capita) to prove that you do watch or record live TV, or use BBC iPlayer.

How can that be when it's direct debit?

The Direct Debit Guarantee means that your bank must refund you, no questions asked, if you believe that a payment has been made in error.

You are also paying for Freeview broadcasting

Don’t have freeview or freesat. Have been online only for a few years now. Used to watch some bbc when it was free on the iPlayer. But not anymore. You get them on Netflix too just a little later.

Ta1kinPeace

BBC 3 was killed off in 2016

Boneyback
www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree

Don’t have freeview or freesat.
You may never use the NHS, but you still have to contribute to it through tax.

Think we probably are the ones piggy backing on everyone else's licence fee. The hours of CBeebies and CBBC that have been watched in our house more than justify the expense. To be fair very little is watched live now, but the shows are loved and watched again and again and again and again and again...