in theory, they could make you, brett.
in practice, they don't charge you for that

Stop watching TV

i got nabbed with a stonkling £500 fine

And use your TV screen for your PC monitor

Stop watching Netflix without a subscription too

Netflix is gay

Nothing on it

>paying for tv

I'm not brit. Can you explain something please? When do you pay the BBC tax, when you buy a TV... or what? do you have people periodically going to your home to check if you have a TV?

fucking plebs

neither, DVHeld

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pirate that shit you nibbas

You dont have to pay the license fee

The BBC have a list of all properties in the country, and a list of all the properties that have TV licenses

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All the addresses that don't have licenses, they send letters to demanding you either buy a license, or send them a "we don't have a tv" form

But you need an account to watch the BBC online now

if you do neither, they'll check you out

They can't legally enter your home

Actually they can

i got a fucking bailiff barge into my house and start demanding items to the value of £500

Try it

If you refuse them, they can get a court order to enter your home with police backing

Try it

They do 🙂

Generally though, if you tell them you dont' have a tv and send them their form, they leave you alone

i haven't heard anything more from them in 3 years

"Oi mate! You 'ave a loisance for tha'?"

I prefer to let them waste their paper

But I agree with doing away with the license, it's retarded

can you game that system by having a TV and declaring to have none?

In theory, DV

your Scottish, your to poor to be worth a baliff

I -own- a TV, I just don't watch tv broadcasts with it

if they want a public media outlet... then it should be part of the budget and everyone should have access.. not just people who can afford it

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aye, wacka, i think they need to hive off the world service and keep that paid by tax payers, and privatise the rest

I think the parliament channel should be public

so in the end you only pay the license if you're a suker?

no you pay it if you like bbc