Nope, youtube, Netflix and football manager for me. No desire for live TV, don't have sky sports for football.
Like I say wrestling PPVs and they cost me £20 extra
TV licence court letter.
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Like I say wrestling PPVs and they cost me £20 extra
Quicksilvera
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You still need a TV licence for PPV through your virgin box that’s how they’ve got you
Quicksilvera
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Get IPTV no licence necessary
ThePrisoner
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I had a to and fro with these chunts a couple of years ago.
I paid my licence online but did not get a confirmation email. I forgot about it but then started getting warning letters telling me I hadn't paid. I exchanged several angry emails with their lair in Darlington and they eventually acknowledged I had paid, but not before I had got letters threatening fines, visits and prison. Fortunately these only served to boil my p!ss and if I had got a visit then the person would have left my house minus his teeth, but if it had been some vulnerable person it would have been very stressful for them.
I paid my licence online but did not get a confirmation email. I forgot about it but then started getting warning letters telling me I hadn't paid. I exchanged several angry emails with their lair in Darlington and they eventually acknowledged I had paid, but not before I had got letters threatening fines, visits and prison. Fortunately these only served to boil my p!ss and if I had got a visit then the person would have left my house minus his teeth, but if it had been some vulnerable person it would have been very stressful for them.
That's an absolute joke haha!
It's no different to paying for Virgin, Sky, Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime etc. If you watch, stream or record live TV then you need a TV licence.
lostinyorkshire
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Interesting.
I had a visit about a month ago as I dont have a license.
I said I dont need one as I watch youtube, netflix amazon prime and dont watch tv. I actually really dont.
He said can I come in and check? I said sure.
He came in tried bbc iplayer on my smart tv. It wasnt logged in. So he just said thats fine mate Ill put down you dont need one.
I had a visit about a month ago as I dont have a license.
I said I dont need one as I watch youtube, netflix amazon prime and dont watch tv. I actually really dont.
He said can I come in and check? I said sure.
He came in tried bbc iplayer on my smart tv. It wasnt logged in. So he just said thats fine mate Ill put down you dont need one.
You have admitted the offence to the 'visitor' so you're bang to rights, I'm afraid. It's not the possession of the box, it's your admission that you do watch live TV. 'Only a little' is no defence.
Never let them in. Don't engage them in conversation.
JM14
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The wrestling PPV will be live won’t it? Even watching live tv once would legally mean you needed a licence I would imagine.
Try speaking with citizens advice, they will give free legal advice and might speak with them on your behalf as well. Always helpful having someone who knows how to deal with the system on your side
Amazon Prime has live TV. If you watch anything live on it then you need a licence.
Quicksilvera
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They can’t prove that though. You can legally have Amazon prime and no licence.
Quicksilvera
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This is the best advice. Although I have heard of them turning up with the police and a warrant.
They can't prove anything. You can have the full Sky package but claim you don't watch anything. If you do watch anything, even once, then you should have a licence.
clay
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Spot on.
The letters are auto-generated templates, and the "agents" are just commission-based salesmen.
Correct. The point I was clumsily trying to make was that it's the Live TV and not the platform which is the problem
Andy_W
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If they've lied, and falsified your statement, then this could be your get-out.
The_Lizards_Jumpers
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What constitutes Live TV in the new world though?
For example is watching a Youtube stream live counted, what about Twitch feeds, what about if you subscribe to OnlyFans, that can be streamed live so do you need a TV licence for that ?
They need to revisit the rules based on the technology available today, not 10 years ago, and be much clearer.