TV Licencing. Any armchair lawyers out there?

[ianfirmin]

Thanks for all of that. I suppose they will eventually go away.

My TV licence inspector was also not the sharpest pencil in the box, the blackened stumps in his mouth did nothing for his image either.

I'll keep you posted if anything else happens.

ATB
Ian

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by ianfirmin

Thanks for all of that. I suppose they will eventually go away.

My TV licence inspector was also not the sharpest pencil in the box, the blackened stumps in his mouth did nothing for his image either.

I'll keep you posted if anything else happens.

ATB
Ian

please do Ian..

Don't let the bastards grind you down..

[tonhil]

It is a bit annoying. However my wife wrote a very sh'tty letter to TVL and then followed it up with an indignant phone call. That was over a year ago It seems that she must have spoken to someone who had some influence so we have received no further letters.

Several years ago we were inspected and the computer (with internet connection) was on display and that gave the inspector no problems at all beyond him asking, "That's not a TV is it?"

Perhaps times have changed? However for a flat fee of £500 plus VAT my wife will deal with TVL for you using her proven skills

[Scuby]

Originally Posted by wilbo

what is a PC card nowadays.. I use a little USB Freeview thing that I bought for 40 quid - I get 80 channels on it.

Ah but (to complicate things) even that doesn't necessarily need a TV License. Students for example can get away without a TV License, as long as their permanent address is home, home has a TV License, and the TV is battery powered. Which means you CAN watch TV on a laptop without a license, so long as it's unplugged at the time.

I did query this with the TVL people, and they confirmed in writing that this was allowed - even after I pointed out the potential difficulty in proving whether the laptop was plugged into the mains at the time of watching TV.

David

[sas steve]

I've got a TV licence. I am allowed to watch ALL the sh#t that's offered these days. without fear of anything good being broadcast.