FabGuys.com forum: TV license

By *airyandbelliedbottom OP Man
2 weeks ago

Barrow-in-Furness

So how many are you still paying it? Do you believe in it?

Personally I've had enough of giving to the BBC like a charity, haven't had a TV license for years as I watch dvds and play games to occupy my time.

Just had a new reminder if I need a license.. "if nothing has changed you don't need to do anything" so I don't do anything and they still send out another letter a few months down the line, don't they?

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By *londebiguyMan
2 weeks ago

near Southport

Never ever had one

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By *ade crossTV/TS
2 weeks ago

chiselhurst

Pay mine as I watch bbc still enjoy news documentaries and dramas on there.

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By *airyandbelliedbottom OP Man
2 weeks ago

Barrow-in-Furness

"Never ever had one"

Excuse the rant a new letter every few months and I've told 'em. Just annoyed me.

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By *airyandbelliedbottom OP Man
2 weeks ago

Barrow-in-Furness

"Pay mine as I watch bbc still enjoy news documentaries and dramas on there. "

Yes. It would be a shame if we lost the BBC but they need to come up with a better system maybe PPV for online catch up/live streaming services.

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By *ondon RimmerMan
2 weeks ago

Islington

I don't watch many broadcasts but do use iPlayer, radio and the website a lot so yeah - I pay up for it.

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By *eepeter4Man
2 weeks ago

Bournemouth

If a certain ex newsreader return 1/4 million pounds to the BBC then I might consider paying it

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By *tmguylookingMan
2 weeks ago

Chesterfield

I happily pay it, it's a bit like road tax, an absolute bargain.

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By *airyandbelliedbottom OP Man
2 weeks ago

Barrow-in-Furness

"I happily pay it, it's a bit like road tax, an absolute bargain."

As time goes on more younger people are turning towards newer services like netflix and prime and because of that the TV license fee is going up. It's not fair to the people that do still watch and pay it but like I said maybe PPV packages for online stuff alongside a lower priced TV license.

I would have quite liked to watch Eurovision and the Olympics but I'm not paying those prices esp seeing as I won't be watching TV again.

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By *arlooMan
2 weeks ago

Oxford in town

Never payed it. And i won't Got netflix, disney. And youtube. Is enough. Don't need bbc bullshit.

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By *tar33Man
2 weeks ago

North London (outer)

You guys who don't have a TV licence are just so cool and edgy. I love how you always feel the need to let everyone else know about it.

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By *wladMan
2 weeks ago

high wycombe

Gladly pay mine. For all the complaining about what is wrong with this country, the BBC is up there with the NHS as something other countries are envious of. Yes, the news is a bit shit, but the rest of their service is incredible and I'm happy to pay the fee if it helps content get created to cater towards smaller groups of people. The moment the BBC goes to subscription based, that's when marginalised groups lose their content.

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By *ickSeekerMan
2 weeks ago

Canterbury

I can see how this could be a divisive issue. In spite of all its shortcomings and blunders, on the whole, I think it's worth preserving, as one of the flagship British 'brands' known and recognised (and imitated or at least taken as a model) the world over; the 'factory' of many a successful series, documentary and film, and a reliable and impartial (or should be) información platform. Why its executives and so called 'stars' have to be paid such extravagant salaries is what should be looked into, probably the answer will be 'to remain attractive to potential talent'

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By *rancd2TV/TS
2 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

Don’t watch much TV, but I listen to the radio and BBC sounds a lot, so I’m happy enough to pay it. And its much better value and much wider variety than any of the streaming providers in my opinion.

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By *iPont88Man
2 weeks ago

Pontefract

Happy to pay it. I don’t watch as much of their TV output that I used to but I listen to loads of their musical output so I have no qualms about paying it. If it benefits other people, then good, I will happily pay a few pounds a month to benefit us all. It’s not perfect but it’s an amazing institution, one of the things that helps bind us together in an increasingly fractured world.

The people who tell you not to pay ‘TV tax’ are the shysters who told you privatising everything would improve services, who would gladly abolish the NHS and introduce a US-style system that would financially cripple hundreds of thousands of people, who told you that Brexit would be painless and there would be no downsides. They are liars who don’t care about you. They only care about shovelling more and more money to themselves and their billionaire mates. And an independent BBC that scrutinises the government impartiality doesn’t help them do that.

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By *iceboy200Man
2 weeks ago

east ham

under the wireless act u sill need license

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By *3versMan
2 weeks ago

glasgow

Defund the BBC

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By *astle9Man
2 weeks ago

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Haven't paid it in about 20 years despite umpteen threatening letters.

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By *hyna HutchMan
2 weeks ago

valleys

"You guys who don't have a TV licence are just so cool and edgy. I love how you always feel the need to let everyone else know about it."

😂

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By *b20Man
2 weeks ago

Glasgow

I do have one, as I like some of the dramas, and LGBTQ stuff as well

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By *orwdMan
2 weeks ago

Sheffield

BBC needs defunding...Black Saxons etc....insulting.

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By *ldfunguyMan
2 weeks ago

Cheltenham

License needs to be scrapped. All we get is repeats, stupid reality shows and very little comedy. TV was so much better in the 80s and that was with just 4 channels. Now we have more channels with absolute crap on.

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By *eepeter4Man
2 weeks ago

Bournemouth

"License needs to be scrapped. All we get is repeats, stupid reality shows and very little comedy. TV was so much better in the 80s and that was with just 4 channels. Now we have more channels with absolute crap on."

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By *issy crystalTV/TS
2 weeks ago

Hook

The test card is quite magnificent. It justifies the license fee on its own. Personally I think the license fee is too low. I would willingly sell my house and all its contents to help the BBC

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By *rueguyMan
2 weeks ago

notts

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By *rueguyMan
2 weeks ago

notts

I don't like paying it as I think it's too high. But, I do pay it because it's the law.

If they stop paying silly money to presenters, then maybe it doesn't need to be so high.

Yes, I know per day it's sort of cheap but I also pay for Netflix. However, I player has some good stuff I want to see.

So, I drudgingly pay.

£100 a year would be better

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By *rownriverMan
2 weeks ago

Crawley

The TV here as worked for years with out a license she dose all the cleaning cooking on a daily basis love my tv xxx

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By *elfordsubMan
2 weeks ago

Telford

I haven't paid it in years, if I want to watch the telly I go to a friends house 😆

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By *rTongueTasticMan
2 weeks ago

Close_To_Chichester

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By *ova69Man
2 weeks ago

Belper

I pay mine ,still make good programmes and one of the last bastions of Britishness

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By *wladMan
2 weeks ago

high wycombe

Very little comedy?

Ghosts, Motherland, Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie To You?, Gavin and Stacy, Mandy, Here We Go, This Country and Detectorists would disagree.

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By *ldfunguyMan
2 weeks ago

Cheltenham

Very little comedy?

Ghosts, Motherland, Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie To You?, Gavin and Stacy, Mandy, Here We Go, This Country and Detectorists would disagree. "
most of which are repeats, they should be on Dave.

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By *ose_QuartzTV/TS
2 weeks ago

Berkshire

Ah right you’re talking about a television😉🤭

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By *elljelMan
2 weeks ago

clacton/harlow

Why pay for something you have absolutely no obligation to pay for ?? It’s insane

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By *stronomiqueMan
2 weeks ago

Preston ish

"Gladly pay mine. For all the complaining about what is wrong with this country, the BBC is up there with the NHS as something other countries are envious of. Yes, the news is a bit shit, but the rest of their service is incredible and I'm happy to pay the fee if it helps content get created to cater towards smaller groups of people. The moment the BBC goes to subscription based, that's when marginalised groups lose their content. "

No..they should pay like the rest of us.

The Beeb is shit now...great in the past but has expired its use by date now

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By *oodpeckerMan
2 weeks ago

Falkirk

"You guys who don't have a TV licence are just so cool and edgy. I love how you always feel the need to let everyone else know about it."

Indeed! I'll be uncool and 'admit' I'm happy to pay (for a licence), since I want the BBC to survive, despite it seeming to have lost its touch in some ways

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By *antsMeetsMan
2 weeks ago

uxbridge

I dont watch the BBC so I dont have a licence.

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By *moother1Man
2 weeks ago

Port Talbot

I’m pretty sure after years of broadcasting that the BBC could hold its own and move to a subscription model. They already have a streaming platform paid for the UK public.

The Beeb has had a massive advantage over the traditional broadcaster for years, but now the viewership has changed and migrated to more dedicated online streamers. It’s time the Beeb wakes up and realises the broadcast landscape has evolved. There is absolutely no reason why the UK public should be forced to pay for a licence fee.

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By *lackbootzMan
2 weeks ago

Hayes, Middx

"You guys who don't have a TV licence are just so cool and edgy. I love how you always feel the need to let everyone else know about it."

Almost as cool and edgy as the ones who insist on telling you what an amazing bargain it is, and how it is the envy of the world. But not quite that cool. 🙄

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By *lackbootzMan
2 weeks ago

Hayes, Middx

"The test card is quite magnificent. It justifies the license fee on its own. Personally I think the license fee is too low. I would willingly sell my house and all its contents to help the BBC"

This has made me literally snort out loud giggling on the train. People are now staring at me.

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By *lackbootzMan
2 weeks ago

Hayes, Middx

"I haven't paid it in years, if I want to watch the telly I go to a friends house 😆 "

I’ve taken the same position re having a shower and boiling the kettle.

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By *loverfieldMan
2 weeks ago

Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria

"You guys who don't have a TV licence are just so cool and edgy. I love how you always feel the need to let everyone else know about it."

Exactly. Why the hell do they feel the need to slag off the BBC?

Watching TV without commercial breaks is heavenly to me.

Others may disagree. Who cares though?

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By *anfun1090Man
2 weeks ago

Monaghan

Wait, what? The tvs on here have to have a liesence?

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By *lackbootzMan
2 weeks ago

Hayes, Middx

A few comments.

A] BBC channels are constantly interrupted by advertising… of other BBC output. The idea you are somehow advertising free is ridiculous.

B] I think nearly all Forum participants are almost exclusively based in the UK and Ireland and so it is “licence” not “license”, please.

C] Over the years, the costs in time and materials of the persistent letters and emails I have received from this p

igate and inept organisation asking me to re-re-re-reconfirm that I still don’t need a licence since last month (… literally, at some periods) would have paid for several complete licences. They are shysters.

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By *wladMan
2 weeks ago

high wycombe

No..they should pay like the rest of us.

The Beeb is shit now...great in the past but has expired its use by date now

No, because the moment it goes to a subscription model is the moment good shows with smaller audiences get cancelled because the BBC has to try and win over audiences for subscriptions rather than follow the current remit of educating, enforming and entertaining.

BBC4 music docs and those that cater to smaller groups in the UK would be gone in an instant as money would be diverted to try and win subs.

You can already see how shit this is with the likes of Netflix. There have been some amazing TV shows on there that have been cancelled pretty much after two days because they didn't get the audience figures.

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By *uncan48Man
2 weeks ago

South Northants

Not had a tv licence for 3yrs

Get by watching:-

YouTube, ITV X, My 5, More 4, Netflix, Prime, Disney +, Freeview on Demand

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By *hebestrimmerMan
Forum Mod
2 weeks ago

Sth Elmsall

I've never had a TV Licence, or a driving license, a fishing license or a dog license, because in the UK we have LicenCes.

I've seen people walk away from traffic offences in court when the charges have been spelled using the american version of license and not licence.

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By *ldmanMan
2 weeks ago

Rawcliffe Bridge.

I stopped paying it years before pandemic, as the BBC, even back then, did not accurately report on a great many things, and the few they did a "detailed" report on, was skewed, and I still refuse to pay what I now call

"The TV Tax", and get threatening letters from them often, but only addressed to the "occupier".

These are filed, and saved, for when the "investigator" turns up to "investigate", as it often says in their so called "letters".

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By *evanianMan
2 weeks ago

Flintshire

In the UK, "licence" (with a c) is the noun for a permit or document as in TV licence and driving licence.

"License" (with an s) is the verb meaning to give permission, or at least it was the case in my schooldays long ago, when TV was actually worth watching! 😅

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By *3versMan
2 weeks ago

glasgow

"In the UK, "licence" (with a c) is the noun for a permit or document as in TV licence and driving licence.

"License" (with an s) is the verb meaning to give permission, or at least it was the case in my schooldays long ago, when TV was actually worth watching! 😅"

The thing is we all knew what the OP meant

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By *lexieMan
2 weeks ago

Just north of Southampton

"Pay mine as I watch bbc still enjoy news documentaries and dramas on there.

Yes. It would be a shame if we lost the BBC but they need to come up with a better system maybe PPV for online catch up/live streaming services."

Better systems it what UK politicians have lost the art of doing! Trump, like loath him... would have scrapped the current out of date and generally hated system on his first day in power and had a new working system on day two! 'That's the way to do it!'

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By *unahonMan
2 weeks ago

Bristol

Yeah I pay it, think some of the services it provides are crucial. Yeah the news may be a little shut, but some of the TV shows have been great, incredible radio broadcasts and the marvel that is the world service are the envy of some of places. We'd be foolish to get rid of the BBC or defund some of the interesting work that gets done.

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By *iDad51Man
2 weeks ago

Bridgwater

Have not paid for 8 years and will never pay, don't want to watch there rubbish on TV

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By *etey11Man
2 weeks ago

Up north

Love what the BBC does. Think you only appreciate it when you live overseas - tv in places like the USA and Australia is terrible.

Happy to pay the licence as I listen to radio and like a lot of BBC tv.

Had Netflix and Sky but ditched both. I only have the BBC and Channel 4 etc.

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By *IPMANMan
2 weeks ago

FULHAM

Sadly I am still paying. Fuck knows why, I don't watch sport, nothing eith Strictly or Celebrity in the title and I think BBC news is biased and the bottom of the barrel

I was a great Radio 4 addict but even that is mainly dross

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By *arkinSuffolkMan
2 weeks ago

Lowestoft

Yes and I watch I Player a lot as some great drama series on there and I also like BBC Sport coverage, just watched the women's rugby world cup and listen to Radio 2.

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By *ellowladyTV/TS
2 weeks ago

Didcot

"Pay mine as I watch bbc still enjoy news documentaries and dramas on there.

Yes. It would be a shame if we lost the BBC but they need to come up with a better system maybe PPV for online catch up/live streaming services.

Is that the same Trump that said he was going to end the Ukraine/Russia war 🤔

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By *airyandbelliedbottom OP Man
2 weeks ago

Barrow-in-Furness

"Pay mine as I watch bbc still enjoy news documentaries and dramas on there.

Yes. It would be a shame if we lost the BBC but they need to come up with a better system maybe PPV for online catch up/live streaming services.

Is that the same Trump that said he was going to end the Ukraine/Russia war 🤔 "

To be fair he's got Netanhyu to come to an agreement though

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By *ellowladyTV/TS
2 weeks ago

Didcot

"Pay mine as I watch bbc still enjoy news documentaries and dramas on there.

Yes. It would be a shame if we lost the BBC but they need to come up with a better system maybe PPV for online catch up/live streaming services.

Is that the same Trump that said he was going to end the Ukraine/Russia war 🤔

To be fair he's got Netanhyu to come to an agreement though"

Still bombing while they hold peace talks though

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