[dundee] TV Licensing

[Hazel McKendrick]

Hey,

You *can* write them a letter or give them a phone call to cancel an
investigation, but to be honest all they're going to do if you don't
is send more letters - I find it best just to ignore them.

You don't have to phone the police every time there is a murder to
notify them that you didn't commit it, so why should you feel obliged
to notify the TV Licensing board to let them know that you still
aren't stealing a service?

Getting these irritating letters is just part of being a student (they
keep sending them for months), and I find the tone of them pretty
offensive when I am not and do not intend to watch TV without a
license.

Hazel.

2009/11/18 Axel <newsletter at axelbor.de>:
> Thanks for your answers.
>
> For one minute if find this on the homepage
>
> You don?t need a TV Licence for your term-time address if
> You only watch downloaded or streamed TV AFTER it has been broadcast
> This includes using websites like YouTube and Bebo, as well as ?on
> demand? internet services like iPlayer offering TV downloads or
> streaming.
>
> This mean it is not necessary to buy one.
>
> How I can stop the investigation? I don't find any information on the
> homepage or have I to call the agency?
>
> Axel
>
> Quoting Sean McRobbie <lug at seany.us>:
>
>> It's clever scare tactics that scam money out of a lot of people who
>> do not watch Live TV.
>>
>> The beeb themselves claim iPlayer on demand content is fine.
>>
>> Even if you have a TV, you only need a licence if using it to watch
>> Live TV too. I called up to confirm I only use my TV for consoles
>> and DVDs etc, they said that's fine we'll take you off our list -
>> never heard a peep since.
>>
>> It seems as though they have very limited powers anyway - for
>> example they cannot enter your premises without your permission or
>> search warrant. Do not be tricked into purchasing something you are
>> not legally bound to.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Sean McRobbie
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James Le Cuirot" <chewi at aura-online.co.uk>
>> To: dundee at lists.lug.org.uk
>> Sent: Wednesday, 18 November, 2009 3:59:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [dundee] TV Licensing
>>
>> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:49:08 +0100
>> Axel <newsletter at axelbor.de> wrote:
>>>
>>> today I received a letter, that I'm under investigation for the TV
>>> license.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if is necessary to buy one.
>>>
>>> Sometimes I use the bbc iplayer to improve my English. In my room is
>>> only my notebook connect to the Internet. No special hardware to
>>> capture TV or other device witch can be use for watching TV.
>>>
>>> Here is the important paragraph from the letter:
>>> What you need to know is that if you watch TV programmes as they are
>>> being shown, you need to covered by a TV License. (Ok, after this
>>> sentence I think the license is necessary)
>>> ...
>>> When you're plugged in streaming live TV, your parents license won't
>>> cover you, and neither will your hall's. ( No, BBC iplayer is not
>>> live streaming, is it streaming on demand)
>>>
>>> A Guy from my class tell me it's necessary to buy on. What is your
>>> opinion?
>>>
>>> It's a lot of money for my, but I don't like to get any trouble
>>> which the UK government.
>>
>> I don't believe you need one. If you're only using iPlayer then, as it
>> says, you don't need it for that because it's not live. You were
>> probably sent this because they send out a lot of false positives. They
>> use a scanner from outside and it may well be a neighbour's TV that
>> they are picking up.
>>
>> James
>>
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