TV licence fee excuses revealed

STEED · 06-18-13, 03:58 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22947160

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Excuses for non-payment given last year included:

"Apparently my dog, which is a corgi, was related to the Queen's dog so I didn't think I needed a TV licence"
"Why would I need a TV licence for a TV I stole? Nobody knows I've got it"
"Only my three-year-old son watches the TV. Can you take it out of the family allowance I receive for him? He watches it so he should pay"
"I had not paid as I received a lethal injection"
"I don't want to pay for a licence for a full year. Knowing my luck I'll be dead in six months and won't get value for money"
"I have lost weight recently and had to buy new clothes. That's why I could not afford to buy a TV licence"

I could come up with a few..

Catfish · 06-18-13, 04:04 PM

If you think you are entiteld to get money for the sorry broadcasts with their primitive soap operas, low-class 'entertainment' and all the propaganda you pour at us through those TV truthmakers, come and try to get it, over my dead body !

Wolferz · 06-18-13, 06:15 PM

So, our British cousins have to buy a license to watch television!?!?

Whisky
Tango
Foxtrot

Over?

You're kidding me, right?

mapuc · 06-18-13, 06:26 PM

Many years ago, one of my friend got borrelia and got blind on his left eyes.

After that he sent a letter to the Swedish license office and demanded to only pay half the annual fee

He proclaimed to only have one eye to see with.

His demand was refused

Markus

u crank · 06-18-13, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

So, our British cousins have to buy a license to watch television!?!?

Whisky
Tango
Foxtrot

Over?

You're kidding me, right?

I am baffled by this. How is it regulated? Do they have TV police? How do you get caught?

06-18-13, 06:50 PM

Quote:

So, our British cousins have to buy a license to watch television!?!?

Whisky
Tango
Foxtrot

Over?

You're kidding me, right?

Most european countries have TV licences, you on the other hand pay it through ordinary taxes regardless of if you watch TV.

Cybermat47 · 06-18-13, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by u crank

How do you get caught?

Monsters from Doctor Who come out of unlicensed/unpaying TVs

Father Goose · 06-18-13, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolferz

So, our British cousins have to buy a license to watch television!?!?

Whisky
Tango
Foxtrot

Over?
You're kidding me, right?

How much is the license?
After you buy a license, do you have to pay for access to the television channels?

BossMark · 06-19-13, 02:19 AM

My excuse would be on the lines of

Your programs are utter crap too much reality TV so sod off I am not giving my hard earned money to watch a load of bollocks.

bertieck476 · 06-19-13, 03:05 AM

I find the bbc as a whole (tv,radio,internet, iplayer) very good and you can watch or listen without any commercials, I ofcourse would rather not have to pay but I really do not enjoy having something Im viewing peppered with adverts.

bertieck476 · 06-19-13, 03:08 AM

For those of you from overseas, the license fee here in the uk is what funds the BBC, we have other free to air channels and radio stations but these are all commercial and are funded by advertising revenue

HundertzehnGustav · 06-19-13, 03:34 AM

eh!
you get to watch top gear!
150 pounds is hefty for TV, but eh...

i do not pay, for i do not watch.

Herr-Berbunch · 06-19-13, 04:35 AM

Some of it also funds Channel 4.

You have to pay much more for cable or satellite TV, but the BBC is the highest quality broadcaster and the greatest bit is no adverts. I never ever watch adverts on telly, it's usually BBC I watch or if it's some other channel it gets recorded and they get skipped.

Wolferz · 06-19-13, 07:13 AM

I guess your BBC is like our PBS. Depending on donations to operate. Except you are required by law to support the broadcaster.

August · 06-19-13, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolferz

I guess your BBC is like our PBS. Depending on donations to operate. Except you are required by law to support the broadcaster.

And ironically PBS runs BBC programs all the time.

06-18-13, 06:15 PM	#3
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	So, our British cousins have to buy a license to watch television!?!? Whisky Tango Foxtrot Over? You're kidding me, right? __________________ Tomorrow never comes

06-19-13, 02:19 AM	#9
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	My excuse would be on the lines of Your programs are utter crap too much reality TV so sod off I am not giving my hard earned money to watch a load of bollocks. __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

06-19-13, 03:34 AM	#12
HundertzehnGustav Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lux, betw. G, B and F Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	eh! you get to watch top gear! 150 pounds is hefty for TV, but eh... i do not pay, for i do not watch. __________________ In conclusion: SH3 is the shizzle, yo. -Frau Kaleun Another negative about using your deck gun is that you are definately DETECTED, which has long term effects on your relationship with aircraft. -snestorm

06-19-13, 04:35 AM	#13
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Some of it also funds Channel 4. You have to pay much more for cable or satellite TV, but the BBC is the highest quality broadcaster and the greatest bit is no adverts. I never ever watch adverts on telly, it's usually BBC I watch or if it's some other channel it gets recorded and they get skipped. __________________

06-19-13, 07:13 AM	#14
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	I guess your BBC is like our PBS. Depending on donations to operate. Except you are required by law to support the broadcaster. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

06-18-13, 04:04 PM	#2
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	If you think you are entiteld to get money for the sorry broadcasts with their primitive soap operas, low-class 'entertainment' and all the propaganda you pour at us through those TV truthmakers, come and try to get it, over my dead body !

06-18-13, 06:26 PM	#4
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Many years ago, one of my friend got borrelia and got blind on his left eyes. After that he sent a letter to the Swedish license office and demanded to only pay half the annual fee He proclaimed to only have one eye to see with. His demand was refused Markus

06-19-13, 03:05 AM	#10
bertieck476 Chief Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 327 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I find the bbc as a whole (tv,radio,internet, iplayer) very good and you can watch or listen without any commercials, I ofcourse would rather not have to pay but I really do not enjoy having something Im viewing peppered with adverts.

06-19-13, 03:08 AM	#11
bertieck476 Chief Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 327 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	For those of you from overseas, the license fee here in the uk is what funds the BBC, we have other free to air channels and radio stations but these are all commercial and are funded by advertising revenue