TV Licence

When my parents moved out, I had a bill through the door demanding something like £150 for the 'privilege' of watching TV; I was shocked! Yes, a TV licence will now set you back over £10 a month, and I immediately de-tuned my TV and opted out of one of the most over-priced things in the world. Some people will disagree with this, but you ARE allowed to watch catch-up TV through the internet without a license. Now, you can watch all the BBC channels on the Iplayer, ITV on ITV.com and Channel 4 on the OD player. That means you can watch pretty much everything without a license. Your license also pays for the radio, but again you can listen to this ...  Read the complete review

I won't pull any punches with my views on tv licenses, as I think they are a scandalous extortionate tax. So why do we pay a tv licence? we pay on an annual basis a sum of over 100.00 not for the ownership of a television but the privilege of watching television. However this fee funds the BBC I am comfortable about this for three reasons, firstly because the BBC actually has 2 arms, it's corporate for profit arm and it's "public service" arm. Secondly because it surely creates a very unhealthy relationship between the state and the broadcaster. Thirdly and just as importantly, our licence fee does not fund the other channels. Where does their ...  Read the complete review

A Colour TV License is a legal requirement to watch a colour television in the United Kingdom, it must be purchased prior to use and if you are found to be watching television without one you are in line for a big fine. Cost - £142.50 per year. Unless your over 75 when its free. Also if you are blind or have visual impairment you can apply for a 50% discount. To watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV. It makes no difference what equipment you use - whether using a tv, laptop, mobile phone, so be careful. You do not need a TV Licence to view video clips on the internet so long as your watching it on a computer ...  Read the complete review

A colour TV licence costs £142.50 this year. A black and white licence costs significantly less. A licence can be bought in a number of ways - a one-off cost which can be paid by post or on-line, direct debit with the cost spread over a year and monthly payments. The licence can be issued by post or by e mail. Once bought, you are issued with a unique licence number on a certificate type licence. There are a number of conditions attached to a tv licence. These are: you must inform TV Licencing if you move house, the licence only covers the household - children of the household who are students moving away must purchase their own licence, free TV ...  Read the complete review

In my experience, the TV licence has been an excellent 'product' even if it is really a veil for another tax. First and foremost, the positives are that students can claim back TV licence fees (even if they wrongly have to pay for it in the first place) and people over 75 are entitled to a free TV licence. I would not like to see the BBC with adverts. The BBC provides some really high-quality programming and is renowned the world over. I think it is right that the country should have access to a broadcaster that is funded by the country. However, I think that some aspects of the TV licence are old fashioned. In the UK, customers need a TV licence ...  Read the complete review