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Thanks in advance.
I'm not paying a license for static. I'll just use it for ps2 and dvds instead!
> lcarus wrote:
> In fact, even if they caught you with a TV, you can just say it's
> for
> games.
>
> It won't rub off.
>
> They charge you the lisence regardless of what you use it for, if the
> TV is capable of receiving a transmission and it is plugged in,
> you've got to pay the fee. Even if you don't watch the BBC, the TV is
> still able to receive the signal, hence why they're pretty strict on
> it.
There's a slight loophole in that rule. If you don;t have an external aerial (or dish) on your house (unlikely) or an internal aerial anywhere in the house, then they can't claim you're able to recieve a signal.
I wonder how much money they waste trying to make people pay the license.
> In fact, even if they caught you with a TV, you can just say it's for
> games.
It won't rub off.
They charge you the lisence regardless of what you use it for, if the TV is capable of receiving a transmission and it is plugged in, you've got to pay the fee. Even if you don't watch the BBC, the TV is still able to receive the signal, hence why they're pretty strict on it.
You end up paying the whole fee by March, in monthly installments of £25 as aposed to £12.
This is only the case if its your 1st license, which is the case in mine, dunno if i'll get a refund in june.
But all the payments are like this for 1st time license buyers.
In fact, even if they caught you with a TV, you can just say it's for games.