melthebell Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Now in that example, i think you're wrong. I believe it is an offence even to own a television capable of receiving a signal, whether you use it or not; whereas if you own a PC, it's only an offence if you actually do watch television on it. i thought the tv was ok as long as it could be PROVED it DOESNT have anything to give it a signal? so if theres no boxes, coaxial cable or ariel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 If a TV inspector man comes to your house and is able to bring up a picture of a transmission on the equipment then you will be charged. It'll be up to you to argue your case in court to say you don't use it that way and didn't know you could. That's easy, just refuse admittance, they have no powers to enter your house, and TV detector vans are an urban myth, there's no such thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I was told by a security firm that i couldn't use a TV for my CCTV cameras regardless of if it had an aerial etc. They said that's the reason dedicated CCTV monitors are/were more expenive than TVs even though they are basically the same thing with less capability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanco Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 i thought the tv was ok as long as it could be PROVED it DOESNT have anything to give it a signal? so if theres no boxes, coaxial cable or ariel? Agreed. The activity that's being licenced is 'receiving a tv signal', you are not licencing the ability to receive a signal. In practice though, if you had a working tv with and ariel plugged in, but swore you werent using it, no court would believe you. So you need to go as far as you can to show you arent recieving, by removing cables etc. Pcs make this more difficult as its the same set up. As always, its not really whether you are or are not committing an offense, its whether a court would convict you of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikita Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Why do some people think think they are different to the rest of us,always finding sneaky ways of getting out of paying the licence fee as though they are special.pay for it like the rest of us, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanco Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Why do some people think think they are different to the rest of us,always finding sneaky ways of getting out of paying the licence fee as though they are special.pay for it like the rest of us, Read the thread again slowly. Then re-read your post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikita Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I stand with what i said thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shefflive! Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 yes you need one if your mobile can receive TV via streams. Same for the PC for live Iplayer and sky player etc. You need one too if your computer has a TV card in it. It's about having equipment that can receive it even if you choose to or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitch_1980 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I stand with what i said thank you. Its not about being sneaky.....its about rules and regulations, and what can and cant be done..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanco Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I stand with what i said thank you. Then I'll explain it to you. No-one is asking or suggesting or encouraging anyone to break the law by avoiding the TV licence. We're discussing whether you need a licence if you genuinely do not watch TV (ie you only watch DVDs). In this case you do not need a licence, but you need to ensure you get rid of ariels, cables etc, so that you do not incorrectly get prosecuted for watching TV when you genuinely did not. Your comment assumes people are unfairly trying to avoid paying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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