Comments on: TV Licence - the facts http://www.thisisthis.org/2005/04/29/tv-licence-the-facts/ Scattered values and the chance of philosophy. May contain funny. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:34:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: peter maxwell http://www.thisisthis.org/2005/04/29/tv-licence-the-facts/#comment-81804 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:37:47 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2005/04/29/tv-licence-the-facts/#comment-81804 After a series of ambiguous TVL responses designed to get one of their inspectors inside my house, i finally got this reply by e-mail. Perhaps useful clarification for people in my position. TV LICENSING BRISTOL BS98 1TL Tel: 0844 800 6702 Fax: 0844 800 5816 Email: tvlcsc@capita.co.uk Response received: 06/03/2008 Thank you for contacting us. You will not need a TV licence. The use of television sets, video cassette recorders, set-top boxes or DVD recorders to receive or record television programme services must be covered by an appropriate TV Licence (A video cassette recorder, DVD recorder or colour television, whether used separately or together, will require a colour TV Licence, if used in this way). A licence is also required if a TV-enabled personal computer is used to record or receive television programmes. I hope this helps. Yours sincerely TV Licensing Original Inquiry: 03/03/2008 Subject: Other Message: Dear Representative of TVLA I have so far been unable to get a straight answer regarding two very specific (but straightforward) questions I have put to TVLA in the past. Please do not refer me to your frequently asked questions as these do NOT answer these questions. I would be much obliged if you would answer them here. 1) Is a Television (that is in NO WAY capable of receiving telecommunications independently, nor connected to any aerial, cable or any other means of telecommunications reception) that is also connected to a DVD player (that is similarly incapable of receiving telecommunications independently nor is it connected in ANY WAY to any aerial, cable or any other means of telecommunications reception - NOR is able to RECORD in any way) in need of a TV license? If so, please refer me to the specific statutory provisions and/or relevant flagship case law upon which you base your determination. 2) Is a personal computer that is connected to the internet via broadband, but is NEVER used to view or access ANY television programming (either Live or otherwise) nor is capable of receiving or connected for the purposes of receiving in any other way telecommunications, required to have a TV license? If so, please refer me to the specific statutory provisions and/or relevant flagship case law upon which you base your determination. After a series of ambiguous TVL responses designed to get one of their inspectors inside my house, i finally got this reply by e-mail. Perhaps useful clarification for people in my position.

TV LICENSING
BRISTOL
BS98 1TL

Tel: 0844 800 6702
Fax: 0844 800 5816
Email: tvlcsc@capita.co.uk

Response received: 06/03/2008

Thank you for contacting us.

You will not need a TV licence.

The use of television sets, video cassette recorders, set-top boxes or DVD recorders to receive or record television programme services must be covered by an appropriate TV Licence (A video cassette recorder, DVD recorder or colour television, whether used separately or together, will require a colour TV Licence, if used in this way). A licence is also required if a TV-enabled personal computer is used to record or receive television programmes.

I hope this helps.

Yours sincerely

TV Licensing

Original Inquiry: 03/03/2008
Subject: Other
Message:

Dear Representative of TVLA

I have so far been unable to get a straight answer regarding two very
specific (but straightforward) questions I have put to TVLA in the past.
Please do not refer me to your frequently asked questions as these do NOT
answer these questions. I would be much obliged if you would answer them
here.

1) Is a Television (that is in NO WAY capable of receiving
telecommunications independently, nor connected to any aerial, cable or
any other means of telecommunications reception) that is also connected to
a DVD player (that is similarly incapable of receiving telecommunications
independently nor is it connected in ANY WAY to any aerial, cable or any
other means of telecommunications reception - NOR is able to RECORD in any
way) in need of a TV license?

If so, please refer me to the specific statutory provisions and/or
relevant flagship case law upon which you base your determination.

2) Is a personal computer that is connected to the internet via broadband,
but is NEVER used to view or access ANY television programming (either
Live or otherwise) nor is capable of receiving or connected for the
purposes of receiving in any other way telecommunications, required to
have a TV license?

If so, please refer me to the specific statutory provisions and/or
relevant flagship case law upon which you base your determination.

]]> by: Grant Peddie http://www.thisisthis.org/2005/04/29/tv-licence-the-facts/#comment-59078 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:40:45 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2005/04/29/tv-licence-the-facts/#comment-59078 I am profoundly deaf and cannot understand why I have to pay the full fee. I believe that the deaf should be treated the same as the blind and have the t.v. licence fee reduced. It seems very unfair to discriminate against the deaf by not allowing a similar concession as the blind. The sub titled are not always available and I often miss the enjoyment of a programme. Also many times the sub titled are inaccurate. I am profoundly deaf and cannot understand why I have to pay the full fee. I believe that the deaf should be treated the same as the blind and have the t.v. licence fee reduced. It seems very unfair to discriminate against the deaf by not allowing a similar concession as the blind. The sub titled are not always available and I often miss the enjoyment of a programme. Also many times the sub titled are inaccurate.

]]> by: Cliff http://www.thisisthis.org/2005/04/29/tv-licence-the-facts/#comment-69 Mon, 02 May 2005 16:33:00 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2005/04/29/tv-licence-the-facts/#comment-69 Cheers - um - I did. <I>All the money goes to pay for the BBC's programme, because they don't have advertising.</I> Cheers - um - I did.

All the money goes to pay for the BBC’s programme, because they don’t have advertising.

]]> by: Keefieboy http://www.thisisthis.org/2005/04/29/tv-licence-the-facts/#comment-68 Mon, 02 May 2005 02:42:00 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2005/04/29/tv-licence-the-facts/#comment-68 Brilliant! But maybe you could have stressed the ad-free nature of the Beeb. Brilliant!

But maybe you could have stressed the ad-free nature of the Beeb.

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