In a short term let studio in UK with NO televison present at all but with an internet PC that does NOT receive any TV programs or downloads. Are there any sly loopholes which these ghouls could try pull with having internet connection ?
2007-07-25 07:59:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
No, I don't think so.
No TV, no licence needed
2007-07-25 08:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by Amanda 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need a TV licence for anything that has a TV tuner in it. Simple as that. That includes televisions. video recorders, DVB (freeview) boxes, DVB tuners that plug in a computer and TV cards in a computer. The TV detector things pick up the imtermediate signal from the tuner - also retailers selling these products have to report the sale to the licence police. I think they should sell off half the BBC and scrap the licence. And sack any presenter earning more than 50K a year like Wogan!
2007-07-25 15:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by Mike10613 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A TV licence is required for ANY device capable of receiving a BBC television broadcast.
If you have no television set and your PC cannot receive BBC (and you can prove it, if the detectors pay you a visit..), you don't need a licence.
2007-07-26 03:40:56 · answer #3 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi,
No you don't need a licence unless you own a television and you use it. If you buy a television now from Curry's or comet or anywhere like that you will automatically receive a letter telling you to get a licence.
But unless you actually your television you don't need a licence and you can go on line an watch TV without a licence to.
see ya Blondie
2007-07-25 15:15:16 · answer #4 · answered by blondie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you do not own a tv then you do not need to pay. basically tv licences apply to receiving broadcasting from channels like bbc, so if you only have a monitor (without a tv tuner), then technically speaking it's impossible for you to watch these channels and therefore even more impossible lto charge you for this liberty.
so answer is no....
2007-07-25 18:02:41 · answer #5 · answered by JB 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't need a TV licence if you don't have a TV. If you connect your PC to your aerial and get TV through that, you won't need a license.
2007-07-25 15:08:34 · answer #6 · answered by Sparky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no you don't need one, as long as you arent watching tv programmes on-line
2007-07-25 15:04:52 · answer #7 · answered by paul m 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope. It's worth writing to them though when you get your letter asking why you don't.
2007-07-25 15:08:39 · answer #8 · answered by Fourcandles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋