The TV licence makes me rage.

The TV licence makes me rage.

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un1corn

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2,143 posts

136 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Had a threatening letter through today saying my licence expired a month ago.

I find it hilarious that our 'democratic' government forces us to pay money to a terrible organization which i don't even watch, listen to, use or intend to use.

In fact, i cant recall the last time i watched something on the bbc which wasn't bettered by something on sky/commercial channels, and bbc radio (probably with the excption of radio 4) is one giant, large, nick grimsaw hipster bumming pile of ste.

I want to pay for Sky because I watch it.

I don't like being legally forced to pay something that has no interest/relevance/use to me.

Nevermind, it's the bank holiday weekend. There's bound to be something good on tonight. Let's see what my £145 has bought me tonight.

Aaaaaaaaaaaand we're all paying for 3.5 hours of the eurobk song contest. Nevermind, i'll turn over to BBC 2 and watch the Chelsea f***ing flowershow.

Hmmm, maybe BBC 3 will help?

Nope, coverage of the worlds biggest fking hipster event, the radio 1, big wk weekend. Oh wait, what's that, they're covering the exact same ste on BBC radio aswell?

I might as well tune in to 'Panjabi Hit Squad' on the BBC Asian Network.

I'm all for different tastes an options, which is why I dont pay to watch the Golf or the Boxing on Sky. Yet I'm forced to pay for the BBC regardless of what I can watch.

The sooner we can opt out of the BBC, the better.

InfamousKeiran

697 posts

189 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Amen.

Moonhawk

10,730 posts

218 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Meh - loads of our taxes pay for things we don't use directly, just the way of the world.

D4ve820

32 posts

122 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Couldn't agree more. I've even been going bed early just lately because there's fk all to watch of a night.

Hackney

6,811 posts

207 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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un1corn said:
Nevermind, it's the bank holiday weekend. There's bound to be something good on tonight. Let's see what my £145 has bought me tonight.

Aaaaaaaaaaaand we're all paying for 3.5 hours of the eurobk song contest. Nevermind, i'll turn over to BBC 2 and watch the Chelsea f***ing flowershow.

Hmmm, maybe BBC 3 will help?

Nope, coverage of the worlds biggest fking hipster event, the radio 1, big wk weekend. Oh wait, what's that, they're covering the exact same ste on BBC radio aswell?

I might as well tune in to 'Panjabi Hit Squad' on the BBC Asian Network.
You could watch something on iPlayer? Surely something the BBC has made, ever you've watched?
Maybe Monaco GP qualifying? Do you like F1?
You could watch something on Dave, which your licence fee paid for when originally broadcast?

£145... that's less than 40p per day.
Surely a well built company director such as yourself doesn't miss 40p per day? wink

Vaud

50,291 posts

154 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Hackney said:
You could watch something on iPlayer?
Iplayer. Or go outside, take the wider view in life and enjoy the sunshine.

grumbledoak

31,504 posts

232 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Hackney said:
£145... that's less than 40p per day.
Surely a well built company director such as yourself doesn't miss 40p per day? wink
Since it is so cheap I am sure you won't mind paying his for him. wink

Sharted

2,615 posts

142 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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How did your licence expire?

Willy Nilly

12,511 posts

166 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Move to America, watch their free telly, come home, report back. For all its faults, we have good telly

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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I am slowly coming to the end of watching TV. I think in the last week I must have watched less than 4 hours and those have been from commercial broadcasters.

Maybe the Government will slowly take away this silly stranglehold and force them to work in a more competitive market as one think I hate about the BBC is that they can produce hours of st and still get paid for it.

grumbledoak

31,504 posts

232 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Willy Nilly said:
Move to America, watch their free telly, come home, report back. For all its faults, we have good telly
No we don't. We just have fewer channels of st to choose from. It isn't worth 40p a day.

red_slr

17,123 posts

188 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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I work within 500 yards of Media City and it baffles me how many people they have. I would guess most are on London salary plus relocation too. Good if you can get it I guess.

gherkins

483 posts

230 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Come to Germany where we pay over 150 pounds a year for worse crap that even 5 wouldn't think of airing.

You have to pay even if you have some means of watching. That includes if you don't have a telly - just a smartphone.

I would happily pay double the licence fee if I could legally watch the BBC. It's worth every penny.

SpeedMattersNot

4,506 posts

195 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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What the hell are you crying about? I opted out of the BBC License years ago.

I really don't see the problem.

If you're that desperate to watch TV live, that's your fault. Those are the rules and if people were wise enough, like me, then you might have a leg to stand on. Otherwise, the rest of the nation rely on live TV and that's why you're in the problem that you're in.

Face it, you're one of 'them'.

KFC

3,687 posts

129 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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SpeedMattersNot said:
What the hell are you crying about? I opted out of the BBC License years ago.

I really don't see the problem.

If you're that desperate to watch TV live, that's your fault. Those are the rules and if people were wise enough, like me, then you might have a leg to stand on. Otherwise, the rest of the nation rely on live TV and that's why you're in the problem that you're in.

Face it, you're one of 'them'.
I don't really see why he's getting so wound up about it... but it does seem fair enough to say he should be able to pay for the Sky TV that he does watch, and not be forced into paying for the BBC stuff which he doesn't surely?


jogon

2,971 posts

157 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Agree entirely. I recently tweeted Virgin media asking if they could scramble all the BBC channels and block iplayer so I could cancel the licence fee. They said it was not currently possible unfortunately.

Baz Tench

5,648 posts

189 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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I would happily pay the 40p a day for 6music alone.

ETA: Oh, and BBC4. I love their music documentaries.

Each to their own.

Edited by Baz Tench on Saturday 23 May 22:16

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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jogon said:
Agree entirely. I recently tweeted Virgin media asking if they could scramble all the BBC channels and block iplayer so I could cancel the licence fee. They said it was not currently possible unfortunately.
Although I still think this is why everything has gone digital so it will be easier to scramble in the future.

groundcontrol

1,539 posts

190 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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I'd pay my TV licence fee if they were prepared to refund me ten fold for the psychological damage the One Show causes.