New TV/Radio license

Mars Bar

I know how our AH'ers love discussing the TV license so here we go again.

Report coming from the Galway Advertiser FB page:

Radio station owners are meeting in Dublin tomorrow to hear new plans for Irish radio which will see wide-ranging changes to ownership structure, franchises etc. The plans by Pat Rabbitte will also see the introduction of a new household charge for TV/Radio as opposed to the old TV licence.

How about doing us all a favour and scrapping it altogether Pat?

They want to charge us for what is essentially background noise now.

Long term boards member, first AH'ers thread, please go easy!

Saila

just when they got it through to everyone in the other thread there is no radio licence they go and bring it back in!

Saila

mars bar wrote: »

Long term boards member, first AH'ers thread, please go easy!

why would you draw attention to this no one would have known had you not mentioned it

whatsamsn

So ...
Instead of charging you the current rate for a tv license. They will slap on "radio" in the charge to milk that bit more out of you?

Mars Bar

Saila wrote: »

why would you draw attention to this no one would have known had you not mentioned it

Just a disclaimer if it all goes to ****. I've seen AH Boardsies chewn up and spit out. Not a pretty sight...

looky loo

Saila wrote: »

just when they got it through to everyone in the other thread there is no radio licence they go and bring it back in!

Al Pacino was great in Scarface.:)

Mars Bar

whatsamsn wrote: »

So ...
Instead of charging you the current rate for a tv license. They will slap on "radio" in the charge to milk that bit more out of you?

Yep.

If I had my way, there would be no radio in my house but the shnakey feckers will bring this in with the TV license so you have to pay it even if you don't own a radio!

Eric Cartman

time to hide the radio antenna on my car and start pretending it only plays music off my ipod ,

i have multiple televisions and radios and will never pay a fee to those cúnts

whatsamsn

mars bar wrote: »

Yep.

If I had my way, there would be no radio in my house but the shnakey feckers will bring this in with the TV license so you have to pay it even if you don't own a radio!

Bad isnt it.
We all know the government is going to tax its way out of this recession but the thing thats a joke is that when all is over. These 'changes' will still be in place. Once they're in. They're in.

whatsamsn

Eric Cartman wrote: »

time to hide the radio antenna on my car and start pretending it only plays music off my ipod ,

i have multiple televisions and radios and will never pay a fee to those cúnts

The sad thing is, even if you dont own a radio, you'll still be charged. It'll just get tagged on the tv license bill. So we be screwed anyways.

starbelgrade

Great.

More money for Pat "the plank" Kenny & his cohorts.

Mars Bar

I believe it's time to chuck out the Sky/UPC/Saorview boxes and hook up the laptop to the TV. Online TV and radio is the way forward.

starbelgrade

mars bar wrote: »

I believe it's time to chuck out the Sky/UPC/Saorview boxes and hook up the laptop to the TV. Online TV and radio is the way forward.

That'll never catch on.

Eric Cartman

whatsamsn wrote: »

The sad thing is, even if you dont own a radio, you'll still be charged. It'll just get tagged on the tv license bill. So we be screwed anyways.

if theyre going to do this, why dont they just get money off the goverment out of our already bloated prsi / income tax bill , or that new housing tax , that way atleast they could save on the cost of enforcing this lunacy and having the old codger show up at my door every 6 months only for me to give him a fake name.

mackg

Listen lads Joe needs a raise so lets all dig deep and give willingly to a man who thouroughly deserves it for both entertaining and improving our society.

LeixlipRed

Eric Cartman wrote: »

time to hide the radio antenna on my car and start pretending it only plays music off my ipod ,

i have multiple televisions and radios and will never pay a fee to those cúnts

Nothing worse than a welfare scammer

Mars Bar

starbelgrade wrote: »

That'll never catch on.

Haha, not while my parents are around (hopefully for a long time yet to be honest) anyway. Neither of them could find the on switch on a computer...

Eric Cartman

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Nothing worse than a welfare scammer

same side of the table , I dont believe in giving money to those who dont deserve it , whether it be a nigerian family or ryan tubbs

Son Of A Vidic

Right that's it, the ceasefire is over. Starts a thread and then quickly begins to boast in it.

mars bar wrote: »

I believe it's time to keep Sky, UPC, and the Saorview boxes in each room and then hook up a laptop to the TV in each bedroom. Online TV and radio is the way forward.

Disgusting! Rubbing salt in our recessionary wounds.

Mars Bar

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Right that's it, the ceasefire is over. Starts a thread and then quickly begins to boast in it.

Disgusting! Rubbing salt in our recessionary wounds.

Did I miss another thread?

This post confuses me!