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Tv Licence!! Seeking information

  • 05-11-2015 10:01am
    #1
    apple_ blossom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭


    So, I received the feared tv licence letter yesterday, addressed directly to me. I had by now unsubscribed from my upc tv services because I had no time or interest to watch tv. . I only have internet with , now, Virgin Media. I was told that even if I only have a laptop at home but I have Virgin internet supplied via a cable I'd still need to have the licence. Can anyone she'd some light on this please and what are your personal experiences ?


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  • #2
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,741 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    apple_ blossom wrote: »
    So, I received the feared tv licence letter yesterday, addressed directly to me. I had by now unsubscribed from my upc tv services because I had no time or interest to watch tv. . I only have internet with , now, Virgin Media. I was told that even if I only have a laptop at home but I have Virgin internet supplied via a cable I'd still need to have the licence. Can anyone she'd some light on this please and what are your personal experiences ?

    If you have a TV at home you have to have a license, regardless of what TV service you have.

    If the TV is sitting in the corner doing nothing you still need a license.


    If you have no TV at all then you don't need a license.

    There was proposals to redefine the TV licence to a communication license because people are not consuming TV the same way as the used to, but that has been shelved for now, election on the way and all that.


  • #3
    Superhorse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 848 ✭✭✭Superhorse


    apple_ blossom wrote: »
    So, I received the feared tv licence letter yesterday, addressed directly to me. I had by now unsubscribed from my upc tv services because I had no time or interest to watch tv. . I only have internet with , now, Virgin Media. I was told that even if I only have a laptop at home but I have Virgin internet supplied via a cable I'd still need to have the licence. Can anyone she'd some light on this please and what are your personal experiences ?

    They will send you out a letter think it's called a declaration for not having a TV letter or some such sh1te. Just sign it and send it back to them. I did this couple of years back and haven't heard from them since.


  • #4
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    Superhorse wrote: »
    They will send you out a letter think it's called a declaration for not having a TV letter or some such sh1te. Just sign it and send it back to them. I did this couple of years back and haven't heard from them since.
    I've just ignored all those letters. I haven't had a TV for probably about 10 years. I don't really want to acknowledge their correspondence at all. I'd prefer they don't know of my existence.

    Never had a call to the door from an inspector but I'd be gone most the day anyway.

    The thing about the laptop is a lie, it's pretty disgusting that a government department either wouldn't know the rules or would flat out lie. I've checked the website over and over again, it clearly says you don't need a license for a laptop.

    If they force the license onto computers it would be pretty bad for businesses.


  • #5
    apple_ blossom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭apple_ blossom


    The thing about the laptop is a lie, it's pretty disgusting that a government department either wouldn't know the rules or would flat out lie. I've checked the website over and over again, it clearly says you don't need a license for a laptop.

    If they force the license onto computers it would be pretty bad for businesses.[/quote]

    Sorry I should correct, the thing about licence being required for internet cable did not come from an post. :) had I thought ,just as you,that once there's no tv =no licence so when I heard this about cable connected internet ( from someone ) I wanted to hear second opinions .


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