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gary wrote:Does the UK TV license work on a per set or residence basis? I would assume the latter and I would say there are probably quite a few residences that would have a colour TV AND 1 or more B&W which have proven to be very reliable over a long period of time.
Steve Anderson wrote:gary wrote:Does the UK TV license work on a per set or residence basis? I would assume the latter and I would say there are probably quite a few residences that would have a colour TV AND 1 or more B&W which have proven to be very reliable over a long period of time.
Per residence, so you could have 25 colour TVs in your sprawling mansion and as many B&W sets as you desired. It also covers portable TVs (like the old Sinclairs) used on a picnic(?) or in a car...not easy to enforce though and no-one seems to bother about it too much.
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Viewmaster wrote:And in the UK, if you are over 75 the licence is free...
Steve Anderson wrote:Viewmaster wrote:And in the UK, if you are over 75 the licence is free...
Yes, I'd forgotten about that, I must check with my parents that they are aware of that, they're both 77 this month...
Steve A.
gary wrote:Viewmaster wrote:You DO have to apply when 75........
Still, consider yourself fortunate, we in Australia have to pay, no matter what age, 8 cents (+ inflation) a day for the ABC to try and keep the illegitimate La'Bore party in government...
Viewmaster wrote:gary wrote:Viewmaster wrote:You DO have to apply when 75........
Still, consider yourself fortunate, we in Australia have to pay, no matter what age, 8 cents (+ inflation) a day for the ABC to try and keep the illegitimate La'Bore party in government...
Fortunate? If you pay 8 cents per day = about 30 dollars each year =
about £20 in UK.
So, the UK licence is £145 so over 7 times bigger then yours.
The BBC throw money away as though they have the keys to all the banks.....to pay off overpaid staff when they get the sack....sorry, "when they stand down, or loose the grip".
added...... The working class get the sack. The middle class are fired and the upper echelons stand aside.
AncientBrit wrote:I gather that a licence is only necessary if you have the facility to view live TV as it's broadcast.
If you are watching catch-up TV from the internet on a mobile or PC, and have no other TV in the house, apparently a licence is not need.
An unlikely situation I agree.
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