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How is it a rip off just because you don't watch it ,also it's been shown many times in various threads on the TVL that you would be very surprised about BBC programs that you watch without being aware that the BBC had a hand in their production.

FYI no one has ever gone to jail for not paying their TVL

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True, although:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013...n_4163939.html

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And every last one of them thought "I won't get jailed for not paying". :D

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Like I said before "it was t the gun shot to the head that killed him, it was the loss of blood"

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Every single one was jailed for not paying fines not for not paying the TVL .You don't get jailed for doing 40mph in a 30 mph zone but you will get jailed for not paying the fine

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You only get done if you let the TVL bozo into your house or let them see your 60" screen from the road. We've even had them peering through the letterbox. :rolleyes:

As stated not paying the subsequent court fine and thus being in contempt of court is what gets you jailed.

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Of course they can only fine you if they get your full name. So if you never give it to them they can't ever fine you or take you to court.

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Our names are not on the public electoral register so all their threatening letters are addressed to "The Legal Occupier" The silliest one being "What you need to know in court" No name, no prosecution, numb nuts. :D

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Non-payment is still a criminal offence. Believe me, if they do actually take you to court, they can get your name without any problems at all.

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Yeah, I get those too. Also the we are sending someone round. I live in a flat so anytime I answer the buzzer I ask who is there. If I don't know them or they say they are from TVL I just say not today thanks thenhang up and never let them in. :D

But they can't take you to court WITHOUT having your name first. So the letters are just empty threats as they are just addresed to The legal Occupier.

They can't get your name unless you give it to them.

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Yes they can. If they actually launch a criminal investigation (which they have not done, at the point you start getting threatening letters), they can very easily get your name without asking you.

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I think the guy is pushing it a bit in his statement, I didnt like this comment.

There is people who may never watch bbc even with iplayer but because they watch some other channel they have to pay the license fee.

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funny you should say that because I have been thinking about this all day as Games of Thrones 6x01 has premiered. People can praise the BBC all they want but given the choice (as in if the law changed and you weren't forced to pay for it anymore) how many people do you think would choose to save themselves £x/month and/or go for Sky/Netflix/Amazon Prime instead?

The BBC was good for what it was back in the 60s, 70s and 80s when there wasn't anything else but as with everything else, times have moved on and there are better services out there which offer you better and more for your money. Millions of people used to flock to the beach (Blackpool etc) in the early 1900s for their summer holidays and watch punch & judy shows and have ice cream but times have moved on and now we like to go abroad. Shall we make it law that everyone has to have their summer holiday in England?

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Personally i can't remember the last time i watched anything on the bbc, if it went the way of a subscription based the bbc would not last long