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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Exactly. The advent of new technology has made the TVL difficult to enforce. To legally watch TV on a mobile device, you need to:
- Have a valid TVL at your home address.
- Be in an establishment that has a valid TVL eg a friends house or a pub.
- Watching it with someone who has a valid TVL.
I imagine that most won't be breaking the law, but if they aren't, as it stands, they will never be caught.
Each morning TVL inspectors receive a list of unlicensed addresses to visit and can only visit these addresses. They can't visit a house that they notice is now occupied or a new build that has been occupied (though they can pass these details on to their manager).
They most certainly can't approach an individual in the street who is watching live TV or the iPlayer to check if they are coveted by a TVL.
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They visited me once a few years ago, had a look and even though I gave them permission to check my PC declined and admitted I don't need one (I don't watch live UK TV).
Since then I have recieved numerous begging letters from Bristol, always answered (online) "You are welcome to come and inspect anytime".
I'm still waiting, even if they do they will come to the same conclusion.