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Originally Posted by me283
That's exactly the point I was trying to make. The licence fee could be viewed as a tax. People will argue that nobody is forced to buy a TV, but then that really isn't the issue. If I buy a car, I only have to pay road tax if it's used the road; if I buy a TV I have to buy a licence regardless of whether I "use" the BBC.
I recall hearing two bits of info that may just be urban myth. One is that if you buy a TV that is de-tuned so that it cannot receive BBC channels, you don't need a licence? The other concerns someone who was taken to court for not having a licence but managed to prove (no idea how) that he only used the TV to watch pre-recorded videos. Perhaps someone could confirm/denounce/clarify these two points?
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According to the TV licencing company, you do not need a licence if you do not wath or record TV (so if you are only using the TV to watch DVDs, pre-recorded videos or a games console you don't need a licence). You do need to notify them in writing. however. (
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/gethelp/faqs.jsp#link1)
, but you do need a licence if you are planning to record any television (terrestrial or satellite/cable)
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/gethelp/faqs.jsp#link2