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« on: December 04, 2020, 02:49:22 pm »
just paid my tv licence  another vote boris has lost
big day tomorrow  5 dec i am 90 years young
 

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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2020, 03:19:45 pm »
Very happy birthday, thought I was oldest frat on the forum but you're 5 ahead . Congrats.
 Yes I have just paid my t.v.licence , did not fancy capita darkening my doorstep.
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2020, 04:38:08 pm »
Happy Birthday to you  :-)) and catch up soon  O0
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2020, 06:56:30 pm »
Happy birthday for tomorrow regiment, at 67 I fell like the baby of the topic  {-)
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2020, 07:05:41 pm »
Am just behind you Dave at 66 Happy Birthday for tomorrow Regiment.
                     Regards Howard.
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2020, 08:27:20 pm »
I'm damned if I'm going to pay mine yet.


I'm living with friends 120 miles away from my house during the virus crisis, so I see no reason to pay a 'licence' (=tax) for a TV I can't even see, let alone switch on!
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2020, 09:59:02 pm »
Happy birthday Regiment, that's quite a milestone. I'll be 84 in January, so I'm getting there ok2


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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2020, 11:31:59 pm »
Imagine having to pay Tesco £154 so you could shop at Aldi.  That is what the TV Tax does.
Ps Happy birthday Regiment.
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« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2020, 07:03:45 am »
Happy Birthday Regiment - same day as me, but you're 10 years ahead of me. :-)) :-)) :-))


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« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2020, 03:38:19 pm »
Happy Birthday Regiment I hope you are enjoying your day, good age and still modelling!
Best regards
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2020, 05:30:25 pm »
I missed this for some reason - Happy birthday Regiment and I hope you keep modelling buddy  :-))
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« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2020, 07:30:46 pm »
Wow! 90 not out - many happy returns of the day Regiment.

I turned 66 yesterday, now eligible for my UK state pension, missed out on the 65 cut-off by 3 months!


Best Regards,

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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2020, 09:18:51 pm »
Many happy returns Regiment!


I have not had a telly for years but do use Youtube for things I want to watch and so only pay the monthly Broadband fee.


Obviously, if you have domestic control, they might want a telly for such enriching things like 'Stenders, or Corrie, or even Emmerdale 'Farm?' so leaving you with no alternative to the license.
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2020, 01:02:42 pm »
THANKS FOR REPLYS
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2020, 01:24:00 pm »
While I have no sympathy at all with the way the government has behaved on this, I have often wondered why at 75+ you are suddenly considered too impecunious to afford a TV licence when at every age up to and including 74 you are considered rich enough to buy one.  What happens on your 75th birthday?  Seems illogical to me.  Or is it a reward for simply living that long?   :-)

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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #15 on: December 09, 2020, 01:41:41 pm »
Quote from: SailorGreg on December 09, 2020, 01:24:00 pm
While I have no sympathy at all with the way the government has behaved on this, I have often wondered why at 75+ you are suddenly considered too impecunious to afford a TV licence when at every age up to and including 74 you are considered rich enough to buy one.  What happens on your 75th birthday?  Seems illogical to me.  Or is it a reward for simply living that long?   :-)

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I agree but don't look for logic. When the free licence was given it was a political decision and not an economic one.
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #16 on: December 09, 2020, 02:13:31 pm »



  Like when the Government (under Boris ) divested themselves of licensing responsibility and dumped it on the BBC with only a slight hint they should maintain the Old Grotts free license and then did not utter a beat when the BBC chose not to
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2020, 11:14:12 pm »
As if the Beeb WOULDN'T jump at the chance to grab more money!


It was a forgone conclusion no matter what anyone in the Govt. or the Beeb said when the scheme was first mooted.  :((
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #18 on: December 09, 2020, 11:27:32 pm »
Quote from: KitS on December 09, 2020, 11:14:12 pm
As if the Beeb WOULDN'T jump at the chance to grab more money!
It was a forgone conclusion no matter what anyone in the Govt. or the Beeb said when the scheme was first mooted.  :((

I think it was more a case of holding onto £250m of the tax revenue which they were already receiving to cover some of their existing costs. The alternative would have been to cut services, in which case the clamour would have come from the folk who hold a different view from yours.

Winter Fuel Payments next, anyone?  8)
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #19 on: December 09, 2020, 11:34:19 pm »
If we must pay a TV Tax then it should be just sufficient to provide one TV and one radio channel, beyond that should be on subscription model.
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #20 on: December 10, 2020, 12:09:18 am »
They already have adverts before any video's we can watch over here  >>:-( so perhaps they should go fully commercial.
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #21 on: December 10, 2020, 04:08:37 am »
Quote from: SailorGreg on December 09, 2020, 01:24:00 pm
While I have no sympathy at all with the way the government has behaved on this, I have often wondered why at 75+ you are suddenly considered too impecunious to afford a TV licence when at every age up to and including 74 you are considered rich enough to buy one.  What happens on your 75th birthday?  Seems illogical to me.  Or is it a reward for simply living that long?   :-)

Greg


Or you could regard it as one of the (very few) benefits of growing old.
As BrianB6 pointed out, we don’t have TV licences over here, and haven’t for decades.


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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #22 on: December 10, 2020, 09:26:54 am »
When we let the house out and moved onto the boat I cancelled my tv license. I told them I was going to Australia for 6 months and when I returned I would buy another license. I asked them to tell me how to get one when I won’t have an address. Silence. Still don’t have one.
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #23 on: December 10, 2020, 10:03:08 am »
Quote from: kinmel on December 09, 2020, 11:34:19 pm

If we must pay a TV Tax then it should be just sufficient to provide one TV and one radio channel, beyond that should be on subscription model.

But which channel?

I haven't watched anything on BBC1 or 3 TV in years although I do admit to watching BBC2, 4 & occasionally News 24. On radio I don't listen to radio 1, 2, 3, or any local radio. I have Radio 4 on in the car for longer journeys.

So for me it would be Radio 4 and BBC4 TV. I doubt that others would agree.

I certainly would object to being forced to pay for others to listen to Radio 1 and BBC1 without there being anything that I would consume.
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Re: tvlicence
« Reply #24 on: December 10, 2020, 10:33:19 am »
Quote from: Tug Fanatic on December 10, 2020, 10:03:08 am
But which channel?

I haven't watched anything on BBC1 or 3 TV in years although I do admit to watching BBC2, 4 & occasionally News 24. On radio I don't listen to radio 1, 2, 3, or any local radio. I have Radio 4 on in the car for longer journeys.

So for me it would be Radio 4 and BBC4 TV. I doubt that others would agree.

I certainly would object to Radio 1 and BBC1.
I'm with you all the way.
Why not just abolish the so-called TV Licence fee altogether and just pay the Beeb's costs from general taxation? Leaving it isolated to the whim of an autocratic government retains its status as a political football instead of a genuine public service. For those who would advocate a model based on advertising I invite you to watch any of the "repeat" channels e.f. Drama, Yesterday. Once you've sat through 4.5 minutes of brainless adverts you only have to suffer ten minutes of previously broadcast TV slop before you can see the same ads all over again... Groundhog Day, anyone? As for subscriptions, I wouldn't relish any of my money going into Murdoch's overstuffed coffers. After all, it was his Fox News Channel that opened us up to the delights of The Orange Man.
Be careful what you wish for.
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