Licence's

[susie123]

Originally Posted by Chris SUI JURIS

however it's only for the thick skinned

or just thick

[Chris SUI JURIS]

Originally Posted by Benipete

I think the law states that If you own equipment that Is capable of receiving live TV broadcasts you are required to buy a license,

Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 ?
the Communications Act 2003 ?
The Broadcasting Act 1990 ?

statutory offenses ,Not crimes they can be beaten before court ( but thats a whole new thread)

[Chris SUI JURIS]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

Technically your meant to have a TV licence if you have any equipment including phones that you can watch TV programs on. That is what it says on the form for TV licence information!

I just tell them to Go away and close the door if they knock, they seem to have got the message

[Chris SUI JURIS]

Originally Posted by Mick

I don't have an Ariel but still have to pay my TV Licence so that's no excuse

They seem to have excepted it so maybe it is or maybe it's because i told them my tv's are only for CCTV

[Chris SUI JURIS]

Originally Posted by annesingleton

If you are such an anarchist, do you pay your rent/mortgage, council tax, utility bills etc? If not are you not very cold and living in a tent or squat? You have to be able to stand by your principles or they are meaningless.
In the eighties I did the poll tax protest to the point where I beat the bailiffs but was about to be sent to prison, by which time the poll tax had been withdrawn and I agreed to pay a nominal amount. I was protesting about a principle which I genuinely felt was wrong (but knew how far I was prepared to go, call me a coward for not following it through to the end but I cared more about my children's wellbeing.) I'm actually proud of the fact that I was part of overturning an unjust system.
I don't think that you can just not pay your TV licence because you don't want to, if you genuinely don't agree sort out a proper protest, don't rely on the people who appear in Court for non payment who usually have more personal rather than political reasons for non payment.
I think you may be looking for a cause to protest against which you have not found. You can't rebel for the sake of it.

anarchist???? me,,, NEVER,,,,,,, we all choose our own level of freedom
" I'm actually proud of the fact that I was part of overturning an unjust system" Good on you,so you should be its just a shame you was bullied(I know how far I'm prepared to go)

i pay my rent, i pay nowt for council tax and water an i'm working on the electric+gas company

[Chris SUI JURIS]

Originally Posted by susie123

or just thick

are you insinuating i'm in need of remedial education

[MargaretR]

I have just watched a few youtube videos of people having visits from the TV licensing people. It wasn't pretty viewing.

There is no way that I could endure that hassle.

It reminds me of the sort of hassle that car clampers used to dish out and get away with.

I have said that I will not replace or repair my TV if it ever broke, but I can see that even if there is no longer a TV on my premises I would still get hassled. I do not take kindly to strange men on my doorstep trying to persuade me to let them in to search for a TV.

Frequently recently on other forums I have seen people declare that they will no longer pay a licence which has been used to finance child abuse. There may well be a developing problem in this regard.

I can forsee a possibility that the BBC may well cease to exist in its present form.

[Chris SUI JURIS]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

Frequently recently on other forums I have seen people declare that they will no longer pay a licence which has been used to finance child abuse. There may well be a developing problem in this regard.

I can forsee a possibility that the BBC may well cease to exist in its present form.

Agreed

[Boeing Guy]

Originally Posted by Chris SUI JURIS

i pay my rent, i pay nowt for council tax and water an i'm working on the electric+gas company

Okay we have had the Council Tax discussion before, why not Water? and Gas and Electric?
Surely you have fresh water piped to your home and the waste taken away. Some people would and do die for that.
So what makes you different

[Chris SUI JURIS]

Originally Posted by Boeing Guy

Okay we have had the Council Tax discussion before, why not Water? and Gas and Electric?
Surely you have fresh water piped to your home and the waste taken away. Some people would and do die for that.
So what makes you different

I had it out with united utilities months ago asking for evidence etc,heard nowt since so i assume they excepted it as a legal argument(still got the letter somewhere)

Gas and Electric? still working on them there abit more tricky

[Chris SUI JURIS]

What is a licence?
permission to commit what would otherwise be classed a crime?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Chris SUI JURIS

I had it out with united utilities months ago asking for evidence etc,heard nowt since so i assume they excepted it as a legal argument(still got the letter somewhere)

Gas and Electric? still working on them there abit more tricky

Whilst utility prices are scandalous, (Another argument) Scumbags that refuse to pay em,make it more expensive fer decent people imho. And scumbags that boast about not paying are even worse.

[Boeing Guy]

nicely said cashy.

Chris why do you think you don't have to pay for water to be piped to your house and sewage to be treated?
also why do you think you are entitled to piped gas and electric?

I truly am interested, these are things some people would die for yet you feel you are above paying

[Restless]

If you want to say again that money doesn't really exist then you can put a load in a big bag and hand it to me. I will recycle it for you

I saw a video on youtube. Want to them to go away. Take a video camera to the door with you. Watch them run

[Margaret Pilkington]

If you take a service then you should pay for it..if you don't, then you are robbing people who may be poorer than you.
As someone has said in a previous post, we have had this discussion with your previous alter Ego.
Why should you be allowed to have a free ride? It costs money for Gas and electricty to be produced and piped/cabled to your home...the same with your water supply, unless you tell me that you collect rainwater and bathe in that(which I do not for one minute believe) Anyone who doesn't pay is a freeloader...you certainly should not be proud of that.