Have you paid your TV Licence?

[iCraig]

Originally Posted by goldilocks

i pay my tv license by direct debit - to be honest, there's no valid reason not to pay it
if you watch tv - you're using a product, and as such 'owe' for it
you don't expect to get any other 'service' for free, we even pay for the water to flush the loo...
i've never understood why people have such a beef with expected bills...

I don't think many people have issue with actually paying for it if you're using the service. I don't mind paying my license fee because I watch quality BBC programming. Planet Earth and Top Gear are worth the fee alone IMO. It is a service you're receiving directly to your TV and unlike other channels, those expenses aren't recovered by selling advertising space. With BBC content, you get BBC content and that's it. You get "advertisements" about other BBC programming, but I see those more as notifications for upcoming programs tbh. So even though I never like handing my money over, I don't have a "problem" with it.

What my (and others) gripe with them is them badgering those who don't use the service. A television can be used for just games consoles, which is what my mate does. He's an honest bloke and could easily afford a license, but he has no reason to pay for one, he's receiving no signal for BBC content at all. Yet he's bombarded with demands for payment and threats about ending up in court - which is harassment. He was down in the dumps for a little while and received 2 letters demanding money in one month and nearly paid them the fee so he'd be left alone, something I ordered him not to do and urged him to complain about being harassed.