Quote from: Rampton on September 26, 2014, 02:50:07 PM

Quote from: BitCoinNutJob on September 26, 2014, 01:19:58 PM

What? "200k people prosecuted" for not paying a TV license? i find this really hard to believe what evidence can you really use that someone is watching live tv. If someone watches it via computer and they tv company work with the broadband provider to establish this the argument could always be someone is bootlegging your WIFI. They could take your computer to check but seems costly procedure for the £1k fine.

Having a TV in your house doesnt hold up as proof either in court. Total scam this TV license thing.

Most idiots just let them in. You can own a TV anyway and not have to pay it. If you haven't got a working ariel that's enough not to pay it. You can still watch tv programs online too, just not live stream them.

Quote from: arbitrage001 on September 26, 2014, 02:24:24 PM

Quote from: FarSky7 on September 25, 2014, 12:13:26 PM

Wow. I can't believe you Brits gotta pay £145/year for a license to watch tv.

Is that per TV? That'd be fucking madness.

What did the government do with the fee?

It pays for the BBC, but it's a joke and should be abolished.

Yeah but even if you do stream TV online how exactly are they going to check this without contact with your broadband provider or stealing your computer? Could be someone hacked your wifi.

Funny seeing all the goons chasing people down for tv licensing on youtube though. Never let them in or even speak to them for that matter.