Welcome to my brand new blog about television licensing here in the UK.
Background information:
The law requires that a licence is obtained for any device that is "installed or used" for "receiving a television programme at the same time (or virtually the same time) as it is received by members of the public".
This blog sets out to tell you everything you need to know about the television licence - how it works, when it is required and how it is enforced.
Revenue generated by the licence fee is used to fund the public service broadcasting of the BBC and S4C.
Implementation of the licence fee is the responsibility of the licensing authority - the BBC.
TV Licensing is a trading name used by companies contracted by the BBC to administer the collection of television licence fees and enforcement of the television licensing system. The ten year contract was awarded in 2002 to a company called Capita Business Services Ltd.
Our objective:
This blog is here to highlight the unjust persecution received by genuine non-TV users at the hands of TV Licensing. These people do not require a licence and are entitled to live without the unnecessary stress and inconvenience caused by TV Licensing's correspondence and employees.
If you use equipment to receive or record television programmes then you must buy a licence and we encourage you to do so.
Reader contributions:
If you've been adversely affected by the licensing system or unfairly treated by TV Licensing we'd like to hear from you.
We're particularly interested in photographs or videos showing how TV Licensing employees and equipment operate. Please keep a camera by your door if you're expecting them to call. Likewise, if you see one of their detector vans try and get a few photos of whatever (if anything) is inside.
We will look carefully at everything we're sent and publish anything in the public interest.
Legal notice and terms:
1. This site is in no way officially associated with either TV Licensing, the BBC or Capita Business Services Ltd.
2. The comments and opinions expressed on this site are those of the author. Unless specifically stated otherwise they are not endorsed by any third-party.
3. The copyright of all articles on this site rests with the author. Articles may not be reproduced without our prior permission. Please email requests to the address given in the sidebar.
4. By sending us any image or video files, unless already in the public domain, you confirm that you are the copyright holder and give permission for us to publish that material on this site. In the case of material already in the public domain you agree to disclose the source so that we can attempt to gain the necessary permissions before publishing it on this site.
Contacting us:
You can contact us by using the email address mentioned on the sidebar.
Unfortunately we can not guarantee to respond to every email we receive, although we will do so before publishing any material you have sent to us.
Background information:
The law requires that a licence is obtained for any device that is "installed or used" for "receiving a television programme at the same time (or virtually the same time) as it is received by members of the public".
This blog sets out to tell you everything you need to know about the television licence - how it works, when it is required and how it is enforced.
Revenue generated by the licence fee is used to fund the public service broadcasting of the BBC and S4C.
Implementation of the licence fee is the responsibility of the licensing authority - the BBC.
TV Licensing is a trading name used by companies contracted by the BBC to administer the collection of television licence fees and enforcement of the television licensing system. The ten year contract was awarded in 2002 to a company called Capita Business Services Ltd.
Our objective:
This blog is here to highlight the unjust persecution received by genuine non-TV users at the hands of TV Licensing. These people do not require a licence and are entitled to live without the unnecessary stress and inconvenience caused by TV Licensing's correspondence and employees.
If you use equipment to receive or record television programmes then you must buy a licence and we encourage you to do so.
Reader contributions:
If you've been adversely affected by the licensing system or unfairly treated by TV Licensing we'd like to hear from you.
We're particularly interested in photographs or videos showing how TV Licensing employees and equipment operate. Please keep a camera by your door if you're expecting them to call. Likewise, if you see one of their detector vans try and get a few photos of whatever (if anything) is inside.
We will look carefully at everything we're sent and publish anything in the public interest.
Legal notice and terms:
1. This site is in no way officially associated with either TV Licensing, the BBC or Capita Business Services Ltd.
2. The comments and opinions expressed on this site are those of the author. Unless specifically stated otherwise they are not endorsed by any third-party.
3. The copyright of all articles on this site rests with the author. Articles may not be reproduced without our prior permission. Please email requests to the address given in the sidebar.
4. By sending us any image or video files, unless already in the public domain, you confirm that you are the copyright holder and give permission for us to publish that material on this site. In the case of material already in the public domain you agree to disclose the source so that we can attempt to gain the necessary permissions before publishing it on this site.
Contacting us:
You can contact us by using the email address mentioned on the sidebar.
Unfortunately we can not guarantee to respond to every email we receive, although we will do so before publishing any material you have sent to us.
