I'm amazed in 2024 anyone pays for the BBC. I doubt I'd return to TV if the fee was abolished.

@robtheplod

4 ай бұрын

80,000 people a month now are cancelling, so their income will start to take a hit hence the desperation!

@user-yl1xy5eg7b

4 ай бұрын

Agreed. Giving up to use a Firestick has weaned me off TV. The drug is no longer desirable.

@user-hx3ko7vj4y

4 ай бұрын

@@KateJones77342 urm give us reasons to give us a laugh!!

@Electrowave

4 ай бұрын

I see it every now and then when I visit people. I've not yet seen anything I would want to watch at home, apart from the news but I can get that online anyway. Everything else I have seen seems to be trash or outdated.

@Futura2500

4 ай бұрын

yeah not interested in bbc at all, why does anyone british watch that crap

The BBC are now shitting themselves at 80,000 leaving EACH MONTH. (edited to keep the trolls happy)

@christinedavis5813

4 ай бұрын

I did not realize 80,000 each week That is great are leaving, I wish I had done it earlier, Three years free now expecting another visit any day now the letter as stated

@bristolmod

4 ай бұрын

don't worry about it if they visit. Say nothing but ask them to leave. Then shut the door. End of story.@@christinedavis5813

@briangatt2956

4 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@user-yl1xy5eg7b

4 ай бұрын

@@christinedavis5813 That's the average. It's sometimes peaked at about 90,000. I want to see this year's figures.

@thetimelapsesketchbook.9088

4 ай бұрын

BBC know peoples attitudes and technology is against them and this trend is increasing.

I've been License free for 41 Years and I have no intention of ever getting one. I'm not giving up heating or food so the likes of Lineker and co can get Millions.

@kinggeoffrey3801

4 ай бұрын

Well said. It has got so expensive now it really has got to the stage where people are having to choose to eat or heat their homes. The BBC TV licence is really not a priority. This is all on the government.

@willsommers6477

4 ай бұрын

Same, ive never had a tv licence and im in my 50's 😂

@mazdamaniac4643

4 ай бұрын

I literally put this reason down on my form for cancelling my TV licence months ago. "Why should I be forced into paying this annual tax, for a service that I don't use, so that you can overpay millionaires for hosting garbage tv programmes?" They accepted that and have never sent me a tv licence reminder or threatening letter since.

@MiningForPies

4 ай бұрын

Well done. You’re up there with the great martyrs of history 😂

@paulwilson2651

4 ай бұрын

@@MiningForPies Thanks! Actually there was a detector van in my street back then and the 2 men were sitting at the back of the van with the back doors open I took a peek and so there was nothing in the vans. So stopped paying the TV Tax there and then.

Anyone who pays for a TV licence is complicit.

@rfxtuber

4 ай бұрын

I approve of this message and is factually correct.

@-Gumbo

4 ай бұрын

and is a total mugg

@clare6249

4 ай бұрын

It is time I cancelled, I don't watch the stupid thing anyway, I'm on KZread almost 24/7, documentary and podcasts. Plus I'm registered blind so I'm due 6 years of a refund for half. I'm sending the required paperwork, getting £450 back, then cancelling. Screw you BBC. 😂

@rfxtuber

4 ай бұрын

@@clare6249 Well considering 80,000 a month are doing the same? Besides registered blind should not pay a dam thing in the first place? Threatening blind people with fines…WTF! Added bonus for doing your paperwork correctly too.. lol 😂

@clare6249

4 ай бұрын

@@rfxtuber Well technically I can see, I'm blind in left eye and got problems with right one, see halos and poor distance vision but you're right, people who are visually impaired shouldn't be paying. I've got the world on my phone and if I really want, plenty of the old classic comedies and children's programmes to watch on dvd. I'm not short of entertainment. The BBC are obsolete and it's time to let them know. I'll declare no licence needed just to see what they do. I know my rights, thanks to channels like this one and I'll save £14 a month, better in my pocket than Gary's.

Gosh, The BBC are getting desperate.... 😂

@rfxtuber

4 ай бұрын

The more of us that know this, the more desperate they become... So! Lets grow the numbers and 10x it!

@dougaldouglas8842

4 ай бұрын

They may have to give up some of their black limos that they all use, at the top of the pile that is the Bent Broadcasting C nts

@user-pl3ku2jj7h

4 ай бұрын

Agreed. The method of transmission of the 'signal' and connectivity is outdated. This was acceptable many years ago but not today where we have digital connectivity that can be turned on and off at request or for non-payment. What is the licence guy going to say if we tell him to tell the BBC to stop sending an unwanted signal over the top of our home? I tell what he'll say. "That's not possible to do that sir/madam". No, because the BBC are forcing us to fund an outdated transmission system because they're not prepared to bring it into the 21st century as it'll likely bankrupt them🤷‍♂️

@dougaldouglas8842

4 ай бұрын

@@user-pl3ku2jj7h Well said. This is another age, an age of technology that the BBC are all too quick to use to sell itself and goods, but refuse to change the system to meter transmission. The bar stewards have another company to it that sells merchandise, DVD's, etc., and we have paid for the creating of them.

Bye bye BBC… you definitely won’t be missed. 👋

I still will not be buying a licence

@brimkathstampex2306

4 ай бұрын

But that's only because you don't watch anything you're not supposed to, surely? So what's the point of not buying a TV licence?

@dannyh9290

4 ай бұрын

Anyone paying the fee is a coward. Proud of Mr Mortice for defending your own rights and not submitting to tyranny 👏🏽

@MikeEves

4 ай бұрын

@@brimkathstampex2306 They wouldn't know if you did.

@jerryodonovan8624

4 ай бұрын

If you don’t pay for a license, then don’t watch the broadcasted channels.

@philippayne4951

4 ай бұрын

​@@brimkathstampex2306So your going to have tea and crumpets with the king. Well bully for you.

"Hello, TV Licencing", "No Thanks"....door clicks shut.

@garylovell6017

4 ай бұрын

Why bother opening the door?

@brimkathstampex2306

4 ай бұрын

Spot on. Everybody has to do that in the event of a Capita salesperson knocking on their door.

@FuelPoverty

4 ай бұрын

@@garylovell6017 Might be the Evri woman with some stuff I actually want.

@garylovell6017

4 ай бұрын

@@FuelPoverty Don't they give a tracking so you'll know when they are more or less outside?

@FuelPoverty

4 ай бұрын

@@garylovell6017 Well they do, but I'm not young, and don't always have my phone in my hand, and besides, I wouldn't want to become scared to open my front door because the BBC has sent some clown round begging.

F em I’m not paying for something I don’t use!!

@loonaticsrunningtheassylum

4 ай бұрын

I'm not paying for psy ops and social engineering on myself.. anyone paying it clearly supports peDoS and the latest wokery bs

Bring it on BBC 😂😂🤣😅🤣, Never been INTIMIDATED BY CAPITA OR THE BBC !

@nigelkthomas9501

4 ай бұрын

You missed the “R” out of CRAPITA!

Ignore them and let them keep sending you letters. It costs them money.

@enoz.j3506

4 ай бұрын

The bonus is, it keeps my house warm,as i have an open fire.

@MikeEves

4 ай бұрын

And the letters are a nice reminder of how much you are saving by not having a licence

@pauldurkee4764

4 ай бұрын

Collect them, post them back in one envelope with no postage.

Had a reminder the other day. Was feeling left out because I hadn't heard from them for over a year. Ah, they still love me.

@user-yl1xy5eg7b

4 ай бұрын

A Capita salesman went to the extent of knocking on my door the other day. I'm pleased about this, because I like to be a member of the party.

@margaretblack8538

4 ай бұрын

Me too Angela. 22 months since I moved in here and I've had 24 letters. 😂😂 Someone loves me, aww. But... they don't know my name so they can't love me that much. I'm so brokenhearted 💔 🤭🤣🤣 I've never had a tv for 15 years either. 🙄

@englishciderlover7347

4 ай бұрын

They love you, and you know you should be glad.

@dougaldouglas8842

4 ай бұрын

Same here. Not been in touch for over 12 years. I sent the letter back, in another envelope with Free Post.

@dougaldouglas8842

4 ай бұрын

@@margaretblack8538 Same here. Not had a tell lie vision for years. Used to get reminders, after reminder, and each time I would get out an envelope and put the reminder in it, and send it back with Free Post on it, and they actually received it. After this had gone on for some time they gave up as it must be costing them a fortune to pay the postage

It is good to see journalistic integrity and accuracy is alive and well.

@aaronhurst4379

4 ай бұрын

LADBible has never qualified as journalism, nothing more than clickbait nonsense with zero critical thought

@jamescollins3647

4 ай бұрын

Irony at it's best

Oh we need more people calling out these "journalists" on the ladbible!

@colonelturmeric558

4 ай бұрын

The lad bible full stop, and “politicsJoe”

Sod them and there license!! Never had one what right have they got to pester people to pay them anything? BBC tv is crap!!!

@brimkathstampex2306

4 ай бұрын

But then you don't watch anything that you 'shouldn't be watching?

@dougaldouglas8842

4 ай бұрын

Send them back, Free Post on the envelope as they will have to pay the postage. If more people did this they would give up, as they did me when I began to do this

@chipbuttytime3396

4 ай бұрын

Euro 2024 looks good, I will be watching wearing headphones........

@willsommers6477

4 ай бұрын

@@chipbuttytime3396 who the hell watches Footy these days?! Omg 😂😂😂 thats hilarious😂

@jerryodonovan8624

4 ай бұрын

If you have a TV that is receiving national TV channel broadcasts, which you are watching, then you need to pay a contribution towards the costs of the service. Sound perfectly reasonable to me. It is also the law. Pay or don’t watch these broadcasted channels.

They need lots of money to pay their so called celebs.

@pabo-qv3nx

4 ай бұрын

Z listers.

@njkip

4 ай бұрын

Captain big ears for starters....😂😂😂

@moirabaker458

2 ай бұрын

And their pensions!

The lesson here is NEVER read, or preferably even look at, the legacy press.

@SemeshkoV

4 ай бұрын

Problem with that mindset is that it implies 'new' media is somewhat different and/or superior. The reality is, is that the powers that be are many steps ahead of you. Where previously legacy media performed the task of indoctrination, this task has now fell upon 'new' media but in very different forms. 20 years ago I dealt with one of the first forms chat/comment bots. They were primitive and required careful kneeling. Today, they are almost indistinguishable from human interaction, which is helped by public ignorance of their existence. These bot (bot farms) are controlled by the same organisations funding legacy media (dot gov) and thus pushing identical agendas.

@davidsl9381

4 ай бұрын

@@SemeshkoV Yes, of course. I think the problem is that we in the West enjoyed a long period of relative freedom as a result of which many, if not almost all, have lost the ability to analyse our deluge of ‘information’ sceptically. Eastern Europeans and Russians retain a better ability to discern BS precisely because they were fed so much of it during the commie years and knew how to sniff it out. Discernment is everything and is obviously required even when avoiding the main cesspit - the legacy media.

@infinitydreamzz

4 ай бұрын

​@@SemeshkoVnew media doesn't only include trending material from anonymous users on X or facebook, but a huge amount of online sources and a huge amount of diverse internet personalities posting live shows and content accessible for years. New media reality is magnitudes wider that the extremely narrow band version of legacy media, today in the palm of our hands we have access to the collective info and knowledge, something unimaginable 3 decades ago. Of course many (if not most) people still prefer accessing only a tiny band of info and fall victims to bot manipulation and the algorithm that keeps feeding the same content, but it is such a shame to faithfully tune in to legacy media to watch a bunch of carefully curated stories when there is a vast world to explore. Of course I wouldn't pay for the useless agenda driven BBC.

@markwilson6473

4 ай бұрын

So we're calling Ladbible "legacy media" now are we? 😂

@infinitydreamzz

4 ай бұрын

@@markwilson6473 no. Nobody does.

It's an honour to be on the BBC TV license naughty list with you all 😂

@BRUTAL199

4 ай бұрын

😂

@schotscarface18ssf75

4 ай бұрын

the milk and cookies are to your left and beer to your right. and welcome we been wating for you

@John-ou4rm

4 ай бұрын

Bad boys, bad boys.. what you're gonna do when TV licencing comes for you...😁

@schotscarface18ssf75

4 ай бұрын

@@John-ou4rm open the door and say no thank you while i drink milk a cookies with my fellow club members watching netflix or amazpn prime

@jameswatsonatheistgamer

4 ай бұрын

I use IPTV

First time I've have had a letter threatening enforcement in 4 years ! Letter in the bin already! It felt so good !

@independentvoice6686

4 ай бұрын

Next month, open the letter, bin the contents and reseal the envelope and send it back.

@spartan6955

4 ай бұрын

@independentvoice6686 great idea

@romystumpy1197

4 ай бұрын

Yes I get one every couple of months,

If you don't have a licence, why would you need to pay for something you don't have or need.?

It's the law to pay for beer. That is, assuming you are a consumer of beer. The people who do not consume beer are not required to pay for beer. Same thing. Weird thing is that Ladbible had a Martin Lewis article a week later that was telling people they might well not need a licence despite getting threats.

@WhiteDieselShed

4 ай бұрын

Had a pro licence commenter recently who said we should all pay and we are evaders... Changed his tune when I asked why he had not paid his membership fees for all the clubs that I pay a fee to.. Just because you don't use a club does not mean you should not pay the fees right? I think he got it in the end? You should not pay for what you do not use. :)

@DMC888

4 ай бұрын

@@WhiteDieselShedtheir arguments are weak. Someone referred to the license as a tax and this one troll goes on to compare the TV licence tax with other services that he doesn’t use. Like the BBC is an essential service.

@pastandcurrent

4 ай бұрын

It's not the same thing at all, if I want a pint of Carling I don't have to be forced to pay monthly fee to Heineken do I?

@RobertPayne556

4 ай бұрын

​@@pastandcurrentExactly, Carling Bank Label since when?

People who can't afford the licence certainly can't afford the fine. This is why the licence must be abolished

@gettogo0159

4 ай бұрын

@philipgreaves5425 >> You do know that the PTB's + BBC ain't going to give all this easy money up, from a simple but long standing tax system in place any time soon right? Under present system you can opt in or out depending if you watch live broadcasts + I player (required) or catch up (no licence needed) You don't get issues if you follow the LLF rules their simple but effective with 0% issues. Remember NO CONTACT RULE......... how hard is it? Easy! 😊Oh yes TV detector vans don't exist.... never have worked if they didn't work the past either - The BBC calls it 'the scare factor' to brain wash you into paying up! If they 'abolish' it they'd just cook up another system in it's place that you cannot opt out of like now you can, ever think of that angle Philip? Your not playing with petty criminals here, it's the higher management of this country that governors us all (well tries). They said we got to 2027 with current system then they rethink/adjust the who thing yet again ... which means if the TVL goes... it's going to be non- opt out everyone pays & direct taxation from either council tax (reason not to pay or not now) or base taxation from central government. Be careful for what you wish for!!

VOTE THIS OUT = you do not need a TV licence and you do not need a security camera company = this is big brother UK = vote this junk out = change the government ! = NOW !

How come there's space for all the court cases, shouldn't they be filled with shoplifters, knife crime etc instead of non payment!!

@loonaticsrunningtheassylum

4 ай бұрын

Courts are part of the injustice system. They're not there to punish actual criminals (just look at how criminal MPs etc are, and get away with) courts are ONLY there to extract money from the peasants

@Ricardofromage

2 ай бұрын

Like the council with council tax, the BBC hires the courts and staff for the day, it's not a court, its a pantomime, it's also fraud and its highly unlawful. This country needs an enema top down for once.

@jaywalker1233

2 ай бұрын

@@Ricardofromage Most people don’t watch live TV and you hate the BBC, so you don’t need a licence fee do you

Why the f should I have to have a biased Broadcasting Corporation licence to watch ITV or channel 4 etc they dont get a penny from it. Ffs scrap it and go down the advert or streaming route

T.V LICENSE....? GOTTA GOOGLE THAT ONE . I KNOW I DON'T FUND SEX OFFENDERS OR THEIR FRIENDS .

@ngc4486diane

2 ай бұрын

Just cancelled mine today. Don't need it. They can try threaten me all they like. I know the law and my rights.

Multi million pound contracts to PR companies recently renewed? Gives that the BBC have a £320m black hole on their budget, all of us as tax payers are bearing the cost for this, regardless if we are licence holders or not.

@shaunhw

4 ай бұрын

Why? I don't recall reading that the BBC has been (or will be) bailed out by the tax payer.

@silverstreetmoto1458

4 ай бұрын

And dont forget the pension fund deficit.

@Thurgosh_OG

4 ай бұрын

No, it's not all taxpayers, the BBC licence is only paid by fools who still want to use their services or the fearful who are scared and bullied into paying for it.

@enkisdaughter4795

4 ай бұрын

The reason the BBC have the black hole is not merely because of all the monies paid to PR agencies, but the vast sums paid into employee pension pots - which is eye watering.

what a tosser well done for exposing him

You need a story in a hurry, options: 1. ChatGPT. 2. Dozy nepobaby intern that can't string two sentences together. 3. Tom Earnshaw.

@richardhockey8442

4 ай бұрын

I think you need to reinforce the range of accuracy available a bit: option 4 (only slightly less accurate than Tom) the primordial slime

@SaltyShaman

4 ай бұрын

At least option 1 has a sense of humour :D

Why does the BBC have unlicenced addresses on their data base? As the TV Licence is not an opt-out requirement , they should only need the addresses of those who currently hold a licence on record. Surely there is a data protection issue there?

@rfxtuber

4 ай бұрын

Ahhh.. no... they get round that by sending mail shots to unlicensed address as the "Occupier" and "resident" every year... As TV license is a forced annual subscription and the "occupier" or "resident" can change on an annual basis. Remember... there is no requirement to either transfer your existing licences to another address, there is no requirement to inform TV license you have moved... Hence unlicensed addresses.....😆 Unlicensed addresses is nothing more than an assumption and presumption.

@dougaldouglas8842

4 ай бұрын

The best way to deal with them is to send the letter back, addressed Free Post. I did this so often that for the past twelve years have received none. It costs the tv people a lot of monies in postage, to receive post back

@steve5x565

4 ай бұрын

It is and probably against GDPR, you can only keep records of customers personal information while there is a legitimate and quantifiable reason. If you are no longer a customer and past the time span you can request they remove any personal details from their records, they have to comply. Would be interesting to see how a solicitor with the relevant knowledge would view that. Maybe someone with some real cash could take it to court and run it as a test case. It depends on if your address is classed as personal information or not I guess?

@timg1246

4 ай бұрын

The no licence addresses are normally sent to 'Legal Occupier'. But the TV licence is covered by legislation that allows them to proceed as they do.

@rfxtuber

4 ай бұрын

@@steve5x565 Interesting.. Couple of questions for you.. out of curiosity? Genuine curiosity? Will you respond with out interference? lol

A warning equals a closed door.

been legally licence free 9 years now when i fully learned the rules after getting stung in 2013 by talking to a goon i learn from mistakes looked up what u need tv licence for and that was it from 2015 and ur good advice jon always helps

@brimkathstampex2306

4 ай бұрын

But someone else who never watches anything that they shouldn't be watching. Just watch whatever you like. What can they do?

@audie-cashstack-uk4881

4 ай бұрын

I couldn't give two,fks wtf the law says I don't buy tv licence imdidnt pay made up childmsupport payments either or pay made up,fines and such never have never will I don't pay make believe made up debt threats....

Can someone please explain to me why you need a TV licence to watch live broadcast from providers not owned by the BBC? I have never understood that part

@WhiteDieselShed

4 ай бұрын

GREED!!!

@jenniriley482

4 ай бұрын

No one else understands it either. But bbc greed is the most probable answer. Xx

@Kakarot64.

4 ай бұрын

Once upon a time in the middle ages the BBC sometimes.......maybe maintained the broadcasting equipment for the nation. Those days are long past though.

@AnnBurgess00

4 ай бұрын

@@Kakarot64. Thanks for that! I had been wondering how that came about, myself. Now I know!

@mikoto7693

4 ай бұрын

I had been wondering that too. Why pay for Sky tv, ITV, ect?

The TV Licence should be renamed the Live Broadcast Viewing Licence. They should correct this and cancel the BBC as the national broadcaster for failing to produce programmes for population of this country, just minorities.

This is getting very silly now and the continual bullying by the BBC needs to be reined in. Could someone please post up the home address of the BBC Director General Tim Davis so we can call round to his home to discuss these harassing letters from TV Licensing, sure he won't mind.

I've not had a TV in my home for over 12 years and wouldn't have one given. Programmes were bad enough back then and they certainly haven't improved. I'm just at the moment waiting for the barrage of threatening mail from TV licensing to start again as its been nearly 2 years since I get a letter from them saying they would not be in touch again for 2 years, and honestly, I'm seriously considering seeing if I can take them to court for harassment if they do. Its sickening what they seem to think they can get away with, no other company would dare and try what the BBC does.

@sarahmurphy8030

4 ай бұрын

Ive had them for year and just rip them up. I will never buy one

Seeing LadBible at the top of a post is an immediate sign to scroll past their advert strewn childish content.

@loonaticsrunningtheassylum

4 ай бұрын

There's nothing "lad" about that drivel

I would not watch TV and the BBC in particular if it was FREE. They could NOT pay me to watch it.

@loonaticsrunningtheassylum

4 ай бұрын

I refuse to fund those who seem to protect peDo5

I have never given them a penny. I'm 46. Never opened a letter, never had a knock on the door.

oh and their target audience is also students from oversees, that have just moved in, dont even know where Tesco is but they have already received a threatening letter in their dormitory, personally addressed, with big BOLD LETTERS, which warns them that they WILL be prosecuted unless they pay up. I remember my University issued a campus wide announcement to ignore these letters and that they had issued an early warning to the TV licencing company to stop harassing the students living on campus. And this was my day one experience in the UK. :D

@Kakarot64.

4 ай бұрын

When you say it like that it sounds exactly like one of those emails scammers send out to trick you into transferring the contents of your bank account.

@tkismik8146

4 ай бұрын

@@Kakarot64. Do you mean to say that you find my use of grammar lacking? Or perhaps that my ability to express my inner thoughts through the use of writing is somewhat unsatisfactory? Or is it something that I actually did say earlier, verbally, while you were keeping tabs on me o.O? Perhaps all of the above?

@nigelkthomas9501

4 ай бұрын

Sorry about that!

@whitemountainapache3297

4 ай бұрын

No, what he is saying is that the company which represents the bbc, Capita, is acting like the scammers who rip people off. The way that they phrase their threatening letters and are demanding payment IMMEDIATELY.

Oh the BBC has warned us haha. SOOOOOOOOOO WHAT

@MikeEves

4 ай бұрын

Exactly. They are meaningless

They've been sending me letters threatening a visit and fines for over 21 years now. How many visits have I received? NONE AT ALL!

@keithscott1957

4 ай бұрын

I'm sure they'd visit you if you asked nicely.

@loonaticsrunningtheassylum

4 ай бұрын

I keep getting stood up as well! They're constantly seeing up a date., then bailing... Maybe it's something I said 😂

@d055e

4 ай бұрын

Do u need it if ur streaming the radio ont tinternet?

If 80,000 people per week are declaring that they don't need a TV licence, then, assuming that the current rate continues as it is, which is a big assumption, it'll be about 7 years from now when the last person in the UK to have a TV licence decides that they no longer need one. I've just realised that the UK government should be looking into alternatives for the future much more urgently than they are currently doing.

@ditch3827

4 ай бұрын

From official figures, the number of TV licences is 24,372,000 declining at the rate of 10,270 a week. At that rate it over 45 years to reduce to zero.

@rfxtuber

4 ай бұрын

They cant, as they use the BBC charter to tie their hands on purpose! Hence... Nothing can be done until 2027.... this is called deferring responsibility, 2027 will turn up... Nothing will change..... rinse and repeat....2035 on we go... Any government has a 5 or 3 year term.. BBC charter just gets extended with no way to change it, because of vested interests....

@rfxtuber

4 ай бұрын

@@ditch3827 Yes, but the reduction in licence fee received at that rate would cause utter panic...

@DMC888

4 ай бұрын

@@ditch3827at some point it will snowball. When the majority aren’t paying those that are left will cancel en masse.

@localbod

4 ай бұрын

​@@DMC888 I doubt that very much. On the whole UK people are easily led sheep who love their TVs and the content thereof. I don't understand it, but television is still the preferred medium and propaganda tool for the masses.

Over a year without a licence now, and I haven't missed a bloody thing.

@Kakarot64.

4 ай бұрын

If you started sooner the BBC would have been a good supplier of free toilet paper back during the "Great Plandemic Toilet Paper Draught"

Had my first ever visit last Monday. Told him I don't need a licence. He asked if he could come in and check? I said no and went to shut the door but he put his hand on the door and said they will keep coming back until I let them in. I slammed the door shut this time! I told them online 2 years ago I don't need one. I've just done the same again. Do I have to do this every 2 years??

I went the door ( years ago) a goon knocking, got my Jimmy Saville mask on and said to guy no boys and girls here , goon soon left 😂😂

@margaretblack8538

4 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

@dp-ux8vi

4 ай бұрын

Wow the mind boggles what on earth were u doing with such a mask in the first place? - end of line lucky dip at the as ummers party

@k.chriscaldwell4141

4 ай бұрын

👍🤣

@brianwayes3536

4 ай бұрын

Love it.

Tom, you know what you can do with your information 🤭

@davidbetts9332

4 ай бұрын

Sideways!!

@christinecanning5972

4 ай бұрын

@@davidbetts9332 indeed 🤭

@brimkathstampex2306

4 ай бұрын

Where the sun never shines...

@christinecanning5972

4 ай бұрын

@@brimkathstampex2306 🤭

@mikehipperson

4 ай бұрын

@@davidbetts9332 with a twist!

Hi Chilli. It sounds like the BBC are really getting desperate now. They are going to be trying 'EVERY' trick in the book !!

My family in the Czech Republic tells me this silliness goes on in the Czech Republic over having a TV antenna too. 😅😅😅

Oh no, my yearly investigation has just started over again. TVL are like my washing machine only they are stuck on wash, rinse, repeat !

Proud to say I have not watched an live or +1 content from any broadcast channel on any medium for 4 years now. Found your channel and quickly realised I did not have to pay for the TV License. Never looked back. Thanks buddy 👍👍

I was stationed in UK back in the 60's, that long ago we of course had to comply with laws of the country which included getting a TV license. To find people who weren't paying, they would drive a truck, Lori, around the neighborhood and could detect your TV signal and cross reference the address to a license list. I'm surprised in today's world a licence on the " Tele" is still being enforced Carry on and cheers to all

@HA05GER

4 ай бұрын

That was a scare tactic essentially.

@nickjohnson7277

4 ай бұрын

Yup, So-called "TV Detector Vans." It turned out They Never existed, and were just another Scare tactic

@mda5003

4 ай бұрын

You didn't fall for that trick did you?

@c123bthunderpig

4 ай бұрын

@@mda5003 back in the 60's yes, plus military protocol requires obedience The licence board knew somehow I recently saw they are still using this tactic.. it wasn't but a couple of " quid" at the time. Maybe they were just looking for antenna's.

@margaretblack8538

4 ай бұрын

They were looking in windows as they bypassed in their van. 😂😂

Once a tv licence guy came over, I opened the door and said I'm super busy and asked him to come over tomorrow, he came over next day and I said again that I'm super busy and asked him to come over the next day, he came over the next day, but I said I'm super busy and asked him to come over tomorrow. He didn't return. I'm starting to miss him. haha. Waste as much time and resources they have

@sasamisa1806

4 ай бұрын

My mate used to love doing that to marketeers on the phone, thoroughly leading them on. (^_^;)

It's simple make the bbc a subscription service.

Times have changed and people have moved on. Unfortunately the BBC refuses to do the same. They already have commercial businesses making money via BBC Studios etc and have a subscription model via Britbox. Channels like the BBC just dont provide anything worth paying for and haven’t for a very long time. When channels were good and generally when there was just three to watch it had people and entertainers who had learnt their trade in theatres and music halls etc and transferred those skills to the TV environment. Now you have ex footballers, ex pop stars and 15 minute wonders presenting so much, and they have no skills at all in knowing how to engage and entertain. Everyone should have the choice of watching live tv other than the BBC without paying for a licence. Its a ridiculous notion to actually pay a tax for watching a live broadcast, even if that live broadcast of financed and paid for by that broadcaster. Even worse that you can actually go to prison for not paying the tax if you watch live tv but a more serious life changing crime can end up being a slap on the wrist and some community service. Its a crazy country with priorities that are just so wrong.

@jwsuicides8095

4 ай бұрын

A very good summary.

@johnholmes5674

4 ай бұрын

Plus you don’t need a tv licence when residing at his majesty’s pleasure

@nigelkthomas9501

4 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree more!

@loonaticsrunningtheassylum

4 ай бұрын

YOU CANNOT GO TO PRISON FOR NOT PAYING THEIR "TAX" it's a civil matter NOT criminal.

@jwsuicides8095

4 ай бұрын

@@loonaticsrunningtheassylum People go to prison for not bing abhor to afford the fines.

No TV since 2010. Goodbye, and good riddance, to the BBC Dinosaurs

This is what is so scary these days, there's not one of them you can trust as they are all bought and paid for, makes you wish there was a law that compelled them to declare conflicts of interest

@loonaticsrunningtheassylum

4 ай бұрын

Along with MPs. Pretty sure almost all of them should be behind bars for the obscene level of corruption and vested interest. But it's clear the Gestapo are not longer here to serve and protect the public.. they're job now seems to be too bully and intimidated the public while helping goons rob them.

ive got 12 years worth of threatening letters in a cupboard....might return them one day

@sjb7339

4 ай бұрын

Send them back and support royal mail workers

@quagmirewasere

4 ай бұрын

I will have them need some more toilet roll😂😂

@brimkathstampex2306

4 ай бұрын

Fine but do you watch anything that you're not supposed to watch?

@robshaw3655

4 ай бұрын

thats not for me to say and for them to prove. I give them a chance by having the TV set in the front window. @@brimkathstampex2306

@killpop8255

4 ай бұрын

Don't forget to use their prepaid envelopes.

This year will be 4 years for me and unlike most people I don’t have Netflix, Amazon etc either 😁

Haven't paid since 99 when i woke up. I'll never watch the propaganda box.

I wonder why anyone bothers to even pay a TV licence when the money the bbc gets from it is not actually used to improve the content in any way worth watching... I dont get it I wonder what kind of person thinks the TV licence is even worth it.

@ricl7413

4 ай бұрын

It isn’t. When you end up watching some on demand catch up from 30 years ago and you realise it is better quality watching than anything currently on then you know its not worth it.

@brimkathstampex2306

4 ай бұрын

Those who don't read ChilliJonCarne.

Hi. It's You again. Thanks for the videos 👋

Cheers John, keep it real baaabbbyyyyyy 😂

I have never, and will never, pay the TV licence tax

Never had a TV, Had more than 600 letters, multiple visits, I just tell them to bog off now.

Following your advice if a TV agent knock at my door I’ll ask who is it, then once they say their there concerning not having a tv licence I’ll say no thank you, then close the door on them since I don’t watch any live tv or bbc iplayer or record any tv. The only thing I watch is either old KZread films or the odd KZread streamer.

@margaretblack8538

4 ай бұрын

Why? Do yourself a favour and don't answer the door.

@brimkathstampex2306

4 ай бұрын

You can watch whatever you like on any channel you like, for as long as you like. Nobody's going to know are they, and even if they do know, there's absolutely nothing they or anybody else can do about it.

2:50 Magistrates Court? Aren't these Administration Courts and is it not true according to Halsbury's Law that these courts are unlawful. Please look it up, _Halsbury's Law._

6 years licence free..not a single visit nor a letter...pretty sweet

When BBC goes back to giving the public unbiased News content then people might be more than happy to pay the Licence fee

@hilary.teanti

4 ай бұрын

Even if they did (go back to honest impartial reporting), most still wouldn't go back to paying - bkuz they've done too much damage, and the trust has gone.

@englishciderlover7347

4 ай бұрын

Was the BBC ever truly unbiased?

@brimkathstampex2306

4 ай бұрын

'Unbiased news content'? You must be joking.

@A4969Z

4 ай бұрын

Boycott BBC, it's time they learn who's in charge BBC ows billions to people who been paying them unknowningly to them because of the threatening letters

@dodgynumber7533

4 ай бұрын

They need to dispose of Gary Linekar as well……he’s well past his sell by date!

I wonder how TV licensing are not guilty of harassment when they send letters that are designed to intimidate people, it might be worth asking our Black Belt Barrister how they avoid being accused of harassment when to many it would appear to be the case.

@douglastodd1947

4 ай бұрын

There is a Law , called Demanding Money with Menaces.. Could sue them if You Wished , Take them to Small Claims Court £35 SUE for STRESS ,, WORRY & ANXIETY they've Caused YOU. & As a Sovereign MAN or WOMAN 1 of your Unalienable Common Law Rights is To Live LEVY FREE, & Corporations (Businesses) Don't Have the power to issue Fines or Threatening Notices Demanding Money by Menaces ,

@jonwyatt3694

4 ай бұрын

THE BBC IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. By addressing the letters to "The legal occupier", and not a named individual, they circumvent the charge of harassment. Open window envelopes with legends in huge red letters, "Local investigation active in (insert your postcode)", a red circle highlighting a date, and other scurrilous tactics, are all designed to shame. And permissible. White, brown and red envelopes sent monthly containing letters with threatening language are meant to intimidate. Multiply one million pounds, 3,800 times, (£3.8 billion), their ANNUAL receipts for licence fees, for an answer to why the BBC & the government continue these tactics.

@loonaticsrunningtheassylum

4 ай бұрын

You'll never get anything from someone who swore an oath to serve the crown (London city ban K1nG mafia. Not sausage fingers)

Not paid mine in 20 years!

@brimkathstampex2306

4 ай бұрын

So? Explain why not.

@KimSenior

4 ай бұрын

@@brimkathstampex2306 Because I don’t watch TV or receive a signal, besides why would I want to pay a corrupt organisation to feed me lies and propaganda? That’s why I knew this deadly disease was a scam!

I was 17 just got my first ever place on my own,knock at the door,open it and a man says "hi do you have a TV ? I say yes, he says "have you got a licence?" I say no I didn't know about that he says "anything you do say may be taken down and used against you" he didn't try to "work with me" give me advise or even be a bit human,he just cautioned me for an offence and sent me to court where I got a fine which I had to pay weekly as I couldnt afford the whole thing.

@paulatreides0777

4 ай бұрын

Your mistake was to engage with him

@eleanorwalmsley635

4 ай бұрын

Awful 😢😢😢 Unnecessary behaviour on their part

I`m still waiting for them to give me a knock,I don`t pay,I don`t watch and will never pay for this again,I am dieing to send you a 10 out of 10 video with me saying `No thank you` and a very swift door closure :)

About time Tom Ernshaw started thinking for himself he might get a few more things right I life

We live in the remote mountainous Northern Scottish Highlands. We have no Terrestrial TV signal, no wi-fi and no land line . Capita know we have no way of watching live TV yet they continuously bombard us with letters. It's very frustrating. To make us purchase a TV licence when we can't receive any way of watching the telly is totally fraudulent in my opinion . Shame on the BBC and their sub contractors !

You should write a letter of complaint to LadBible, pointing out the misinformation in this article. Let's get Tom Earnshaw a royal bollocking in his first 2 months of employment and maybe he'll start doing a bit or 'real' journalism and check information for himself before he starts repeating any old crap parrot fashion.

I've had some disgusting letters from them. My dad passed away a few years ago, and he paid his licence. When he's passed, I didn't notify the BBC of that fact (because why would I) and when the payment stopped, the threatening letters started. My dad was old, struggling mentally and was scared of going to prison for not paying the licence. I'm hoping one day that filth turn up at my door, it's going to be retribution.

Why are you on their database Jon? They have no legal reason to keep you in their database its not like they have an reason to hold your details. Would be interesting to send them a removal request.

@mda5003

4 ай бұрын

Royal Mail also hold the details of over 30 million UK postal addresses and is required by law to maintain this and make it available for a reasonable charge. I'm sure you wouldn't want your address removed from that although it might stop a few bills from landing on your doormat.

@rivermoon6190

4 ай бұрын

@@mda5003You can understand the Royal Mail having a list of all UK postal addresses as it is their job to deliver post to every house in the UK but the BBC should not have the same access, if you don’t do business with them. It’s like Companies such as Walkers (of crisps fame) or Citroen etc having access to your details, even though you never do business with them. Why should they have that information?

@mda5003

4 ай бұрын

@@rivermoon6190 But they could pay Royal Mail to obtain that information in the same way, presumably, that TVL obtain the information? How do you stop them if it is legal and doesn't go against data protection? It's like parking companies paying the DVLA to obtain your details to issue a charge for parking.

@TheWebstaff

4 ай бұрын

@@mda5003 yeah but then even on the grounds of "legitimate interest" I'd argue they still don't meet that requirement?

@mda5003

4 ай бұрын

@@TheWebstaff It should be made illegal but remember the BBC/TVL have the Royal Charter on their side. Let's see what the next Govt do when it comes up for renewal in 2027.

Chilli Jon, I enjoy your channel so much, I really really hope the BBC licence fee isn't abolished anytime soon or you wont have any more content. In all seriousness, keep up the good work.

@soapybacon4358

4 ай бұрын

We will all have the global media tax to rip into in a few years. That'll keep him going!

Have they stopped pretending that TV DETECTOR VANS go around looking for TVs 😅😅😅😅😅

I just fill out the form once every two years to say I don't need the licence, job done. Never had any of the 'boys' turn up only the occational crappy letter. Yeah if the fee were to ever go i won't be shedding tears.

@brimkathstampex2306

4 ай бұрын

Why waste your time filling out forms? A pointless exercise, and complete waste of time.

@neil1997

4 ай бұрын

You're entering into a contract with them if you do that and giving them personal information. No contact = no contract.

@thetimelapsesketchbook.9088

4 ай бұрын

@@brimkathstampex2306 It takes 10 minutes, wow you can't take 10 mins out of your time once every two years to avoid a crap ton of red tape. OK , each to their own I suppose.

@mikehipperson

4 ай бұрын

@@thetimelapsesketchbook.9088 It's the BBC's red tape not yours. TvL envelopes are so easy to spot and go straight to the recycling bin, no red tape! Tadah!

@thetimelapsesketchbook.9088

4 ай бұрын

@@mikehipperson Well ive never had any problems with them in the 10 years ive been doing it. Whatever works I suppose.

As a non U.K resident I struggle to understand how you could be taxed to watch television. But if I did live there even if you paid me I would not watch The British Bashing Corporation. They are dirty.

@Martyn_Wolf

4 ай бұрын

No no they're called The Big Bullshit Company!

Highly amusing how you bite so quick 😂 Good on you though

Excellent 🙂

They were banging on my door the other day. I didn't answer, but I did see the chap glance upstairs at my bedroom window.

@mda5003

4 ай бұрын

As long as you weren't watching 'Columbo' there's nothing they can do.......

@user-yl1xy5eg7b

4 ай бұрын

@@mda5003 Is Columbo on Firestick? 🤣

Over the air TV is free in the US and I still don't watch. I would definitely just laugh if someone tried to make us by a license.

@k.chriscaldwell4141

4 ай бұрын

Not much longer. The are more and more using encryption to force people to pay in various ways.

I am shivering in my boots.

They did it to a student dorm on campus. Sent every single room a threatening letter.

Phone them up and remove the implied right of entry to cross your boundary. Ask for it in writing. I've got such a letter and it means they can't even knock on the door without trespassing

Phew! What on earth are we going to do without you??? God only knows! Thank you again!

The internet is full of alternatives to live TV. so much choice, the BBC can go whistle. 10+ years for me

I'm 23 and I've watching your vids recently. I now know that I don't need a TV license when I move out and I'm going to tell all my friends about this too. The BBC is no longer relevant to me - the only good thing they made was top gear keep up the great work!

@englishciderlover7347

4 ай бұрын

From what I can gather, the BBC, among other traditional broadcasters, is becoming increasingly irrelevant to people in their teens to thirties.

@JP-bh7wb

4 ай бұрын

@@englishciderlover7347 I agree, I'm always on youtube, prime video or netflix. Even though my parents have a TV license there's never anything decent on just repeats

Does PR stand for Pretty Ridiculous? lol

Defund folks

Why not contact them to make them correct the article?

I need a TV to play DVDs showing old family cini films.

@rfxtuber

4 ай бұрын

T.V License is not for owning a physical TV.. A TV license if for when you watch Live Broadcasts and Iplayer services (Even that is debatable)

Tom identifies has a TV licence van...😂😂

I am never going to buy a TV licence until the BBC isn’t the only person who gets my money. Once the other channels get some of my money I will buy a TV licence until then they can get stuff.

Are we sure that Tom isn't Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys? The likeness is uncanny!