As I mentioned in an entirely different topic I simply don’t watch the BBC or ITV anymore. It was just a case of drifting away so to speak.
So…one hundred and eighty quid a year could be spent on energy bills, food and the occasional collectable DVD!
Whether or not a TV licence is good value is largely subjective, I had much respect for The BBC way back in the past, oh well if it kept Gary Lineker’s coffers topped up fine, nothing to do with me anymore!
Don’t blame you Chilliboot, I watch very little TV but have a free license, if I had to pay 180.00 I’d think twice about it too with the rubbish they churn out these days
Be careful that licence may also covers using a radio,so best to check first
I suspect that BBC’s days are numbered, at least in the present form.
On a more frivolous note Ambre… imagine a £180 pound cake stand 
Not according to the nice lady I eventually got through to on the phone, I’m perfectly entitled to listen to The BBC on my echo dot speakers 
ok your correct, the licence terms have been altered ,it always used to be for a radio
I remember… vaguely 
Its all celebrity this or that, or repeats, on the plus side, I know all the answers to the quiz show questions 
£180! You can get Netflix for a year for less than that, the no ads version.
There is plenty of rubbish on Netflix, you need to sift through that …
being a little older than yourself (81 years young) having a radio required a licence
Quite…dog licences were issued from the post office too, I remember those!
No point paying for something you don’t use, i can understand it makes a lot of sense.
I watch BBC more than any other channel, also iPlayer for catching up on some of their really good dramas like Line of Duty, one of the best TV dramas i’ve ever seen - Blue Lights is also excellent imo.
There are repeats similar to other channels, but lots of good stuff as well.
So i can’t see me ever giving up my TV licence any time soon as it’s definitely worth it for me to keep it going.
I have Amazon Prime instead of Netflix, it costs 95.00 a year and covers most Amazon deliveries as well, saves me a fortune
Love The Weakest Link…
Coming to a street near you 
We can’t cancel our TV licence, it’s included in our Electricity bill, the cost is 90 euros spread out over 10 months. Bills come every two months so 18 euros are added for the tv licence on each bill, leaving only one “ordinary bill” per year.
It didn’t used to be this way but apparently many people were not paying. Other arrangements are made for those who don’t have a tv at home, or more precisely, don’t have a tv ariel socket, they obviously don’t pay.
Anyone without a tv at home but has a tv aeriel socket still has to pay the licence. No, the inspectors cannot come and knock on your door to check but they have other ways to find out apparently, and I’m sure they’re right, we all know now that our lives are monitored, the down side of Internet! 
I was pleasantly surprised during my conversation with the lady from The BBC. Call me a cynic but I was anticipating something a little more awkward. But no, It’s quite clear what the rules are and what I can and cannot do. I’ll be recieving a letter in twelve months time reminding me that I need to reaffirm my “opting out”!
Ah … but a think tank has come up with a new idea.
Scrap the TV licence ( when the Charter next runs out in 2027) and instead add an £11 surcharge to everyone’s internet provider bill.
Or … in the event of keeping the customary licence fee still add a lowly £2.30 to the internet bill to bridge the gap.
the only fair way for them is to go subcription based. They’d soon find out how popular they are then.
Agreed… but can you see that happening? I’m not sure it will, not by 2027 at least.
