Does anyone in the UK have a TV licence?

I don't have one because I don't need one. As a result, I receive a letter from TV licencing every few weeks threatening "enforcement visits" and "hearings in my local court" unless I buy a TV licence or explain why I don't need one. I just throw the letter in the bin.

One I received today stated that they carried out 10101 enforcement visits [b]every day[/b] last year. As they claim to visit at weekends as well as weekdays that makes a total of 3 686 865 enforcement visits. As there are approximately 28 million homes in the UK ( http://visual.ons.gov.uk/uk-perspectives-2016-housing-and-home-ownership-in-the-uk/ ) that means they visit approximately 1 in every 7.6 homes. I've never had such a visit so obviously they don't visit everyone who doesn't have a TV licence. I also presume they don't visit people who do have a TV licence.

The figures suggest hardly anyone has a TV licence - or are TV licencing's claims just more bullshit?

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pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

I dont have my TV tuned in because most of what is on it is propaganda and mindless filth. So I don't have a TV license and they barely check.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@pianoplayingsteve: Do you still get threatening letters every few weeks?

pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

@suzie1960: Nope. I just have to give them a few details once a year

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@pianoplayingsteve: I refuse to do that. Where would it stop?

People who don't keep firearms or explosives don't have to inform the the police that they don't need a firearms or explosives licence. People who don't drive don't have to inform DVLC that they don't need a driving licence. Those who don't pilot aircraft don't need to inform the CAA they don't need a pilot's licence. In fact, as far as I know, TVL are the only organization that demands we inform them if we don't need a TV licence. Well, they can go fuck themselves, I won't dance to their tune. They can keep wasting their money sending their stupid threatening letters.

pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

@suzie1960: Well, i think the government are particularly obsessed with tvs as it is their conduit to spew their propaganda into our homes.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@pianoplayingsteve: I agree, the BBC is just the Government's propaganda machine.

pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

@suzie1960: I hate the BBC. Are you from the UK?

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@pianoplayingsteve: Yes, I'm from England.

pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

@suzie1960: Ah. So you see every day how manipulative they are. I was listening to this BBC podcast on immigration. It was on the infamous "drowning baby" scene. The host had been particularly rude to one guest critical of immigration, and people were calling in asking for an apology. And he'd just say "so, you don't care about drowning children"? At some points he'd just say "drowning children" and almost seemed to be hiding a laugh.